Capital Bagerhat Time zone BST (UTC+6) Postal code 9300 | Elevation 2 m (7 ft) Website www.dcbagerhat.gov.bd | |
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Points of interest Sundarbans, Sixty Dome Mosque, Dublar Char, Ghora Dighi, Khan Jahan Dighi | ||
Bagerhat District (Bengali: বাগেরহাট জেলা) is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.
Contents
- Map of Bagerhat District Bangladesh
- Geography
- History
- Economy
- Points of interest
- Subdivisions
- Administration
- Transport
- Media
- Religion
- References
Map of Bagerhat District, Bangladesh
Geography
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.
History
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.
Bagerhat was declared a district in 1984. The district today is the fourth largest district in Bangladesh at the basis of area.
Economy
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
Subdivisions
Bagerhat is divided into 9 upazilas, 77 union parishads, 1031 villages, 687 mouzas, 3 municipalities, 27 wards and 56 mahallas. The upazilas are:
Administration
Administrator of Zila Porishod: Sheikh Kamruzzaman (Tuku) [1]
Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Akram Hossain [2]
Transport
Bagerhat is the terminus of a branch railway from Khulna on the broad gauge system of Bangladesh Railways. The best way to go to Bagerhat from Dhaka is to take a bus which takes five to eight hours. By air you have to go to Jessore airport then take a bus to the city.
Media
Print media:
Telecommunications:
Religion
The district of Bagerhat consists 7815 mosques, 238 temples, 17 churches and seven tombs. The Sixty Domes Mosque or Shat Gambuj Masjid is famous mosque. Khan Jahan Ali's tomb is the famous tombs.