Monday, March 11, 2013

My Home Town

The name of my home town is Savar. Savar is an Upazila of Dhaka District. It is located at a distance of about 24 km to the northwest of Dhaka city. Savar is mostly famous for Smriti soudho. Savar Upazila had a population of 1,387,426. Savar has 13 Unions/Wards, 350 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 321 villages. Presently Savar Upazila divided into to 2 thanas, one is Savar Main and other is Ashulia. Agriculture and manufacturing are the two major economic sectors in Savar. The main crops grown here are Paddy, Jute, peanut, onion, garlic, chilli and other vegetables. The main fruits cultivated here are Jackfruit, mango, olive, papaya, guava, kamranga, berry and banana. Bangladesh Export processing zone is located in this upazila.

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