Jalchatra Bazaar, Bangladesh Explained

Official Name:Jalchatra Bazaar
Native Name:জলছত্র বাজার
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bangladesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tangail District
Subdivision Type3:Upazila
Subdivision Name3:Madhupur Upazila
Subdivision Type4:Union Council
Subdivision Name4:Arankhola Union
Elevation M:30
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:24°N 90°W
Postal Code:1996

Jalchatra Bazaar (Bengali: জলছত্র বাজার) is a market of Arankhola Union, Madhupur Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. It is situated 56 km northeast of Tangail and 44 km southwest of Mymensingh deep in the Madhupur Jungle.

Jalchatra Bazaar is widely popular for its banana and pineapple market. Madhupur tract is very fertile for banana and pineapple production. About 80 percent of pineapples of Bangladesh are produced in Madhupur Upazila. These pineapples and bananas are all resembled in Jalchatra by the distributors to sell the fruits to the buyers from all over Bangladesh.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: pineapple growers demand processing centre in Madhupur. The Daily Independent, Bangladesh. 2016-01-16. 2015-07-22.