Nawabganj ( bn, নবাবগঞ্জ) 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 ...
of
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 ...
in the Division of
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
,
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
Nawabganj is located at . It has 47,411 households and total area 244.81 km
2.
Nawabganj is surrounded by Singair upazila on the north, Dohar upazila on the south,
Keraniganj, sirajdikhan and Sreenagar upazilas on the east,
Harirampur and Manikganj Sadar upazilas on the west.
Demographics
As of 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 ...
, Nawabganj had a population of 269,189. Males constituted 49.31% of the population, and females 50.69%. 134,813 residents were over eighteen. Nawabganj had an average literacy rate of 34.5% (7+ years). For reference, the national average is 32.4%.
Politics
Nawabganj Upazila is Controlling by Bangladesh Awami League central now.From 2008 election, it marched with dohar upazila as Dhaka-1. Beximco group chairman Md Salman Fazlur Rahman is the running member of the parliament.
Nawabganj thana, now an upazila, was established in 1974.
Political parties
Many political parties active in nawabganj.
Most popular parties
Bangladesh Awami League.
Nawabganj Upazila Awami League.
Bangladesh students' League.
Dhaka jela students'League.
Nawabganj Upazila students' League
Politicians
A big number of politicians are coming from nawabganj Upazila.
1. Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan
2. Moslem Uddin khan
3. Abdul Haleem Chowdhury
4. Borhanuddin khan
5. Khandaker Abu Ashfaq
6. Salma Islam
7. Abdul Baten Mia
9. Muazzam Hossain
10.Azizur Rahman Foku
Administration
Nawabganj Upazila is divided into 14
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: Agla, Bakshanagar, Bandura, Barrah, Baruakhali, Churain, Galimpur, Jantrail, Joykrishnapur, Kailail, Kalakopa, Nayansree, Shekaripara, and Sholla. The union parishads are subdivided into 190 mauzas and 342 villages.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
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 ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Dhaka District
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