Barura Thana was formed in 1948 and turned into an Upazila in 1983. In 1995 Barura Upazila was turned into a municipality. [2]
Demographics
It has 52,852 households and a total area of 241.65 sq km.[3] According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Barura had a population of 310,778.[4]
Administration
Barura Upazila is divided into Barura Municipality and 15 Union Parishads: Aganagar, Bhabanipur, Uttar Khoshbas, Dakshin Khoshbas, Chitodda, Jhalam, Uttar Shilmuri, Dakshin Shilmuri, Adda, Adra, Shakpur, Galimpur, Vauksar, Laxmipur and Payalgacha. The union parishads are subdivided into 212 mauzas and 314 villages.[5]
Barura Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[5]
Upazila Administration is run by the Office of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer. Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Upazila and She is an Upazila Magistrate. The Name of Present Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) is Sabrina Afrin Mostafa.[6] AC (Land) is another officer of Administration Cadre who is accountable and responsible for land management.[7]
^AKM Jasim Uddin (2012). "Barura Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
barura, upazila, barura, bengali, বর, upazila, comilla, district, division, chittagong, bangladesh, barura, বর, upazilabaruralocation, bangladeshcoordinates, 3750, 0583, 3750, 0583, coordinates, 3750, 0583, 3750, 0583country, bangladeshdivisionchittagong, divi. Barura Bengali বর ড is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong Bangladesh 1 Barura বর ড UpazilaBaruraLocation in BangladeshCoordinates 23 22 5 N 91 3 5 E 23 3750 N 91 0583 E 23 3750 91 0583 Coordinates 23 22 5 N 91 3 5 E 23 3750 N 91 0583 E 23 3750 91 0583Country BangladeshDivisionChittagong DivisionDistrictComilla DistrictGovernment Former Member of parliament Bangladesh Late Mr AKM Abu Taher 1932 23 September 2004 An advocate of female education a philanthropist and social worker Begum Faizunnesa Choudhurani 1834 1903 Area Upazila242 km2 93 sq mi Metro0 km2 0 sq mi Elevation21 meters above sea level m 68 8976 ft Population 2016 Upazila473 590 Density2 000 km2 5 100 sq mi Time zoneUTC 6 BST 35603560WebsiteOfficial Map of BaruraUNO office Barura Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Administration 3 1 Representative 4 Gallery 5 Notable residents 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory EditBarura Thana was formed in 1948 and turned into an Upazila in 1983 In 1995 Barura Upazila was turned into a municipality 2 Demographics EditIt has 52 852 households and a total area of 241 65 sq km 3 According to the 1991 Bangladesh census Barura had a population of 310 778 4 Administration EditBarura Upazila is divided into Barura Municipality and 15 Union Parishads Aganagar Bhabanipur Uttar Khoshbas Dakshin Khoshbas Chitodda Jhalam Uttar Shilmuri Dakshin Shilmuri Adda Adra Shakpur Galimpur Vauksar Laxmipur and Payalgacha The union parishads are subdivided into 212 mauzas and 314 villages 5 Barura Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas 5 Upazila Administration is run by the Office of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer Upazila Nirbahi Officer UNO is the Chief Executive Officer of the Upazila and She is an Upazila Magistrate The Name of Present Upazila Nirbahi Officer UNO is Sabrina Afrin Mostafa 6 AC Land is another officer of Administration Cadre who is accountable and responsible for land management 7 Representative Edit Nasimul Alam Chowdhury was elected to parliament for Comilla 8 as an Awami League candidate in 2018 8 Officials Name RoleNasimul Alam Chowdhury Nazrul Member of ParliamentA N M Moinul Islam Upazila ChairmanMd Kamal Hossain Upazila Vice ChairmanKamrun Nahar Shikha Upazila Female Vice ChairmanMd Bakter Hossain Mayor Barura porusovaGallery EditUpazila Parishad Upazila Parishad BaruraBanghabandhu Mooral Banghabandhu Mooral Barura Upazila Parishad ComplexRest House Barura Upazila Parishad Rest HouseBat toli Martyr Mooral Bat toli Martyr Mooral Payalgacha BaruraNotable residents EditAKM Nazir Ahmed politician was born in Boalia village c 1939 9 See also EditUpazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of BangladeshReferences Edit AKM Jasim Uddin 2012 Barura Upazila In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A Jamal ed Banglapedia National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second ed Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Barura Upazila Banglapedia Barura Upazila Banglapedia en banglapedia org Retrieved 2022 02 09 Population Census Wing BBS Archived from the original on 2005 03 27 Retrieved November 11 2005 a b District Statistics 2011 Comilla PDF Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Archived from the original PDF on 13 November 2014 Retrieved 14 July 2014 বর ড উপজ ল barura comilla gov bd Retrieved 2021 09 29 বর ড উপজ ল barura comilla gov bd Retrieved 2021 09 29 Cumilla 8 JS Polls 2018 The Daily Star 25 November 2018 Retrieved 16 March 2021 Nayeb e Ameer of Jamaat e Islami Professor Nazir Ahmed Dies at 74 Bangladesh Jamaat e Islami Archived from the original on October 8 2014 Retrieved October 28 2017 This Chittagong Division location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barura Upazila amp oldid 1090781250, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
