Jessore

Jessore, officially known as Jashore,[1] Bengali: যশোর) is a city in and district headquarter of Jessore District and 3rd largest City(population 2,86,163)[2],in the division of Khulna, south-western Bangladesh. It is the capital of Jashore District. Jashore City consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls. Jashore municipality was established in 1864. The area of the town is 25.72 km2. It had a population of 201,796 at the 2011 census. The literacy rate was 56.57% in 1991. It is the location of the Bangladesh Air Force base Matiur Rahman.[3] It is near Bookbhora Oxbow Lake.[3]

Jessore

যশোর

Jashore
City and Municipality
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictJashore District
Municipality1864
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyJe Municipality
Area
 • Total25.72 km2 (9.93 sq mi)
Population
 • Total201,796
 • Density7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
National Dialing Code+880

Jihadist group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami carried out a double bombing in Jessore in March 1999.

It is the birthplace of Sanatana Goswami (1488–1558) who was the principal disciple of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

References
  1. Mahadi Al Hasnat (2 April 2018). "Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. http://sadar.jessore.gov.bd/site/page/cfd1f70d-1c4a-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/At%20a%20glance%20of%20Municipality
  3. Bedi, Rahul (July 2, 2018). "Two BAF pilots killed in K-8W crash". Jane's Defence Weekly.

  1. Population and Housing Census 2011 - Volume 3: Urban Area Report (PDF), Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Aug 2014
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