Gosairhat Upazila - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Gosairhat is an Upazila of Shariatpur District

Shariatpur District

-Upazilas:7 upazilas under this district are:#Shariatpur Sadar Upazila#Naria Upazila#Zanjira Upazila#Damudya Upazila#Bhedarganj Upazila#Gosairhat Upazila#Shakhipur Upazila-Geography & Demography:...

in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

Geography & History

Gosairhat is located between 23°05' and 23°10'
north latitudes and between 90°20' and 90°34' east longitudes, on the western banks of the Meghna river. Total area of this upazila is 177.86 square kilometer along with last incorporated Kuchaipatty union. It is bounded on the north by Damudya Upazila

Damudya Upazila

Damudya is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Damudya is located at . It has 18302 units of house hold and total area 91.76 km².Eng:- TAREKBEPARIFather :-ABDUL BANNAN BEPARI-Demographics:...

and Bhedarganj Upazila

Bhedarganj Upazila

Bhedarganj is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Bhedarganj is located at . It has 36550 units of house hold and total area 267.28 km².-Demographics:...

, on the east by Haimchar Upazila

Haimchar Upazila

Haimchar is an Upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Haimchar is located at . It has 20946 units of house hold and total area 174.49 km².-Demographics:...

of Chandpur District

Chandpur District

Chandpur is a district in east-central Bangladesh. It is located at the mouth of the Meghna River. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The town of Chandpur is terminus of a metre gauge branch of Bangladesh Railways. It also has a water terminal situated here.-Geography:Chandpur district has a...

, on the south by Muladi Upazila

Muladi Upazila

Muladi is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.-Geography:Muladi is located at . It has 32515 units of house hold and total area 261.02 km².-Demographics:...

and Hizla Upazila

Hizla Upazila

Hizla is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.-Geography:Hizla is located at . It has 30184 units of house hold and total area 515.36 km².-Demographics:...

of Barisal District

Barisal District

Barisal is a district in southern Bangladesh. It is also the headquarters of Barisal Division.-Geography and climate:Latitude: 22.75, Longitude: 90.36, Altitude: 4....

and on the west by Shariatpur Sadar Upazila

Shariatpur Sadar Upazila

Shariatpur Sadar is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Demographics:As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shariatpur Sadar has a population of 161962. Males constitute are 50.36% of the population, and females 49.64%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 74757...

and Kalkini Upazila

Kalkini Upazila

Kalkini is an Upazila of Madaripur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Kalkini is located at . It has 46314 units of house hold and total area 279.98 km².-Demographics:...

of Madaripur District

Madaripur District

Madaripur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.-History of Madaripur:Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 under the district of Bakerganj. In 1873 it was separated from Bakerganj and annexed to Faridpur district. Madaripur subdivision was turned into a...

. Main rivers are Meghna, Jayanti and Dharmaganj.

Along with the rest of Bengal

Bengal

Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...

, Gosairhat came under the rule of the British East India Company

British East India Company

The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...

after the defeat of the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula to the company at the Battle of Plassey

Battle of Plassey

The Battle of Plassey , 23 June 1757, was a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, establishing Company rule in South Asia which expanded over much of the Indies for the next hundred years...

in 1757. The area was administered as Madaripur subdivision

Madaripur District

which was established in 1854 under the then Bakerganj District

Bakerganj District

Bakerganj District was a district in British India. The area is now covered by Barisal Division. The division also contains a Barisal District and a Bakerganj Upazila....

. Madaripur subdivision was separated from Bakerganj district and annexed with Faridpur District

Faridpur District

Faridpur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Faridpur District has a population of over 1.7 million people and is situated on the banks of the Padma river . It is bordered by Madaripur, Narail, Rajbari, Magura, Shariatpur, Gopalgonj, Dhaka and Manikganj...

in 1873. Gosairhat came into existence as a thana

Administrative divisions of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is divided as follows#divisions 7 #districts 64 #subdistricts #Union ParishadsDhaka City has 90 wards and 725 mahallas.-Former regions:...

in 1921. Gosairhat was a big thana until 1975, when a segment of this thana was converted to Damudya thana

Damudya Upazila

and lately Upazila. In 1978 six thanas along with Gosairhat was separated from Madaripur subdivision and formed Shariatpur Subdivision

Shariatpur District

-Upazilas:7 upazilas under this district are:#Shariatpur Sadar Upazila#Naria Upazila#Zanjira Upazila#Damudya Upazila#Bhedarganj Upazila#Gosairhat Upazila#Shakhipur Upazila-Geography & Demography:...

while in 1983 Gosairhat was elevated to upazila which worked under newly created Shariatpur District

Shariatpur District

-Upazilas:7 upazilas under this district are:#Shariatpur Sadar Upazila#Naria Upazila#Zanjira Upazila#Damudya Upazila#Bhedarganj Upazila#Gosairhat Upazila#Shakhipur Upazila-Geography & Demography:...

in 1984.

Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the name Gosairhat. It is said that, in the past there lived a religious man of Hindu

Hindu

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community named "Brommonanda Geeri" in the present place of the upazila headquarters. He was very pious and well known to all as Goshai

Fakir

The fakir or faqir ; ) Derived from faqr is a Muslim Sufi ascetic in Middle East and South Asia. The Faqirs were wandering Dervishes teaching Islam and living on alms....

(meaning: spiritual man). In course of time a weekly trading center (hat
Bazaar
A bazaar , Cypriot Greek: pantopoula) is a permanent merchandising area, marketplace, or street of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The term is sometimes also used to refer to the "network of merchants, bankers and craftsmen" who work that area...

in Bengali) was developed around the heritage of that Goshai and become popularly known as Gosairhat.

Gosairhat upazila is well known for Potty Launch

Launch (boat)

A launch in contemporary usage refers to a large motorboat. The name originally referred to the largest boat carried by a warship. The etymology of the word is given as Portuguese lancha "barge", from Malay lancha, lancharan, "boat," from lanchar "velocity without effort," "action of gliding...

station, which is one of the oldest launch stations of Bangladesh, where south bound launches stop. Potty was a prominent steamer

Steamboat

A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels...

station during British Raj

British Raj

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and Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

regime. In British India Idilpur

Idilpur Union

Idilpur is a union of Gosairhat Upazila under Shariatpur District in the Dhaka Division, southern-central Bangladesh beside the Jayanti River. In the past Idilpur or Idalpur or Edilpur pargana was the largest zamindari of Faridpur District and before that it was one of the 5 important parganas of...

pargana

Pargana

A pargana is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent, used primarily, but not exclusively, by the Muslim kingdoms.Parganas were introduced by the Delhi Sultanate, and the word is of Persian origin. As a revenue unit, a pargana consists of several mouzas, which are the smallest...

was one of the 8 remaining pargana

Pargana

s of that time. It's headquarter was in Haturia of present Gosairhat upazila where a tehsil

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

office and zamindar

Zamindar

A Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...

house are also still exists. Presently Idilpur is the largest union of Gosairhat upazila with 31,612 populations. Nagerpara also large union.It is an ideal area.

Demographics

According to the census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2001, Gosairhat upazila had a population of 140,061 in 28,295 households (average household size is 4.9), including 70,223 men and 69838 women. The sex ratio

Sex ratio

Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....

is 99 females per 100 males. The population ratio by religion in 2001 was 95% Muslim and 5% Hindu and others. The average population size of each union is 17507, for a mouza

Mouza

In Bangladesh, a mouza is a type of administrative district, corresponding to a specific land area within which there may be one or more settlements. Before the 20th century, the term referred to a revenue collection unit in a pargana or revenue district. As populations increased and villages...

it is 1387 and 556 for a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

reported by the census. Out of the 101 mouzas, 11 have less than 50 households, while 11 have more than 600 households. Of the villages, 71 have a population

Population

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of less than 250, while 9 have more than 2,500. As of 2001, the population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

of Gosairhat upazila was 787 inhabitants per square kilometer (2,038 /sq mile). Most populated mouza is Dasherjangal

Dasherjangal

Dasherjangal is a mouza as well as village of Idilpur Union of Gosairhat Upazila under Shariatpur District in the Dhaka Division, located at southern-central Bangladesh beside the west bank of Jayanti river.- Location & History :...

(3,213 inhabitants per square kilometer). In 2006 Kuchaipatty union from adjacent Hizla Upazila

Hizla Upazila

Hizla is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.-Geography:Hizla is located at . It has 30184 units of house hold and total area 515.36 km².-Demographics:...

of Barisal District

Barisal District

Barisal is a district in southern Bangladesh. It is also the headquarters of Barisal Division.-Geography and climate:Latitude: 22.75, Longitude: 90.36, Altitude: 4....

was separated and annexed with Gosairhat Upazila.

The urban area of Gosairhat upazila encompasses upazila headquarters. The headquarters spreads over Dhipur and Dasherjangal

Dasherjangal

mouza

Mouza

s occupied an area of 4.33 km² where 9277 people live in 1839 households and literacy rate is 48.22%.

Administrative

There is an Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO)

UNO (Bangladesh)

In Bangladesh Upazila Nirbahi Officer is the chief executive of an upazila . UNO refers to an officer of central government who administers the upazila for the central government...

who administers the upazila for the central government. Gosairhat upazila is organized into 8 Union Parishads, namely Idilpur

Idilpur Union

, Nagerpara(Paccful) , Nalmuri, Goshairhat, Goriber Char, Kodalpur, Shamantasar and Kuchaipatty. Each Union are managed by a Union Parishad Chairman. The area is divided into 101 mauzas and 252 villages. There is an Upazila Health Complex consists of a 31 bedded hospital

Hospital

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....

and 7 family planning clinics.

Gosairhat Upazila makes with Damudya and Bhedarganj the 223rd electoral constituency of Bangladesh

Bangladesh

, identified as Shariatpur-3. In the 2008 parliamentary elections, Abdur Razzak of Bangladesh Awami League was elected as the Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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. His main opposition came from K.M. Hemayet Ullah Awrangajeb of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Bangladesh Nationalist Party

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...

Economy

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

is the main sources of economy which contribution is almost 70.86% as of 2001 census. Other sources are livestock

Livestock

Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...

, forestry

Forestry

Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...

, fishery

Fishery

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, business

Business

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, hawking, rural transport

Transport

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and non-agricultural labor. Main crops are paddy

Rice

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

, chilly

Chili pepper

Chili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without pepper.Chili peppers originated in the Americas...

, jute

Jute

Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus, which has been classified in the family Tiliaceae, or more recently in Malvaceae....

, paan

Paan

Paan, from the word pān is an Indian, Pakistani, Uttarvarshi and Southeast Asian tradition of chewing betel leaf with areca nut and slaked lime paste, and katha brown powder paste, with many regional and local variations...

(betel leaf) and (date

Date Palm

The date palm is a palm in the genus Phoenix, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Although its place of origin is unknown because of long cultivation, it probably originated from lands around the Persian Gulf. It is a medium-sized plant, 15–25 m tall, growing singly or forming a clump with...

tree molasses). Paan

Paan

is mostly exported to capital city Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

and abroad also.

Rural economy of Gosairhat are operated by local 13 big hats and bazaar

Bazaar

A bazaar , Cypriot Greek: pantopoula) is a permanent merchandising area, marketplace, or street of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The term is sometimes also used to refer to the "network of merchants, bankers and craftsmen" who work that area...

s of which most noted are Dasherjangal

Dasherjangal

bazaar, Kodalpur bazaar, Nagerpara bazaar and Jushirgaon hat and Kacharir hat, Goriber Char hat, Shamantasar hat and Kuchaipatty hat. Peasants come with their products for sale in hats which sit twice in a week.

Education

As of 2001 census average literacy rate of Gosairhat upazila is 32.0%, where national average is 46.2%. The male literacy rate is 34.3% and female is 28.3%. There are 45 government primary schools and 28 non-government primary schools (from grades 1 to 5), 9 non government high schools (from grades 6 to 10), one degree college (from grades 11 to tertiary) and 8 madrasah

Madrasah

Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...

s in this upazila. The Idilpur Pilot High School (established in 1894) is the oldest institution of education in the upazila. Education is mainly offered in Bangla. English is also taught as a compulsory subject. A large number of Muslim families send their children to attend part-time courses or even to pursue full-time religious education, which is imparted in Bangla and Arabic in Madrasah

Madrasah

Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...

s and Maktab

Maktab

Maktab , also called kuttab , is an Arabic word meaning elementary schools...

s.
Notable educational institutions:
College:
1.Shamsur rahman degree college.
High school:
1. Idilpur Pilot High School
2. Idilpur Secondary Girls' High School
3. Kodalpur High School(The best school in this Upazila)
4. Abdur razzak girls High School(Kodalpur)
5. Nagerpara ML High Schoo
6. Gariberchar High School
7. Haturia Secondary School
8. Samantasar High School
9. Masukhali High School
1o. Kuchaipotti High School.
Madrasha:
1. Khalilur Rahman Islamia Alim Madrasha
2. Idilpur Dakhil Madrasha
3. Char Samontasar Mohsenia Alim Madrasha
4. Borokalinogor Senior Madrasa
5. Dalir Hat senior Madrasa
6. Ikrakandi Dakhil Madrasha
7. Kashikhondo Islamia Dakhil Madrasha.
Primary School:
1. Idilpur Model Primary School
2. Dasherjangal Government Primary school
3. Dalir hat primary school )
4. 12 No.laxmipur Primary School
5. 26 No.Batna Govt.Primary school
6. 27 No.Datra Govt.Primary school
7. Kodalpur Govt.Primary school
8. Kachuar Char Primary School
9. Chhoto kachna Primary School
10.Gariberchar Primary School.
11.Kachar char Primary School

Culture

Independence Day

Bangladeshi Independence Day

March 26 is the National Day of Bangladesh.This day is celebrated as the Independence Day in Bangladesh. This commemorates the declaration of independence, and the start of Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971...

(March 26), International Mother Language Day

International Mother Language Day

International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999...

(February 21) and Victory Day

Victory Day (Bangladesh)

Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on December 16.On this day in 1971, the Pakistani Army surrendered to the Indo-Bangladeshi High Command in Dhaka, ending the 9 month-long Bangladesh Liberation War and 1971 Bangladesh atrocities. General AAK Niazi, the Commanding officer...

(December 16) are celebrated across the Upazila with due honor followed by cultural functions. Many schools organize fair and festivals which are enjoyed by citizens from all level of society. All educational institutions arrange annual sports competition and cultural functions which held generally in the winter.

Pohela Baishakh

Pohela Baishakh

Bengali New Year or Poyela Boishakh is the first day of the Bengali calendar, celebrated in both Bangladesh and West Bengal, and in Bengali communities in Assam and Tripura...

(Bengali

Bengali language

Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

: পহেলা বৈশাখ Nôbobôrsho নববর্ষ ) is popularly celebrated by baisakhi mela (fair) and cultural programs across the upazila. The traders renew their business relationship with customers by halkhata where a newly purchased accounting book opens and closed the old one. The customers are invited and offered sweets, paan

Paan

and gift in this occasion. In Eid-ul-Fitr

Eid ul-Fitr

Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting . Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast"...

, Eid-ul-Azha

Eid ul-Adha

Eid al-Adha or "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a sheep— to sacrifice...

large numbers of Muslim

Muslim

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s attend prayers in masjids, eidgah

Eidgah

Eidgah or Idgah is an open-air mosque usually outside the city to perform Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha salah.It was a practice of Prophet Muhammad to perform Eid Salaah in Eidgah at the outskirts of the city...

s and visit the homes of relatives and friends. The Durga Puja

Durga Puja

Durga puja ; দুর্গা পূজা,ଦୁର୍ଗା ପୂଜା,‘Worship of Durga’), also referred to as Durgotsava ; , is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami and...

is the most important Hindu

Hindu

festival of the year, where large processions of Hindus perform devotional songs, dances, prayers and ceremonies for Goddess

Goddess

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. The most popular dress for women is sari

Sari

A sari or sareeThe name of the garment in various regional languages include: , , , , , , , , , , , , , is a strip of unstitched cloth, worn by females, ranging from four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles. It is popular in India, Bangladesh, Nepal,...

or salwar kameez while men usually prefer traditional shirt

Shirt

A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body. Originally an undergarment worn exclusively by men, it has become, in American English, a catch-all term for almost any garment other than outerwear such as sweaters, coats, jackets, or undergarments such as bras, vests or base layers...

-pant

Trousers

Trousers are an item of clothing worn on the lower part of the body from the waist to the ankles, covering both legs separately...

, panjabi

Punjabi Culture

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and lungi

Lungi

The Lungi , also known as a sarong , is a traditional garment worn around the waist in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Horn of Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula...

.

Major national newspapers published in Dhaka

Dhaka

, including The Daily Ittefaq, Prothom Alo

Prothom Alo

Prothom Alo is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language.-History:Prothom Alo was founded on 4 November 1998. As at January 2009, it had an average circulation of 435,000...

, Naya Diganta

Daily Naya Diganta

The 'Daily Naya Diganta' is a Bengali language daily newspaper published in Bangladesh since 2004.-Editor:...

, Inqilab

Daily Inqilab

Inqilab is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language....

, Janakantha

Janakantha

Dainik Janakantha is a Bengali language daily newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is owned by the Globe group . This newspaper was first published on 21 February 1993....

and Amar Desh

Amar Desh

Amar Desh is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. Amardesh provides Bangladesh and International news as well as local and regional perspectives....

are available in Gosairhat. There is also a press club in Gosairhat. Satellite television channels like NTV

NTV (Bangladesh)

NTV is a Bengali language satellite television channel based in Bangladesh. It started operation in 2003. It is one of the most popular Bengali TV channels in the country. In the anniversary of the channel, the founder expressed interest in creating NTV2 to satisfy the watchers further, however he...

, Channel i

Channel I

Channel i is a privately owned Television network in Bangladesh. It is owned by the Impress Group, among the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh with interests in textiles, pharmaceuticals and media....

, ATN Bangla

ATN Bangla

ATN Bangla is a Bengali language digital cable television channel. It transmits from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The channel is transmitted in South Asia, the Middle-east, Europe, and North America. The channel offers a wide variety of programming including news, movies, dramas, talk shows,...

, Channel One

Channel One (Bangladesh)

Channel One is a Bengali language satellite television channel from Bangladesh. It started broadcasting from Dhaka on 24 January 1993.It is owned by the One Entertainment Limited, a sister concern of One Group....

, Ekushey Television

Ekushey Television

Ekushey Television is a private terrestrial channel in Bangladesh,. Official transmission began on April 14, 2000, after a very short time of transmission it became the voice of the nation and the most popular TV channel in Bangladesh through its news and other innovative programs...

, RTV

RTV (Bangladesh)

RTV is a satellite television channel broadcast from Bangladesh. It was launched on 26 December 2005 by the same people that ran NTV Bangla. It mainly broadcasts programs in Bangla...

, Boishaki TV, Banglavision

Banglavision

BanglaVision is a satellite TV channel broadcast from Bangladesh. It began its formal transmission on 24 August 1995 through satellite Telstar 10.....

TV as well as terrestrial television channel Bangladesh Television

Bangladesh Television

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are available in the upazila. Radio programs are also very popular to the farmers. There are 18 clubs, one public library and one cinema hall in the upazila. The Royal Sporting Club is noted for its participation in soccer. Football, volleyball

Volleyball

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, kabbadi, cricket

Cricket

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are widely played by the students and young people of Gosairhat.

Dal

Dal

Dal is a preparation of pulses which have been stripped of their outer hulls and split. It also refers to the thick stew prepared from these, an important part of Indian, Nepali, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and Bangladeshi cuisine...

-Bhat

Bhat

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is the main food of the people of Gosairhat. Fish, meat, mixed vegetables are also eaten with bhat

Bhat

. Some people also take roti

Roti

Roti is generally a South Asian bread made from stoneground wholemeal flour, traditionally known as atta flour, that originated and is consumed in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It is also consumed in parts of the Southern Caribbean, particularly in Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and...

, pôroţa
Paratha
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, bread

Bread

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, bhaji

Pakora

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in the breakfast. Panta bhat

Panta bhat

Panta bhat is a lightly fermented rice-based dish consumed in Assam, Bangladesh and West Bengal. Panta means "soaked in water" and bhat means "boiled rice". This dish of leftover rice soaked in water to prevent spoiling, is generally served with salt, onion and chili.It is especially popular in...

and alu vorta (mashed potato) with dal

Dal

and pora morich (burn chilly) is a popular dish which is taken as breakfast by most of the village people. Biryani
Biryani
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and chicken roast

Chicken

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or polow

Pilaf

Pilaf is a dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth . In some cases, the rice may also attain its brown color by being stirred with bits of cooked onion, as well as a large mix of spices...

, korma
Korma
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and meat rejala are commonly offered to visiting bridegrooms and as well as in wedding and birthday celebrations.

Rasgulla, sandesh, cham cham

Cham cham

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, mishti doi

Mishti Doi

Mitha Dahi is a sweet dahi or sweet yogurt. This type of yogurt is common in the states of Orissa, West Bengal in India, and in Bangladesh. It is made with milk and sugar, while also using yogurt and curd....

, kalo jaam

Bengali cuisine

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, amerti and bundia are available in sweetmeat stalls. Pithas like bhapa piţha (steamed), puli pitha, pati sapta pitha, pakan piţha (fried), and chitai piţha

Bengali cuisine

s are eaten in winter season and nabanna

Nabanna

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. Jatra

Jatra

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, circus

Circus

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, puppet shows are also arranged for entertainment in winter season.

Notable personalities

Al-haj Shamsur Rahman,Chairman Bay Group, founder of Shamsur Rahman Degree College, Gosairhat, Gausia Islamia Fazil Madrasah, Dhaka
Dhaka
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, Khalilur Rahman Islamia Senior Madrasha, Haturia, Samantasar High School, Samantasar.He is famed for his contribution in social economic development. He is the son of Khalilur Rahman and Safura Begum of Haturia
Mohammad Shamsul Alam, a civil servant is famed for huge infrastructural development (200 miles metallic road including road connection with capital city, extended hospital facilities, new telephone exchange, development of bazaars, embankments, school buildings construction, deep tube wells for purified water and rural electrification) in Gosairhat during last decade. He is well known for consecutive 15 years private secretarial
Private Secretary
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job with Bangladesh
Bangladesh
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i Prime Minister
Prime minister
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Khaleda Zia
Khaleda Zia
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. He is the son of late Dr. Md. Yousuf Ali and Azufa Khatun of Dasherjangal
Dasherjangal
Dasherjangal is a mouza as well as village of Idilpur Union of Gosairhat Upazila under Shariatpur District in the Dhaka Division, located at southern-central Bangladesh beside the west bank of Jayanti river.- Location & History :...

village.
Dr. Jogesh Chandra Ghosh (Late), founder of Sadhana Aushadhalaya in 1914, Dhaka
Dhaka
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and Kolkata
Kolkata
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, Ayurvedic
Ayurveda
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Medicine Industry.
Hazrat Sha Sufi Abdul Aziz Nuri(Late) (Religious Person),his mazer is situated at Kodalpur Union. Every year(3,4 & 5 February) a religious program is held on the occasion of his death anniversary at his mazer premises. Follower of Abdul Aziz Nuri participate in this occasion from different part of the country.
Alhaj Maolana Abdur Rashid was the founder Principal of Borokalinogor Senior Madrasa (the first highest educational institute of Goshairhat).He established Borokalinogor High School, Madrasa Bazar,Borokalinogor Govt. Primary School, Post office and a big pond on his father's own land for the welfare of the people.
Maolana Abdul Baten(Haturia)a famous wayes of islamic movement in goshairhat upozela.

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