Baman Barara

Baman Barara
Village
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Gopalganj District
Upazila Muksudpur Upazila
Time zone Bangladesh Time (UTC+6)

Baman Barara is a village in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, part of Muksudpur Upazila and Bhabrasur Union.[1]

Non-governmental organizations operating in Baman Barara include BDAO (the Bangladesh Development Acceleration Organisation), BRAC, CCDB, ASA, World Vision, and HCCB.

Agriculture

The main crops grown in Baman Barara are paddy, wheat, jute, sugarcane, onion, garlic, betel leaf, vegetables and sweet potato. Formerly, the village grew Linseed, sesame, indigo, china, kaun, but these are rarely grown anymore.

Baman Barara also produces the fruits Mango, jackfruit, papaya, palm, guava, lemon, litchi, coconut, guava, and banana.

There are fisheries, hatcheries, poultry and dairy farms in Baman Barara. Some fishermen depend on the waters of the local pond, bills and river for their livelihood.[2]

References

  1. "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. Bangladesh Population Census- 2001, Community Series; District: Gopalgonj | November 2006 | Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Planning Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of the peoples republic of Bangladesh.

Coordinates: 23°16′30″N 89°53′48″E / 23.2750°N 89.8968°E / 23.2750; 89.8968


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