Kushtia, city, west-central Bangladesh. It lies just south of the upper Padma River (Ganges [Ganga] River).
The city is connected by rail with Saidpur and Kolkata (Calcutta; in India) and is a trade centre, containing cotton-textile and sugar mills and a pottery cottage industry. Kushtia has several government colleges, among which Kushtia Government University College (1947) is prominent.
The surrounding area is a wide, fertile alluvial plain situated at the head of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River delta. Heavy trade is carried out on its network of waterways, including the Bhagirathi and Matabhanga rivers. The region’s chief crops are rice, wheat, jute, sugar, potatoes, tobacco, and betel. Pop. (2001) 83,658; (2011) 102,988.