Lakshmipur ( bn, লক্ষ্মীপুর, Lokkhipur), also spelt Laxmipur, with an area of 1455.96 km², is a district of Bangladesh. It is bordered by Chandpur to the north,

Bhola Bhola ( bn, ভোলা) is a town and district headquarter of Bhola District in the division of Barishal, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most ...

and

Noakhali Noakhali ( bn, নোয়াখালী, , New canal), historically known as Bhulua ( bn, ভুলুয়া), is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division. It was established as district in 1821, and officia ...

districts to the south, Noakhali to the east, and

Barisal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Di ...

and Bhola districts to the west. Lakshmipur was the part of

until 15 February 1984.

Administration

The district of Lakshmipur consists of 4 municipalities, 58 union parishads, 514 villages, 3539 mosques, 45 temples, and 1 church. The upazilas under this district are: * Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila *

Ramganj Upazila Ramganj ( bn, রামগঞ্জ, Ramgônj) is an upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The seat lies at Ramganj town, which is by road southeast of Dhaka. History This area was home to an influential Hindu ...

Raipur Upazila Raipur ( bn, রায়পুর) is an upazila in Lakshmipur District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It is surrounded by the upazilas of Faridganj, Ramganj, Lakshmipur Sadar, Mehendiganj and Haimchar, and on the west by the Megna Riv ...

* Ramgati Upazila * Kamalnagar Upazila

Police stations

There are 6

police station A police station (sometimes called a "station house" or just "house") is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, al ...

s in Lakshmipur. # Lakshmipur Model Thana # Ramganj Thana # Raipur Thana # Ramgati Thana # Kamalnagar Thana # Chandragonj Thana

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Lakshmipur District had a population of 1,729,188, of which 827,780 were males and 901,408 females. Rural population was 1,466,191 (84.79%) while the urban population was 262,997 (15.21%). Lakshmipur district had a literacy rate of 49.40% for the population 7 years and above: 48.94% for males and 49.81% for females. As of the 2011 census, 96.55% are

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...

, 3.44%

Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

. The Hindu population has decreased slightly from 63,000 in 1981 to 59,000 in 2011. A Road to Dhaka from Lakshmipur at dust, Photo-- Ahsan

Education

*Lakshmipur Aliya Madrasa, founded in 1872 *Raipur Alia Madrasa, founded in 1886 *Bhawaniganj Karamatia Senior Madrasa, founded in 1904 *Protapgonj High School, Chandraganj *Lakshmipur Government Girl's High School * Lakshmipur Government College *Lakshmipur Government Women's College * Lakshmipur Adarsha Samad Government High School *Charshahi Islamia Alim Madrasa, founded in 1920. *Toomchar Islamia Kamil Madrasah, Sadar *Panpara high School, Ramgonj *Dalal Bazar N.k. high school, Dalal Bazar *Hazir Hat Millat Govt. School

Notable people

Mohammad Mohammadullah Mohammad Mohammadullah ( bn, মোহাম্মদ মুহম্মদুল্লাহ; 21 October 1921 – 12 November 1999) was the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Mohammadullah became the Acting President on 24 Decemb ...

, 3rd

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

Nishat Majumdar Nishat Mazumdar ( bn, নিশাত মজুমদার) became the first Bangladeshi woman to scale Mount Everest, with the help of three Sherpas - Lakpa Sherpa, Pemba Dorje Sherpa, Mingma Sherpa and a bigger team led by another Bangladesh ...

, first women Everest climber from Bangladesh *

Abdul Matin Chowdhury Abdul Matin Chowdhury (1 May 1921 – 24 June 1981) was a Bangladeshi academic and physicist. He served as the 14th Vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka. Education Chowdhury passed entrance examination from Arunchandra High School in No ...

, 14th vice-chancellor of the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

* A. N. M Momtaz Uddin Choudhury, first vice-chancellor of

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* Abdul Mannan, MP for Lakshmipur-4 * Abul Khair Bhuiyan, former MP for

Lakshmipur-2 Lakshmipur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by independent politician Mohammad Shahid Islam. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Raipur Upazila and eight union parishads ...

* A.K.M. Shahjahan Kamal, former Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism * A. N. M. Shamsul Islam, former MP for

Lakshmipur-1 Lakshmipur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Anwar Hossain Khan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Ramganj Upazila. History The constituency was c ...

* A. S. M. Abdur Rab, politician and founder of the

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal ( bn, জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল, 'National Socialist Party') is a political party in Bangladesh. It was formed in 2002, through a split from the original Jatiya Samajtantrik Da ...

* Chowdhury Khurshid Alam, former MP for

Gholam Sarwar Husseini Shah Syed Gholam Sarwar Hosseini ( bn, শাহ সৈয়দ গোলাম সারোয়ার হুসেইনী) was a Bengali politician and the hereditary '' Pir of Daira Sharif'' in Noakhali, Bengal Presidency. Family Sarwar wa ...

, politician and former Pir of Dayra Sharif, Shyampur *

Hafezzi Huzur Muḥammadullāh ibn Idrīs ibn Akram ad-Dīn al-Miyānjī ( ar, محمد الله بن إدريس بن أكرم الدين الميانجي; 1895 - 6 May 1987), commonly known as Hafezzī Huzūr ( ar, حافظجي حضور, bn, হাফেজ� ...

, founder of

Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan ( bn, বাংলাদেশ খেলাফত আন্দোলন, , Bangladesh Caliphate Movement) is an Islamist political party in Bangladesh, founded by Hafezzi Huzur after the 1981 presidential elections. H ...

* Harunur Rashid, former MP for

* Husne Ara Shahed, author and writer * Khairul Enam, former MP for Lakshmipur-3 * M. A. Awal, former MP for

* Mohammad Noman, Jatiya Party politician * Mohammad Shahid Islam, MP for

* Mohammad Toaha, activist of the Bengali Language Movement and politician * M. M. Ruhul Amin, 16th

Chief Justice of Bangladesh The chief justice of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধান বিচারপতি — ) is the chief amongst the judges of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and also head of the whole judicial establishments, includ ...

* Muhammad Abdullah, academic * Nazim Uddin Ahmed, former MP for

Selina Parvin Selina Parvin (31 March 193114 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi journalist and poet. She is one of the intellectual martyrs killed by Al-Badr on 14 December, immediately before the victory after the 9-month-long war of independence of Banglades ...

, journalist and poet * Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie, former MP for Lakshmipur-3 *

S I M Nurunnabi Khan Shamsul Islam Muhammad Nurunnabi Khan ( bn, শামসুল ইসলাম মোহাম্মদ নূরুন্নবী খাঁন; 1942 – 22 May 2019) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and writer. He was awarded Bir Bikrom for hi ...

, writer and freedom fighter * Syed Abul Kalam Azad, former treasurer of the

* Tofail Ahmed, folk researcher *

Tufail Mohammad Major Tufail Mohammad ( ur, ; b. 22 June 1914 8 August 1958), was a military officer in the Pakistan Army and the second military officer in the Pakistani military who was cited with the Nishan-e-Haider () for his "distinguished actions ...

, Punjabi military officer and second recipient of the

Nishan-e-Haider Nishan-e-Haider (NH; ), is the highest military gallantry award of Pakistan. The Nishan-e-Haider is awarded posthumously and only to members of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It recognises the highest acts of extraordinary bravery in the face of ...

* Ziaul Haque Zia, former MP for

References

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