Begumganj Upazila

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Begumganj
বেগমগঞ্জ
Upazila
Begumganj is located in Bangladesh
Begumganj
Begumganj
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°57′N 91°6′E / 22.950°N 91.100°E / 22.950; 91.100Coordinates: 22°57′N 91°6′E / 22.950°N 91.100°E / 22.950; 91.100
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictNoakhali District
CapitalChowmuhani
Government
 • MP (Noakhali-3)Mamunur Rashid Kiron
 • Upazila ChairmanShahnaz Begum
Area
 • Total238.37 km2 (92.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total549,308 [1]
 • Density1,587/km2 (4,110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Begumganji
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitebegumganj.noakhali.gov.bd

Begumganj (Bengali: বেগমগঞ্জ, romanized: Begomgonj) is an upazila of the Noakhali District in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division. Begumganj Thana, now an upazila, was established in 1892.[1]

Geography[]

Begumganj is located at

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22°57′00″N 91°06′00″E / 22.9500°N 91.1000°E / 22.9500; 91.1000. It has 118361 households and total area 426.05 km2. It is considered to be a very poorly-drained area of the Old Meghna Estuarine Floodplain along with Laksam Upazila.[2]

History[]

During the Mughal period, a mosque was established in Chowdhury Bari, Gopalpur which still stands today. On 7 November 1946, Begumganj was visited by Mohandas Gandhi to suppress the Noakhali riots.[1]

Begumganj suffered from tidal bore on 12 November 1970 as part of the 1970 Bhola cyclone. During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the Noakhali Company led by Subedar Lutfur Rahman was based in Begumganj. Bengali freedom fighters brawled with the Pakistan Army at Aminbazar Point on Chaumuhani-Lakshmipur road on 25 April. The freedom fighters launched an attack on a Razakar Camp located in Chandraganj High School on 2 July. On 19 August, 50 civilians were killed at Nayahat Bazar. Begumganj Thana was finally liberated on 6 August, and monuments were established in Chowmuhani and Sonaipur.[1]

In 1982, Begumganj Thana was upgraded to upazila status as part of the President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralisation programme. The 1988, 1998 and 2004 floods caused a lot of damage to properties, crops and lives.[1]

Demographics[]

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Begumganj has a population of 549,308. Males constitute 49.2% of the population, and females 50.8%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 313911. Begumganj has an average literacy rate of 44.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration[]

Begumganj Upazila is divided into Chowmuhani Municipality and 16 union parishads: Alyearpur, Amanullapur, Begumganj, Chayani, Durgapur, Eklashpur, Gopalpur, Hajipur, Jirtali, Kadirpur, Kutubpur, Mirwarishpur, Narottampur, Rajganj, Rasulpur, and Sharifpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 178 mauzas and 184 villages.[4]

Chowmuhani Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 23 mahallas.[4]

Education[]

See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are four colleges in the upazila. They include Chowmuhani Government S.A College, , and .[5] Among specialized colleges are Begumgonj Textile Engineering College, Noakhali and Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College, Noakhali.

According to Banglapedia, Begumganj Government Pilot High School, Babupur Jirtoli Union High School, founded in 1928, Ghatla High School (1915), Hazipur Abdul Majid High School (1928), Kadirpur High School (1915), and Kalikapur Babupur Union High School (1929) are notable secondary schools.[1]

The madrasa education system includes eight fazil and one kamil madrasas.[6]

Notable people[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Bhuiyan, Sultan Mahmud (2012). "Begumganj Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ Muhammad Shahidul Islam and Mamunul Haque Khan (2012). "Agroecological Zone". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  4. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Noakhali" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. ^ "List of Colleges". Department of Secondary and Higher Education. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. ^ "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Bullet-wounded Prof Aftab dies". The Daily Star. 27 September 2006.
  8. ^ "Bulu, wife submit nomination paper for Noakhali-3 - Election 2018". The Daily Observer. 29 November 2018.
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