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 | |
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City and Municipality | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Khulna Division |
District | Jashore District |
Municipality | 1864 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Je Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 25.72 km2 (9.93 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 201,796 |
• Density | 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+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
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- Mahadi Al Hasnat (2 April 2018). "Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- http://sadar.jessore.gov.bd/site/page/cfd1f70d-1c4a-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/At%20a%20glance%20of%20Municipality
- Bedi, Rahul (July 2, 2018). "Two BAF pilots killed in K-8W crash". Jane's Defence Weekly.
- Population and Housing Census 2011 - Volume 3: Urban Area Report (PDF), Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Aug 2014