Durgapur Upazila, Rajshahi
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Durgapur (Bengali: দূর্গাপুর) is an upazila of the Rajshahi District, located in Bangladesh's Rajshahi Division.[1] It is named after the town of Durgapur.
History
The area covered by the Durgapur Upazila is closely located to
The British Raj officially established a thana in Durgapur in 1909. During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, a battle took place between the Bengali freedom fighters and the Pakistan Army at the village of Kabasmul on the border between Durgapur and Paba upazilas. The army major was killed and as a response the army massacred 44 villagers in the villages of Gaganbaria and Palsa. Durgapur Thana was upgraded to upazila (sub-district) in 1984 as part of the President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralisation programme.[1]
Geography
Durgapur is located at 24°27′20″N 88°46′00″E / 24.4556°N 88.7667°E. It has a total area of 197.89 km².
Demographics
Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
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1981 | 111 | — |
1991 | 138 | +24.3% |
2001 | 168 | +21.7% |
2011 | 186 | +10.7% |
2022 | 198 | +6.5% |
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5] |
According to the
Administration
Durgapur has 7 Unions/Wards, 114 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 122 villages.[5] Post Code- 6240.
List of chairmen
Name | Term | Notes |
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Mullah Abdul Wahid | 25/5/1985 - 24/5/1990 | |
Tazlul Islam Md Faruq | 25/5/1990 - 9/5/1991 | |
Md Abdul Majid Sardar | 22/2/2009 - 29/8/2012 | |
Musammat Banesa Begum | 5/9/2012 - 10/11/2012 | Acting |
Md Abdul Majid Sardar | 11/11/2012 - 29/4/2014 | |
Md Nazrul Islam | 30/4/2014 - present |
Notable people
- Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali (1858–1920), author and social activist
- Mansur Rahman (born 1954), parliamentarian
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "পাঁচুবাড়ী পাঁচ গম্বুজ মসজিদ". Durgapur Upajela (in Bengali).
- ^ "কালাচাঁন্দ শাহের মাঝার শরীফ" [The holy mausoleum of Kalachand Shah]. Durgapur Upajela (in Bengali).
- ^ "কালাচাঁন্দ শাহের মাঝার শরীফ" [The holy mausoleum of Kalachand Shah]. Durgapur Upajela (in Bengali).
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajshahi" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Rajshahi district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "পূর্বতন পরিষদ চেয়ারম্যানগণ" [Former council chairmen]. Durgapur Upazila (in Bengali).