Indurkani Upazila

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Zianagar
Upazila
Indurkani Upazila
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictPirojpur District
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Indurkani, also known as Zianagar, is an upazila, or sub-district, of the Pirojpur District in Barisal Division, Bangladesh.[1][2]

History[]

On 28 July 1980, President Ziaur Rahman turned Indurkani river police station into a full police station. On 21 April 2002, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia renamed Indurkani into Zianagar Upazila. On 9 January 2017, the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reform led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina renamed Zianagar Upazila back to Indurkani Upazila.[3][4]

Administration[]

Indurkani Upazila is divided into three union parishads: Balipara, Parerhat, and Pattashi. The union parishads are subdivided into 29 mauzas and 48 villages.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "upazila List". Bangladesh National Portal.
  2. ^ "LIST OF UPAZILA NIRBAHI OFFICERS". MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Zianagar upazila becomes Indurkani again". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  4. ^ "Zia Nagar now Indurkani upazila again". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  5. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Pirojpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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