Ghior Upazila
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Ghior (Bengali: ঘিওর) is an upazila (sub-district) of Manikganj District of central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka Division.[1] It is located at 23°53′15″N 89°50′15″E / 23.8875°N 89.8375°E and is named after the town of Ghior. It is home to the Tarra Bridge, an overpass above the Dhaleshwari River, which is one of the major bridges of the country.[2] The 53 km R506 road is one of the main roads of Ghior connecting the upazila to Dhaka and Tangail. Md. Nazmul Islam, Upazila Nirbahi Officer is the present Executive Head of the Upazila.
Geography
Ghior Upazila has a total area of 145.95 km2. It is bounded by
History
The history of Ghior dates back centuries, and an ancient
During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the Pakistan Army and its collaborators gunned down and murdered 41-43 innocent villagers in the village of Terasree on 22 November. Afsar Uddin Khan was a notable Bengali freedom fighter of Ghior. A memorial plate and memorial monument was successively established following the massacre in Terasri. In 1983, Ghior was upgraded to sub-district (upazila) level. In November 1983, a diarrhoea outbreak occurred in Ghior with hundreds affected and a number of deaths.[5]
On 13 August 2011, a road accident happened in Joka on the Dhaka-Aricha highway with a microbus colliding head-on with an oncoming passenger bus.
Demographics
According to the
At the
Economy and tourism
54.3% of main sources of income come from agriculture. The next largest sectors are commerce (16.24%) and service (11.94%) respectively. Ghior has 24 Haat bazaar and 11 annual fairs.
Ghior has a number of places of attraction due to its rich and long history. It has an abandoned indigo factory (Nilkuthi) in Sribari Baratiya dating back to the colonial rule and an ancient
Administration
Ghior Upazila is one of the seven Subdistricts of Manikganj District headed by an Executive Head called Upazila Nirbahi Officer or Subdistrict Executive Officer. Upazila Nirbahi Officer is also the Executive Magistrate of the Subdistrict and the president of the Subdistrict Law and Order Committee.
Upazila Parishad
List of chairmen
Name | Term | Notes |
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Nasir Uddin Bhuiyan | 25/1/1985-1990 | |
Afzal Husayn Khan Zaki | 1990-1995 | |
Afzal Husayn Khan Zaki | 23/2/2009-20/4/2014 | Second term |
Muhammad Habibur Rahman | Present |
Education
Ghior had an average literacy rate of 31.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[12]
In 1922, the Terassree KN High School was established. The Ghior DN High School was then founded 4 years after that by Durga Narayan. The Baniajuri High School was established two years before the
Notable people
- Naimur Rahman, international cricketer and politician
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
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- ^ "In memory of Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier". The Daily Star. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Crash victims' bodies arrive, probe begins". bdnews24.com. 13 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ তারেক মাসুদ ও মিশুক মুনীরসহ নিহত ৫. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "About: Bio". The Official Website of Tareque Masud. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Manikganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Manikganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
- ^ a b "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ বাঠইমুড়ী মাজার. My Tour BD (in Bengali).
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.