BAGERHAT DISTRICT

Bagerhat District (Bengali: বাগেরহাট, pron: bageɾɦaʈ) is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.[1]

Bagerhat district has a total area of 3959.11 square kilometres. 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, Baleshwar, Bangra and Goshairkhali.

Located at the confluence of two historical rivers, the Brahmaputra River and the Ganges, Bagerghat is also known as the Mosque City for the presence of a large number of mosques in the district. The domed structures of the mosques built with bricks in the 15th century is considered an architectural marvel.[2]

Bagerhat was declared a district in 1984.[1] The district today is the fourth largest district in Bangladesh at the basis of area.

One of the two main ports of Bangladesh, Port of Mongla is here. Rampal and Fakirhat, two upazilas of Bagerhat is known as Qwait of Bangladesh due to its huge production of shrimp and earning a lot of foreign exchange.(55%)
 

Points of interest

• Ramakrishna Ashrama,Bagerhat
• Mosque city of Bagerhat
• Shait Gumbad Mosque
• Sona Mosque
• Khan Jahan Ali's tomb Complex
• Khan Jahan Ali's Tank
• Port of Mongla
• Sundarban
• Ghora Dighi
• Kodla Math or Ayudha Math
• Durgapur Shiva Math
• Sundarban Resort, Barakpur
• Chandramahol,Ronjitpur
• Dohajari Shib Bari, Fakirhat

 

Subdivisions

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

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