Santosh,_Bangladesh

Santosh, Bangladesh

Santosh, Bangladesh

Add article description

Santosh is a place in Tangail, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Before the British reign, it was named as 'Khoshnodpur'. The place is popular for Mawlana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, a great saint and famous scholar.

Mawlana Bhashani spent his last years of his life in Santosh. He established "Santosh Islamic University" there in 1974. Bhashani established many educational institutes and earning sources under the Islamic University including a primary school, girls and boys high school, college, soap industry, cotton industry. Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University[1] was established in 1999 on the campus of Islamic University founded by Mawlana Bhashani. The Mazar Sharif of Mawlana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (R) resides here.

Santosh Trophy

Main article: Santosh Trophy

This is one of important domestic football tournament held in India each year . Tournament is named after this place as by former association President Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhury.

24°49′N 88°38′E

References

  1. [1]
    "Home". mbstu.ac.bd.


Stub icon

This Dhaka Division location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Santosh,_Bangladesh, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.