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Bagerhat District
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| Bagerhat District | |
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  Bagerhat
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| Division_name | Khulna Division |
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| Area | 3,959.11 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (1991) - Density - Literacy rate |
1,515,815 - 382.87/km² - 44.3% |
| Website: Banglapedia Article | |
| Maplink: Official Map of Bagerhat District | |
Bagerhat is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.
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Bagerhat district has a total area of 3959.11 square kilometers. It is bounded by Gopalganj District and Narail District on the north, The Bay of Bengal on the south, Gopalganj District, Pirojpur District and Barguna District on the east and Khulna District on the west. Main rivers of the district are Panguchi, Daratana, Madhumati River, Pasur River, Haringhata, Mongla River, Baleswar, Bangra and Goshairkhali.
Bagerhat is divided into 9 upazilas, 77 union parishads, 1031 villages, 687 mouzas, 3 municipalities, 27 wards and 56 mahallas. The upazilas are:
- Bagerhat Sadar Upazila
- Chitalmari Upazila
- Fakirhat Upazila
- Kachua Upazila
- Mollahat Upazila
- Mongla Upazila
- Morrelganj Upazila
- Rampal Upazila
- Sarankhola Upazila
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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- Mosque city of Bagerhat
- Shait Gumbad Mosque
- Sona Mosque
- Khan Jahan Ali's tomb Complex
- Khan Jahan Ali's Tank
- Ghora Dighi
- Kodla Math or Ayudha Math
- Durgapur Shiva Math
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| Barisāl Division | Barguna · Barisal · Bhola · Jhalokati · Patuakhali · Pirojpur |  |
| Chittagong Division | Bandarban · Brahmanbaria · Chandpur · Chittagong · Comilla · Cox's Bazar · Feni · Khagrachari · Lakshmipur · Noakhali · Rangamati | |
| Dhaka Division | Dhaka · Faridpur · Gazipur · Gopalganj · Jamalpur · Kishoreganj · Madaripur · Manikganj · Munshiganj · Mymensingh · Narayanganj · Narsingdi · Netrakona · Rajbari · Shariatpur · Sherpur · Tangail | |
| Khulna Division | Bagerhat · Chuadanga · Jessore · Jhenaidah · Khulna · Kushtia · Magura · Meherpur · Narail · Satkhira | |
| Rajshahi Division | Bogra · Dinajpur · Gaibandha · Jaipurhat · Kurigram · Lalmonirhat · Naogaon · Natore · Nawabganj · Nilphamari · Pabna · Panchagarh · Rajshahi · Rangpur · Sirajganj · Thakurgaon | |
| Sylhet Division | Habiganj · Maulvibazar · Sunamganj · Sylhet | |
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