Full District Information Of Munsiganj

Munsiganj is one of the districts of Dhaka Division. Today I want to give you some information about Munsiganj.

Here is the information in Brief- 

Established :- 1984

Volume :- 955 square Km

Upazella :- 6

Union :- 67

Village :- 970

Main river :- Padma, Megnum, Dholessori etc.

Historical Places :- Idrakpur Durgo, Sonakanda Durgo etc.

Now the Details-

Munshiganj Town Information: This town is the district headquarters of Munshiganj district. It consists of 9 wards and 42 mahallas.The area of the town is 14.17 sq km with a population 52071. Among the male are 51.62% and female 48.38%. Literacy rate among the town people is 49.3%.

Major Educational institutions: There are 1 primary training institute and 3 technical training centres. Beside these there are also 16 colleges, 82 high schools and many schools in this district.

Main exports: Potato, banana, paddy, pathal, jute, betel leaf, sweet pumpkin, vegetables, milk, milk food, sack, cotton yarn, copper utensil, bamboo and cane materials.

Places that you like:

Munshigonj Upazila: Idrakpur Fort (1660), Panditer vita (birth place of Atisha Dipankar Srijnan) at Bajrayogini, Baba Adam’s Mosque, Dighi of Raja Haris chandra, home stead of Raja Ballal Sena, home stead of Raja Sreenath at Rampal, Rampal Dighi, Kodal Dhoar Dighi, marble statue of Ashutosh Ganguly inside the library room of Haraganga College. And The sixth Bangladesh-China friendship bridge over the river Dhaleswari.

Sreenagar Upazila: Shyamsiddhi Math, Hasara Dargah, Sholaghar Math, Bhagyakul Rajbari, residence of Jagadis Chandra Basu at Radhikhal and Jora Math at Sonarang.
Tongibari Upazila: Kalibari, Taltala Pancha-shikhara Mahadeva Temple, Talukdarbari Mosque at Kusumpur, Tajpur Mosque, Patharghata Mosque, Kazishal Mosque, Pulghata Bridge and Panch Pir Dargah.

Sirajdikhan Upazila: A single domed mosque at Kusumpur (Talukdar-bari Mosque, Mughal period), Tajpur Mosque, Patharghata Mosque, Qazishal Mosque, Pulghata Bridge, math at village Fegnasar, math at the house of Kankata De at village Tajpur and Panchasikhar Mahadeva Mandir (temple) at Taltala.
Many Archaeological heritages are missing due to devastating erosion of river Padma.

Population Cencus Of Serajdikhan Upazila

Serajdikhan Upazila (munshiganj district) area 180.19 sq km, located in between 23°30' and 23°40' north latitudes and in between 90°15' and 90°27' east longitudes. It is bounded by keraniganj upazila on the north, lohajang and sreenagar upazilas on the south, tongibari and narayanganj sadarupazilas on the east, Sreenagar and nawabganj upazilas on the west.

Population Total 241804; male 121462, female 120342; Muslim 206086, Hindu 33930, Buddhist 1758, Christian 21 and others 9.

Water bodies Main rivers: ichamati, dhaleshwari.

Administration Serajdikhan Thana was formed in 1914 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Sadeque Hossain Khoka Life History

Sadeque Hossain Khoka (born May 12, 1952) is a Bangladeshi politician. He served as the 2nd mayor of Dhaka City Corporation during 2002 to 2011. He was the vice chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Early life and career

Khoka was born in a Muslim family. His father was an engineer and a social worker. Khoka attended Dhaka University and completed M.A. in Psychology. In 1971 at the age of 19 he fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War. After independence, he worked in organizing soccer, ultimately rising to the positions of General Secretary of the Dhaka Metropolitan Football Association and Joint General Secretary of the Bangladesh Football Federation. Khoka is the key person of the football club Brothers Union.

Khoka was first elected to the Jatiyo Sangshad (national legislature) in 1991. In the same year he was made State Minister of Youth and Sports. Khoka also has won from his constituency in elections in 1996 and 2001. After Bangladesh Nationalist Party's victory in 2001, Khoka was made Cabinet Minister of Fisheries and Livestock. Being in the office, he fought the Dhaka City Corporation election for mayorship and won. He took office as the Mayor of Dhaka on April 25, 2002. He served as both Minister and Mayor till 2004 when he resigned from the ministry.

Khoka resigned from the mayoral duties of Dhaka on November 29, 2011, when the government passed a bill in parliament to split DCC (Dhaka City Corporation) into two parts and renamed them DCC North and DCC South.

Family

Khoka is married to Ismat Ara and has two sons and a daughter. His son Ishfaque Hossain is now a Bachelor level student from University of Hertfordshire. His daughter Sarika Sadeque is married to Ahmed Iftekhar, Son of Ahmad Nazir, Ex Parliament Member. Both of them pursued MBA degree from University of Durham.

District Travel and Tourism Information for Travelers

Tourism Information Of Travelers

Area	1,004.29 Square Kilometers
Main River	Dhaleshari, Padma, Meghna, Choto Brhamaputra, Dhaleswari, Isamoti
Geo Position / Location	23.46°N 90.54°E
Division	Dhaka Division
Country	Bangladesh
Nearest Airport	Dhaka
Postal Code	1500
NWD Code	02
ISD Code	0088
Currency	Taka (BDT)
BD Govt. Website	www.munshiganj.gov.bd

 Where to Stay

It is possible to come back by the end of the day from Munshiganj. There are some good hotels are here.

• Hotels Three Star (0171566582 9, 01715177716)
• Hotel Comfort (Price is nominal)
• Hotels and Resort in Munshiganj

How to go Munshigang

Both launch and bus communication is there. Sadarghat is the launch terminal and Gulishthan is the bus counter. Fare is minimum, within Tk.100/-

Remarkable Personalities from Munshiganj District

Revolutionary Nationalists

• M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Forces, Sector Commander, Sector 11, Bangladesh War of Independence 1971
• Jagadish Chandra Bose, Great Bengali physicist
• Badal Gupta, revolutionary against British India
• Benoy Basu, revolutionary against British India
• Dinesh Gupta, revolutionary against British India

Social & Scientific

• Chashi Nazrul Islam - artist
• Humayun Azad, linguistic scientist, poet and novelist 
• Durga Mohan Das, Brahmo reformer
• Dwarkanath Ganguly, Brahmo reformer

Art, Culture & Sports

• Brojen Das, the first Bangladeshi and Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it four times
• Emdadul Huq Milon, writer and media personality
• Buddhadeb Bosu‚ writer, poet, playwright, essayist

Public Affairs

• A. N. Hamidullah, First Governor, Bangladesh Bank 
• Abu Sayeed Hafizullah, first Bengali Accountant General of East Pakistan 
• Fakhruddin Ahmed, former chief adviser, Non-Party Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, 2007–2008.
• Iajuddin Ahmed, former President of Bangladesh
• A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, former shortest term appointed President of Bangladesh
• Sadeque Hossain Khoka‚ former Mayor of Dhaka
• M. A. Naser, pioneer in Engineering Education, former Vice Chancellor or BUET, Ekushey Padak recipient

The Population Development Of Subdivision in Munshiganj.

Name	Status	Population Census 1991-03-13	Population Census 2001-01-22	Population Census 2011-03-15
Munshiganj	District (Zila)	1,188,387	1,293,972	1,445,660
Gazaria	Subdistrict (Upazila)	128,368	138,108	157,988
Lohajang	Subdistrict (Upazila)	153,433	167,743	159,242
Munshiganj Sadar	Subdistrict (Upazila)	294,823	327,015	383,263
Serajdikhan	Subdistrict (Upazila)	229,085	241,804	288,107
Sreenagar	Subdistrict (Upazila)	205,797	228,771	259,887
Tongibari	Subdistrict (Upazila)	176,881	190,531	197,173

Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (web).
The area and density of Dhaka's city districts are rough estimates.

The Free Encyclopedia Gazaria Upazila

The Pakistan government established the Dhaka-Chittagong High way through the locality. Gazaria Thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.Gazaria is mainly composed of alluvial land around the Meghna river. The locality became a part of Tippara Thana under the Assam District during British rule. Gazaria became the part of Munshiganj Thana in 1946 and the independent Gazaria Thana was established in 1954.

War of Independence

In May 1971, the Pakistani army entered Gazaria by river. A raid on the village of Goshairchar on 9 May killed more than four hundred people. The army proceeded to Bhaberchar where they also killed eleven sheltering in a ditch. Other villages in the area were attacked in the same raid.

Bangladeshi soldiers from Gazaria fought at Bhabercha, Baluakand and Baushia under the leadership of Rafiqul Islam and interrupted communication along the highway by destroying the bridge at Bhaterchar in August 1971, obstructing the advancement of the Pakistani army.

In 2011 the Local Government constructed a memorial at Gosairchar.

Geography

Gazaria Upazila is located at 23.5417°N 90.6083°E, covering a total area of 130.92 km². It is the Meghna River delta, which separates it from the district headquarters of Munshiganj. Two bridges connect it with the mainland: the Meghna Bridge in the west, and the Meghna-Gomotee Bridge in the east. The Kajali river flows through the district.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gazaria had a population of 128,368.

Literacy rate

Gazaria has a literacy rate of 32.7% (counting people over the age of 7), compared to national figures of 32.4%.

Basic Information Of Gazaria Upazila In Munshiganj District

Gazaria Upazila (Bengali: গজারিয়া) is one of the six upazilas of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located on the Meghna river delta, 28 km from the capital city of Dhaka.

Tongibari Upazila of Munshiganj District Information

Tongibari (Bengali: টঙ্গিবাড়ী) is an Upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka,
 Bangladesh. Tongibari is located at 23.5000°N 90.4583°E . It has 31346 households and total area 149.96 km².

Unions Council

Tongibari has 12 Unions/Wards, 113 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 160 villa

• Betka Union
• Abdullapur Union
• Sonarong Tongibari Union
• Autasahi Union Council
• Arial baligamo Union
• Dhipura Union Council
• Kathadiya shimulia Union
• Yasalam Union
• Panchgaon Union
• Kamarakhara Union
• Hasaila banari Union

Actual information Of Sirajdikhan Upazila In Munshiganj District

Sirajdikhan (Bengali: সিরাজদিখান) is an Upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Villages in Sirajdikhan include Gopal Pur. Its total area is 180.19 km².As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sirajdikhan has a population of 229,085. Males constituted 51.02% of the population, and females 48.98%. The population aged 18 or over was 108,535. Sirajdikhan has an average literacy rate of 33.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.Sirajdikhan has 14 Unions/Wards, 124 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 177 villages.

Personal Information Of Munshiganj Sadar Upazila In Munshiganj District

Munshiganj Sadar (Bengali: মুন্সিগঞ্জ সদর) is an Upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Munshiganj Sadar is located at 23.4583°N 90.5417°E . It has 50609 households and total area 160.79 km².Munshiganj (Town) consists of 9 wards and 42 mahallas.The area of the town is 14.17 km². The population of the town is 52071; male 51.62% and female 48.38%; density of population is 3674 per km². Literacy rate among the town people is 49.3%. The town has two dakbungalows. The old high school name is Munshigonj Multiletaral High school, but nowadays the famous high school is K.K. Govt. Institution. Other famous high school is A. V. G. M. Govt. girls high school.

Further information Of Sreenagar Upazila In Munshiganj District

Sreenagar (Bengali: শ্রীনগর) is an Upazila of Munshiganj District in tAs of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sreenagar has a population of 205797. Males constitute 49.88% of the population, and females 50.12%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 99514. Sreenagar has an average literacy rate of 39.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. he Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sreenagar has 14 Unions/Wards, 102 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 147 villages.

General Information Of Louhajong Upazila In Munshiganj District

Louhajong (Bengali: লৌহজং [meaning rusting of iron]) is an Upazila of Munshiganj District. in the Division of Dhaka,Bangladesh. Louhajong is located at 23.4667°N 90.3417°E . It has 26,570 households and a total area of 130.12 km².

Detail Description Of Munshiganj District

Munshiganj district is located in the central Bangladesh. Today's Munshiganj was once a part of ancient glorious region of Bikrampur. The previous name of the region is "Idrakapur". There was a famous personality named Munshi Hayder Hossain in the Mughal period who was appointed by the Mughol as a local ruler for the region on behalf. Mushi was extremely great and famous for his activities for mankind and formerly Indrakpur was renamed after the great personality Munshi Hayder Hossain. In 1945, the region was promoted as a subdivision by British East India Company for administrative benefits. On March 01, 1984 Munsiganj was declared as a district under Dhaka Division. The land of the region in almost low lying area and has no hilly area. Most of the area is flooded in rainy season. The total area of Munshiganj is 954.96 Sq Km. The Geo position of the region is between 23˚29’ to 23˚45’ North Latitude and between 90˚10’ to 90˚43’east Longitude.
Bordered By: Munshiganj District is bordered by Narayanganj and Dhaka district to the north, Shariatpur and Madaripur districts to the south,Chandpur and a part of Comilla district to the east, Faridpur and Dhaka districts to the west.
Administration: There are two Municipalities in Munshiganj named Mirkadim and Munshiganj Sadar. The number of Upazilla (sub- district) in Munshiganj district is 06, named- Munshigonj Sadar, Louhajong, Sreenagor, Shirajdikhan, Tongibari and Gojaria contain 67 Unions, 564 Mauzas and 919 Villages. 
Population: As per latest authentic report the total population of Munshiganj district is 14,45,660 (Male- 7,21,552 and Female- 7,24,108). Sex ratio 100:100, Population Density 1439/Sq Km, annual growth rate is 1.10%.
Literacy: The Literacy Rate of Munshiganj district is 56.10% (Male- 56.40% and Female- 55.70%, School attendance rate is 52.90% for 5 to 24 years old.
Other Important Data: The postal code of Munshiganj district is 1500 and NWD Code is 02. Total Parliament seat in Munshiganj is 04. During the liberation war, Munshiganj was under Sector Number 02. Urbanization rate of the district is 12.87%.
Rivers: Dhaleshari, Padma, Meghna, Choto Brhamaputra, Dhaleswari, Isamoti etc.
Agro Products: Munshiganj is famous for Potato production. Other agro products are Paddy, Jute, Vegetables, Oil seeds, Mango, Jack fruit etc.

History And Famous Person Of Munshiganj District

Bikrampur (Munshiganj) was the political and cultural centre of ancient Bengal. It was officially known as Bikrampur until 1986 and was part of Dhaka District. The remains of the city of Bikrampur, the capital of the ancient kingdoms of southeastern Bengal, are lost and its location can only be guessed on the basis of available data. The area comprising the districts of Munshiganj stretching on the west of the Meghna and Dhaleshwari had been included in the kingdom of vikramapura in the ancient period. During the Sena rule Vikramapura in East Bengal had been the second capital of the Senas in addition to their capital at Nadia. After the fall of Nadia in the hands of bakhtiyar khalji (1204) the Sena King lakshmanasena fled to Vikramapura and began to rule East Bengal. After the death of Lakshmanasena (1206) his descendants Visvarupasena and Kesavasena ruled in Vikramapura till at least 1223 AD. Some historians postulate that the sons of Lakshamanasena ruled in Vikramapura up to 1243-45 AD. Raja Dasarathadeva Danujmadhava (Danuj Rai), the Deva king of Chandradvipa, ousted the Senas from Vikramapura in the third quarter of the thirteenth century and ruled the south-eastern Bengal till the end of the thirteenth century.

Administration

The district consists of 6 upazilas:

Lohajang Upazila, Sreenagar Upazila, Munshiganj Sadar, Sirajdikhan Upazila, Tongibari Upazila, Gazaria Upazila

Notable people

Revolutionary Nationalists

• M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Forces, Sector Commander, Sector 11, Bangladesh War of Independence 1971
• Jagadish Chandra Bose, Great Bengali physicist
• Badal Gupta, revolutionary against British India
• Benoy Basu, revolutionary against British India
• Dinesh Gupta, revolutionary against British India

Social & Scientific

• Chashi Nazrul Islam - artist
• Humayun Azad, linguistic scientist, poet and novelist 
• Durga Mohan Das, Brahmo reformer
• Dwarkanath Ganguly, Brahmo reformer

Art, Culture & Sports

• Brojen Das, the first Bangladeshi and Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it four times
• Emdadul Huq Milon, writer and media personality
• Buddhadeb Bosu‚ writer, poet, playwright, essayist

Public Affairs

• A. N. Hamidullah, First Governor, Bangladesh Bank 
• Abu Sayeed Hafizullah, first Bengali Accountant General of East Pakistan 
• Fakhruddin Ahmed, former chief adviser, Non-Party Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, 2007–2008.
• Iajuddin Ahmed, former President of Bangladesh
• A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, former shortest term appointed President of Bangladesh
• Sadeque Hossain Khoka‚ former Mayor of Dhaka
• M. A. Naser, pioneer in Engineering Education, former Vice Chancellor or BUET, Ekushey Padak recipient

Basic Information Of Munshiganj District

Munshiganj (Bengali: মুন্সীগঞ্জ) also historically known as Bikrampur is a district in central
 Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District. 
Total land area is 235974 acres (954 km²), out of which 138472 acres (560 km²) are cultivable and 5609 acres (23 km²) are fallow land. It has no forest area. 40277 acres (163 km²) of land is irrigated while 26242 acres (106 km²) of land is under river. It has 14 rivers of 155 km passing through.

District Map Of Munshiganj