Barahazar

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Barahazar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°56′N90°11′E / 22.933°N 90.183°E / 22.933; 90.183 Coordinates: 22°56′N90°11′E / 22.933°N 90.183°E / 22.933; 90.183
CountryFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Division Barisal Division
District Barisal District
Time zone Bangladesh Time (UTC+6)

Barahazar is a village in Barisal District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh. [1]

Barisal District District in Barisal Division, Bangladesh

Barisal District, officially known as Barishal District, is a district in south-central Bangladesh, formerly called Bakerganj district, established in 1797. Its headquarters are in the city of Barisal, which is also the headquarters of Barisal Division.

Barisal Division Division of Bangladesh

Barisal Division, officially known as Barishal Division, is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of 13,644.85 km2 (5,268.31 sq mi), and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is bounded by Dhaka Division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong Division on the east and Khulna Division on the west. The administrative capital, Barisal city, lies in the Ganges (Padma) River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River. Barisal division is criss-crossed by numerous rivers that earned it the nickname 'Dhan-Nodi-Khal, Ei tine Borishal'.

Bangladesh Country in South Asia

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It shares land borders with India and Myanmar (Burma). The country's maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous country as well as its most densely-populated, to the exclusion of small island nations and city-states. Dhaka is its capital and largest city, followed by Chittagong, which has the country's largest port. Bangladesh forms the largest and easternmost part of the Bengal region. Bangladeshis include people from a range of ethnic groups and religions. Bengalis, who speak the official Bengali language, make up 98% of the population. The politically dominant Bengali Muslims make the nation the world's third largest Muslim-majority country. Islam is the official religion of Bangladesh.

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References

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