About Jessore

About jessore:
                          Jashore district once belonged to the ancient Janapada kingdom of Banga (বঙ্গ) Janapada. In the 15th century, Jashore was a part of the kingdom of Pratapaditya.

The fiscal administration was then in English hands, having been transferred to the East India Company with that of the rest of Bengal in 1765.

British administration was finally established in Jashore district in 1781 when the governor-general ordered the opening of a court at Murali near Jashore. In 1947, Jashore was divided between India and (then) Pakistan. Except for the Bangaon and Gaighata  thanas, the district became part of East Pakistan.

The Bengali soldiers stationed at Jashore cantonment mutinied against the pakistan army  on 29 March 1971. They were led by Captain Hafiz Uddain and Lieutenant Anwar in an uprising where 300 soldiers were killed. The rebels killed 50 Pakistani soldiers with machine gun fire at Chanchara.

On 6 December 1971, Jashore became the first district of Bengal to be liberated from Pakistani forces. And Jessore is the first digital district.

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Geography:

                      Jessore District encompasses 2606.98 km². It is bounded by Jhenaidaha and Magura districts at the north, Satkhira  and Khulna .  districts  at the south, Narail  and khulna  districts at the east, and West  Bengal of India at the west. Major rivers that flow through this region are the Bhairab, Teka, Hari, Sree, Aparbhadra,  Harihar, Buribhadra  Chitra,  Betna.

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Colleges and Universities:
                                                  Jessore University of Science & Technology, Jessore Medical college, BAF Sahen clg, City clg , MM clg More.

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Picnic Spot:


                                 Jess Garden, Boat club, Jhapa Bawor, More.

Picnic spot

Economy:

                              he main factor of economics of Jashore is Benapol Land Port which is situated in Sharsha  upajela. Much of the import and export trading between Bangladesh and India is done through this port. On the other side of the border is Petrpool. The port is important for making govt. import taxes   

Benapol land port

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Transport:

                 Jessore  has communication links with nearby districts. It has highways for transportation to West and East Bengal.

Jessore is a junction on the broad gauge-based network of the Eastern Railway. The network has links extended into Indian territory. Service linking the capital Dhaka and the Indian city Kolkata was to start April 2008. Jessore is about midway along the route.

The Jessore Airport, near the city, is an airfield for the Bangladesh Air Force. Alongside military service, its runway caters to seven commercial flights daily which includes "US Bangla" , "Novo" and       Bi-man Bangladesh Airlines, for domestic flights.

Jessore Air Port

Hotel And Restauratnt:  Hotel jabe, City Plaza More 

Hotel Jaber

Shoping Center: city plaza, collector market more

Shoping Center

Notable residents:

                        

• Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri- Islamic scholar and Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.
• Bobita-actress.
• Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay - Writer and editor.
• Haridasa  Thakur - great Vaisnava Saint, acarya of the Holy Name.
• Jatin Bala - Dalit author.
• Michael Madhusudan Datta – poet and dramatist.