Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur
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Kaliganj (Bengali: কালিগঞ্জ) is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[1]
Geography
Kaliganj is located at 23°55′30″N 90°34′00″E / 23.9250°N 90.5667°E. It has 57,770 households and total area 214.63 km2.
Demographics
According to the
Kaliganj is the most religiously diverse upazila in Gazipur district. The Christian community consists of Bhawal Catholics converted by the Portuguese in the 17th century.[citation needed]
As of the
Administration
Kaliganj Upazila is divided into Kaliganj Municipality and seven
Kaliganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 23
Education
According to Banglapedia, Saint Nicholas High School is a notable secondary school.[1]
Literacy rate: Average 90.9%; male 91.9%, female 87.8%.
Water Bodies: Shitalkshya River, Balu River, Punshahi Belai Beel, Suti Canal, Stuart-Barnared Canal, Patha Mara Canal.
Archaeological heritage and relics: Tomb of Isa Khan, the ruler of Bhati at Baktarpur, St. Nicholas Church (1695), Mazars and Dighi of Pahlwan Shah Gazi and Karforma Shah at Chaura, Tomb of Shah Bayejid and eight domed Mosque at Vatgati, Kachari Punshahi.
Religious institutions: Mosque 395, temple 19, church 6.
Important Business places: (Hat/Bazar): Kaliganj, Jamalpur, Pubail, Ulokhola, Saoraid bazar, Dolan Bazar, Aowrakhali, Punshahi Bazar. Noapara bazar.
Notable residents
- Meher Afroz Chumki, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs, has been Member of Parliament for constituency Gazipur-5 since 2009.[6]
- Humayun Faridi, actor, attended primary school in Kaliganj village.[7]
- Farooque[8]
- Rumana Khan[citation needed]
- Abdullah Al Mamun[citation needed]
- Gazi Golam Mostafa[citation needed]
- Abujafar Shamsuddin[citation needed]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ a b Bagchi, Tapan (2012). "Kaliganj Upazila (Gazipur District)". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Gazipur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Gazipur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Gazipur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Chumki takes oath". bdnews24.com. 2 June 2013.
- ^ Islam, Md Saiful (2012). "Faridi, Humayun". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Farooque on his new milestone". The Daily Star. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-27.