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Baham, Netrakona

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Baham
বাহাম
Baham is located in Bangladesh
Baham
Baham
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°52′50″N 90°59′11″E / 24.880544°N 90.98635°E / 24.880544; 90.98635
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictNetrokona District
UpazilaMohanganj Upazila
MunicipalityMohanganj Pourosabha
VillageDeothan
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
19,894
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Baham (Bengali: বাহাম) is a neighbourhood in Mohanganj Paurashava of Mohanganj Upazila in Netrokona District, Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh.[1]

History

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The Gouripur zamindar family was established around 1700. Brajendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury, the fifth zamindar, was a musician and prominent patron of Indian classical music. His activities were spread up to Sunamganj in presrnt day Sylhet Division. He had a large kachharibari (courthouse) at Netrakona. Krishna Chandra Dutta Mazumdar and his son Gobinda Chandra Dutta Mazumdar of Deothan were nayebs (administrative assistants) in the zamindari, who looked after rent collection.[2][3][4][5]

Personality

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Sailajaranjan Majumdar (19 July 1900 – 24 May 1992) a distinguished exponent and teacher of Rabindra Sangeet, the son of Ramanikishore and Saralasundari Majumdar, was born at Baham.[6][7]

Sailajaranjan Cultural Centre

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Saialjaranjan Cultural Centre is a world-class facility. It has a three-storey academy building, a 310-seat multi-purpose conference hall, two-storey library, 4 classrooms, 2 office rooms and a dining room. A museum with the items used by Shoilajaranjan Mazumder has also been established at the center. Built at a cost of Taka 39 crores, the foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2018. The centre is under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Bangladesh. Sajjadul Hassan, Secretary at Prime Minister's Office took the initiative to establish the Shoilajaranjan Mazumder Cultural Center.[8][9][10]

Geography

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Baham-Mohanganj lies in the Bhati (region) which covers the low-lying areas of the greater districts of Dhaka, Mymensingh, Tippera (Comilla) and Sylhet, as defined from the days of the Mughal Emperors Akbar and Jahangir.[11][12]

The Kangsha River flows in this region.[13] [14]

Demographics

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Baham has a total population of 19,894 of which 9,844 were males and 10,048 were females. [1]Muslims numbered 4,186 and Hindus numbered 250. [15]

Transport

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Baham is served by the Mohanganj railway station.[16]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Table C-01: Household, Population and Sex Ratio by Location and Community, 2022, page 143" (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022 – Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Raychowdhuri, Acharya Brajendra Kishore". Banglapedia. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Details of Brajendra Kumar Roychoudhury of Gouripur zamindari (in Bengali)". shomoybd,com. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "The Zamindars of Muslim Bengal in Bengali". Shamsul Arefin Shakti. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Our Light Our Lineage by Prosad Kamal Niyogi, published by Bee Books, ISBN 978-81-980783-0-8
  6. ↑ Bose, Anjali (editor), 2004, Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) Vol 2, (in Bengali), p 337, ISBN 81-86806-98-9 (set) and ISBN 81-86806-99-7 (Vol 2).
  7. ↑ "Sailajaranjan Majumdar (1901-1976)". Visva Bharati. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "World-class Shoilajaranjan Cultural Center to be launched in Dec by Indrajit Sarkar". dailyasianage.com. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Sailajaranjan Cultural Center, Baham, Mohangonj, Netrokona". Google. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "শৈলজারঞ্জন সাংস্কৃতিক একাডেমি , বাহাম, মোহনগঞ্জ" (in Bengali). বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় তথ্য বাতায়ন. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Bhati Region". Banglapedia. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Bhati Region by Gazi Mizanur Rahman". Academia. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Kangsa River". Banglapedia. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Kangsha gasps for survival". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Table C-03: Population by Religion, Location and Community, 2022, Page 256" (PDF). Population and Housing Centre 2022, Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Akhaura - Bhairab Bazar - Mohanganj". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
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