Barisal Division
Barisal Division
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Barisal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of 13,644.85 km2 (5,268.31 sq mi), and a population of 9,100,102 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division in Bangladesh. It is bounded by Dhaka Division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong Division on the east and Khulna Division on the west. The administrative capital, Barisal city, lies in the Padma River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River. Barisal division is criss-crossed by numerous rivers that earned it the nickname Dhan-Nodi-Khal, Ei tin-e Borishal (rice, river and canal built Barisal).
History
Early Middle Ages
In early times the Barisal region was composed of an amalgamation of marshlands formed by the merging of islands brought into existence and built up by alluvial soils washed down the great channels of the combined
In the early 13th century,
During the
Mughal period
Barisal saw a second wave of immigration in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. This time, it was
After 1666, when
through a class of non-cultivating intermediaries, or zamindar (জমিদার). Zamindars typically resided in the provincial capital, where they had ready access to the chief provincial revenue officer, or dewan (দেওয়ান).In a second pattern of land development,
British rule
In 1797 the area was established as
Pakistani rule
In 1948 part of
Bangladesh
The Greater Barisal region (Barisal District along with five other neighbouring districts) was created as Barisal Division on 1 January 1993.[4]
Economy
Barisal is known as the "Granary of Bengal" for its rice production. It is still an important rice-producing area of the country. Since the Middle Ages, Barisal has acted as a trans-shipment center for hides, rice, dried beans, dried peas, lentils, chickpeas, and other
Points of interest
Kuakata beach is the main tourist spot in the division. It is one of the two sea beaches in South Asia where both sunrise and sunset at sea can be seen.[clarification needed][citation needed]
Durga Sagar is a man-made pond where a number of migratory birds arrive every winter.
Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary (Bengali: চর কুকরি মুকরি বন্যপ্রানী সংরক্ষণ অভয়ারন্য) is a wildlife sanctuary in southern Char Fasson Upazila of Bangladesh, located on Char Kukri Mukri island in the Bay of Bengal in the south of the country.
Administration
The division is subdivided into six districts (zilas) and thence into 42 sub-districts (
| Name | Capital | Area (km2) | Population 1991 Census |
Population 2001 Census |
Population 2011 Census |
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| Barisal District | Barisal | 2,784.52 | 2,207,426 | 2,355,967 | 2,324,310 |
| Barguna District | Barguna | 1,831.31 | 775,693 | 848,554 | 892,781 |
| Bhola District | Bhola | 3,403.48 | 1,476,328 | 1,703,117 | 1,776,795 |
| Jhalokati District | Jhalokati | 706.76 | 666,139 | 694,231 | 682,669 |
| Patuakhali District | Patuakhali | 3,221.31 | 1,273,872 | 1,460,781 | 1,535,854 |
| Pirojpur District | Pirojpur | 1,277.80 | 1,063,185 | 1,111,068 | 1,113,257 |
| Total Districts | 6 | 13,255.20 | 7,462,643 | 8,173,718 | 8,325,666 |
Transport
Numerous rivers and canals force the inhabitants to use boats as the main medium of transportation. The main rivers are the Arial Khan, Bishkhali, Burishwar, Tentulia, Paira, Haringhata, Baleshwar, Kirtankhola, Katcha, and Agunmukha. It is linked by steamer with Dhaka (117 km or 73 mi to the north) and with Chittagong to the southeast. Road communication has improved significantly over last decades with the building of many bridges. The Barisal airport has regular service to Dhaka.
Education
Barisal Division has the highest literacy rate (age 7 and over) of any division in the country, 65.7% as of the
There are two public universities in the division:
The division also contains specialized tertiary educational institutions: two medical schools:
Religion
Islam is the predominant religion in the Barisal division, with a large minority population of Hindus, and small populations of Christians and Buddhists, and others.
Notable residents
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- Abul Hasanat Abdullah is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of Parliament.
- Mohiuddin Ahmed was a Language Movement veteran and 1971 Liberation War organiser.
- Tania Ahmed, actress
- Tofail Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician, Minister of Commerce and Minister of Industries
- Ziauddin Ahmed, war hero, freedom fighter and sub-sector Commander under Sector 9 of Mukti Bahini during Bangladesh liberation war in 1971.
- Jewel Aich, a Bangladeshi magician and bansuri player. He is a veteran of the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war.
- Mir Maswood Ali, mathematician and statistician
- Amir Hossain Amu, a Bangladeshi politician and leader in the Bangladesh Awami League.
- Abdur Rahman Biswas, former President of Bangladesh
- Anil Biswas noted Hindi and Bengali film song composer
- Mohammad Ali Bogra, Bengali politician, statesman, who served as third Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1953 – 1955.
- Abala Bose, social reformer and wife of Jagadish Chandra Bose
- Nachiketa Chakraborty, famous Tollywood singer's family hails from Chechri Rampur village in Kathalia Upazila[12]
- Abdul Gaffar Choudhury, an author, columnist, lyricist.
- Asad Chowdhury, poet, writer, translator, radio, television personality and journalist, as well as a cultural activist in Bangladesh.
- Jibanananda Das, poet
- Kusumkumari Das, poet and mother of Jibanananda Das
- Mukunda Das, was a Bengali poet, ballad singer, composer and patriot, who contributed to the spread of Swadeshi movement in rural Bengal.
- Gurudas Dasgupta, is a Member of the Indian Parliament and a leader of the Communist Party of India.
- Basudeb DasSarma, chemist
- Arundhati Devi, was an Indian actress, director and writer who is known for her work in Bengali cinema.
- Utpal Dutt, Indian actor, director and writer-playwright
- Aswini Kumar Dutta, social reformer and philanthropist
- Narayan Gangopadhyay, was a Bengali novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer, a leading writer of modern Bengali literature.
- Sohag Gazi, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Debaprasad Ghosh, an Indian mathematician, linguist, lawyer, journalist, educationist and statesman.
- Nikhil Ghosh, was an Indian musician, teacher and writer, known his proficiency on the percussion instrument of tabla.
- Pannalal Ghosh, musician and flutist
- Parul Ghosh, was an Indian playback singer. Ghosh sang in Hindi and Bengali movies from 1935 to 1951.
- Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta, Bengali educator and humanist of East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. One of the Bengali intellectuals killed by the Pakistan Army during the 1971 Dhaka University massacre on 25 March 1971.
- Hiranmay Sen Gupta, physicist
- Ahsan Habib, Ahsan Habib was a Bangladeshi poet and literary figure in Bengali culture.
- A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid, is a Bangladeshi physicist and Bose Professor of Physics at the University of Dhaka.
- Abul Hasan, poet, journalist and literary figure in Bengali culture
- Ehsan Hoque, medical doctor, social entrepreneur and child rights activist. He is the founder and honorary Executive Director of Distressed Children & Infants International
- Mainul Hosein, lawyer and the printer and publisher of daily newspaper The New Nation. Previously, he was the chairman of the editorial board of The Daily Ittefaq.
- Kamal Hossain, Bangladeshi jurist, statesman and freedom fighter. After the independence of Bangladesh, he served as Minister of Law from 1972 to 1973 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1973 to 1975.
- A.K. Fazlul Huq, Bengali lawyer, legislator and statesman in the 20th century. Huq was a major political figure in British India and later in Pakistan.
- Mohiuddin Jahangir (Bir Shreshto), a freedom fighter
- Major M. A. Jalil, the commander of the Sector 9 during Bangladesh War of Liberation in 1971.
- Shamsuddin Abul Kalam, was an actor and an author of Bengali literature in Bangladesh.
- Mostafa Kamal (Bir Shreshto), a freedom fighter.
- Sufia Kamal, poet
- Fazlul Karim, scholar, academic, philosopher and essayist in Bangladesh.
- Mosharraf Karim, actor
- A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan, veteran journalist, former minister of Bangladesh. He founded the weekly newspaper Holiday and the daily newspaper New Age. He served as the minister from 1977 to 1978.
- Abdul Jabbar Khan, the 6th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
- Abdul Karim Khan folk-singer
- Sadek Khan, Bangladeshi journalist, columnist and filmmaker
- Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy
- DL, academic and management consultant
- Abdul Latif Singer, musician, and lyricist. He was the initial composer of the Bengali language movement song, "Amaar Bhaiyer Rakte Rangano Ekushey February".
- Altaf Mahmud noted Bengali film song composer. He was the final composer of the Bengali language movement song, "Amaar Bhaiyer Rakte Rangano Ekushey February".
- Anwar Hossain Manju, Bangladeshi politician who is a member of Jatiyo Sangshad representing Pirojpur-2 parliamentary constituency and the current Minister of Water Resources.
- Naziur Rahman Manzur, Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician, founding chairman of the party, former government minister in the Cabinet of Hussain Mohammad Ershad and former Mayor of Dhaka.
- Hasan Masood, a Bangladeshi actor. He is also a former journalist and military officer.
- Aroj Ali Matubbar, astronomer and philosopher
- Rashed Khan Menon, Bangladeshi politician. Chairman of Workers Party of Bangladesh and was elected as the Member of Parliament for Dhaka-8 in 2008 and reelected in 2014.
- Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah, founder editor of The Daily Ittefaq
- Khalid Hassan Milu, was a Bangladeshi singer.
- Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Ghulam Murshid, author, scholar and journalist, based on London
- Golam Mustafa, film actor
- Suborna Mustafa, actress
- Shahriar Nafees, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former state Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives.
- Abu Zafar Obaidullah, poet
- Shahjahan Omar, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former State Minister for law. He is retired Major of the Bangladesh Army and was awarded Bir Uttam.
- Andaleeve Rahman, president of Bangladesh Jatiya Party, a member of Parliament, and the principal of British School of Law in Dhaka.
- Bazlur Rahman, Sangbad editor Bazlur Rahman, was a beacon of Bangladesh journalism.
- Selima Rahman, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. She served as a state minister at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh 2001–2006.
- Sohel Rana, a Bangladeshi film actor, director and producer.
- Nasreen Jahan Ratna, Member of Parliament
- Sudhir Ray, Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
- Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, physicist
- Tapan Raychaudhuri, historian
- Kamini Roy, poet and first woman graduate with honours in the subcontinent.
- Mir Sabbir, actor
- Hanif Sanket, TV presenter, entertainer, writer and producer
- Golam Sarwar, journalist, writer and the founding editor of Samakal and Jugantor. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2014.
- Papia Sarwar, is a Bangladeshi singer. She is an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet. She earned Rabindra Award from Bangla Academy in 2013.
- Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, speaker and politician and convicted war criminal of the Bangladesh liberation war.
- Manikuntala Sen, revolutionary
- Nikhil Sen, dramatist
- Mihir Sengupta, writer
- Abdur Rab Serniabat, cabinet minister, brother-in-law of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- Kaliprasanna Vidyaratna, scholar of Sanskrit
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Sources
Census figures for 1991, 2001 and 2011 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2011 Census figures are based on preliminary results.
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