Munshiganj ( bn, মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically known as Bikrampur, is a district in central

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. It is a part of the

Dhaka Division Dhaka Division ( bn, ঢাকা বিভাগ, ''Ḑhaka Bibhag'') is an administrative division within Bangladesh. Dhaka serves as the capital city of the Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains a populati ...

and borders

Dhaka District Dhaka District ( bn, ঢাকা জেলা, Dhaka jela) is a district in central Bangladesh, and is the densest district in the nation. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and rests on the eastern banks o ...

Geography

Total land area is 235974 acres (954 km²), out of which 138472 acres (560 km²) are cultivable and 5609 acres (23 km²) are fallow land. It has no forest area. 40277 acres (163 km²) of land is irrigated while 26242 acres (106 km²) of land is under river. It has 14 rivers of 155 km passing through.

Administration

The district consists of 6 upazilas: ref name=Banglapedia #

Lohajang Upazila Lohajang ( bn, লৌহজং eaning ''rusting of iron'' is an upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Lohajang is located at on the south bank of Padma River. It has a total area of 130.12 km2. Dem ...

Sreenagar Upazila Sreenagar ( bn, শ্রীনগর) is an upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Division of Dhaka Geography Sreenagar is located at . It has 36344 households and total area 202.98 km2. Demographics As of th ...

Munshiganj Sadar Upazila Munshiganj Sadar ( bn, মুন্সীগঞ্জ সদর) is an upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. History In 1971 On 29 March 1971, days after the start of the Bangladesh Liberation War, people of Muns ...

Sirajdikhan Upazila Sirajdikhan ( bn, সিরাজদিখান) is an upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Villages in Sirajdikhan include Gopal Pur. Its total area is 180.19 km2. A large quantity of vegetables for the capita ...

Tongibari Upazila Tongibari ( bn, টঙ্গিবাড়ী) is an upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Tongibari is located at . It has 31346 households and total area 149.96 km2. Demographics As of the 1991 Ban ...

Gazaria Upazila Gazaria Upazila ( bn, গজারিয়া) is one of the six upazilas of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located on the Meghna river delta, from the capital city of Dhaka. History Gazaria is mainly composed ...

Demographics

According to the

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 reco ...

, Munshiganj District had a population of 1,445,660, of which 721,552 were males and 724,108 were females. Rural population was 1,259,554 (87.13%) while urban population was 186,106 (12.87%). Munshiganj had a literacy rate 56.09% for the population 7 years and above: 56.44% for males and 55.74% for females. 91.92% are Muslims, 7.93% Hindus. Although Hindus were once over 40% of the district, most have left to India.

Notable people

''Revolutionary nationalists'' *

M. Hamidullah Khan Muhammad Hamidullah Khan, TJ, Sitara-e-Harb, BP ( bn, এম হামিদুল্লাহ খান; 11 September 1938 – 30 December 2011) was a military leader in two wars fought in South Asia: the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and t ...

, Bangladesh Forces, Sector Commander, Sector 11, Bangladesh War of Independence 1971 *

Jagadish Chandra Bose Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (;, ; 30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a biologist, physicist, Botany, botanist and an early writer of science fiction. He was a pioneer in the investigation of radio microwave optics, made significant contr ...

, Great Bengali physicistFrontline Web page
* Badal Gupta, revolutionary against

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* Benoy Basu, revolutionary against British India * Dinesh Gupta, revolutionary against British India * Sarojini Naidu, Politician * Chittaranjan Das ''Social and scientific'' *

Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (;, ; 30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a biologist, physicist, botanist and an early writer of science fiction. He was a pioneer in the investigation of radio microwave optics, made significant contribution ...

, scientist *

Chashi Nazrul Islam Chashi Nazrul Islam (11 October 1941 – 11 January 2015) was a Bangladeshi film director and producer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director twice for the films Shuvoda (1986) and Hangor Nodi Grenade (1997). He was awarded Eku ...

, artist * Humayun Azad, linguist, poet and novelist *

Durga Mohan Das Durga Mohan Das ( bn, দুর্গামোহন দাশ ''Durga Mohon Das''; 1841–1897) was a Brahmo Samaj leader and a social reformer. Early life Durga Mohan was born in a well-known Baidya family at Telirbagh, Bikrampur, Dhaka in ...

, Brahmo reformer *

Dwarkanath Ganguly Dwarkanath Gangopadhyay (also known as Dwarkanath Ganguly, 20 April 184427 June 1898) was a Brahmo reformer in Bengal, British India. He made substantial contributions towards societal enlightenment and the emancipation of women. Ganguly dedicat ...

, Brahmo reformer ''Art, culture and sports'' *

Atiśa ( bn, অতীশ দীপংকর শ্রীজ্ঞান, ôtiś dīpôṅkôr śrigyen; 982–1054) was a Buddhist religious leader and master. He is generally associated with his work carried out at the Vikramashila monastery in Biha ...

, Buddhist religious leader and master *

Brojen Das Brojen Das (Bengali: ব্রজেন দাস; 9 December 1927 – 1 June 1998) was a Bangladeshi swimmer, who was the first Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it six times. Early life and education ...

, the first Bangladeshi and Asian to swim across the

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, and the first person to cross it four times *

Imdadul Haq Milan Imdadul Haq Milan (born 8 September 1955) is a Bangladeshi novelist and Journalist. He was editor of the daily newspaper ''Kaler Kantho''. He is the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1992 and Ekushey Padak in 2019. Early life and ed ...

, writer and media personality * Buddhadeb Bosu, writer, poet, playwright, essayist *

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay ( bn, শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়; born 2 November 1935) is a Bengali author from India. He has written stories for both adults and children. He is known for creating the relativel ...

, author, Teacher *

Ananta Jalil M. A. Jalil (known as AJ) is a Bangladeshi businessman, actor, director and producer. He started his professional career as a businessman in 1999, while he encashed his meme fame and began his film career with '' Khoj: The Search'' in 2010. Jali ...

, actor, director, producer, businessman, and philanthropist * Tahsan Rahman Khan, singer-songwriter, composer, actor and model. *

Tele Samad Tele may refer to: * Television * Tele (band), a German rock/pop band * Tele Ikuru, Deputy Governor of Rivers State * Télé, Mali, a rural commune of the Cercle of Goundam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali * Telemarketing * Telegraphy * ''Eveni ...

, Actor * Radhu Karmakar, noted Indian cinematographer and director in Hindi cinema *

Azmeri Haque Badhon Azmeri Haque Badhon, popularly known as Badhon, is a Bangladeshi actress who became the 2nd runners-up at the Lux Channel I Superstar in 2006. Later, she made her film debut with a film called Nijhum Oronney in 2010 along with Ilias Kanchan and C ...

, actress, Dentist *

Shimul Yousuf Shimul Yousuf (born 24 March 1957) is a Bangladeshi actress, director and singer. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak, the second most important award for civilians in Bangladesh in 2023. Early life Yousuf was born in Dhaka on 24 March 1957 and is ...

, actress, singer * Nazma Anwar, actor * Munni Saha, journalist, television host ''Public affairs'' *

A. N. M. Hamidullah A. N. M. Hamidullah (1919-1994) was the first governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh. He served during 1972–1974. Hamidullah's wife was killed in 1971 in an attack by the Pakistani Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the l ...

, First Governor, Bangladesh Bank *

Fakhruddin Ahmed Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank. On 12 January 2007, he was appointed Chief Adviser (Head of the Government) of the non-p ...

, former chief adviser, Non-Party Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, 2007–2008. * Iajuddin Ahmed, former President of Bangladesh *

A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury Abdul Qasim Mohammad Badruddoza Chowdhury (known as AQM Badrudozza Chowdhury; ; born 1 November 1932) served as the President of Bangladesh from 14 November 2001 until his resignation on 21 June 2002. He was the founding secretary-general of B ...

, former shortest term appointed President of Bangladesh *

M. A. Naser Mohammed Abu Naser (2 April 1921 – 12 May 2004) was a Bangladeshi educator. He was the 2nd vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He is a recipient of the Ekushey Padak, one of the highest civilian awards i ...

, pioneer in Engineering Education, former Vice Chancellor or BUET, Ekushey Padak recipient

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