Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka
Nawabganj | |
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Coordinates: 23°40′N 90°10′E / 23.667°N 90.167°ECoordinates: 23°40′N 90°10′E / 23.667°N 90.167°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Dhaka District |
Area | |
• Total | 244.81 km2 (94.52 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 335,757 |
• Density | 1,359/km2 (3,520/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
1320 | 1320 |
Website | website of Nawabganj |
Nawabganj (Bengali: নবাবগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Nawabganj is located at 23°40′00″N 90°10′00″E / 23.6667°N 90.1667°E. It has 47,411 households and total area 244.81 km2.
Nawabganj is surrounded by Singair upazila on the north, Dohar upazila on the south, Keraniganj, sirajdikhan and Sreenagar upazilas on the east, Harirampur and Manikganj Sadar upazilas on the west.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nawabganj had a population of 269,189. Males constituted 49.31% of the population, and females 50.69%. 134,813 residents were over eighteen. Nawabganj had an average literacy rate of 34.5% (7+ years). For reference, the national average is 32.4%.[2]
Politics
Nawabganj Upazila is Controlling by Bangladesh Awami League central now.From 2008 election, it marched with dohar upazila as Dhaka-1. Beximco group chairman Md Salman Fazlur Rahman is the running member of the parliament.
Nawabganj thana, now an upazila, was established in 1974.
Political parties
Many political parties active in nawabganj. Most popular parties Bangladesh Awami League. Nawabganj Upazila Awami League.
Bangladesh students' League. Dhaka jela students'League. Nawabganj Upazila students' League
Politicians
A big number of politicians are coming from nawabganj Upazila. 1. Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan 2. Moslem Uddin khan 3. Abdul Haleem Chowdhury 4. Borhanuddin khan 5. Khandaker Abu Ashfaq 6. Salma Islam 7. Abdul Baten Mia 9. Muazzam Hossain 10.Azizur Rahman Foku
Administration
Nawabganj Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Agla, Bakshanagar, Bandura, Barrah, Baruakhali, Churain, Galimpur, Jantrail, Joykrishnapur, Kailail, Kalakopa, Nayansree, Shekaripara, and Sholla. The union parishads are subdivided into 190 mauzas and 342 villages.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Md. Abu Hasan Farooque (2012). "Nawabganj Upazila (Dhaka District)". 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.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Dhaka" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.