Geography: 

Kushtia District is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest district town in the country. Kushtia has existed as a separate district since the partition of India. Prior to that, Kushtia was name of a subdivision of Nadia district (West Bengal, India). Kushtia is the birthplace of many historical figures including Mir Mosharraf Hossain (1847–1912), Bagha Jatin (1879–1915), Lalon (1774–1890) and Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore lived his early life at Shelaidaha, a village in the district.

Kushtia is bounded by Rajshahi, Natore, Pabna districts to the North, by Chuadanga, Jhenaidah districts to the South, by Rajbari District to the East, and by West Bengal and Meherpur District to the West.

Economy: 

Agriculture 51.71%, non-agricultural labourer 5.58%, industry 3.99%, commerce 17.61%, transport and communication 4.03%, service 7.32%, construction 1.54%, religious service 0.15%, rent and remittance 0.40% and others 7.67%.

Folk Culture:

Bau gan, Murshidi gan, Jarigan, Gazi gan, Marfati, Punthi-path (recitation from the puthi), puppet show, etc.

Places Must Visit:

Hardinge Bridge (1912), Bheramara Thermal Power Station, Kuthibari of Rabindranath Tagore, Tomb of Baul Lalon Shah, homestead of Novelist Mir Mosharraf Hossain (Kumarkhali), Tiler Khaja Factory, Municipal Museum, Jhaudia Mosque.