Saran division

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Saran division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India. Chhapra is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists of Saran district, also called Chhapra District, Siwan district, Gopalganj district. Hathwa Raj was a zamindari in the Saran Division of Bihar belonging to Bhumihars which encompassed 1,365 villages, was inhabited by more than 391,000 people, and produced an annual rental of almost a million rupees. Saran division Division of Bihar Location

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Tenerife

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Tenerife (/ˌtɛnəˈriːf/; Spanish: ; formerly spelled Teneriffe) is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 42.9% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of 2,034.38 square kilometres (785.48 sq mi) and a population of 948,815 inhabitants as of January 2023, it is also the most populous island of Spain and of Macaronesia. Approximately five million tourists visit Tenerife

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Janbazar

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Janbazar is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The two century-old house of Rani Rashmoni, the central attraction in Janbazar, is still used by descendants in the family. Geography Janbazar is broadly spread across Ward Nos. 46 and 52 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The road from Chowringhee to Circular Road, about a

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Kashiani Upazila

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Kashiani (Bengali: কাশিয়ানী) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Kashiani is located at 23.2167°N 89.7000°E. It has a total area 286.31 km2. Demographics Historical population Year Pop. (000) ±% 1981 204 — 1991 206 +1.0% 2001 229 +11.2% 2011 208 −9.2% 2022 228 +9.6% Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[1] Religions in Kashiani upazila (2011)[1] Religion Percent Islam 78.75%

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Kazi Anowar Hossain

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Kazi Anowar Hossain (14 January 1941 – 8 February 2007) was a Bangladeshi painter who was known for his classical portrayal of rural Bengal. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life Kazi Anowar Hossain was born into a prominent Bengali Muslim Kazi family in Gopalganj, his father was a Police Inspector in British India, and his mother Ohidunessa was

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Kotalipara Upazila

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Kotalipara (Bengali: কোটালীপাড়া) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Kotalipara is located at 22.9833°N 89.9917°E. It has 48,029 households and a total area of 355.90 km2. It is a mofussil town. It is 4–5 hours from Dhaka via highway by bus (Aricha point) and 3 hours from Mawa point. It is bordered to the north by Rajoir and Madaripur Sadar upazilas of Madaripur

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Mahishya

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Mahishya (Bengali: মাহিষ্য), also spelled Mahisya, is a Bengali Hindu traditionally agrarian caste, and formed the largest caste in undivided Bengal. Mahisyas were, and are, extremely diverse Bengali caste counting among themselves all possible classes in terms of material conditions and ranks. Mahisyas traditionally lived in Bengal and Orissa region. As per the census report of 1931, Mahishyas were geographically scattered through all of undivided Bengal forming around a quarter of province’s

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Land grabbing

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Land grabbing is the large-scale acquisition of land through buying or leasing of large pieces of land by domestic and transnational companies, governments, and individuals. While used broadly throughout history, land grabbing as used in the 21st century primarily refers to large-scale land acquisitions following the 2007–08 world food price crisis. Obtaining water resources is usually critical to the

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Muksudpur Upazila

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Muksudpur (Bengali: মুকসুদপুর) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Muksudpur is located at 23.3167°N 89.8667°E. It has a total area of 308.36 km2. Demographics Historical population Year Pop. (000) ±% 1981 246 — 1991 269 +9.3% 2001 288 +7.1% 2011 289 +0.3% 2022 308 +6.6% Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Religions in Muksudpur upazila (2011) Religion Percent Islam

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Narail District

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Narail (Bengali: নড়াইল, pron: nɔɽail) is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Khulna Division. History Narail town was named after a feudal lord (a zamindar). The zamindars established a market at Roopgonj, also named after a zamindar. They established a post office for the first time in the district during British Raj near Rotongonj, named after yet another member

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