Kushtia Central Cemetery

Kushtia Central Cemetery
Kushtia Central Cemetery is located in Bangladesh
Kushtia Central Cemetery
Kushtia Central Cemetery
Details
Established1935 (1935)
Location
Kushtia
Country Bangladesh
Coordinates23°53′59″N 89°07′35″E / 23.899725°N 89.126342°E / 23.899725; 89.126342
TypeMuslim cemetery
Owned byKushtia Municipality
Sizec. 3.5 acres (14,000 m2)[1]
No. of graves

Kushtia Central Cemetery (Bengali: কুষ্টিয়া কেন্দ্রীয় পৌর গোরস্থান) is a cemetery located in Kushtia, South Bengal.[1] The cemetery was established in 1935 during the British colonial period.[2]

History

The cemetery was established in 1935 in Kushtia. The site of the cemetery was previously known as Dakater Bhita (bandits' ground). Among its founders was a man named Keramat Ali Mastan who was known for his religious devotion. The first gravedigger of the cemetery was a non-Bengali individual. In 1951 Keramat Ali and another man named Anwar Hossain built a mosque next to the cemetery. It is now known as the Kushtia Central Cemetery Jame .asjidhe western side of the cemetery, there is a designated area for funeral prayers, known as the Municipal Janaza Ground. The graveyard is currently operated under the authority of the Kushtia Municipality.[2]

Reference

  1. ^ a b "কুষ্টিয়া পৌর গোরস্তান 'উন্নয়নে' কাটা পড়বে ৪৬৫টি গাছ" [465 trees to be cut down for Kushtia municipal cemetery 'development']. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2023-06-26. Archived from the original on 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  2. ^ a b Anoar Ali. সার্ধশতবর্শ স্মারকগ্রন্থ ১৮৬৯-২০১৯ [150th Anniversary Memorial Book 1869-2019] (PDF) (in Bengali). Kushtia: Kushtia Municipal Corporation. p. 146. ISBN 978-984-34608-1-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-12.

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