Kushtia
কুষ্টিয়া
City & Municipality
from top: Kushtia city skyline, Porimol Tower, Lovely Tower, Tomb of Lalon, Tagore kuthibari, Hardinge Bridge
Kushtia is located in Bangladesh
Kushtia
Kushtia
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°54′36″N 89°07′23″E / 23.910125°N 89.123115°E / 23.910125; 89.123115
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictKushtia District
SubdistrictKushtia Sadar Upazila
Municipality1 April 1869 [1]
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyKushtia Municipality
 • Paura MayorMd. Anwar Ali [2]
Area
[3]
 • Urban
66.00 km2 (25.48 sq mi)
 • Metro
120.23 km2 (46.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 [4])
 • Urban
418,312
 • Urban density6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
550,000
 • Metro density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
 • Rank
13th
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code
7000[5]
National Dialing Code+880

Kushtia (Bengali: কুষ্টিয়া) is a city in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country. The second largest city in Khulna division. It is one of the commercial cities.[6] It serves as the headquarters of Kushtia Sadar Upazila and Kushtia District.[3]

Education

Bheramara Pilot High School (1918) ,Dinmani Secondary School (1930), Kushtia Zilla School (1960), Kumarkhali M N High School and Mohini Mohan High School (1944) are notable secondary schools.[3] [7]

  1. Shelaidaha Kuthi Bari
  2. The shrine of Lalon fakir
  3. A Mughal style mosque from Jhaudia
  4. Explore Jugia Tati Para
  5. Tagore lodge
  6. Mighty river Padma
  7. Gorai river beside the town
  8. A Christian Cemetery in town
  9. Kamrul Islam Siddiqui Park
  10. Hardinge Bridge
  11. Municipal Museum
  12. Lalon Shah Bridge
  13. Chapaigachi Beel

References

  1. ↑ "History of Kushtia municipality". Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Mayor of Kushtia city's civic body". News24.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  3. 1 2 3 Bhuiyan, Md Abu Taher (2012). "Kushtia Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ↑ "কুষ্টিয়া পৌরসভা". municipality.kushtia.gov.bd.
  5. ↑ Staff. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  6. ↑ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Home". kumarkhalimnsecondaryschool.jessoreboard.gov.bd.
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