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Dhaka–Khulna Highway
The N7 is a Bangladeshi national highway connecting the Daulatdia Ferry Terminal, on the south bank of the Padma River near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, with the Port of Mongla in Bagerhat District. It serves some of the largest cities and towns in southwestern Bangladesh, including Faridpur, Magura, Jhenaidah, Jessore, and Khulna. The highway is known along various stretches as the Dhaka–Khulna Highway, the Jessore-Khulna Highway, and the Khulna-Mongla Highway. Southwestern Bangladesh is laced with numerous rivers and streams, which results in N7 having the most bridges and culverts of any highway in the national system. It is limited to two lanes of traffic for most of its length. Route description The northern terminus of N7 is the Daulatdia Ferry Terminal, on the south bank of the Padma River. Although sometimes called the Dhaka—Khulna Highway, the city of Dhaka lies across the river and east of the end of the road. Long delays waiting to cross the river fuel the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daulatdia
Daulatdia () is a village in Rajbari District, Bangladesh which is the largest brothel in Bangladesh, and has been called one of the largest brothels in the world. It is one of 20 officially sanctioned brothels in the country opening around 1988, although it was unofficially in existence for decades prior. Estimates of the number of sex workers in the village range from 1,300 to 2,000. Daulatdia services more than 3,000 men daily; these men can pay for sex, take drugs and gamble. It is located less than 40 km from two official Indian border crossings at Darshana/ Gede (south) as well as Kutubpur/Teinpur (north). Controversies Though prostitution is only legal in Bangladesh for women aged 18 or older, the average age of newly arriving sex workers is 14, and some sex workers in Daulatdia are as young as 10. Many of them are sold into sex work for the equivalent of about $250 (in 2014), which they are then obligated to pay to pimps who are mostly older women, known as "madams". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila
Jhenidah Sadar () is an upazila of Jhenaidah District in Khulna, Bangladesh. Geography Jhenidah Sadar is located at . It has a total area of 470.11 km2. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Jhenaidah Sadar upazila had 108,924 households and a population of 455,932. 89,325 (19.59%) were under 10 years of age. Jhenaidah Sadar had an average literacy rate of 51.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 998 females per 1000 males. 110,541 (24.25%) of the population lived in urban areas. Points of interest Naldanga Temple Complex, in the Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila, is a temple complex built in 1656 by Maharaj Indranarayan Debroy. There are a total of six temples now. The government restored all of them in 1980 but they were destroyed again during a riot and now most of them are in ruins. Renovations are still going on. The idol of goddess Kali was from Banaras, India. Administration Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila is divided into Jhenaidah Municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benapole
Benapole () is a town at Sharsha Upazila in the Jessore District of Bangladesh. The Petrapole Customs station of India is situated across the border and since 1947, many people have travelled between what is now Bangladesh and India through Benapole Customs / Land port station. This is one of important rail transit point of railway link between Bangladesh and India. Urbanization of Benapole started in the 1990s along the Grand Trunk Road. In April 1971, the operational area of the sector 8 comprised the districts of Kushtia, Jessore, Khulna, Barisal, Faridpur and Patuakhali. At the end of May the sector was reconstituted and comprised the districts of Kuhstia, Jessore, Khulna, Satkhira and the northern part of Faridpur district. Benapole served as the headquarters of sector 8 in the liberation war. It is the site of the largest land port in Bangladesh. Customs On the Bangladesh-India land border, Benapole land port is the most important land port of Bangladesh and is operated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotchandpur Upazila
Kotchandpur () is an upazila of Jhenaidah District in Khulna Division, in south-west Bangladesh. Geography Kotchandpur is located at . It has a total area of 165.63 km2. It is under Jhenaidah district. Kotchandpur is surrounded by three upzilla, in the east "Kaliganj", in the south-west "Moheshpur" and in the north "Jhenaidah" sadar. There are two rivers cross Kotchandpur. One is the Kopothakho River (also called Kobadak, Kabadak, and Kapotaksma), which crosses the town and another is the Chitra, which forms the northern border of Kotchandpur. This town is very close to India. Once it was famous for sugar. It is also famous for Boluhor Fish Project. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kotchandpur upazila had 34,249 households and a population of 141,121. 27,796 (19.70%) were under 10 years of age. Kotchandpur had an average literacy rate of 50.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 33,094 (23.45%) of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah
Kaliganj () is an upazila of Jhenaidah District in the Division of the Khulna, Bangladesh. One of the most important commercial area is Kaliganj under Khulna Division. It crosses between Dhaka Khulna Highway. It has the myth of Gazi Kalu Champabati, The historical mosques of Barobazar, the largest banyan tree in Asia and the flow of Chitra and Begobati. It is bounded by Jhenaidah Sadar on the north, Jessore district on the south, Kotchandpur Upazilla in the west and Magura district in the east. Geography Bethuli, Kaliganj is located at . It has 67,841 households and a total area of 310.19 km2. Main rivers are Chittra, Bhairab,Begabati. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kaliganj upazila had 67,841 households and a population of 282,366. 56,280 (19.93%) were under 10 years of age. Kaliganj had an average literacy rate of 51.97%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 45,341 (16.06%) of the population lived in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jashore
Jessore (, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District in Khulna Division. It lies in southwestern Bangladesh. It is home to the first flight training school of the Bangladeshi Air Force, established in 1971. Jessore city consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls. Jashore municipality was established in 1864. The area of the town is 21.15 km2. It has a population of about 298,000 according to the record of Jessore municipality. Jessore also has a domestic airport named as Jessore Airport. Name The present-day city of Jashore was originally known as Kasba. The current name was originally acquired from the name of the surrounding ''pargana'' and ''zamindari'' estate of Jashore, or ''Jesar'', when Kasba became its capital. The district's name was also applied to its two previous capitals, which are now known as Ishwaripur and Murali, respectively, so early mentions of jashore are not referring to the modern town. The name "Jashore" is traditionally explained as a derivat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajbari District
Rajbari District () is a district in central Bangladesh, located in Dhaka Division. It is a part of the Padma Division, Greater Faridpur subregion of Bengal due to the historical and cultural identities of its inhabitants, with Kushtia border on the west, Rajbari is also the meeting point of two distinctive culture of Bangladesh. History During the reign of Mughal emperors, Mughal emperor Jahangir, a fief in Padamdi Nawab Estate, Padamdi was decreed to the family of an Iraqi Muslim immigrant by the name of Syed Shah Pahlwan in 1607. The zamindari family, known as the Padamdi Nawab Estate, Nawabs of Padamdi actively commanded the artillery and served the Mughal army, eventually leading to Emperor Shah Jahan bestowing them the title of Mir (title), Mir. Rajbari in the Bengali language means palace, and pays homage to the rich zamindari families that feudally ruled modern-day Rajbari. In the 17th century, the Mughal governor of Bengal, Shaista Khan, appointed Sangram Shah of Panch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goalanda Upazila
Goalanda () is an upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Goalanda is located at . It has 24,613 housing units and has a total area of 121.82 km2. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Goalanda upazila had 24,613 households and a population of 112,732. 26,622 (23.62%) were under 10 years of age. Goalanda had an average literacy rate of 40.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1053 females per 1000 males. 30,190 (26.78%) of the population lived in urban areas. Goalanda had a population of 91,675 in the 1991 Bangladesh census. Males constitute 52.1% of the population, and females 47.9%. The population aged over eighteen was 44,854. Goalandaghat has an average literacy rate of 20.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. Administration Goalanda Upazila is divided into Goalanda Municipality and four union parishads: Chotovakla, Debugram, Doulatdia, and Uzancar. The union parishads are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka Division
Dhaka Division () is an Divisions of Bangladesh, administrative division of Bangladesh. Dhaka serves as the capital city of Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains as a population magnet, and covers an area of 20,508.8 km2 with a population in excess of 44 million, it is one of the fastest growing populous administrative divisions of the world, growing at a rate of 1.94% since prior count, compared with the national average of 1.22%. However, national figures may include data skewing expatriation of male labor force as gender ratio is skewed towards females. Dhaka Division borders every other division in the country except Rangpur Division. It is bounded by Mymensingh Division to the north, Barisal Division to the south, Chittagong Division to the east and south-east, Sylhet Division to the north-east, and Rajshahi Division to the west and Khulna Divisions to the south-west. Etymology The origins of the name Dhaka are uncertain. It may deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasur River
The Pasur is a river in southwestern Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges. It continues the Rupsa River. All the distributaries of the Pasur are tidal. It meets the Shibsa River in the Sundarbans. Near the sea, it becomes the Kunga River. The Pasur is the deepest river in Bangladesh. It is home to Sundarbans Firefly Sanctuary, a wildlife sanctuary for regional wildlife, including the Bengal tiger The Bengal tiger is a population of the ''Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the largest wild cats alive today. It is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late .... Course The Pasur leaves the Madhumati River (there called the Baleswar) northeast of Khulna city and flows some 110 miles southward past the port at Mongla and through the swampy Sundarbans region to the Bay of Bengal. References Rivers of Bangladesh Distributaries of the Ganges Sundarbans Rivers of Khulna Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongla River in Bangladesh
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Mongla may refer to: *Mong La town in Shan State, Burma *Mong La Township *Mongla Upazila, in Khulna Division, Bangladesh ** Mongla Export Processing Zone, an economic zone in Bangladesh *Port of Mongla The Port of Mongla is a link seaport, located at Mongla Upazila, Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It is a sea port of Khulna city, which is located to the north shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is the second largest and second busiest seaport of Bang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khulna City Corporation
Khulna City Corporation ( - in short: KCC), is a local governing body that administers all civic services in Khulna, a area of Bangladesh. The KCC administration is elected by a popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 41 councillors. It follows and derives most of its powers from it. Khulna Municipality, established in 1884, is one of the major divisional city corporations of Bangladesh. Before its establishment as city corporation, it was a municipal corporation in 1984. Basically, Khulna City Corporation is a formation under the local government administration of Bangladesh to regulate the city area of Khulna, which is under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (LGRD). Generally under local government, an election is held to elect a mayor of Khluna City Corporation. This election is held in every 5 years. Khulna City Corporation is self-governing organizations, which runs on its own. To take care of legal issues of this corpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
