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Munshiganj District

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Template:Infobox Bangladesh district Munshiganj (Bengali: মুন্সীগঞ্জ) also historically known as Bikrampur is a district[1] in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.

Geography

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.[2]

Administration

The district consists of 6 upazilas:

  1. Lohajang Upazila
  2. Sreenagar Upazila
  3. Munshiganj Sadar Upazila
  4. Sirajdikhan Upazila
  5. Tongibari Upazila
  6. Gazaria Upazila

Economy

Munshiganj is one of the largest producer of potato in Bangladesh. It produces significant amount of jute, rice, wheat and other vegetables. It also produces sugar cane and banana.

History

Bikrampur (Munshiganj) was the political and cultural centre of ancient Bengal. It was officially known as Bikrampur until 1986 and was part of Dhaka District. The remains of the city of Bikrampur, the capital of the ancient kingdoms of southeastern Bengal, are lost and its location can only be guessed on the basis of available data. Bangla, Old History

It was the capital city of the Candra, Varman and Sena dynasties, from the beginning of the 10th century AD to the beginning of the 13th century AD.

The name of Bikramapur survived in the name of a pargana in the Mughal period. Today the name does not exist even officially; but the inhabitants of a vast tract of land in the Munshigonj district still feel pride in saying that they belong to Bikramapur, which, of course, emanates from the past glory of the area. Also, within the confines of Munshigonj, the colonial era mansion of Badrul Islam, the renowned Kombal merchant, is located. Today it is a sacred site for Tibetan Buddhists.

Religion

Religion in Munshiganj District
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 88%
Hinduism
 
 9.7%
Buddhism
 
 1.3%
Christianity
 
 1%

The district of Munshiganj consist 3254 mosques, 348 temples, nine Buddhist temples and a church here.

Transportation

  • Roads & Highways:

Media

Print media:

  • Prothom Alo (National)
  • The Daily Kaler kantho (National)
  • The Daily Samakal (National)
  • The Daily Janakhanta (National)
  • The Daily Jugantar (National)

Telecommunications:

Satellite Television:

Famous People

Notable persons from the district include:

See also

References

  1. ^ SOURCE: 1995 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
  2. ^ Golden Bangladesh webpage
  3. ^ Biography page
  4. ^ Frontline Web page
  5. ^ Time Magazine Web page
  6. ^ Bangladeshi Novels Web page
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