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Sherpur District
Sherpur district ( bn, শেরপুর জেলা, ''Sherpur Jela'' also ''Sherpur Zila'') is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of Mymensingh Division. Sherpur district was a sub-division of Jamalpur District before 1984. It was upgraded to a district on February 22, 1984. Sherpur City is located about north of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. Etymology The name "Sherpur" can't be found in ancient history. During the rules of emperor Akbar, this area was called "Dash Kahonia Baju". The previous name of Brahmaputra river in this area was "Louhitto Sagar" which was situated in a vast area from the south border of Sherpur municipality to Jamalpur Ghat. The people of this area had to pay 10 kahon coins to the leaseholders as an annual tax for travelling in the river. "Dash" means ten and "Kahon" is a unit of measure for counting which means 128 pieces. From this event, this area was called as "Dash Kahonia". During the Nawabi period in Bangla, the last landlord of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhutila Eco Park
Madhutila Eco Park ( bn, মধুটিলা; Madhutila) is deep green forest and eco park in Sherpur District. Location Madhutila Eco Park is in Puragaon Union under the Madhutila Forest Range in Nalitabari Upazila of Sherpur district of Bangladesh in 1999. It is 380 acres. It falls close to the Bangladesh-India border. Areas Madhutila Eco Park include region Mymensingh, Sherpur, Jamalpur, Tangail, Netrokona and Kishoreganj Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District Kishoreganj ( bn, কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a Mohkuma (মহকুমা) under the Mymensingh district. It ... districts. References Further reading * * * Protected areas of Bangladesh {{Mymensingh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It is the 9th largest river in the world by discharge, and the 15th longest. With its origin in the Manasarovar Lake region, near Mount Kailash, on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet where it is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo River, It flows along southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges (including the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon) and into Arunachal Pradesh. It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as the Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna (not to be confused with the Yamuna of India). In the vast Ganges Delta, it merges with the Ganges, popularly known as the Padma in Bangladesh, and becomes the Meghna and ultimately empties into the Bay of Bengal. About long, the Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Bureau Of Statistics
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is the centralized official bureau in Bangladesh for collecting statistics on demographics, the economy, and other facts about the country and disseminating the information. History Although independent statistical programs had existed in the country before, they were often incomplete or produced inaccurate results, which led the Government of Bangladesh establishing an official bureau in August 1974, by merging four of the previous larger statistical agencies, the Bureau of Statistics, the Bureau of Agriculture Statistics, the Agriculture Census Commission and the Population Census Commission. In July 1975, the Statistics and Informatics Division was created under the Planning Ministry (Bangladesh) and tasked to oversee the BBS. Between 2002 and 2012, the division remained abolished but was later reinstated. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is headquartered in Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Bangladesh Census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were recorded from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children etc. Bangladesh and India also conducted their first joint census of areas along their border in 2011. According to the census, Hindus constituted 8.5 per cent of the population as of 2011, down from 9.6 per cent in the 2001 census. Bangladesh have a population of 144,043,697 as per 2011 census report. Majority of 130,201,097 reported that they were Muslims, 12,301,331 reported as Hindus, 864,262 as Buddhists, 532,961 as Christians and 201,661 as others. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakla Upazila
Nakla ( bn, নকলা) is an upazila of Sherpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Geography Nakla is located at . It has 33,482 units of household and total area 174.8 km2. The Nakla is free from Pakistani military, 9 December 1971. Pakistani military forces surrendered in the village named Pathakata. It is a historical place for Nakla. Every day many of tourists who are interested in its liberation war come to see the place. Nowadays there is a market named ''Pathakata Baazar''. Nakla is the major upazila of Sherpur district. Many famous persons were born there. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nakla has a population of 162952. Males constitute 51.03% of the population, and females 48.97%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 81345. Nakla has an average literacy rate of 22.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Administration Nakla Upazila is divided into Nakla Municipality and nine union parishads: Baneshwardi, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhenaigati Upazila
Jhenaigati ( bn, ঝিনাইগাতী) is an upazila of Sherpur District under the division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Geography Jhenaigati is located at . It has 30113 households and a total area of 231 km2. Jhenaigati is bounded by the Meghalaya State of India on the north, Sherpur sadar and Sreebardi upazila on the south, Nalitabari upazila on the east, and Sreebardi upazila on the west. The main rivers are Shomeshwari, Maharashi and Subarnakhali. Demographics ''Jhenaigati Thana'' was established in 1975 and was turned into an Upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of seven union parishads, 75 mouzas and 117 villages. Population: 1,60,554; male 78791, female 76276; Muslim 146153, Hindu 5435, Buddhist 3388 and others 91. Main occupations: agriculture 48.21%, commerce 7.73%, service 2.19%, agricultural laborer 27.36%, fishing and carpenter 2.36%, wage laborer 2.05%, transport 1.14% and others 8.42%. Land use: total cultivable land 14078.10 hectares; fallow land 2276.01 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreebardi Upazila
Sreebardi ( bn, শ্রীবরদী ) is an upazila of Sherpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Geography Sreebardi is located at . It has 47900 households and total area 270.34 km2. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sreebardi has a population of 228194. Males constitute 50.88% of the population, and females 49.12%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 109693. Sreebardi has an average literacy rate of 18.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Administration Sreebardi Upazila is divided into Sreebardi Municipality and ten union parishads: Bhelua, Garjaripa, Gosaipur, Kakilakura, Kharia Kazirchar, Kurikahonia, Ranishimul, Singabaruna, Sreebordi, and Tatihati. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 142 villages. Sreebardi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas. See also *Upazilas of Bangladesh An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherpur Sadar Upazila
Sherpur Sadar ( bn, শেরপুর সদর) is an upazila of Sherpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sherpur Sadar has a population of 381,419. Males constitute 51.58% of the population, and females 48.42%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 189,019. Sherpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 78.23% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Administration Sherpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Sherpur Municipality and 14 union parishads: Bajitkhila, Balairchar, Betmari Ghughurakandi, Chormochoriya, Chorpokhimari, Chorsherpur, Dhola, Gajirkhamar, Kamarar Chor, Kamariya, Losmonpur, Pakuriya, Rouha, and Vatshala. The union parishads are subdivided into 100 mauzas and 188 villages. Sherpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 46 mahallas. Education There are 11 colleges in the upazila: Sherpur Government College., Sherpur Government Mohila College, Beer Muktijodda Atiur Rahman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiatic Society Of Bangladesh
The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Bureau, Government of Bangladesh. The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society of East Pakistan in Dhaka in 1952 by a number of Muslim leaders, and renamed in 1972. Ahmed Hasan Dani, a noted Muslim historian and archaeologist of Pakistan played an important role in founding this society. He was assisted by Muhammad Shahidullah, a Bengali linguist. The society is housed in Nimtali, walking distance from the Curzon Hall of Dhaka University, locality of Old Dhaka. Publications The society's publications include: * ''Banglapedia, the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh'' (edition 2, 2012) * ''Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh'' (2010, 28 volumes) * ''Cultural Survey of Bangladesh, a documentation of the country's cultural history, tradition and heritage'' (2008, 12 volumes) * ''Children’s Banglapedia'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengalis, Bengali politician, Member of parliament, parliamentarian and the founding leader of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He first served as the titular President of Bangladesh, President of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh between April 1971 and January 1972. He then served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from the Awami League between January 1972 and January 1975. He finally served as President again during BAKSAL from January 1975 till his assassination in August 1975. In 2011, the 15th constitutional amendment in Bangladesh referred to Sheikh Mujib as the Father of the Nation who Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, declared independence; these references were enshrined in the fifth, sixth, and seventh schedules of the constitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805), styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as the Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army general and official. In the United States and the United Kingdom, he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence. His surrender in 1781 to a combined American and French force at the siege of Yorktown ended significant hostilities in North America. He later served as a civil and military governor in Ireland, where he helped bring about the Act of Union; and in India, where he helped enact the Cornwallis Code and the Permanent Settlement. Born into an aristocratic family and educated at Eton and Cambridge, Cornwallis joined the army in 1757, seeing action in the Seven Years' War. Upon his father's death in 1762 he became Earl Cornwallis and entered the House of Lords. From 1766 until 1805 he was Colonel of the 33rd Regimen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
