Jessore
Total Views : 1 | Published Date : March 04, 2025Geography:
Jessore District officially spelled Jashore District from April 2018, is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna and Satkhira districts to the south, Khulna and Narail to the east, and Jhenaidah and Magura districts to the north. Jessore is the home of the ancestors of the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Jessore was the first independent district of Bangladesh in 1971. It was established in 1781.
Economy:
The main factor of the economics of Jessore is Benapol Land Port which is situated in Sharsha Upazila. Much of the import and export trading between Bangladesh and India is done through this port. On the other side of the border is Petrapole. The port is important for making government import taxes.
Must Visit Places:
Sagardari is the birthplace of the renowned poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta, Bharat Bhaina (locally called Bharter Dewl) is the relics of ancient Buddhist Temple of the 6th century at Keshabpur, Mirzanagar Hammamkhana is a structure of Mughal's at Keshabpur, Dhalijhara Buddha Bihar is one of the outstretched and unique Buddhist Temple of the 8th century among the South -Asia at Keshabpur, Sheikhpura 3 Domed Mosque, Khan Jahan Ali's Dighi at Keshabpur, A terracotta plaque bearing the image of Mallinath, a female tirthankar (saint) of the Jain religion, was found at the Mound of Dam Dam Peer in Manirampur Upazila, The Jessore Collectorate Building, in Doratana, is one of the oldest buildings in Jessore, Near Jessore Sadar Upazila village Hamidpur has an ancient mosque, known as "Shani mosque." It is an example of the high architecture of Muslim Sultani period, Benapole port, Shimulia Mission (Saheb Bari), Imambari etc.
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