Bhurungamari Upazila
Bhurungamari
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Bhurungamari (Bengali: ভুরুঙ্গামারী) is the northernmost upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Geography
Bhurungamari is located at 26°07′30″N 89°41′00″E / 26.1250°N 89.6833°E. It has 57,005 households and total area 236.26 km2.
Demographics
According to the
As of the
Administration
Bhurungamari Upazila is divided into ten
Transport
Railway links
During the British era, there was a railway line linking Assam with Bengal that passed through Bhurngamari. The rail link was closed after the partition of India in 1947.[4] Possibilities of resumption of traffic through the Bhurugamari-Sonahat section was discussed when the resumption of rail traffic between India and Pakistan took place in 1955.[5]
Note: The map alongside presents the position as it stands today (2020). The international border was not there when the railways were first laid in the area in the 19th-20th century. It came up in 1947. Since then, it has been an effort to live up to the new realities. The map is 'interactive' (the larger version) - it means that all the places shown in the map are linked in the full screen map.
Developments
An inland port has been set up at Sonahat.[6][7]
In 2018, the existing road bridge across the Dudhkumar River was found to be weak and a new bridge was sanctioned, along with a new highway. The Kurigram (Daserhat)-Nageshwari-Bhurungamari-Sonahat Land port road is to be converted to a national highway.[4]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "Govt to build highway to boost trade thu Sonahat land port". The Daily Sun, 30 December 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Agreement on Resumption of Rail Traffic, 15 April 1955". Media Center, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Overview" (PDF). item 11. Bangladesh Land Port Authority. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশ – ভারত স্থল বন্দর সমূহ এক নজরে {Bangladesh-India Land Ports At a Glance". Bengali. vromoninfo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
External links
- Hossain, Md Kamal (2012). "Bhurungamari Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.