Kushtia, Kushtia district or Kushtia Zilla is the name of a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia has existed since the inception of Bangladesh. Khulna Division is an administrative region in south-west Bangladesh. ...

History

Kushtia was once a part of the Nadia district (now in West Bengal) of undivided India. A municipality was established in Kushtia in 1869. Hamilton's Gazetteer has the mention of Kushtia (Kustee) town and of the fact that the local people called the town Kushtay (Kushte). Nadia may refer to: Nadia Beltei, (born April 12, 1982) is a Canadian abstract artist and member of Federation of Canadian Artists and EBSQ Nadia Comaneci, famous Transylvanian-born gymnast Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, an anime by Gainax Nadia District, in the West Bengal state of India A... West Bengal   (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Undivided India has several socio-political, historical, and geographical meanings. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

King of Bauls, Lalon Fakir, hailed from this district and his shrine, reconstructed in 1963, still attracts many people from home and abroad. This article or section should be merged with Lalon Lalon Fokir was born in 1774 in an obscure village in the district of Kushtia in greater Bengal (now in located in the nation of Bangladesh). ...

Kushtia, however, is not an ancient township. A river port was developed in the district during the reign of Emperor Shahjahan. Although the British East India Company made extensive use of the port, it was not until indigo planters and traders settled that the township began to grow. A railway connection with Kolkata, capital of British India, made in 1860, made the town an alluring location for mills and factories, including the Jagneshwar Engineering Works (1896), Renwick and Company (1904), and the Mohini Mills (1919). An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. ... This article or section should be merged with Shah Jahen—preferably maintaining this as the main entry. ... The BEIC, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intention of favouring trade privileges in India. ...   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...

During the Partition of India, Kushtia was made a separate district, consisting of Kushtia Sôdor, Chuadanga and Meherpur subdivisions, in 1947. The town once again became attractive for development with the establishment of the Ganges-Kobadak Project headquarters and a number of government offices in 1954. Britains holdings on the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in 1947 and 1948, becoming four new independent states: India, Burma (now Myanmar), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and Pakistan (including East Pakistan, modern-day Bangladesh). ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

Geography

Kushtia District has an area of 1621.15 km² and is bounded by Rajshahi, Natore, Pabna districts on the north, by Chuadanga, Jhenaidah districts on the south, by Rajbari District on the east, and by West Bengal and Meherpur District on the west. Rajshahi is a district in north-western Bangladesh. ... Natore is a district located in northern Bangladesh. ... Pabna is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... 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. ... Rajbari is a district in central Bangladesh. ... West Bengal   (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Meherpur is a district in South-western Bangladesh. ...

Ganges, Gôrai, Mathabhanga, Kaligônga and Kumar are the main rivers flowing through the district. The average high temperature is 37.8°C and the average low is 11.2°C. Annual rainfall averages 1467mm. Fig. ...

Concept of "Greater Kushtia"

Historically, Kushtia was a larger district consisting of three subdivisions, each of which has now become a district. However, the peoples of these three districts, Chuadanga, Meherpur and Kushtia, share more than just a common past. Most notably, the dwellers of these districts, as the past inhabitants of an undivided Nadia district, speak a dialect remarkably close to what is now considered "standard" Bangla in both West Bengal and Bangladesh. Because of the great commonality between the three districts, they are often referred to as the Greater Kushtia District. Several organisations, such as the "Greater Kushtia Association" and "Greater Kushtia Society", are concerned with the welfare of the entire region. 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. ... Meherpur (Bangla: ????????) is a district in Western Bangladesh. ... Kushtia is a district in south-western Bangladesh. ... Nadia may refer to: Nadia Beltei, (born April 12, 1982) is a Canadian abstract artist and member of Federation of Canadian Artists and EBSQ Nadia Comaneci, famous Transylvanian-born gymnast Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, an anime by Gainax Nadia District, in the West Bengal state of India A... This article is about the Bengali language. ... West Bengal   (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ...

Administration

Kushtia City Municipality House.

Kushtia was created as a district in 1947 with the partitioning of India and the creation of Bangladesh. Initially, Kushtia consisted of the Kushtia Sadar (Kushtia City), Chuadanga and Meherpur subdivisions. Each of these subdivisions was later converted to a separate district for ease of management. Kushtia district consists of six upazilas, four municipalities, 39 wards, 70 mahallas, 61 union parishads, 710 mouzas and 978 villages. The upazilas are Kushtia Sadar, Kumarkhali, Daulatpur, Mirpur, Bheramara and Khoksa. Image File history File links Kushtia_municipality. ... Image File history File links Kushtia_municipality. ... 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. ... A pond in Khoksa, General view. ...

Demographics

Kushtia District has a population of 1,713,224, of which 50.86% are male and 49.14% female. In terms of religion, 95.72% dwellers of Kushtia are Muslims, 4.22% follow Hinduism and others religions make up 0.06%. A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... {{Hinduism small} Hinduism (Sanskrit/Devanagari: , , also known as , ) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ...

Education

Kushtia Islamic University Auditorium.

The average literacy rate of the district is 25.8%, with 30.9% of males and 48.35% of females considered literate. Image File history File links Kushtia_univ_aud. ... Image File history File links Kushtia_univ_aud. ...

Kushtia is home to the Islamic University; it also has the following educational institutions:

• Medical college: 1
• Government colleges: 3
• Private colleges: 30
• Government high schools: 3
• Private high schools: 173
• Private junior schools: 38
• Government primary schools: 330
• Private primary schools: 275
• Kindergartens: 39
• Madrasas: 37
• Vocational training institutes: 2
• Law college: 1
• School for handicapped students: 1
• Teachers training institutes: 2

Other noted educational institutions include Mission Primary School (est. 1898), Kushtia Government University College (est. 1947), Kushtia Islamia College (est. 1968), Kushtia High School and Kushtia Zilla School (est. 1960), Bagoan Khirad Chanda Bidya Niketan. High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. ... A Junior School is most commonly a school for pupils aged 7-11 in the United Kingdom. ... A kindergarten classroom in Afghanistan. ... Madrassa in the Gambia The word madrassa in the Arabic language (and other languages of the Islamic nations such as Persian, Turkish, Indonesian etc. ... Vocational education (or Vocational Education and Training (VET)) prepares learners for careers or professions that are traditionally non-academic and directly related to a trade, occupation or vocation in which the learner participates. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Disabilities. ...

Economy

Kushtia has become the country's centre for tobacco manufacturing, as the local weather allows the production of Virginia Tobacco.

Divisions and Districts 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

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