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Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. [7] It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. [8]
The group was founded in 1983, through the establishment of one of the first garments industries of Bangladesh. [4] The founder of the group was Khalilur Rahman. [4]KDS Textiles was established in 2000. [4]
Munshiganj was originally known as Idrakpur. It is believed that during the Mughal era, a person named Munshi Haidar Hossain lived in Idrakpur, who was appointed as a Faujdar by the Mughal rulers.
Though middle names are very common in Bangladesh, not every individual has one; this applies to West Bengal as well. Recently, many people have begun to add their dak nam to the middle or end of their full official name, resulting in names like "Saifuddin Kanchon Choudhuri" (সাইফুদ্দীন কাঞ্চন চৌধুরী), where "Saifuddin" would be the man's bhalo nam ...
Total land area is 235,974 acres (954 km 2), out of which 138472 acres (560 km 2) are cultivable and 5609 acres (23 km 2) are fallow land.It has no forest area. 40,277 acres (163 km 2) of land is irrigated while 26,242 acres (106 km 2) of land is under river.
Bagmara Thana was created in 1869 and was elevated to upazila in 1984. During the 1971 War of Liberation, Pakistan Army engaged in surreptitious attack on Taherpur hat, causing death to 25 persons. The freedom fighters, led by Havilder Shafiq, mounted an attack on a Pakistani Army patrol boat,
The year 2001 was the 30th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth and final year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina and the first year of the third term of the Government of Khaleda Zia.
According to the 2011 census of Bangladesh, Saidpur Upazila had 58,137 households and a population of 264,461. 58,868 (22.26%) were under 10 years of age.Saidpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.56%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a gender ratio of 977 females per 1000 males. 130,041 (49.17%) lived in urban areas.