History
Bhangura thana was established in 1980 and was turned into anLiberation War
During the liberation war several encounters between Pakistan Army & Razakars and Mukti Bahini were made at Baral Bridge and Dilpashar Bridge. A number of Razakars surrendered. Commander Abdul Hannan and Aslamul Islam led the Mukti Bahini. Abu Muhammad Yunus Ali was elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Atgharia-Chatmohor-Faridpur constituency of Pabna district. He was nominated by Awami League in the United Front election in 1954, and became the founder and main leader of the Awami League party politics in that area. He was also a popular language soldier, a close associate of Bangabandhu in the six-point demand movement, and an organizer of the 1971 Liberation War. He was a close friend of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his only roommate in Baker Hostel in Kolkata, a classmate at Dhaka University and also a trusted political companion. Abu Muhammad Yunus Ali served as an organizer of the liberation war in Shahzadpur, Baghabari, Nagarbari and in the remote areas of Chalanbil of Greater Pabna district in 1971, and was wounded in a battlefield. At one stage, the members of Razakar-Al-Badr force tortured him in an inhuman manner, and even destroyed his ancestral homestead at Sartutia of Bhangura upazila. In 1972, after the government treatment of his injury under the supervision of Bangabandhu, he gained limited mobility after surgery. On February 14, 2005, the “People’s MLA Yunus” breathed his last in his house at Bhangura.Geography
Bhangura is located at . It has 14,201 households and total area 120.2 km2. It is bounded by Tarash upazila on the north, Faridpur (Pabna) upazila on the south,Demographics
At theEconomy
Total cultivable land 10,460 hectares, fallow land 2,786 hectares; single crop 36%, double crop 40% and treble crop 24%. The market value of the land of the first grade is about 7500 Taka per 0.01 hectare. Main crops are Paddy, jute, wheat, onion, garlic, green chilly, khesari, musur and patal. Main fruits are Banana, mango, jackfruit, black berry, papaya and litchi. Extinct or nearly extinct crops are barley, chhola, kaun, china and bhura. Other agriculture activities dairy 312, poultry 60, fishery 2. Bhangura upazila is notable for its milk and milk products. A number of people are involved in production of milk products that include butter, chern, chhana, sweets, etc. These products as well as raw materials are sent to different parts of Bangladesh. Several milk collection and chilling centres of different companies such as Milk Vita, BRAK, Amomilk, Akiz are actively present in this upazila.Points of interest
A part of Chalan Beel has passed through the northern part of the Upazila. It has a wonderful Upazila Parishad including a well-decorated Dak-Bangla. Three-domed mosque at Kazipara (Chandipur), Baral Bridge, Boro Bil, Pathorghata four-storied Jame Mosque, Patul Playground, Patul Excursion Beach Sonali Beach (kalikadah, Boro Bil), Nobi bari (Moydan dighi Noton rasta), Baonjan Dhow (famous for fishing).Administration
Bhangura Upazila is divided into Bhangura Municipality and fiveTransport
Roads pucca 13 km, semi pucca 4 km and mud road 210 km; waterways ; railways 11 km. Bus and train is the most popular means of transport for communication with other parts of the country. There are three railway stations in this upazila: Baral Bridge, Bhangura and Sharatnagar of them Baral Bridge is the most prominent one where several intercity trains have stoppage, which are: Silk City, Lalmoni, Dhumketu, Sundarban, Chitra etc. Bus services are: Shahzadpur Travels (Bhangura-Dhaka), Syamoli Paribahan (Bhangura-Chittagong), Uttara Paribahan (Bhangura-Rajshahi), B-Nagar (Bhangura-Bogra) and direct bus services also exist from Bhangura to Pabna, Ishurdi, Kushtia, Baghabari (Sirajgonj) etc. Traditional transport Palanquin, dhuli, horse carriage and bullock cart. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.Education
Average literacy 26.1%; male 31.7%, female 20.2%. Educational institutions: college 7, collegiate school 0, secondary school 11, madrasa 2, government primary school 47, non-government primary school 00, satellite school 13, community school 3. Noted educational institutes are * Bhangura Union High School, * Bhangura Jarina Rahim Girls High School, * Hazi Jamal Uddin College, * Bhangura Girls College, * Sharatnagar Fazil Madrasa, * Bharamara Udayan Academy, * Kashipur Government Primary School, * Patulipara High School, * Bhangura technical and business management college * Baral Kindergarten, Shishu Tirtho, * Bhangura Biggan School & College, * Momotaz Mostafa Ideal School & College,. * Bhangura Model School & College * Bhangura Public School & College * Dearpara government primary school * Dearpara dakhil madrasa * Sarutia government primary school * B.B High School & college. * B.B Dakhil Madrasa * Pass Betuan Govt. Primary SchoolMedia
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