Barisal is located in south-central Bangladesh. Formerly a district called Bakerganj, it is now a division. The town lies in the Ganges (Padma) River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River (Kirtonkhola). The Barisal town was under the control of the Roychoudhury family, which now has moved to Calcutta. Incorporated as a municipality in 1876 and upgraded to city corporation in 2002, it is a trans-shipment center for rice, hides, and pulses. Bakery, textile, Pharmaceutical products are output of a few industrial installation. It is linked by steamer with Dhaka (73 miles [117 km] north) and with Chittagong to the southeast. Road communication improved in last decade with building of few bridges. There is a medical college (Sher-e Bangla Medical College) affiliated with the National University. It also has a famous Cadet College - Barisal Cadet College (est. 1985) which has a number of record results on both HSC and SSC board exams. Image File history File links LocMap_Bangladesh_Barisal. ... The Ganges River (Ganga in Indian languages; Ganges is the Latin form) (Devanagari गंगा) is the major river of northern India and Bangladesh. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bangla: ঢাকা ḌhÄkÄ), population 12,560,000[1] (2005 UN projection for statistical metropolitan area), is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. ... Chittagong (Bengali: চটà§à¦Ÿà¦—à§à¦°à¦¾à¦®, Chôţţogram) is the major seaport and second largest city of Bangladesh. ...
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