Shariatpur District

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Shariatpur
—  District  —
Shariatpur is located in Bangladesh
Shariatpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°12.5′N 90°21′E / 23.2083°N 90.35°E / 23.2083; 90.35Coordinates: 23°12.5′N 90°21′E / 23.2083°N 90.35°E / 23.2083; 90.35
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Shariatpur
Area
 • Total 1,181.53 km2 (456.2 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 1,082,300
 • Density 916/km2 (2,372.4/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 8000
Website Official Map of Sitakunda

Shariatpur is a district in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh.

Contents

[edit] Upazilas

7 upazilas (sub-district) under this district are:

  1. Shariatpur Sadar Upazila
  2. Naria Upazila
  3. Zanjira Upazila
  4. Damudya Upazila
  5. Bhedarganj Upazila
  6. Gosairhat Upazila
  7. Shakhipur Upazila


[edit] Administration

Administrator of Zila Porishod: Mojibur Rahman Master [1]

Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Sanowar Hossain [2]

[edit] Geography & Demography

Shariatpur District is bounded on the north by Munshiganj District, Barisal District on the south, Chandpur District on the east, Madaripur District on the west. Main rivers are Padma, Meghna, Kirtinasha, Palong, Jayanti and Dharmaganj.[1]

Area of Shariatpur district is 1181.53 km². It consists of 6 upazilas, 5 Municipality, 102 Mahalla, 64 Union Parishad, 608 Mouza, 1235 Village, 213677 household.

According to the census of 2001, Shariatpur district had a population of 1,082,300 distributed to 213,677 households (average household size 5), including 543,838 men and 538,462 women, or a gender ratio of 101:100. Literacy rate is 38.9%.[2]

[edit] History

Shariatpur was named after Haji Shariatullah (1781–1840), who was the founder of Faraizi Movement and an eminent Islamic reformer during British Raj. Shariatpur was established as district on 1 March 1984. Earlier it was known as Palong thana under Madaripur sub-division which was converted to Shariatpur Sub-division and latterly as district with 6 upgraded thanas.

[edit] Economy

Economy of Shariatpur district is mainly agriculture based. Total land 251,849-acre (1,019 km2), cultivable land 151,902-acre (615 km2), fallow land 6,857-acre (28 km2), irrigated 40,894-acre (165 km2).

[edit] Educational Institution

There are 396 government primary schools, 137 non-government primary schools, 61 community primary schools, 113 satellite primary schools, 40 NGO operated primary schools, 22 ebtaidaye madrasah, 2 government high school, 90 non-government high schools, 58 dakhil madrasah, 3 government colleges, 13 registered colleges and 15 senior madrasah.

Noted institutions are:

  • Palong Tulaser Gurudas Govt. High School, Shariatpur. Est: 1898
  • Shariatpur Govt. Girls High School, Shariatpur.
  • Little Flower Pre-cadet Academy, Telipara, Naria. Est: 2010.
  • Ideal Coaching Academy, Telipara, Naria. Est: 2007.
  • Telipara High School, Telipara, Naria.
  • Burirhat High School, Burirhat, Shariatpur
  • Shariatpur Polytechnic Institute, Burirhat, Shariatpur.
  • Charbhoyra High School,D.M.Khali,Bhedargonj. Est:1912
  • Kodalpur High School,Goshairhat,Shariatpur,
  • Shariatpur Polytechnic Institute, Burirhat, Shariatpur.
  • Burirhat High School, Burirhat, Shariatpur
  • Palong Tulashar Grudas Gov High School, Shariatpur Sadar
  • Panditsar High school, Panditsar, Naria.Est: 1899
  • Char Atra Azizia High School, Char Atra, Naria, Shariatpur, Est:1965.
  • Bijhari Upashi Tara Prasanna High School, Upashi, Est: 1898
  • Bhojeshwar Girls High School, Bhojeshwar, Naria, Est: 1977
  • Charkumaria Islamia Fazil Madrasah,Bhedargonj,Est: 1930
  • Darus Sahaba Dakhil Madrasah,D.M.Khali.Est: 2002
  • Darul Fayez Islamia Dakhil Madrasah.Est: 2004
  • Char Chanda High School,Bhedargonj.
  • Panditsar High school, Panditsar, Naria.Est: 1899
  • Idilpur Pilot High School, Gosairhat
  • Damudya Pilot High School, Damudya
  • Mohsenia Kamil Madrasa, Gosairhat
  • Shariatpur Government College
  • Purbo Madaripur College, Damudya
  • Dr. Moslem Uddin Khan Degree College
  • Gongaproshad Government Primary School
  • Zanjira Mohar Ali Pilot High School
  • B.K.Nagar public High School
  • Bhojeshwar Upashi College
  • Abu Taleb Master High School,Shariatpur
  • Panchapalli Guru Ram High School, Panchapalli
  • Mohishar Digambari High School, Mohishar
  • Bhedargonj Pilot High School, Bhedargonj.
  • M.A Raza College. Bhedargonj.
  • Narayonpur High School, Bhedargonj.
  • Ghoddya Fazil Madrasah, Bhedargonj.
  • Shaheed Smriti High School, Vill: Telipara, P.S.: Naria.
  • Char Phylij Joinab High School, Char Phylij Bazar, Sakhipur.
  • Barakalinogor Senior Madrasa
  • Sakhipur Islamia High School,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
  • Hazi Nayon Sharif Sarkar Primary School, Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
  • Sakhipur Solaimania Islamia Dakhil Madrasha,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.Est:1929
  • Hazi Shariatullah College,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
  • Habib Ullah College,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
  • Shahid Siraj Shikdar College, D.M. Khali,Bhedarganj.Est:1995
  • Shahid Dr. Humaiun Kabir High School, Charvaga,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
  • Abbas AliHigh School, Trabunia,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
  • Dakkhin Sakhipur High School,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
  • Hazi Bari Girls High School,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
  • Abdul Gani Junior School, Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
  • Tarabuni High School,Balar hat,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
  • Charkumaria High School,Charkumaria, Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
  • Char Chanda High School,D.M. Khali,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
  • Monowara Shikder girls high School.
  • Mohsenia Hfijia Madrasha,D.M.Khali,Bhedargonj. Est:1962
  • Dr. K. A. Jalil High School, Tripalli, Naria.
  • Kartikpur High School, Kartikpur, Naria.
  • Lonsing High School, Naria
  • Darul Aman High School
  • Angaria High School
  • Tulatala High School
  • Shariatpur Technical School& College(TSC).Est:1995

[edit] Religion

Religion in Shariatpur District
Religion Percent
Islam
  
 93.45%
Hinduism
  
 3.55%
Christianity
  
 1.5%
other religions
  
 0.5%

The district of Shariatpur consist 4002 mosques, 37 temples, 3 churches and a pagoda.

[edit] Mosques and places of interest

  1. Tinu Tagore's House Kali Mondir, Shariatpur Sadar
  2. Beparipara Jame Masjid, Telipara, Naria.
  3. Shaldah Munshi Jane Alam Bari.
  4. Burir Hat Masjid.
  5. Burir Hat Munshi bari.
  6. DC Banglow.
  7. Fatehjongpur Fort.
  8. Haturia Zamindar bari.
  9. Kartikpur Zamindar bari.
  10. Kedarbari.
  11. Mahishar Dighi.
  12. Darghabari Dighi, Telipara, Naria.
  13. Rathindra Kanto Ghatak Chowdhury's House, South Baluchara, Shariatpur.
  14. Sureswar Darbar Sharif
  15. M.A. Reza collage.
  16. Bhedargonj upzala chottor.
  17. Kashempur Chawrasta, D.M.Khali,
  18. Padam River's Char,Char Atra
  19. Circuit House.
  20. Pachani Paler Bari, Bhojeshwar
  21. Agaroani Paler Bari, Bhojeshwar
  22. KodalPur Darbar Sharif, Kodalpur,Goshairhat
  23. Shariatpur-Chandpur Ferri Ghat, EIDGABAZAR.
  24. Rajnagar Union, Krokir Char Primary School.
  25. Premtala BISIC Shilpo Elaka.

[edit] Notable personalities

  • Hazi Nayon Sharif Sarkar, Former Vice President Of All India Congress Party.
  • MP Abdur Razzaq (born August 1, 1942 – December 23, 2011) was a Bangladeshi politician and member of the Awami League Advisory Council. He was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for the Water Resources Ministry.[1] He was the Minister for Water Resources of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 [2] during Bangladesh Awami League government under Sheikh Hasina's cabinet.
  • B.M Muzammel Haque, member of parliament, and a revolutionary politician.


[edit] Members of Parliament

  • Shariatpur-1: B M Muzammel Haque (2008)
  • Shariatpur-2: Colonel (retd) Shawkat Ali (2008, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1979).< AFM Nurul Haq Hawlader (1973).[3]
  • Shariatpur-3: Ibrahim Khalil (Noab Bala), Abidur Reza Khan,Abdur Razzaq (2008, 2001, 1996,1991), Md. Shafiqur Rahman Kiron (1996).[4]

Sirajuddin Ahmed (1962-1967)

[edit] Freedomfighter

  • Late aseq e rasul Lal Mia, Formar Comandder, D.M.Khali Union,
  • Shaheed Sepoy Abdul Hamid Sardar (1949-1971), Village: Anakhanda, Naria.
  • Nitya Gopal Paul, Village: Panditsar, Naria.
  • Master Moslem Uddin Mia. Asst.Head-Master,Charbhoyra high school,D.M.Khali.
  • Abdul Manan Radri. Vice- Chairman,Upazila Porishad,Bhedargonj.
  • Md. Giasuddin Sarder, Vill.-Kalukaty, PO.-Mulfatgonj, PS.-Naria, Dist.-Shariatpur
  • Shahadat Hossain Khan,(1949-2002), former Chairman of Darulaman Union, Uttar Damodya, Damodya.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/S_0306.HTM
  2. ^ (PDF) Household and Population of Statistical Metropolitan Areas in Bangladesh – 2001, Population Census Wing, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, http://www.bbs.gov.bd/dataindex/census/metropot.pdf, retrieved 2007-09-03 
  3. ^ http://123.49.39.5/asset/pdfs/86/860002220172N.pdf
  4. ^ http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/01/01/news0652.htm
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