Jessore Road

Jessore Road is an international highway connecting Kolkata in India with Jashore in Bangladesh. This highway originates at Shyambazar in Kolkata to Daratana interchange in Jashore. While the Indian part of the highway, Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole border is now part of NH 112. And the Bangladeshi part is the part of N706 from Beanpole Border to Jashore. The whole road is part of Asian Highway 1. The part of this road inside Kolkata urban area is still called Jessore Road, and plays an important role to connect Kolkata Airport to downtown Kolkata. And part inside Jashore city is called Mujib Road.

According to legend, the road was made by Kali Prasad Poddar, a landlord of Narail in Jashore. For building the massive road, the HM Government awarded him the title of "Chowdhury".