Khulna
Khulna is the third largest city in
Bangladesh. It is located on the banks of the Rupsha and Bhairab rivers in
Khulna District. It is the divisional headquarters of Khulna Division and a
major industrial and commercial center. It has a seaport named Mongla on its
outskirts, 38 km from Khulna City. The population of the city, under the
jurisdiction of the City Corporation, was 842,995 in 2007. The wider Statistical
Metropolitan Area had at the same time an estimated population of 1,355,354.
The city is 333 km southwest of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, to which it is
connected by air, road, train and water transportation. The steamer fleet for
this route includes the ancient ships Tern (1912), Osrich and Lepcha.
Mujibnagar ::
Mujibnagar (Bengali: মুজিবনগর), formerly known as Baidyanathtala is a town in the Meherpur District of Bangladesh. It is a common reference for the government in exile formed by the leaders of the Awami League, who
were leading the guerrilla war for the
independence of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) from Pakistan in 1971.
Throughout the war with the Pakistan Army, the Mujibnagar government would
serve as the nominal head of the pro-independence guerrilla militias, mainly
the Mukti Bahini.
Although the state gained independence only in December 1971, the Mujibnagar
government is recognised as the first official government of Bangladesh.
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