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HISTORICAL
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Barisal
City
is
an
old
port
on
the
Kirtankhola
on
the
northern
shore
of
the
Bay
of
Bengal
in
southern
Bangladesh.
It
is
now
the
divisional
headquarter
of
the
Barisal
Division
and
consists
of
30
wards
and
50
mahallas.
The
area
of
the
town
is
16.37
km˛.
Barisal
municipality
was
established
in
1957
and
was
turned
into
a
City
Corporation
in
2000. |
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History |
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Barisal
was
a
semi-independent
area
in
Mughal
period.
In
course
of
time,
it
fell
under
Bengal
Nawabs
and
British
India,
later
passed
to
Bangladesh. |
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Following
the
partition
of
India
in
1947,
the
area
of
Bangladesh
became
a
province
of
Pakistan,
initially
known
as
East
Bengal,
and
then,
from
1955,
as
East
Pakistan.
The
people
of
East
Pakistan
Province
declared
their
independence
as
the
nation
of
Bangladesh
on
March
26,
1971,
while
fighting
a
savage
war
against
the
central
Pakistani
government.
The
separation
from
Pakistan
took
place,
with
extensive
aid
from
India,
on
December
16,
1971
as a
result
of
the
third
Indo-Pakistan
War.
Bangladesh
was
soon
recognized
by
most
other
nations,
although
Pakistan
withheld
diplomatic
recognition
until
1974
and
China
did
not
recognize
the
nation
until
1976.
Bangladesh
was
admitted
to
the
United
Nations
in
1974. |
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The
central
city
of
this
region
is
the
city
of
Barisal.
It
is
one
of
the
biggest
river
port
in
Bangladesh.
It
is a
city
with
nearly
0.38
million
people
and
a
divisional
headquarter,
medical
college,
cadet
college,
some
pharmaceutical
industries,
textile
industries
and
the
Bangladesh
Inland
Water
Transport
Authority's
head
office.
Barisal
is
fast
growing
city
of
our
country
stands
on
the
Kirtankhola
River.
Country's
first
short
landing
and
take
off
airport
has
been
completed
over
there
in
Barisal
and
a
private
Airlines
named
Air
Bengal
has
begun
its
regular
air
flight
between
Dhaka
Tejgaon
Airport
and
Barisal. |
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