Baniasuri

Baniasuri is a village in Barisal District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh.[1] A British government employee lived in Baniasuri named Syed Ali Talukder. He worked in the settlement office at Rangpur, Dhaka. His son, Mokbul Hossain Talukder, was very well-known. During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, he gave shelter to many Hindus, as well as depositing their gold and other precious belongings which he returned after the war.

Baniasuri
Baniasuri
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°58′N 90°12′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictBarisal District
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)

References
  1. "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2008-07-17.


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