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Encyclopedia > Khulna Division

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Map of Khulna Division

Khulna Division is an administrative region in south-west Bangladesh. Its headquarter is Khulna district. Image File history File links LocMap_Bangladesh_Khulna. ... Khulna (population ~660,000) is the third-largest city of Bangladesh, located on the bank of the rivers Rupsha and Bhairob. ...

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Geography

The region borders the Rajshahi Division to the north, the Dhaka Division and Barisal Division to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south and State of West Bengal (in India) to the west. Rajshahi is in Northwestern part of Bangladesh. ... Dhaka Division is an administrative division within Bangladesh. ... Barisal is located in south-central Bangladesh. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pościm Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ...


Part of the Ganges River is in the north of the region. Other rivers include the Maghumait River, the Bhairab River and the Kabadak River. The region also has several islands in the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges River (Ganga in Indian languages; Ganges is the Latin form) (Devanagari गंगा) is the major river in northern India and Bangladesh. ...


Constituent districts

The following districts make up the Khulna Division:

  1. Bagherhat
  2. Chuadanga
  3. Jessore District
  4. Jhenaidaha
  5. Khulna District
  6. Kushtia District
  7. Magura
  8. Meherpur
  9. Narail
  10. Shatkhira

Map of Chuadanga Chuādāngā (Bangla: চুয়াডাঙা; transliteration: Chuāđaņā), Chuādāngā district or Chuādāngā Zillā (চুয়াডাঙা জেলা) is the name of a Western district (zilla) of Bangladesh. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Khulna is a very famous district of Bangladesh. ... Kushtia is a district in south-western Bangladesh. ... Meherpur (Bangla: ????????) is a district in Western Bangladesh. ...

Economy

Khulna was the backbone of the East Pakistan's main foreign currency earner Jute industry. There are many large Jute mills located in Khalispure near Khulna city processing Jute fiber, besides the other heavy industries like Khulna News Print Mills and Khulna Hardboard Mills. The country's second sea-port, Mongla Port and the only ship building industry of the country is also located within Khulna division. It has been suggested that East Bengal (province) be merged into this article or section. ... Jute Fiber is also called Raw Jute in the industrial world. ...


The largest mangrove forest in the World the Sundarban is spread over the three districts of Shatkhira, Khulna and Bagherhat in the division. Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal Mangrove are woody trees or shrubs that grow in coastal habitats or mangal (Hogarth, 1999), for which the term mangrove swamp also would apply. ... Ganges River Delta, Bangladesh and India The Sundarbans delta is the largest mangrove forest in the world. ... Khulna (population ~660,000) is the third-largest city of Bangladesh, located on the bank of the rivers Rupsha and Bhairob. ...


Education

The division boasts some of the finest educational institutions in Bangladesh including the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology(KUET), Islamic University, Khulna University, Jhenaidaha Cadet College and Jessore Cantonment Public School. Khulna University is a state university situated near Gollamari, Khulna in south-western Bangladesh. ...



Divisions and Districts of Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh
Barisal Division: Barguna | Barisal | Bhola | Jhalkathi | 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 | Moulvibazar | Sunamganj | Sylhet

  Results from FactBites:
 
Encyclopedia: Khulna division (926 words)
Gopalganj is a district (zila in Bangla) in the Dhaka division (bibhag in Bangla) of Bangladesh.
Jamalpur is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Bogra is a northern district of Bangladesh, in the Rajshahi Division.
Khulna Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (242 words)
Khulna Division is an administrative region in south-west Bangladesh.
The region borders the Rajshahi Division to the north, the Dhaka Division and Barisal Division to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south and State of West Bengal (in India) to the west.
Khulna was the backbone of the East Pakistan's main foreign currency earner Jute industry.
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