Kulia Union

Kulia (Bengali: কুলিয়া) is a union parishad situated at the north-west part of Debhata Upazila, in Satkhira District, Khulna Division of Bangladesh.^[1]

History[]

Guruthakurgans of Satkhira zamindars lived in Kulia Union which is why the post office and a village are called Gurugram.

Geography[]

Kuliya Union is bounded on the north by Alipore Union, on the south by Parulia Union, on the east by Fingri Union and Bhomra, which is adjacent to the Indian state of West Bengal.

Area: 59.49 sq. km.

Demographics[]

Population: 35,154. 17,949 males, 18,205 females, 26,364 Muslims, 6,375 Hindus and 2,393 others.

Administration Area[]

List of chairmen[]

Current Chairman is Md. Asadul Haque

Education[]

Just like any other areas in Bangladesh, Kulia has few number of educational institutions. They include:

Literacy rate: 86.04%

Educational Institutions

The number of primary schools is 8

02 secondary schools

1 secondary girls school

Dakhil Madrasa 3

There are 37 sub-formal schools

Jami Masjid 48

Notable residents[]

A. F. M. Entaz Ali

Md. Asadul Haque, who has been elected chairman six time in and Kulia is the most respectable person in the union, has played an important role in district politics, he was the treasurer of the district Awami League more than once, he is currently the vice-president of the district Awami League.

A. F. M. Entaz Ali, was born on 20 January 1937. He was involved in politics during his student life. After completing postgraduate studies from University of Dhaka he started his career as a lawyer. He was an organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. He also took part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. After the Liberation of Bangladesh he was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Khulna-12 in 1973. Entaz Ali died on 26 January 1998 at the age of 61.

Md Asaduzzaman Asad

Md Asaduzzaman Asad, who is the owner of Care Diagnostic Center and Clinic, has been providing health services in Satkhira district with a good reputation. He is also a member of Bangladesh Private Clinic and Diagnostic Owners Association and a prominent social worker. He was born in an aristocratic family of Shashadanga village in Kulia Union to his father Nur Mohammad Sardar a prominent social worker.

Abul Kalam Azad, Journalist, Daily Patradoot

References[]

http://www.bpcdoa.com/ http://kuliaup.satkhira.gov.bd/

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