Begungram
Begungram (Bengali: বেগুনগ্রাম) is a village in Kalai Upazila of Joypurhat District in north-western Bangladesh.
It is the site of the largest annual Nabanna (harvest festival) in northern Bangladesh.[1]
At the northern end of the village is a mazar (shrine) over the grave of Khwaja Abdul Gafur Chishti, who died in Begungram in 1974.[2]
The madrasa education system includes one fazil madrasa, the private Begungram Chasmaye Ulum B.L. Sr. Fazil Madrasah.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ রাত পোহানোর অপেক্ষায় কালাইয়ের নবান্ন উৎসব [Kalai Nabanna festival waiting for nightfall]. Daily Bhorer Dak (in Bengali). 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Five slaughtered at Joypurhat mazaar". The Daily Star. BSS. 22 January 2003.
- ^ "Madrasa List". Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics.
25°02′13″N 89°10′32″E / 25.03694°N 89.17556°E
 | This Rajshahi Division location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |