Madaripur
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Madaripur (Bengali: মাদারিপুর ), being a part of the Dhaka Division, is a district in central Bangladesh.[1]
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History
Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 under the district of Bakerganj. In 1873 it was separated from Bakerganj and annexed to Faridpur district. Madaripur subdivision was turned into a district in 1984. Madaripur district was named after the Sufi saint Sayed Badiuddin Ahmed Zinda Shah Madar (d. 1434 CE).
Population
Total population: 12,12,198 (Census and Housing - 2011)[2]
- Male: 50.29%
- Female: 49.71%
Administrative areas
Madaripur district has 3 Parliamentary seats, 4 Upazilas, 5 Police Stations, 4 Municipalities, 59 Union Parishads, 1062 Villages and 479 Mouzas.[2]
Parliamentary seats
Upazilas and thanas
Madaripur is divided into 4 Upazilas / 5 Thanas[1]
- Madaripur Sadar
- Kalkini
- Rajoir
- Shibchar
- Dasar (Thana)
Municipalities
- Madaripur Municipality
- Kalkini Municipality
- Rajoir Municipality
- Shibchar Municipality
Administration
- Administrator of Zila Porishod: Miajuddin Khan[3]
- Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate (DC): Md Wahidul Islam[4]
Education
The total number of educational institutions in Madaripur District is 213. Literacy rate: 48%
- College: 21 (including 3 government)
- Secondary school: 138
- Primary School: 677
- Madrasa: 69
Notable residents
- Shah Madar
- Alaol
- Haji Shariatullah
- Mohsin Uddin Dudu Mia
- Ambica Charan Mazumdar
- Pulin Behari Das
- Chittapriya Ray Chaudhuri
- Panchanan Chakraborty
- Swami Pranavananda
- Gostha Pal
- Zohra Begum Kazi
- Phani Bhushan Majumder
- Fazlur Rahman Khan
- Padma Devi
- Sunil Gangopadhyay
- Ava Alam
- Basudeb Dasgupta
- Syed Abul Hossain
- Shajahan Khan
- AFM Bahauddin Nasim
- Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed
- A. B. M. Khairul Haque
- Mohammad Asaduzzaman
- Nargis Akhter
- Syeda Rubaiyat Hossain
Rivers
There are about 10 rivers in Madaripur district. They are -
- Padma River,
- Arial Khan River,
- Kumar Upper River,
- Kumar Lower River,
- Visarkanda-Bagda River,
- Torquee River,
- Palrodi River
- Palang River,
- Madaripur Beel Route River and
- The Mayankata River.
Place of interest
- Shah Madar (RA) Dargah Sharif,
- The Shrine of Sufi Amir Shah (RA),
- Algi Kazibari Mosque - Bahadurpur,
- Raja Ram Mandir - Khalia,
- Jhaoudi Giri - Jhaoudi,
- Auliapur Neelkuthi - Chilarchar,
- Mithapur Zamindar Bari - Mithapur
- Pranab Math - Bajitpur,
- Mather Bazaar Math - Khoajpur,
- Khalia Shanti Kendra - Khalia,
- Parboter Bagan - Mastofapur,
- Madaripur Shakuni Lake,
- Senapati Dighi - Amaratola & Khatial,
- Charmuguria Eco-Park,
- Narayan Mandir - Panichatra,
- Kulpadi Zamindar Bari and Weather office.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shahidul Haq (2012). "Madaripur District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Madaripur_District.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Madaripur district at a glance". http://madaripur.gov.bd/site/page/f2008f0c-2012-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/Madaripur%2520district%2520at%2520a%2520glance.
- ↑ "AL men appointed administrators". The Daily Star. 16 December 2011. http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=214399. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ↑ "Deputy Commissioner". http://www.madaripur.gov.bd/site/officer_list/706d4e09-2010-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/Deputy%20commissioner. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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