Palashbari ( bn, পলাশবাড়ী) 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 ...

Gaibandha District Gaibandha ( bn, গাইবান্ধা জেলা, ''Gaibandha Jela'' or ''Gaibandha Zila'') is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. Gaibandha subdivision was established in 1875. Gaibandha was previously ...

in the Division of Rangpur,

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

Palashbari Upazila is located at . It has 41586 households and total area 190.67 km².

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 ...

, Palashbari Upazila has a population of 210806. Males constitute 50.54% of the population, and females 49.46%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 102892. Palashbari Upazila has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Palashbari Upazila is divided into nine

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: Barisal, Betkapa, Harinathpur, Hossainpur, Kishoregari, Mohdipur, Monohorpur, Palashbari, and Pobnapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 161 mauzas and 160 villages. Name of Upazila Chairman A K M Mokshed Chowdhury Biddut (2019).

Education

According to Banglapedia, Palashbari S.M. Pilot High School, founded in 1911, is a notable secondary school. Founded in 1964, Palashbari Government Collage is one of the first government co-education colleges of this region.

Notable people

TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury ( bn, ফজলে রাব্বি চৌধুরী; 1 October 1934 – 20 December 2018) was a Bangladeshi politician from Gaibandha who was a member of parliament for six terms. As an advisor to President Hussain Moha ...

, politician and six-time MP

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