Kushtia District
Kushtia district
কুষ্টিয়া জেলা | |
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From top, left to right: Hardinge Bridge and Lalon Shah Bridge over the Padma, Shilaidaha, Tomb of Lalon, Fields in Bheramara | |
Location of Kushtia District in Bangladesh | |
Interactive map of Kushtia district | |
| Coordinates: 23°55′11″N 89°13′12″E / 23.91985556°N 89.220030556°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| Headquarters | Kushtia |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Md. Ehtesham Reza |
| • District Council Chairman | Rabiul Islam |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Md. Joynul Abedin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,608.78 km2 (621.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 2,149,692 |
| • Density | 1,336.22/km2 (3,460.81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7000 |
| Area code | 071 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-30 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.644 medium · 5th of 20 |
| Website | www |
Kushtia District (Bengali: কুষ্টিয়া জেলা; pronounced [kuʃʈi̯a‿d͡ʒela] ⓘ) is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city 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. Kushtia is the birthplace of many historical figures including Mir Mosharraf Hossain (1847–1912), Bagha Jatin (1879–1915) Akshay Kumar Maitreya(1861 – 1930) and Lalon (1774–1890). Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore lived his early life at Shelaidaha, a village in the district. The proclamation of Bangladeshi independence occurred at Baidyanathtala on 17 April 1971 soon after a brief occupation by the Pakistani Army since 1 April, during Operation Searchlight and the Bangladesh genocide.