Bhairab Upazila
Bhairab Bazar
ভৈরববাজার | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Kishoreganj District |
| Government | |
| • Municipality Mayor | Advocate Fokhrul Alam Akkas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 139.32 km2 (53.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2011[1]) | |
| • Total | 298.309 |
| • Density | 1,381/km2 (3,580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Bhairab Bazar | 2350 |
| Website | Official Map of Bhairab |
Bhairab (Bengali: ভৈরব) is an Upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Bhairab is located at 24°03′00″N 90°59′15″E / 24.0500°N 90.9875°E . It has 34419 households and total area is 139.32 km². Bhairab is situated beside the rivers of Meghna and Brahmaputra. Bhairab Bazar (town) is notable for the Bhairab railway station and the railway bridge, Bhairab bridge that goes over the river of Meghna.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhairab has a population of 192448. Males constitute 51.11% of the population, and females 48.89%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 95910. Bhairab has an average literacy rate of 25.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Education
- Hazi Asmot College
- Zillur Rahman Government Mohila College
- Rafiqul Islam Mohila College
- Shimul Kandi College
- Raznagar Karigori College
- Mohammad Raziur Rahman College
- S.M. Monzorul Islam College
- Sahidullah kaisar college
- Z.Rahman Premier Bank school & college
- Alfaj uddin school & college
- Royal university of Dhaka
- Bhairab technical college
Notable residents
Mohammed Zillur Rahman (Ex-President of Bangladesh) Bengali: মোঃ জিল্লুর রহমান; (9 March 1929 – 20 March 2013) was the 15th President of Bangladesh from 2009 to 2013. He was also a senior presidium member of the Awami League. 2009, Rahman was elected to the presidency by parliament in an uncontested vote; the Awami League had won the vast majority of seats in the 2008 parliamentary election.He is the third president of Bangladesh, after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman, to die in office, while being the first to die of natural causes.
See also
References
- ^ Sharif Ahmed (2012), "Bhairab Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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