a town of Hindustan, in the province of Bengal, and district of Tipperah. It is situated on the high road between Dacca and Chittagong, and is principally inhabited by weavers, who manufacture a strong cotton cloth called baftah, of an excellent quality, remarkable for the raw material it contains. It is seventy-three miles south-east from Dacca. Long. 91. 6. E. Lat. 22. 58. N.