Jamalpur District
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Jamalpur জামালপুর |
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| District | |
 Location of Jamalpur in Bangladesh |
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| Coordinates: 24°55′N 89°58′E / 24.92°N 89.96°ECoordinates: 24°55′N 89°58′E / 24.92°N 89.96°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,031.98 km2 (784.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 2,292,674 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 2000 |
Jamalpur (Bengali: জামালপুর জেলা, Jamalpur Jela also Jamalpur Zila) is a district in Bangladesh part of Mymensingh Division. It was established in 1978. It occupies 2031.98 km². It is located in between 24°34' and 25°26' north latitudes and in between 89°40' and 90°12' east
longitudes. It is bounded by Meghalaya state of India, Kurigram and Sherpur districts on the north, Tangail district on the south, Mymensingh and Sherpur districts on the east, Jamunariver, Bogra, Sirajganj and Gaibandha districts on the west. The main town is situated on the bank of the river Brahmaputra, 140 km (87 mi) north of Dhaka, the national capital.
Total 2107209; male 1075694, female 1031515; Muslim 2067685, Hindu 37449, Buddhist 848, Christian 66 and others 1161. Indigenous communities such as Garo, Bangshi, Hajong, Hodi, Kurmi and Mal belong to this district.
Main rivers:Jamuna,Old Brahmaputra, Banar, Jhinai; Kharka Beel, Kaiyer Beel, Chiradhuni Beel, Chilmari Beel, Kaludaga Lake, Ranipukur Dighi and Harishchander Dighi are notable.
Most notable historical events of the district includeFakir-sannyasi resistance(1772-1790),Indigo resistance movement(1829), Famine (1874), Construction of the railway communication (1899) and the War of Liberationin 1971. The Pak army, in collaboration with the local razakars, conducted heavy genocides in Jamalpur. On 21 June, the Pak army killed 9 persons at the Shashan Ghat (cremation centre) of Jamalpur sadar upazila on the bank of the Brahmaputra. A battle was fought between the freedom fighters and the Pak army on 31 July at Kamalpur Pak Army Base of Bakshiganj upazila causing heavy loss to the occupation army; in this battle 35 freedom fighters including Capt. Salahuddin Momtaz, Ahaduzzaman, Abul Kalam Azad were killed. A battle was fought between the freedom fighters under Sector Commander Col.abu taherand the Pak army on 13 November at Kamalpur of Bakshiganj upazila. In this battle Col Taher was seriously wounded. The well protected Pak military base at Kamalpur eventually fell on 4 December in the face of heavy attack by the freedom fighters for 21 days. In this battle 220 Pak soldiers under Capt. Ahsan Malik surrendered to the freedom fighters.
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