My home district is Kishoreganj. It is about 145 kilometres from Dhaka. It is a district headquarters. The district has 8 municipalities, 13 upazilas, 108 unions and 1745 villages. The name Kishoreganj comes from the name of an old landlord known as Brojakishore Pramanik or Nandakishore Pramanik. The area of Kishoreganj municipality is about 10 square kilometres. The river Narasunda flows through the town.
Kishoreganj is a small town, but there are many important places in and around it. The largest Eid fairgrounds, called Solakia Eid Ground and the well-known Government Gurudayal College are in the town. People from many districts come to this place to celebrate Eid. The Pagla Mosque is also in my home district. Outside the town, you can visit the fort of Isah Khan at Jangal Bari. You can also see the Shah Muhammad Mosque at Egaroshindhur. Near the Fuleshwari River, you can see the Shiva Temple of Chandrabati.
Kishoreganj is also the home district of some famous people. Chandrabati, the first woman poet of Bangla literature, was born here. Two writers of children’s literature, Upendrakishore Roy Chowdhury and Sukumar Roy are also from here. The great painter Zainul Abedin comes from Kishoreganj, too. Syed Nazrul Islam, the first acting President of Bangladesh, is also from here. I love my home district!
আমার বাড়ি কিশোরগঞ্জ জেলায়। এটি ঢাকায় থেকে প্রায় ১৪৫ কিলোমিটার দূরে অবস্থিত। এটি একটি জেলা সদর দপ্তর। জেলাটিতে ৮টি পৌরসভা, ১৩টি উপজেলা, ১০৮টি ইউনিয়ন এবং ১৭৪৫টি গ্রাম রয়েছে। কিশোরগঞ্জ নামটি এসেছে এক পুরনো জমিদারের নাম থেকে, যিনি ছিলেন ব্রজকিশোর প্রামাণিক বা নন্দকিশোর প্রামাণিক। কিশোরগঞ্জ পৌরসভার আয়তন প্রায় ১০ বর্গকিলোমিটার। নারসুন্দা নদী শহরের মধ্য দিয়ে বয়ে গেছে।
কিশোরগঞ্জ একটি ছোট শহর হলেও এর ভেতরে ও আশেপাশে অনেক গুরুত্বপূর্ণ স্থান রয়েছে। দেশের সবচেয়ে বড় ঈদগাহ মাঠ, শোলাকিয়া ঈদগাহ ময়দান এবং বিখ্যাত সরকারি গুরুদয়াল কলেজ এই শহরেই অবস্থিত। অনেক জেলার মানুষ এখানে ঈদ উদযাপন করতে আসে। আমার জেলার আরেকটি বিখ্যাত স্থান হলো পাগলা মসজিদ। শহরের বাইরে আপনি জঙ্গলবাড়িতে ঈসা খাঁর দুর্গ দেখতে পাবেন। এছাড়াও এগারসিন্ধুরে শাহ মুহাম্মদ মসজিদ এবং ফুলেশ্বরী নদীর কাছে চন্দ্রাবতীর শিব মন্দির দেখতে পাবেন।
কিশোরগঞ্জ কিছু বিখ্যাত মানুষেরও জন্মভূমি। বাংলা সাহিত্যের প্রথম নারী কবি চন্দ্রাবতী এখানে জন্মগ্রহণ করেছিলেন। শিশু সাহিত্যিক উপেন্দ্রকিশোর রায়চৌধুরী ও সুকুমার রায়ও এই জেলার মানুষ। মহান চিত্রশিল্পী জয়নুল আবেদিনের জন্মও কিশোরগঞ্জে। বাংলাদেশের প্রথম ভারপ্রাপ্ত রাষ্ট্রপতি সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলামও এখানকার মানুষ। আমি আমার জেলা কিশোরগঞ্জকে খুব ভালোবাসি!
Vocabulary Box: My Home District, Kishoreganj
Words/Phrases | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonym |
District (noun) | জেলা | region, area | |
Headquarters (noun) | সদর দপ্তর | main office, administrative center | branch, satellite office |
Municipalities (noun) | পৌরসভা | city councils, urban areas | rural areas, villages |
Upazilas (noun) | উপজেলা | sub-districts, administrative units | |
Landlord (noun) | জমিদার | zamindar, landowner | tenant, renter |
Flows through (verb) | প্রবাহিত হয় | runs through, passes through | originates, ends in |
Important (adjective) | গুরুত্বপূর্ণ | significant, notable | unimportant, insignificant |
Fairgrounds (noun) | মেলার মাঠ | carnival grounds, exhibition area | |
Well-known (adjective) | সুপরিচিত | famous, renowned | unknown, obscure |
Celebrate (verb) | উদযাপন করা | observe, commemorate | ignore, mourn |
Fort (noun) | কেল্লা | fortress, stronghold | |
Poet (noun) | কবি | versifier, bard | |
Literature (noun) | সাহিত্য | written works, body of texts | illiteracy |
Painter (noun) | চিত্রশিল্পী | artist | |
Acting President (noun) | অস্থায়ী রাষ্ট্রপতি | interim president, temporary president | permanent president |
1. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column A | Column B |
(a) Consist | (i) A Hindu prayer house |
(b) Landlord | (ii) Famous |
(c) Across | (iii) To involve something |
(d) Temple, | (iv) An educational institute |
(e) College | (v) From one side to the other |
| (vi) A man who owns property |
| (vii) Country |
2. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column A | Column B |
a) District | to make a happy day, event, etc. |
b) Landlord | an officially marked area of a country |
c) Celebrate | a person holding a huge area of land |
d) Temple | to perform duties for someone who is absent |
e)Literature | a special building for praying and for keeping idols |
written artistic words |
3. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column A | Column B |
a)Fort | i) from one side to the other. |
b)Important | ii) a part of a place. |
c)Famous | iii) a military building defending from attack. |
d)Through | iv) well-known. |
e) Area | v) very urgent to do. |
| vi) be happy. |
| vii) landlord. |
4. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column-A | Column-B |
a. Mosque | farewell |
b. Place | close |
c. Celebrate | prayer house |
d. Visit | see |
e. Near | observe spot |
5. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column A | Column B |
a. Landlord | I. Familiar to people |
b. Well known | II. A person who writes stories. |
c. Mosque | III. A person who has tenants. |
d. Writer | IV. A place where Muslims go to say their prayers. |
e. Painter | V. Artist |
| VI. Woman poet |
| VII. A river |
6. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column B | Column B |
a. important | i. to eat something. |
b. ground | ii. a person whom you hate. |
c. fort | iii. building for military defence. |
d. famous | iv. having great influence or authority. |
e. popular | v. liked or enjoyed by many people. |
vi. solid suface of the world. | |
vii. known about by many people. |
7. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column A | Column B |
a) Mosque | i. On all sides |
b) Around | ii. Not so good or not so ‘bad |
c) Small | iii. The prayer house of the Muslims |
d) Outside | iv. Not large in size or amount |
e) Temple | v. Large in the highest degree |
| vi. A building used for worship |
| vii. Beyond the limit |
Or, 2. Write one of the words that completes each sentence.
Old | Very | Country | Poet | Singer | Significant | Born |
a.SolakiaEid Ground is the largest Eid ground in the —-.
b. Chandrabati was a ——.
c, Syed Nazrul Islam was——in Kishoreganj.
d. Kishoreganj is named after an—–landlord.
e. Kishoreganj has many———-places.
2. Fill in the blanks with the best word from the box.
Poet | Mosque | Celebrate | Temple | Kishoreganj | Small | Painter | Writer |
a. Kishoreganj is a ____ town.
b. People from many districts come to this place to ____ Eid.
c. ____ is also the home district of some famous people.
d. Chandrabati, the first women ____ of Bangla literature.
e. The great ____ Zainul Abedin comes from Kishoreganj
3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
(a) BrojakishorePramanik was — landlord.
(b) SolakiaEid Ground is the —Eid ground in Bangladesh.
(c) The fort of Isah Khan is —Jangal Bari.
(d) Chandrabati is the — woman poet of Bangla literature.
(e) The popular writer of children’s literature, Sukumar Roy comes —Kishoreganj
(f) The area of Kishoreganj — is about 10 square kilometers.
(g) NandakishorePramanik is a —.
(h) Kishoreganj is a — headquarters.
(i) Many people come to — for Eid Prayer.
(j) The river Narasunda flows — the Kishoreganj town.
4. Read the passage again and write true or false beside the following statements. 1×6=6
(a) Kishoreganj is about 145 Kilomentres from Chattogram.
(b) The name Kishoreganj comes from the name of a famous artist.
(c) The river Norasunda flows through the town.
(d) The largest Eid fairgrounds, called SolakiaEid Ground is in Kishoreganj.
(e) The fort of Isah khan at Jangal Bari is in the town.
(f) Kishoreganj is also the home district of some famous people of Bangladesh.
(g) Kishoreganj is about 108 kilometers from Dhaka.
(h) There are 8 Upazilas in Kishoreganj district.
(i) Solakia is the largest Eid fairground.
(j) Sukumar Roy wrote for the children.
(k) Zainul Abedin was a famous writer.
(l) Chandrabati was the first woman poet of Bangla literature.
Extra
a. Kishoreganj has 8 municipalities.
b. It is a big town.
c. Shah Muhammad Mosque is at Egaroshindhur.
d. The Fort of Isah Khan at Jangal Bari is situated inside the town.
e. Kishoreganj is about 150 kilometres from Dhaka.
f. The largest Eid fairground called SolakiaEid Ground is in the town.
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) What is the name of your home town?
(b) What type of town is Kishoreganj?
(c) What is the story behind the name of Kishoreganj?
(d) What is the area of Kishoreganj town?
(e) What is situated on the bank of Fuleshwari river?
(f) What is the whole passage about?
(g) Name the two rivers mentioned in the passage.
(h) Name two people having the same name as their district.
(i) why is SolakiaEid Ground a famous place?
(j) What is the difference between the Kishoreganj Municipality with Kishoreganj District?
(k) Who are the popular writers of children’s literature?
(l) Where is the Shiva temple situated?
(m) How many villages are there in Kishoreganj district?
(n) Why Kishoreganj is so important?
(o) Who is the first acting President of Bangladesh?
(p) Who are the writers of children’s literature?
(q) What is the name of your home District?
(r) What is the size of your home town?
(s) What are the important places of your home District?
(t) Name some important personalities of your home District.
Extra
Answer the following questions.
a. What is name of the writer’s home town?
b. How far is Kishoreganj from Dhaka?
c. Make a list of five important places in Kishoreganj.
d. Where did the name Kishoreganj come from?
e. What is the size of Kishoreganj town?
f. How many municipalities, upazilas, unions and village under Kishoreganj district?
g. Which river flows across the town?
h. What is the name of the largest Eid Ground?
i. What are the important places in and around Kishoreganj Town?
j. Where is the Isah Khan fort situated?
k.Where is the Shah Mohammad Mosque situated?
l. Where is the Shiva temple situated?
m. Who is the first woman poet of Bangla literature?
n. Who is the first acting president of Bangladesh?
o. What is the name of the great master of painting?
p.Who are the two popular writers of children?
Answer the following questions in sentences. 2 × 5 = 10
a) Who is the writer of the passage?
b) Which river flows across the town?
c) What is the area of Kishoreganj municipality?
d) What is the name of the college mentioned in the passage?
e) Who is Syed Nazrul Islam?
4. Write a short composition on “Your Home Town”. Answer the following questions in your composition. (Remember to use capital letters, full stops and correct spelling.)
a. What is the name of your home town?
b. What is the area of the town?
c. What are the important places in your home town?
d. Who are the famous personalities of your home town?
e. What is your feeling about your home town?