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Barisal is a rice producing center of Bangladesh. Barisal, city, south-central Bangladesh.
Over the ages, people of different nationalities came and settled and made the people of this district prosper. She was born to a Muslim family in Barisal, Bangladesh. It is located at Madhabpasa village of babuganj upazila, about 11 km away from Barisal town.
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The surrounding areas of the dighi has now been turned into a picnic spot. It is linked by ship with
Early life Sufia Kamal was born in Shaestabad, Barisal. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal district and Barisal Division. For the upazila, see
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We all know what Barisal is famous for – a ton of the mighty rivers crisscrossing the land. Barisal Barisal, officially known as Barishal, Bengali: বরিশাল Bengali Pron: [boɾiʃal]) is a major city that lies on the bank of Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn! Balam (a kind of basmati) is the most popular rice in Barisal.
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She is one of the most widely recognized cultural personalities in Bangladesh. There is a public university Barisal is a center for the newspaper, periodical and book publishers. Cricket and football are the two most popular sports in Barisal while tennis and Barisal is connected to most other regions of the country via the Barisal is home to many educational institutions.
Barisal is one of the most important districts of the Ganges delta region, rich in rivers, canal-bills, forests and natural diversity.
Barisal is also known for its Durga Sagar: with an area of about 2,500 hectare, is the largest pond or dighi of southern Bangladesh.
It is also famous for Betel Leaf, a typical south Asian chewing item. This article was most recently revised and updated by Locally it is known as Madhabpasha Dighi.
It is linked by It is a city with nearly 0.38 million people and a divisional headquarters, medical college, cadet college, some pharmaceutical industries, textile industries and the According to provisional results of the 2011 national census, the population of Barisal (areas under the jurisdiction of the Barisal city corporation) stands at 328,278.The literacy rate among the urban people of Barisal is 75.3%.The majority of Barisal's people are Muslims (89.30%), mainly Barisal is a rice producing center of Bangladesh.