Magura District
Magura (Bengali: মাগুরা জেলা) is a district in South-Western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. Magura is far from Dhaka by 176 kilometers. The main Transport is bus. From Magura to Dhaka it takes five hours by bus. There is no train transport in Magura.
Geography
Magura District (Khulna Division) with an area of 1048 km2, is bounded by Rajbari district to the north, Jessore and Narail districts to the south, Faridpur district to the east and Jhenaidaha district to the west.
Climate
Subdivisions
Magura district has 4 upazilas. They are:
Magura Sadar Upazila
Mohammadpur Upazila
Shalikha Upazila
Sreepur Upazila
Notable people
Politics
Akbar Hossain Miah, organizer of the guerilla Akbar Bahini during the War of Independence, 1971.
Culture
Farrukh Ahmed, Poet
Mohammad Lutfur Rahman, Author
Syed Ali Ahsan, Poet
Kazi Kader Newaj, Poet
Sports
Shakib Al Hasan, cricketer
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