Faridpur District
For other uses, see Faridpur.
| Faridpur ফরিদপুর জেলা | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Location of Faridpur in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: BD 23°30′N 89°50′E / 23.50°N 89.83°ECoordinates: BD 23°30′N 89°50′E / 23.50°N 89.83°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,072.72 km2 (800.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 1,912,969 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Faridpur (Bengali: ফরিদপুর জেলা, Faridpur Jela also Faridpur Zila) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.[1] Faridpur District has a population of over 1.7 million people and is situated on the banks of the Padma river (Lower Ganges). Once a subdivision, the original area of the district comprised what is today the Greater Faridpur region, which includes the present-day districts of Rajbari, Gopalgonj, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Faridpur.
Administration
Minister M.P: Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development[2]
Deputy Commissioner (DC): Sarder Sharafat Ali[3]
The district consists of 9 upazilas:[1]
- Alfadanga Upazila
- Bhanga Upazila
- Boalmari Upazila
- Charbhadrasan Upazila
- Faridpur Sadar Upazila
- Madhukhali Upazila
- Nagarkanda Upazila
- Sadarpur Upazila
- Saltha Upazila
Notable residents
- Alaol Ali Abbas Husaini, 17th-century poet and nobleman in the royal court of Arakan
- Haji Shariatullah, 18th-century Muslim leader
- Nawab Abdul Latif, 19th-century educationist
- Syed Abdur Rabb, 20th-century Bengali Muslim journalist and social worker
- Ambica Charan Mazumdar, President of the Indian National Congress (1916-1917)
- Munsi Muhammad Abdur Rouf, Bir Shrestho of the Bangladesh Liberation War
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founder of Bangladesh
- Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan, Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
- Fazlur Rahman Khan, Bangladeshi-American architect and the "Einstein of structural engineering"
- Tareque Masud, award-winning independent film director
- Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, former Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Jasimuddin, renowned pastoral poet of Bengal
- Sunil Gangopadhyay, Indian poet and novelist
- Altamas Kabir, 39th Chief Justice of India
- Yusuf Ali Chowdhury, controversial lawmaker and politician, sided with the Pakistani genocidaires in 1971 liberation war
- Mrinal Sen, Indian film maker
- Sigma Huda, Bangladeshi human rights activist and United Nations Special Rapporteur
- Fakir Alamgir, popular Bangladeshi folk singer
- Humayun Kabir, eminent Indian politician and Adviser to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
- Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin, former Pakistani central minister
- Geeta Dutt, Indian playback singer
- Goutam Ghose, Indian film maker
See also
References
- 1 2 Masud Reza (2012). "Faridpur District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ http://www.probashi.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111&Itemid=119
- ↑ "List of Deputy Commissioners". Ministry of Public Administration. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
External links
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- Faridpur in Encyclopædia Britannica
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| Chittagong Division | ||
| Dhaka Division | ||
| Khulna Division | ||
| Mymensingh Division | ||
| Rajshahi Division | ||
| Rangpur Division | ||
| Sylhet Division | ||
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