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Bagan Serai is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. It is located in Kerian district and is an important collecting and processing location for the paddy plantation of the Kerian scheme. 
Bagan Serai is also the name of the parliamentary constituency in which the town is located. 
It is also notable for its Indian popullation established in the late 1800s more recently the subject of racism. 
The word 'Bagan' in Malay mean a jetty or a place of landing for some business activities.
 While the word 'Serai' mean cymbopogon a herba often used in malay food.
(“Serai” used to be mass produced in this small town.) 

When linking the two words, it becomes “Bagan Serai”. 
Through the hearsay from old generations, Bagan Serai used to be a very busy pier for trading activities, because of the rivers that flows through this small town straight to the sea, making it a strategic location for trading activities and suitable landing spot for goods.

A slightly different version as to how Bagan Serai got its name can be found at the website "Glimpses".^[1] 

According to the statistics provided by Pejabat Penghulu Bagan Serai, there more than 48,000 people living in Bagan Serai.
 The majority of the population is Malay, followed by the Chinese which is 8,171 people and the Indian 5,287 people.
The town is also famous as the biggest settlement for the Banjar tribe in Malaysia. 
Even the Peninsular Malaysia Banjar Association is centred here.

The people here practises mutual assistance as a way of life and there is no status or race differences. Although they are living in a developing age the people still upholds the eastern culture. Co-operation and living respecting one another is a life practise which shall never be erased. 

As a result of the unity as a contributing factor, Bagan Serai is now more developed.

                                         

SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN BAGAN SERAI              

 

～ This is my secondary school ～

                                        ～ This is my secondary school badge ～     

                                                        ~  Footbridge ~

                                                                  ～ Clinic ～

                                                         ～ Police Department ～

                             
                                                               ~ Post Office ~

                                                    ~ Hostel Kelisa ~

                            
                                                            ~ Apollo ( BS MALL ) ~

                   
                                                           ~ Bus Station ~