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| Introduction About » JESSORE |
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Jessore District (KHULNA division) with an area of 2578.20 sq km, is bounded by JHENAIDAH and MAGURA districts on the north, SATKHIRA and KHULNA districts on the south, NARAIL and Khulna districts on the east, West Bengal of India on the west.
Annual average temperature: maximum 37.1°C, minimum 11.2°C; annual rain fall 1537 mm. Noted rivers are BHAIRAB and Mukteshwari; beel 3. Jessore (Town) which stands on the Bhairab, consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls. Jessore municipality was established in 1864.
The area of the town is 25.72 sq km. The town has a population of 1178273; male 52.97%, female 47.03%. Literacy rate among the town people is 56.57%. The town has one dakbungalow. |
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Historical events Jessore district belongs to the ancient Samatat Janapada. On the partition of India in 1947 Jessore was also partially divided. The entire district excepting Boangaon and Gaighata thanas was included into East Pakistan.
The Bangali soldiers posted at Jessore cantonment revolted against the Pak army on 29 March 1971 led by Capt Hafiz Uddin and Lt Anwar in which about 300 soldiers were killed. The freedom fighters killed 50 Pak soldiers by machine gun at Chanchara.
Marks of the War of Liberation Memorial 5, mass killing site 1, memorial preservation centre1. |
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