Faridpur

Bangladesh
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Faridpur, city, central Bangladesh. It is located on the west bank of the Mara (Dead) Padma stream, a tributary of the upper Padma River (Ganges [Ganga] River).

Faridpur serves as a rail terminus for the branchline connecting Goalundo Ghat with Kolkata (Calcutta; in India) and is linked by road with Kushtia, Meherpur, Khulna, Barisal, and Jessore. The city was constituted a municipality in 1869 and takes its name from the Muslim saint Farīd-ud-Dīn Masʿūd, whose shrine is located there. It has a thermal power station, jute mills, and several government colleges. Pop. (2001) 99,945; (2011) 121,632.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Virginia Gorlinski.