Thanapara, Kushtia

Thanapara
Ward of Kushtia Municipality
Partial view of Thanapara from Haripur Bridge
Partial view of Thanapara from Haripur Bridge
Coordinates: 23°54′39″N 89°07′42″E / 23.910955°N 89.128417°E / 23.910955; 89.128417
Country Bangladesh
MunicipalityKushtia

Thanapara is a neighborhood of Kushtia city situated on the bank of the Gorai River. Every year on 28 August Thanapara Massacre Day is observed in remembrance of a tragic event.[1] Many of Kushtia's historic and important institutions and structures are located in Thanapara.[2]

Among government offices, the area houses the Kushtia Model Police Station, Kushtia Zila Parishad, the Kushtia office of the Bangladesh Water Development Board, and the Kushtia office of the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence. It also includes three major intersections of the city: Panch Rastar Mor (Five Road Junction), Six Road Junction, and Thana Mor (Shadhinata Chattar).[2]

History

Several prominent institutions were established in Thanapara St John's Cathedral, Kushtia in 1850, Kushtia High School in 1860, Kushtia Central Jame Masjid in 1896, Kushtia Public Library in 1913, Kushtia Islamia College in 1968.[2]

The Six Road Junction where 8–10 youths were killed during the Bangladesh Liberation War

Notable people

  • Thanapara Jame Mosque, established in 1998
    Thanapara Jame Mosque, established in 1998
  • Chandra Villa, built in 1932
    Chandra Villa, built in 1932
  • Thana Mor (Junction)
    Thana Mor (Junction)
  • Structure at the Six Road Junction
    Structure at the Six Road Junction
  • Old post office located in Thanapara
    Old post office located in Thanapara
  • Kushtia Zilla Parishad Shopping Mall
    Kushtia Zilla Parishad Shopping Mall

References

  1. ^ Gohar Naeem Wara (2021-08-28). "থানাপাড়া গণহত্যা দিবস আজ, দাবি একটি নামফলকের" [Thanapara Massacre Day today, demands a nameplate]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  2. ^ a b c Anoar Ali. সার্ধশতবর্শ স্মারকগ্রন্থ ১৮৬৯-২০১৯ [150th Anniversary Memorial Book 1869-2019] (PDF) (in Bengali). Kushtia: Kushtia Municipal Corporation. ISBN 978-984-34608-1-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-12.

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