Daudkandi ( bn, দাউদকান্দি) is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

Comilla District Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District, is a district of Bangladesh located about 100 kilometres south east of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj districts to the north, Noakhali and Feni districts to t ...

in the Division of

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

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 ...

Geography

Daudkandi is located at . It has 77,102 households and a total area of 376.23 km². which is located at the extreme near of the upazila by the Dhaka Chittagong Highway. Daudkandi village area is within the municipality and value of property here, like the rest of the municipality, have increased significantly.

Demographics

According to the

1991 Bangladesh census In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...

, Daudkandi had a population of 458, 503. Males constituted 50.44% of the population, and females 49.56%. The population aged 18 or over was 215, 409. Daudkandi had an average literacy rate of 29.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Daudkandi Upazila is divided into Daudkandi Municipality and 16

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

s: Baropara, Betessor, Dakshin Eliotgonj, Doulotpur, Goalmari, Gouripur, Maruka, Mohammadpur Paschim, Maligaon, Mohammadpur Purbo, Passgacia Pachim, Podua, Sundolpur, Uttar Daudkandi, Uttar Eliotgonj, and Zinglatoli. The union parishads are subdivided into 186 mauzas and 267 villages. Daudkandi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26

mahalla is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...

Notable residents

Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (also spelled Khandakar Mushtaq Ahmed; – 5 March 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975, after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was part ...

, 5th

President of Bangladesh The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...

(15 August 1975 to 3 November 1975), was born at Dashpara village in 1919. * Major General (Retd.)

Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan is a retired Bangladesh Army officer and present Awami League politician and member of parliament for Comilla-1. Birth and early life Shubid Ali Bhuiyan was born in Comilla District on 28 July 1945. Career He ...

has been the Member Parliament for constituency

Comilla-1 Comilla-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Daudkandi and Megna upazilas. History ...

since 2009. * Dr.

Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain (born 25 September 1942) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-3 constituency since 2009. He served as a minister of the Minister of Labour and Employment, ...

, Minister of Health and Family Welfare (2001-2006) and the Member of Parliament for constituency

Comilla-2 Comilla-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Selima Ahmad of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Homna and Titas upazilas. History The constituency wa ...

from 1991 until 2006, was born at Gayaspur village in 1946.

References

Upazilas of Comilla District {{Chittagong-geo-stub

Geography

Demographics

Administration

Notable residents

See also

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