Map - Meherpur District (Meherpur)

Meherpur District (Meherpur)
Meherpur (মেহেরপুর, pron: meɦeɾpuɾ) is the northwestern district of Khulna Division in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian state of West Bengal to the west, and by the Bangladeshi districts of Kushtia and Chuadanga to the east. Pre-independence Meherpur was a subdivision of Nadia district. The district has an area of 716.08 km2.

According to Ashraf Siddiqui, the district is named after the 16th century dervish Meher Ali Shah.

The Provisional Government of Bangladesh was formed and solemnly sworn in Meherpur's Baidyanathtala village (later renamed as Mujibnagar), on 17 April 1971 under the leadership of Tajuddin Ahmed and Syed Nazrul Islam. The entire Proclamation ceremony was organised by local leaders under the supervision of Momeen Chowdhury and MM Rustom Ali. After that day on 18 April 1971, the Pakistani Army killed 8 people in Amjhupi village. Meherpur became a district in 1983.

 
Map - Meherpur District (Meherpur)
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