Dhanbari Upazila

This article is about the Upazila. For the Union, see Dhanbari Union. For the Town, see Dhanbari.
Dhanbari
ধনবাড়ী
Upazila
Dhanbari

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°37′N 90°1.5′E / 24.617°N 90.0250°E / 24.617; 90.0250Coordinates: 24°37′N 90°1.5′E / 24.617°N 90.0250°E / 24.617; 90.0250
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Tangail District
Area
 • Total 130.50 km2 (50.39 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 203,284
 • Density 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Website of Dhanbari

Dhanbari (Bengali: ধনবাড়ী) is a newly formed Upazila of Tangail District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2][3]

Notable people of the Upazila are Nawab Syed Ali Hasan Ali Choudhury, Dr. Sheikh Nizamul Islam, MP & Dr. Mohammad Abdur Razzque, MP.

Administration

Dhanbari has 1 Municipality, 7 Unions, 111 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 168 villages.

The Union Parishads-

Education

The Upazila has 8 colleges, 27 high Schools, 16 madrasas, 45 government primary schools and 28 non-government primary schools.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sajida Begum (2012), "Dhanbari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ Khaleda goes to Tangail today, The Daily Star, 4 September 2006
  3. ↑ Dhanbari Upazila


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