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| Introduction About » BAGERHAT |
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Bagerhat District (KHULNA division) with an area of 3959.11 sq km, is bounded by GOPALGANJ and NARAIL districts on the north, BAY OF BENGAL on the south, GOPALGANJ, PIROJPUR and BARGUNA districts on the east and KHULNA district on the west.
Annual average temperature maximum 33.5°C and minimum 12.5°C. Annual rainfall is 1710 mm. Main rivers are Panguchi, Daratana, MADHUMATI, PASUR, Haringhata, Mongla, Baleswar, Bangra and Goshairkhali. Bagerhat (Town) consists of 9 wards and 31 mahallas.
Bagerhat municipality was established in 1958. It has an area of 7.53 sq. km and a population of 51504; male 52.24%, female 47.76%. The literacy rate among the town people is 59.1%. The town has one dakbungalow and one circuit house. |
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The name of Khan Jahan Ali is related to the history of Bagerhat. He migrated here in 1429 with a large number of soldiers. He established the Khalifabad Pargana covering areas including Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira, Jessore and Barisal. He ruled this pargana during the period from 1429 to 1449.
After the death of Khan Jahan Ali in 1449, Raja Prajapaditya occupied the pargana. During the war of liberation in 1971 the Pak army entered Bagerhat on 21 April through the land way via Domerpool. They killed about 200 innocent people at Khalishakhali and Babuganj.
Many people were killed and wounded in encounters between the Pak army and the freedom fighters at Doyapara, Shakharikarihat, and at Chakulia of Mollahat. Besides, 35 persons were killed in an encounter between the freedom fighters and the Razakars in Morrelganj. |
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