Thanapara | |
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Ward of Kushtia Municipality | |
 Partial view of Thanapara from Haripur Bridge | |
 Interactive map of Thanapara | |
| Coordinates: 23°54′39″N89°07′42″E / 23.910955°N 89.128417°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Municipality | Kushtia |
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]
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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]
