Sabhar
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সাভার Sabhar |
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| Coordinates | 23 ° 51 ′ N , 90 ° 15 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Bangladesh | ||
| Dhaka | |||
| District | Dhaka | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BD-13 | ||
| surface | 280 km² | ||
| Residents | 129,000 | ||
| density | 460.7 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1912 | ||
Sabhar ( Bengali : সাভার , Sābhār ; English : Savar ) is a city in Bangladesh , about 30 km northwest of Dhaka's suburbs . 129,000 people live there on around 280 km².
history
In 1912 the place was established as a police station. In 1983 he received Upazila status . In Sabhar there is also the Jatiyo Sriti Shoudho monument , which is dedicated to the martyrs of the Bangladeshi war of independence .
In a building collapse on April 24, 2013 , more than 1,127 people were killed and at least 2,438 injured.
Facilities
The Jahangirnagar University is located in Sabhar, which is known both for its scenic location as a tourist attraction and as an approach point for numerous wintering migratory birds .
reactor
The only nuclear reactor in Bangladesh is located in Sabhar . It is a research reactor called the TRIGA Mark II, supplied by General Atomics and operated by the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission. The 3 MW reactor is registered with the IAEA .
The TRIGA reactor was developed in the 1950s as part of the “ Atoms for Peace ” project and is used as a research reactor in numerous countries.
education
There is a state university in Sabhar as well as several schools and a kindergarten.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Number of deaths after factory collapse rises to over 1000. nzz.ch, May 10, 2013
- ↑ 1,127 dead, 2,438 injured ( memento from June 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Tagesschau , May 13, 2013