FARIDPUR

city, central Bangladesh, on the west bank of the Mara (Dead) Padma stream, a tributary of the Padma. It serves as a rail terminus for the branch line connecting Goalundo Ghat with Calcutta and is linked by road with Kushtia, Meherpur, Khulna, Barisal, and Jessore. The city takes its name from the Muslim saint Farid-ud-Din Mas'ud, whose shrine is located there. Constituted a municipality in 1869, it has a thermal power station, jute mills, and five government colleges affiliated with the University of Dhaka. Pop. (1981 prelim.) city, 66,911.