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Munshiganj District
Munshiganj (Bengali: মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically and colloquially known as Bikrampur, is a district[4] in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.[5]
Munshiganj মুন্সীগঞ্জ | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Idrakpur Fort, Baba Adam's Mosque, Sonarong Jor Moth, Meghna near Munshiganj, Dhaleshwari River bank in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila | |
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Location of Munshiganj District in Bangladesh | |
Expandable map of Munshiganj District | |
| Coordinates: 23°28′N 90°32′E / 23.46°N 90.54°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Kazi Nahid Rasul [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,004.29 km2 (387.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,625,418 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Munshiganji, Bikrompuira, Bikrampuri, Dhakaiya |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.649[3] medium · 3rd of 21 |
Geography edit
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.
Administration edit
The district consists of 6 upazilas: [5]
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 908,285 | — |
| 1981 | 1,065,573 | +2.31% |
| 1991 | 1,188,387 | +1.10% |
| 2001 | 1,293,972 | +0.85% |
| 2011 | 1,445,660 | +1.11% |
| 2022 | 1,625,418 | +1.07% |
| Sources:[2][6] | ||
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Munshiganj District had 399,633 households and a population of 1,625,418, 18.1% of whom lived in urban areas. The population density was 1,126 people per km2. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 71.1%, compared to the national average of 74.7%.[2]
| Religion | Population (1941)[7]: 96–97 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2011)[6] | Percentage (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | 513,766 | 58.54% | 1,328,838 | 91.92% |
| Hinduism | 362,986 | 41.36% | 114,655 | 7.93% |
| Others [b] | 891 | 0.10% | 2,167 | 0.15% |
| Total Population | 877,643 | 100% | 1,445,660 | 100% |
91.92% are Muslims, 7.93% Hindus. Although Hindus were once over 40% of the district, most have left to India.
Notable people edit
Revolutionary nationalists
- M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Forces, Sector Commander, Sector 11, Bangladesh War of Independence 1971[8]
- Jagadish Chandra Bose, Bengali physicist[9]
- Badal Gupta
- Benoy Basu
- Dinesh Gupta
- Sarojini Naidu, politician
- Chittaranjan Das, poet, founder of Swaraj Party and lawyer
Social and scientific
- Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, biologist, physicist and botanist
- Chashi Nazrul Islam, filmmaker
- Humayun Azad, linguist, poet and novelist[10]
- Durga Mohan Das, Brahmo reformer
- Dwarkanath Ganguly, Brahmo reformer
Art, culture and sports
- Atiśa, Buddhist religious leader and master
- Brojen Das, the first Bangladeshi and Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it four times
- Alauddin Ali, music composer and director
- Imdadul Haq Milan, writer
- Buddhadeb Bosu, writer, poet, playwright, essayist
- Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, author, teacher
- Ananta Jalil, actor, director, producer, businessman, and philanthropist
- Tahsan Rahman Khan, singer-songwriter, composer, actor and model.
- Tele Samad, actor
- Radhu Karmakar, Indian cinematographer and director in Hindi cinema
- Azmeri Haque Badhon, actress, dentist
- Shimul Yousuf, actress, singer
- Nazma Anwar, actor
- Munni Saha, journalist, television host
Public affairs
- A. N. M. Hamidullah, first governor, Bangladesh Bank [11]
- Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser to the Non-Party Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, 2007–2008.[12]
- Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh
- A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh
- M. A. Naser, engineering educator, Vice Chancellor of BUET, Ekushey Padak recipient
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Munshiganj subdivision of Dhaka district
- ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Munshiganj District.
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- ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. pp. viii, 29, 38, 45. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
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- ^ "Bangladesh Government 1995 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System". theodora.com. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ^ a b Ratantanu Ghosh (2012). "Munshiganj District". In Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Munshiganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Census of India, 1941 Volume VI Bengal Province" (PDF).
- ^ "M Hamidullah Khan". bengalrenaissance.com. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ^ Frontline Web page 2009-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ . bangladeshinovels.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ^ Taiyab A. Sheikh. . munshigonj.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ^ . Time. 2007-03-22. Archived from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved 2015-06-22.