বাংলা 
English 
The place where the present-day Kushtia railway station and bazaar stand is not Kushtia. That place was called Dakdoh. For a long time it was by the name Dakdoh that the place was known. Since the establishment of the subdivision, the name Dakdoh has gradually been fading away.
... Dakdoh is thriving. A market has grown up. Government buildings are going up. ... The new Kushtia subdivision has been established, and it is improving day by day. In the very field where dacoities used to take place in broad daylight, Mr. T. I. Kenney's mansion is now being built, and new markets and fairs are springing up. Boats and barges, even imported steamers, are arriving at the river ghats. The trains will run on schedule.
... When the Kushtia subdivision was established (around 1860-61), it remained under Pabna for some time and later came under Nadia district (1863). Munshi Kofil Uddin was Kushtia's nazir. ... (When) the Kushtia subdivision was established, Kushtia was then under Pabna. ... In those days the train came only once a week. ... There were no tickets. The railway workmen and the sahibs and bibis simply boarded as they pleased.
At that time Kushtia's (old) station was not yet ready. ... The foundations of the railway station had been laid further south of Mangalbaria village. ... I had never once ridden a train like a passenger buying a ticket. This was my first wish to make a journey. I boarded a fourth-class carriage at Kushtia station. In fourth class one could arrange a bed to one's own liking and be carried along in comfort — there was no trouble or vexation at all.
