Sagardari Union

Sagardari Union (Bengali: সাগরদাড়ী ইউনিয়ন), is a union parishad of the Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.^[1]

Geography[]

Sagardari Union has an area of 27.51 square kilometres. This is the south most Union of Jessore District. It is located 50 km south from Jashore town and 13 km south from Keshabpur town by road. it has the highest access with the capital of Khulna and Also Satkhira town. It is bounded by Kapotaksha River and Satkhira district to the west and south, Trimoni, Biddananadakati and Hasanpur union to the north and east.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Keshabpur had a population of 24289. and It has is highest number of Literacy rate within Keshabpur Upzilla.

Points of interest[]

It is home to birth palace of father of the modern Bengali literature Michael Madhusudan Dutt. he was born on the 25 January 1824. Tourists from all over the world visit "Modhu Palli" and "Modhu Mela", a fair in memory of Modhusudan's Birthday, is held every year.

Administration[]

Sagardari Union was established during British Raj on 1870.

Sagardari Union Parishad Complex is located on the banks of Kopotaksha river in Chingra Bazar area of ​​Sagardari Union. The union consists of 9 wards and 16 villages. The union consists of a chairman, 9 ward members and 3 reserved women members. Each of them was directly elected by the people for 5 years.

The wards of the union are:

•Ward No. 1: Banshbaria and Raghurampur •Ward No. 2: Meherpur and Gopsena •Ward No. 3: Mirzapur and Bishnapur •Ward No. 4: Gobindapur and Dharmapur •Ward No. 5: Kasta and Baruihati •Ward No. 6: Jhikra and Fatehpur •Ward No. 6: Chinra •Ward No. 6: Sagardari and Sheikhpara •Ward No. 9: Sagardari and Komarpur.

Education[]

Sagardari union has one of highest number of literacy rate. It has number of noted Institution like: Sagardari Michael Madhusadan Institution, Sagardari A. S. K. Abu Sharab Sadik vocational and Commerce College, Sagardari Govt technical school, Sagardari Alim Madrasa, Mehepur Dakil Madrasa, Meherpur govt primary school, Gobindapur Govt primary school.

In 2018 the member of Parliament of Jeashore 3 and Jashore 6 has been proposed to set a cultural University to the honor of poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt in Sagardari. This project now under hold to approve. Hope soon the govt will has taken step for this.

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