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	'''Jessore District''', [[List of renamed places in Bangladesh\|officially]] '''Jashore District'''<ref>{{cite news \|title=Bangladesh changes English spellings of five districts \|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-changes-english-spellings-of-five-districts \|work=[[Bdnews24.com]] \|location=[[Dhaka]] \|date=4 February 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207090212/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-changes-english-spellings-of-five-districts \|access-date=2 April 2018\|archive-date=7 February 2023 }}</ref><ref name=AlHasnat2018>{{cite news \|author=Mahadi Al Hasnat \|date=2 April 2018 \|title=Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names \|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/142256/mixed-reactions-as-govt-changes-english-spellings \|newspaper=[[Dhaka Tribune]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206234258/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/142256/mixed-reactions-as-govt-changes-english-spellings \|access-date=8 April 2018\|archive-date=6 February 2024 }}</ref><ref name=Eagle2018>{{cite news \|last1=Eagle \|first1=Andrew \|title='A' is for 'orange' \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/society/orange-1556602 \|access-date=10 January 2021 \|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)]] \|date=2 April 2018 \|language=en}}</ref> ({{langx\|bn\|যশোর জেলা}}; {{IPA\|bn\|Jaw-shor Jela}}), is a [[Districts of Bangladesh\|district]] in southwestern [[Bangladesh]]. It is bordered by [[India]] to the west, [[Khulna District\|Khulna]] and [[Satkhira District\|Satkhira]] districts to the south, Khulna and [[Narail]] to the east, and [[Jhenaidah District\|Jhenaidah]] and [[Magura District\|Magura]] districts to the north. [[Jessore (city)\|Jessore]] is the capital of the district. Jessore is the home to the ancestors of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. Jashore was the first independent district of Bangladesh in 1971.		'''Jessore District''', [[List of renamed places in Bangladesh\|officially]] '''Jashore District'''<ref>{{cite news \|title=Bangladesh changes English spellings of five districts \|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-changes-english-spellings-of-five-districts \|work=[[Bdnews24.com]] \|location=[[Dhaka]] \|date=4 February 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207090212/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-changes-english-spellings-of-five-districts \|access-date=2 April 2018\|archive-date=7 February 2023 }}</ref><ref name=AlHasnat2018>{{cite news \|author=Mahadi Al Hasnat \|date=2 April 2018 \|title=Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names \|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/142256/mixed-reactions-as-govt-changes-english-spellings \|newspaper=[[Dhaka Tribune]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206234258/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/142256/mixed-reactions-as-govt-changes-english-spellings \|access-date=8 April 2018\|archive-date=6 February 2024 }}</ref><ref name=Eagle2018>{{cite news \|last1=Eagle \|first1=Andrew \|title='A' is for 'orange' \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/society/orange-1556602 \|access-date=10 January 2021 \|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)]] \|date=2 April 2018 \|language=en}}</ref> ({{langx\|bn\|যশোর জেলা}}; {{IPA\|bn\|Jaw-shor Jela}}), is a [[Districts of Bangladesh\|district]] in southwestern [[Bangladesh]]. It is bordered by [[India]] to the west, [[Khulna District\|Khulna]] and [[Satkhira District\|Satkhira]] districts to the south, Khulna and [[Narail]] to the east, and [[Jhenaidah District\|Jhenaidah]] and [[Magura District\|Magura]] districts to the north. [[Jessore (city)\|Jessore]] is the capital of the district. Jessore is the home to the ancestors of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. Jashore was the first independent district of Bangladesh in 1971.

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	\|2011 \|2764547		\|2011 \|2764547
	\|2022 \|~~3076145~~		\|2022 \|3076144
	\|footnote= Sources:<ref name="2022census" /><ref name="census2011">{{cite web\|title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jessore\|url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Jessore.pdf\|website=\|publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]\|access-date=24 June 2022\|archive-date=12 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712032704/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Jessore.pdf\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		\|footnote= Sources:<ref name="2022census" /><ref name="census2011">{{cite web\|title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jessore\|url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Jessore.pdf\|website=\|publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]\|access-date=24 June 2022\|archive-date=12 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712032704/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Jessore.pdf\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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	{{bar percent\|[[Islam in Bangladesh\|Islam]]\|green\|89.62}}		{{bar percent\|[[Islam in Bangladesh\|Islam]]\|green\|89.62}}
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	{{bar percent\|Other or not stated\|black\|0.18}}		{{bar percent\|Other or not stated\|black\|0.19}}
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	==Notable people==		==Notable people==
	{{alumni\|residents\|date=March 2025}}		{{alumni\|residents\|date=March 2025}}
			*[[Raushan Ali\|Raushan Ali Bishwas]] (1921–1994), former Governor of Jessore
	* [[Sanatana Goswami]], sage, writer		* [[Sanatana Goswami]], sage, writer
	* [[Rupa Goswami]], Bengali poet, philosopher and writer		* [[Rupa Goswami]], Bengali poet, philosopher and writer

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{{Short description|District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jessore District 
| official_name = Jashore District
| native_name = যশোর জেলা
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District]] of [[Bangladesh]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a = Noapara Bazar, Noapara Paurasava, Bangladesh - panoramio.jpg
|photo1b = Sheikpur Jami Mosque5.jpg
|photo2a = Michael Madhusudan Dutt Residence5.jpg
|photo2b = Jessore Polytechic Istitute awesome place - panoramio.jpg
|photo3a = Keshabpur.jpg
}}
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: Noapara Bazar, Sheikhpur Jami Masjid, [[Jessore Polytechnic Institute]], River in Keshabpur, Residence of [[Michael Madhusudan Dutt]]
| nickname =
| motto =
| image_map = BD Jashore District locator map.svg
| map_caption = Location of Jessore District in Bangladesh
| image_map1 = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|type=shape-inverse|id=|frame-width=260|frame-height=320|stroke-width=1|zoom=9|frame-align=center|frame-lat=|frame-long=|title=Jessore District}}
| map_caption1 = Expandable map of Jessore District
| pushpin_map = Bangladesh
| pushpin_label_position = Khulna
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Khulna Division]]
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| established_title = District Established
| established_date = {{Start date and age|df=y|1781|p=y}}
| seat_type =
| seat = [[Jessore]]
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (Bangladesh)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Md. Tamijul Islam Khan
| leader_title1 = [[District Councils of Bangladesh|District Council Chairman]]
| leader_name1 = Saifuzzaman Pikul
| leader_title2 = Chief Executive Officer
| leader_name2 = S. A. M. Rafikulnabi
| area_total_km2 = 2606.94
| area_note =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 7
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2022census-prelim" />
| population_total = 3076849
| population_as_of = 2022 Census
| population_rank =
| population_note =
| population_demonym =
| postal_code = 7400
| website = {{URL|jessore.gov.bd}}
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2019)
| blank_info_sec1 = 0.660<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref> {{color|#fc0|medium}} · [[List of regions of Bangladesh by Human Development Index|2nd of 20]]
| population_density_km2 = auto
}}
'''Jessore District''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: যশোর, pronounced Jaw-shore, [[Anglicisation|Anglicised]]: Jessore), [[List of renamed places in Bangladesh|officially]] spelled '''Jashore District''' from April 2018,<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh changes English spellings of five districts |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/04/02/bangladesh-changes-english-spellings-of-five-districts |work=[[Bdnews24.com]] |location=Dhaka |date=2018-02-04 |access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref><ref name=AlHasnat2018>{{cite news |author=Mahadi Al Hasnat |date=2 April 2018 |title=Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/04/02/english-spellings-chittagong-comilla-barisal-jessore-bogra-changed/ |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=Eagle2018>{{cite news |last1=Eagle |first1=Andrew |title='A' is for 'orange' |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/society/orange-1556602 |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=The Daily Star |date=2 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref> is a [[Districts of Bangladesh|district]] in the southwestern region of [[Bangladesh]]. It is bordered by India to the west, [[Khulna District]] and [[Satkhira District]] to the south, Khulna and [[Narail]] to the east, and [[Jhenaidah District]] and [[Magura District]] to the north. [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]] is the capital of the district.

Jessore district was established in 1781. It consists of 8 municipalities, 8 [[Upazilas of Bangladesh|upazilas]], 92 unions, 1329 [[mouza]]s, 1477 villages and 120 [[Mahallah|mahallas]]. The upazilas are: [[Abhaynagar Upazila]], [[Bagherpara Upazila]], [[Chaugachha Upazila]], [[Jessore Sadar Upazila]], [[Jhikargachha Upazila]], [[Keshabpur Upazila]], [[Manirampur Upazila]], and [[Sharsha Upazila]].

The district produces a variety of crops year-round. [[Date sugar]], called ''patali'', is made from the sap of locally grown date trees. It is cooked, thickened and crystallised using a traditional method. Patali is mainly produced in [[Khajura]], but many date trees are cultivated in the Keshabpur Upazila and Manirampur Upazila areas.

==History==
{{Main|History of Jessore}}
Jessore district once belonged to the ancient [[Janapadas|Janapada]] of [[Vanga Kingdom|Vanga]] (বঙ্গ) Janapada. In the 15th century, Jessore was a part of the kingdom of [[Pratapaditya]]. It was then conquered by the Mughals.

British administration was finally established in Jessore district in 1781 when the governor-general ordered the opening of a court at Murali near Jessore.<ref name="EB1911">{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Jessore |volume=15 |page=337}}</ref> In 1947, Jessore was divided between India and (then) Pakistan. Except for the [[Bangaon]] and [[Gaighata]] thanas, the district became part of [[East Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kHQIAAAAQAAJ&q=ancient+Khulna | title=A Report on the District of Jessore: Its Antiquities, Its History, and Its Commerce | publisher=Oxford University Press | author=Westland, James | year=1871}}</ref>

The Bengali soldiers stationed at Jessore cantonment [[Mutiny|mutinied]] against the [[Pakistan Army]] on 29 March 1971. They were led by [[Hafizuddin Ahmed|Captain Hafiz Uddin]] and Lieutenant Anwar in an uprising where 300 soldiers were killed. The rebels killed 50 Pakistani soldiers with machine gun fire at [[Chanchara]].

On 6 December 1971, Jessore became the first district of Bengal to be [[Bangladesh Liberation War|liberated]] from Pakistani forces. And Jessore is the first digital district in Bangladesh.

==Geography==
Jessore District encompasses 2606.98 km2. It is bounded by [[Jhenaidaha]] and [[Magura District|Magura]] districts at the north, [[Satkhira]] and [[Khulna]] districts at the south, [[Narail]] and Khulna districts at the east, and [[North 24 Parganas]] and [[Nadia district|Nadia]] districts of [[West Bengal]] of India at the west. Major rivers that flow through this region are the [[Bhairab River|Bhairab]], [[Teka River|Teka]], [[Hari River (Bangladesh)|Hari]], [[Sree River (Jessore)|Sree]], [[Aparbhadra River|Aparbhadra]], [[Harihar River|Harihar]], [[Buribhadra River|Buribhadra]], [[Chitra River|Chitra]], [[Betna River|Betna]], [[Kopothakho River|Kopotakkho]], and the [[Mukteshwari River|Mukteshwari]].<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |author=Mahibullah Siddiqui |chapter=Jessore District |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Jessore_District |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Arif Hossain and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |edition=Second}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/sorrow-jessore-lasting-decades-getting-graver-every-year-1332595|title=Sorrow of jessore: Lasting for decades, getting graver every year|date=2016-12-20|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-11}}</ref>

===Climate===
Annual average temperature range from {{convert|15.4|to|34.6|°C|°F}}. The annual rainfall is {{convert|1537|mm|in}}.
{{Weather box
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|location = Jessore
|Jan high C = 22.9
|Feb high C = 27.0
|Mar high C = 33.4
|Apr high C = 41.0
|May high C = 38.1
|Jun high C = 32.6
|Jul high C = 31.4
|Aug high C = 31.6
|Sep high C = 32.1
|Oct high C = 31.5
|Nov high C = 29.2
|Dec high C = 24.9
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 15.4
|Feb mean C = 19.3
|Mar mean C = 26.1
|Apr mean C = 34.6
|May mean C = 33.0
|Jun mean C = 29.2
|Jul mean C = 28.4
|Aug mean C = 28.6
|Sep mean C = 28.7
|Oct mean C = 27.2
|Nov mean C = 23.1
|Dec mean C = 17.8
|Jan low C = 9.0
|Feb low C = 11.7
|Mar low C = 18.9
|Apr low C = 28.3
|May low C = 27.9
|Jun low C = 25.8
|Jul low C = 25.5
|Aug low C = 25.6
|Sep low C = 25.4
|Oct low C = 23.0
|Nov low C = 17.0
|Dec low C = 10.6
|year low C =
|Jan precipitation mm = 11
|Feb precipitation mm = 19
|Mar precipitation mm = 40
|Apr precipitation mm = 77
|May precipitation mm = 168
|Jun precipitation mm = 314
|Jul precipitation mm = 304
|Aug precipitation mm = 293
|Sep precipitation mm = 245
|Oct precipitation mm = 144
|Nov precipitation mm = 28
|Dec precipitation mm = 8
|year precipitation mm =
|Jan humidity = 46
|Feb humidity = 35
|Mar humidity = 36
|Apr humidity = 44
|May humidity = 60
|Jun humidity = 76
|Jul humidity = 75
|Aug humidity = 76
|Sep humidity = 74
|Oct humidity = 70
|Nov humidity = 51
|Dec humidity = 44
|year humidity =
|source = [http://en.climate-data.org/location/31710 National news papers]
|date=January 2014}}

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|align=left
|percentages=pagr
|1974 |1335342
|1981 |1710608
|1991 |2106996
|2001 |2471554
|2011 |2764547
|2022 |3076849
|footnote= Sources:<ref name="2022census-prelim" /><ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jessore|url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Jessore.pdf|website=bbs.gov.bd|publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
}}
According to the [[2022 Census of Bangladesh]], Jessore District had 798,057 households and a population of 3,076,849, 23.3% of whom lived in urban areas. The population density was 1,180 people per km2. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 77.0%, compared to the national average of 74.7%.<ref name="2022census-prelim">{{Cite book |title=Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vhn2t_PbEzo5-NDGBeoFJq4XCoSzOVKg/view |date=August 2022 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |pages=viii, 29, 38, 45 |isbn=978-984-35-2977-0}}</ref>

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Jessore district (2011)<ref name="census2011"/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Muslims]]|green|88.48}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hindus]]|darkorange|11.22}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.30}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Religion in present-day Jessore district{{Efn|Sadar subdivision and Sarsa thana of Bongaon subdivision of Jessore district}}
!Religion
!Population (1941)<ref name="1941religion">{{cite web |title=Census of India, 1941 Volume VI Bengal Province |url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/37365/GIPE-020591.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y |access-date=13 August 2022}}</ref>{{rp|84-85}}
!Percentage (1941)
!Population (2011)<ref name="census2011" />
!Percentage (2011)
|-
|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Islam]] [[File:Star_and_Crescent.svg|15x15px]]
|349,554
|62.44%
|2,446,162
|88.48%
|-
|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|16x16px]]
|208,647
|37.27%
|310,184
|11.22%
|-
|Others{{efn|Including [[Jainism]], [[Christianity]], [[Buddhism]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], [[Ad-Dharmi]]s, or not stated}}
|1,644
|0.29%
|8,201
|0.30%
|-
|'''Total Population'''
|'''559,845'''
|'''100%'''
|'''2,764,547'''
|'''100%'''
|}

The main occupations are agriculture 39.84%, agricultural labourer 24.13%, wage labourer 2.68%, commerce 11.99%, service 8.66%, industry 1.41%, transport 3.11% and others 8.18%.

Jessore District's administrative framework was established in 1781. It consists of the following eight [[Upazila]]s
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! [[Upazila]] !! Area in km2 !! 2011 Census population !! !! [[Upazila]] !! Area in km2 !! 2011 Census population
|-
| [[Abhaynagar Upazila]] ||align="right"| 247.21 ||align="right"| 262,434 || || [[Keshabpur Upazila]] ||align="right"| 258.44 ||align="right"| 253,291
|-
| [[Bagherpara Upazila]] ||align="right"| 308.29 ||align="right"| 216,897 || || [[Jessore Sadar Upazila]] ||align="right"| 435.22 ||align="right"| 742,898
|-
| [[Chaugachha Upazila]] ||align="right"| 269.31 ||align="right"| 231,370 || || [[Manirampur Upazila]] ||align="right"| 444.20 ||align="right"| 417,421
|-
| [[Jhikargachha Upazila]] ||align="right"| 307.96 ||align="right"| 298,908 || || [[Sharsha Upazila]] ||align="right"| 336.28 ||align="right"| 341,328
|}

The upazilas are further divided into 9 municipalities, 36 wards, 92 unions, 1329 mouzas, 1434 villages and 120 mahallas.

==Economy==

===Benapol Land Port===
The main factor of the economics of Jessore is Benapol Land Port which is situated in Sharsha Upazila. Much of the import and export trading between Bangladesh and India is done through this port. On the other side of the border is Petrapole. The port is important for making govt. import taxes.

==Arts and culture==
[[File:মণিহার_সিনেমা_হল.jpg|thumb|left|[[Monihar]] is the last remaining cinema hall in the city of Jessore.]]
There were 21 cinema halls in the district in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akbar |first1=Zahid |title=Single-screen theatres going out of fashion in Bangladesh |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/single-screen-theatres-going-out-fashion-bangladesh-1872076 |work=The Daily Star |date=24 February 2020}}</ref> As of 2021, only six survive: four in smaller towns, and two in the city of Jessore.<ref name="jn3Apr2021">{{cite news |script-title=bn:চিত্রামোড়-নিরালাপট্টি আছে, নেই শুধু সিনেমা হল |trans-title=There is Chitramore-Niralapatti, just no cinema halls |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/entertainment/news/655836 |work=Jago News 24 |date=3 April 2021 |language=bn}}</ref> One of the latter, Tosbir Mohol, once the country's second oldest theater with a revolving stage, is being restored for stage productions.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:যশোরে শতবর্ষী ঘূর্ণায়মান নাট্যমঞ্চ ফিরছে স্বরূপে |trans-title=Jessore's century-old revolving stage is returning to its original form |url=https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/city/568344/%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87 |work=Jugantor |date=1 July 2022 |language=bn}}</ref> The other, [[Monihar]], the largest cinema hall in Bangladesh when it was built in 1983, with 1400 seats,<ref name="jn3Apr2021" /> reported record revenues in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shahnewaz |first1=Sadi Mohammad |title=The film industry’s unforeseen revival |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/weekend-read/news/the-film-industrys-unforeseen-revival-3098901 |work=The Daily Star |date=20 August 2022}}</ref>

Jessore-based theater troupe Bibartan has staged more than 4,000 performances (stage plays, street theater, and works for children) since their founding in 1989.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:নাট্য সংগঠন বিবর্তন যশোরের তিন দশক |url=https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/bangla-face/231396/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%95 |work=Jugantor |date=13 October 2019 |language=bn}}</ref>

[[Jessore Institute Public Library]], established in 1854, is one of the oldest public libraries in the Indian subcontinent.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ahmad |first=Sultan Uddin |year=1994 |title=Librarianship and the State of Libraries in Bangladesh |publisher= |page=98 |isbn=978-984-30-0092-7}}</ref>

==Points of interest==

* [[Sagardari Union|Sagardari]] is the birthplace of the poet [[Michael Madhusudan Dutta]]. His large villa consists of a huge garden, a small museum and houses. The front gate has a solid sculpture work. The Kobodak River is at a stone's throw away.
* Bharat Bhaina (locally called Bharter Dewl) is the relics of ancient Buddhist Temple of the 6th century at [[Keshabpur Upazila|Keshabpur]]
* [[Mirzanagar Hammamkhana]] is a structure of Mughal's at [[Keshabpur Upazila|Keshabpur]]
* [[Dhalijhara Buddha Bihar]] is one of the outstretched and unique Buddhist Temple of the 8th century among the South -Asia at [[Keshabpur Upazila|Keshabpur]]
* Birthplace and residence of [[Dhiraj Bhattacharya]] who was a film actor of undivided India and litterateur mostly known for his two autobiographies:Jakhan Police Chhilam and Jakhan Nayak Chhilam. He is also popular for Mathin's Well at Teknaf where a tribal girl, Mathin suicide herself for him after his return to Kolkata at [[Keshabpur Upazila|Keshabpur]]
*[[Sheikhpura 3 Domed Mosque]] where poet [[Michael Madhusudan Dutta]] learned Persian language at [[Keshabpur Upazila|Keshabpur]]
*[[Khan Jahan Ali's Dighi]] at [[Keshabpur Upazila|Keshabpur]]
*[[Marshina Baor]], a proposed ecopark at [[Keshabpur Upazila|Keshabpur]]
* The Capital City of flower in Bangladesh, Godkhali [[Jhikargachha Upazila]]...
* Katakhal Bangabandhu Park [[Jhikargachha Upazila]]...
* At [[Abhaynagar Upazila]], there is a small village called Dhoolgraam. It once had a magnificent complex of 17 [[Hindu]] temples, but only one remains today. Most of the temples were destroyed by the Bhairab River. A terracotta design can be seen all over the temple. It is considered a very holy place by Bengali [[Hindu]]s.
[[File:Michael Madhusudan Dutta Home 1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The main gate of the house of Michael Madhusudan Dutta at Sagardari village in Jessore. This house is currently being used as a museum.]]
* In Vaatnogor at [[Abhaynagar Upazila]], ruins of eleven temple complex, dedicated to [[Shiva]], remains. Though the central temple is partially destroyed, the site still shows the majesty of [[Bengal]]'s glorious past.
* A terracotta plaque bearing the image of Mallinath, a female tirthankar (saint) of the Jain religion, was found at the [[Mound of Dam Dam Peer]] in [[Manirampur Upazila]].<ref name=tourism>{{cite web |author= Duke Khan | access-date = 13 September 2013 |year= 2013 |url = http://touristbd.com/tourism-in-jessore/ | title = Tourism in Jessore. }}</ref> [[File:Mound_of_Dam_Dam_Peer_2.jpeg|thumb| [[Mound of Dam Dam Peer]] in [[Manirampur Upazila]]. ]] It is believed to be the most ancient relic discovered from this part of the world.<ref name=AmarJessore>{{cite web |author= Duke Khan |access-date= 13 September 2013 |year= 2013 |url= http://www.amarjessore.com/amar_jessore/article.php?ref=moghol&details_id=130 |title= Dam Dam Peerosthan in Manirampur Upazilla. |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150416094957/http://www.amarjessore.com/amar_jessore/article.php?ref=moghol&details_id=130 |archive-date= 16 April 2015 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> The Department at Khulna said that the plaque is at least 1800 years old. It is currently kept at the Khulna Museum.<ref name=khulnadiv>{{cite web |author= Duke Khan |access-date= 17 November 2013 |year= 2013 |url= http://www.khulnadiv.gov.bd/node/830292 |title= A short description of archaeological sights – Khulna Division |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140902095838/http://www.khulnadiv.gov.bd/node/830292 |archive-date= 2 September 2014 |df= dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=Jessoreinfo>{{cite web |author= Duke Khan |first= and Md. Shariful Islam |work= Jessore Info. | access-date = 13 September 2013 | url = http://manirampur.wapka.mobi | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190102122501/http://manirampur.wapka.mobi/ | archive-date = 2 January 2019 | title = Mound of Dam Dam Peer in Manirampur Upazilla.}} [http://www.jessore.info/index.php?option=content&value=787 Alt URL]</ref>
* Besides, "Neelkuthi" at village Joypur & "Kachari Ghar" are important archaeological sites in [[Manirampur Upazila|Manirampur]]

* Imam Bara, at Murolir Mor beside the [[Dhaka-Khulna Highway]], is a historical building constructed by Hazi Muhammad Mohsin.
* The Jessore Collectorate Building, in Doratana, is one of the oldest buildings in Jessore.
* Near [[Jessore Sadar Upazila]] village Hamidpur has an ancient mosque, known as "Shani mosque." It is an example of the high architecture of Muslim Sultani period.
* Godkhali kalibari
* Panchpukur Baganchara
* Binodia Park
* Upashahar Park
* Jessore Boat-club
* Jess-garden Park
* Rajgonj Baor
* Vobodaho Bil
* Gazir Dorgah
* [[File:20220731173148 IMG 2460.jpg|thumb|The Front View of Jashore Airport]][[Jessore Airport]], [[Jessore Cantonment College|Jessore Cantonment]] and Air Force Base Matiur Rahman.
* Avaynogor's Khanjahan Ali Jame Mosque
* Jamidar Bari at Shridhorpur
* Konnadah Archajjo Baor at [[Sharsha Upazila|Sarsha]]
* [[Benapole]] port
* Fakhir Tika at Godkhali
* Shimulia Mission (Saheb Bari)
* Grave of Birshrestho Lance Nayek Noor Muhammad Sheikh
* Khatura Baor
* Moktarpur Lalu Babu Jamidar Bari
Solo Khada Jamidar Bari, House and birthplace of Ratna Gorva awarded by British Govt. and her son former Health minister of India Dr. Nil Ratan Dhor and his brother Jebon Ratan Dhor

== Transport ==
Jessore has well connected road, rail and air transport links to other major cities and water transport links to Khulna and Mongla of Bangladesh. It boasts one of the first rail networks established in the Indian subcontinent.

=== Road ===
Jessore is located 270 km south west from [[Dhaka]] capital of Bangladesh by road and 60 km north from Khulna . It is also connected with the Indian city of [[Kolkata]] which is 120 km west through [[Benapole land port]] via [[AH1]]. The road from Jessore to Kolkata is a part of the historic [[Jessore Road]].

=== Railway ===
[[Jessore Junction railway station]] is a major junction on the [[broad gauge]]-based network of the Western Railway. The network has links extended into Indian territory. Service linking the capital Dhaka and Kolkata April 2008. As well as in 2019 Both India And Bangladesh government agreed to 4 minute stop in Jessore Junction railway station through [[Bandhan Express]] which connect Khulna to Kolkata.

=== Air ===
[[File:Jashore Airport.jpg|thumb|Jashore Airport]]
The [[Jessore Airport]], near the city, is an airfield for the [[Bangladesh Air Force]]. One of the oldest airfield in Bangladesh and the subcontinent. Alongside military service, its runway caters to seven commercial flights daily which includes US Bangla, Novo and Biman Bangladesh Airlines, for domestic flights.

== Education ==

===Universities===
* [[Jashore University of Science and Technology]]

===Medical colleges===
* [[Jashore Medical College]]
* [[Army Medical College, Jashore]]

===Colleges===
There are 56 master's level, degree (honors), and degree (pass) colleges in the district:<ref name="banbeis">{{cite web |title=List of Colleges |url=http://banbeis.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/banbeis.portal.gov.bd/files/29479d98_ae35_4471_9087_0924aacd88d3/clg%20(1).xlsx |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Education Information and Statistics |format=Excel}}</ref>

* A.B.C.D College
* Amdabad College Jessore
* Bagharpara Degree College
* Bagharpara Mohila College
* Bankra Degree College
* Benapol Degree College, Sharsha
* Bhabadaha Mahavidyalaya
* Bhoyrab Adarsha Mahabyddalya
* Cantonment College, Jessore
* Chowgacha Government College, Chowgacha, Jessore
* Chowgacha Mridhapara Mohila College, Chowgacha, Jessore
* Dr. Abdur Razzak Municipal College, Jessore
* Dr: Afil Uddin College
* Fazila Tunnesa Mohila Digree College
* Gabkhali Magura United College
* Ganganandapur Degree College, Jhikargacha
* Government Michael Madhusudan College, Jessore
* Government Bir Shreatha Noor Mohammad College
* Hamidpur Al Hera College
* Hazi Abdul Motaleb Mahila College
* Hizaldanga Shahid Flight. Lt. Masud Memorial College
* Jessore College
* Jessore Government City College Jessore
* Jessore Government Mohila College, Jossore
* Jhikargacha Mohila Degree College, Jhikargacha
* Kapatackha Shammilani Degree College
* Kazi Nazrul Islam Degree College, Jessore
* Keshabpur Government Degree College, Keshabpur
* Mashiahati Degree Cooege, Jessore
* Mirjapur Adarsha Mohila Degree College Khajura
* Monirampur Government Degree College
* Monirampur Mahila Degree College
* Mukterswari Degree College
* Muktijoddha College, Rudrapur
* Naopara Model College
* Narikel Baria College
* Natun Hat Public College
* Navaran College
* Noapara Mohila College
* Noapara College, Abhaynagar
* Pakshia Ideal College, Sharsha
* Panjia Mahabiddalaya
* Rajganj Mohabiddalaya
* Rupdia Shaheed Smarity College
* S.M. Habibur Rahman Pouro College, Chowgacha
* Sammilani Degree College
* Shaheed Moshiur Rahman Degree College, Jhikargacha
* Shahid Sirajuddin Hossain Government College
* Shammalini Girls Degree College, Jhikargacha
* Shimulia Collage, Jhikargacha
* Singia Adarsha Degree Gollege, Basundia
* Solua Adarsha Degree College
* Talbaria Degre College
* Upashahar Degree College, Jessore
* Upashahar Mohila Degree College, Jessore
* Vangura Adarsha Degree College

==Media==

===newspapers and magazines===
;List of daily newspapers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jessore.gov.bd/node/18612|script-title=bn:পত্র পত্রিকা|work=jessore.gov.bd|access-date=16 July 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140718004325/http://www.jessore.gov.bd/node/18612|archive-date=18 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Daily Runner
* Daily Noapara
* Daily Kalyan
* Daily Purobi
* Daily Deshitaishy (দৈনিক দেশহিতৈষী)
* Daily Sfulingo (দৈনিক স্ফুলিঙ্গ )
* Daily Jessore
* Daily Loksamaj
* Daily Gramer kagoj
* Daily Pravat Feri
* Daily Samajer Kagoj
* Daily Spandan
* Daily Gramer Kantha
* Daily Joruri Shangbad

; List of weekly magazines

* Weekly Sonali Din
* Weekly Nawapara
* Weekly Banglalok
* Weekly Manabadhikar Sangbad
* Weekly Bojro kolom
* Weekly Sharsha Barta
* Weekly Prattohiki
* Weekly Ganomanos

;List of Fortnightly

* Mot-Motantar

;List of monthly magazines

* Monthly Ghumonter Dak
* Monthly Gramer Sangbad
* Monthly Photo Report

;List of literary magazines

* Bangla Literature
* Ranoveree by Ahmad Ferdous
* চেতনা।

==Notable people ==

* [[Sanatana Goswami]] – sage and a prominent writer from medieval period
* [[Rupa Goswami]] – Bengali poet, philosopher and writer in Vaishnab tradition from medieval period
*[[Maharaja Pratapaditya]] – Medieval Bengali warrior, adhipati or ruler of Kingdom of Jessore.
*[[Michael Madhusudan Datta]] – Bengali poet and playwright.
*[[Manomohan Bose]] – Bengali poet, playwright and journalist
*[[Jnanadanandini Devi]] – Bengali writer, social reformer, pioneer in women’s movement in India
*[[Prafulla Chandra Ray]] – Bengali chemist, philanthropist and otherwise known as father of modern chemical science in India
* [[Sisir Kumar Ghosh]]- Founder of Amrita Bazar Patrika, Freedom fighter in Independence Struggle of India
*[[Kali Nath Roy]] – nationalist journalist and the chief editor of the newspaper The Tribune
*[[Saroj Dutta]] – Indian political activist, poet, editor of Amrit Bazar Patrika
* [[Jadunath Majumdar]], [[Rai Bahadur]]- Journalist, writer, Member of Bengal Legislative Assembly
* [[N. G. Majumdar]] – Indian archaeologist who is credited with having discovered 62 Indus Valley Civilization sites in Sindh including Chanhudaro
* [[P. C. Bose]] – freedom fighter, labor activist and politician
* [[Kanak Mukherjee]] – political activist, women’s movement pioneer in India
* [[Farida Akhtar]] – popularly known as Babita, Bangladeshi Film actress
* [[Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay]] – writer and editor
* [[Haridasa Thakur]] – Vaishnab saint, acarya of the Holy Name
* [[Jatin Bala]] – poet and Dalit author
* [[Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri]] – Islamic scholar, member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
* [[Mashiur Rahman (politician from Jessore)|Mashiur Rahman]] – politician of the [[Awami League]]
* [[Munshi Mohammad Meherullah]] – poet, Islamic scholar and social reformer
* [[Syed Rasel]] – Bangladeshi cricketer, [[Bangladesh cricket team]]
* [[Iqbal Quadir]] – founder of Grameenphone
* [[M. Shamsher Ali]] – Bangladeshi astrophysicist
* [[Jiban Ratan Dhar]] – politician, army officer
* [[ASHK Sadek]] – former Education Minister of Bangladesh
* [[Mohammad Moniruzzaman]] – writer, poet, professor, freedom fighter and lyricist[1]
* [[Mohammad Rafiquzzaman]] – lyricist
* [[Paran Bandopadhyay]] – Indian film and television actor
* [[Mustafa Monwar]] – painter, sculptor, artist
* [[S. M. Imdadul Hoque]] – Bangladesh Army officer who fought and died in the Bangladesh Liberation war. He was posthumously awarded Bir Uttom, the second-highest military honor in Bangladesh
* Kazi Kamrul Hassan – Bangladesh Navy commodore and MD of Khulna Shipyard
* [[Champa]] – actress, model
* [[Kishori Mohan Bandyopadhyay]] – Bengali scientist, social worker and freedom fighter
* [[Latifur Rahman]] – 10th Chief Justice of Bangladesh and the 2nd Chief Adviser of Bangladesh

==See also==
{{Portal|Bangladesh}}
* [[Khulna Division]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|jessore.gov.bd}}

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