Jalchatra Bazaar, Bangladesh

Jalchatra Bazaar
জলছত্র বাজার
Village
Jalchatra Bazaar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°37′N 90°1.5′E / 24.617°N 90.0250°E / 24.617; 90.0250Coordinates: 24°37′N 90°1.5′E / 24.617°N 90.0250°E / 24.617; 90.0250
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Tangail District
Upazila Madhupur Upazila
Union Council Arankhola Union
Elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)

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 & Pineapple market. Madhupur tract is very fertile for banana & 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]

References

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