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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Jessore , city (1991 pop. 154,000), SW Bangladesh, on the Bhairab River. Modern Jessore, a market town for rice and sugar, also has rice and oilseed mills and celluloid and plastics industries. Four affiliate colleges of Rajshahi Univ. are in the city. Author not available, JESSORE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Jessore
Jessore, Bangladesh According to local tradition, the name is said to come from yaśohara ‘glory depriving’. This is because the city is said to have deprived Gaur, the former capital of Bengal, of its standing. Read more

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...People's Republic of Bangladesh Major Cities: Dhaka, Chittagong Other Cities: Barisal, Comilla, Din ā jpur, Faridpur, Jessore, Khulna, Mymensingh, Narayanganj, Pabna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sir ā jganj, Sylhet EDITOR'S NOTE This chapter was adapted... Read more

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	Ground water level falls in Jessore, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...ground water has fallen drastically in Jessore district and the adjacent areas. It is...Department of Public Health Engineering, Jessore there are a total of 21,549 tubewells in eight upazilas of Jessore. Of them 19,945 are shallow tubewells... Read more
	Fish shortage acute in Jessore district, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...05-04-2001 Shortage of fish is acute in Jessore district in the recent times. A total...tons of fish shortage was reported in Jessore district last year against the demand...points illegally everyday. According to Jessore Fisheries department, a total of 31,422... Read more
	Nab, punish killers of Shamsur Rahman, demand journalists : Hartal observed at Jessore, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...yesterday strongly condemned the killing of Jessore-based Special Correspondent of the Daily...could have been saved had the killers of Jessore's Daily Runner editor Mukul been punished...also participate in a protest meeting at Jessore. Presided over by BFUJ leader Amanullah... Read more
	Number of dacoities on the rise in Jessore, THE INDEPENDENT ; The Independent (Bangladesh) 10-26-2001 JESSORE, Oct 25: The number of dacoities has increased...son of Shishir Das of Sweeper Colony in Jessore town, was returning to his residence riding...Jhikorgacha Women's College suddenly a Jessore-bound passenger bus hit him from behind... Read more
	Three killed in separate incidents in Jessore, THE INDEPENDENT ; The Independent (Bangladesh) 12-13-2001 JESSORE, Dec 12 : Three people were killed in...recovered the body from there and sent it to Jessore General Hospital morgue for autopsy. A...recovered the body from there and sent it to Jessore General Hospital morgue for autopsy. A... Read more
	Two killed, 50 hurt in Jessore incidents, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...The Independent (Bangladesh) 07-16-2001 JESSORE, July 15: Two people were killed and 50...Police recovered the body and sent it to Jessore General Hospital morgue for autopsy. A...passenger bus was going to Dhaka from Jessore. When the bus reached near Santola suddenly... Read more
	Shamsur Rahman murder: Inquilab's Jessore Bureau Chief Tota arrested: Journalists protest arrest, demand his immediate release, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...Tota, chief of Bangla daily Inquilab's Jessore Bureau, from his New Khairtola residence...evoked criticism from the journalists in Jessore. They held a protest meeting there yesterday...killing of journalist Shamsur Rahman at his Jessore office on July 16 night. They are: journalist... Read more
	Smuggled Indian phensidyl seized in Jessore, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...Bangladesh) 09-10-2000 The Narcotics Control Department, Jessore recovered 498 bottles of smuggled Indian phensidyl...tip-off, a team of Narcotics Control Department, Jessore led by AD, Jessore raided Purapara Bazar and recovered 250 bottles of... Read more
	Four shot dead by outlawed party members in Jessore, THE INDEPENDENT ; 00-00-0000 JESSORE, Feb 5: Four people were shot dead by...Police Super and other police officers of Jessore, Abhoynagar and Monirampur visited the...recovered the bodies. The bodies were sent to Jessore General Hospital morgue for autopsy. Previous... Read more
	Fate of 1,270 HSC examinees of Jessore Board uncertain, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...500 colleges under the jurisdiction of Jessore Education Board is uncertain. Their results...It is learnt from a competent source of Jessore Education Board that the Board authorities...subjects. The new rules were introduced by Jessore Education Board after about three months... Read more

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