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Ulania ( bn, উলানিয়া) is a Union of Mehendiganj Upazila in the District and Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. In Ulania town there are the ancient ruins of the palaces, mosques of a local Lord (called ''Jamidar'' in Bengali). 'The Dark House' (called ''Ondho Kutir'' in Bengali) which is believed to be the house where Jamidars' brought rebels who were against them and let them starve until their death. Strong figures such as
Asad Chowdhury Asad Chowdhury (born 11 February 1943) is a poet, writer, translator, radio, television personality and journalist, as well as a cultural activist in Bangladesh. He won Ekushey Padak in 2013 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1987. Early life ...
(a prominent poet), Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (writer of Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano), Wahed Reza Chowdhury (one of the leader of
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) and many more creative faces were born in this locality.


Geography

Ulania is located at . It has total area 22.50 km². The town is located beside the
Sultani River The sultani () was an Ottoman gold coin. It was first minted in 1477–8 during the reign of Mehmed II (r. 1451–1481), following the Venetian ducat The ducat () coin was used as a trade coin in Europe from the later Middle Ages from the ...
linked from the Meghna river in the north to the
Tentulia River The Tentulia River, called Ilsha for part of its length, is located in Bangladesh. It is one of the larger coastal rivers of the Ganges-Padma system, and a major flow of the Meghna River The Meghna River ( bn, মেঘনা নদী) is one ...
in the south. It is bordered by in the north east, Bhola Sadar in the south east, Chandpur and
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union in the west, also briefly touched by Dharmaganj River in the north and Tentulia River in the south. The annual monsoon rains from July to September is both a blessing and a curse for the people of Bangladesh. In 2007, the river Meghna engulfed more than of land, making almost forty thousand people landless. Not enough has been done to rehabilitate the affected people or stop the erosion, compelling locals to help each other with their limited resources. It's not just the poor who are affected by the floods. In the last 300 years, the feudal landlord ( Zamindar) of Ulania of Mehendigonj built an estate of 100 magnificent architectural buildings which are also under the threat of Meghna erosion.


Demographics

At the
2001 Bangladesh census In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati ...
, Ulania had a population of 36000. Males constituted 18,572 of the population, and females 17,428. Ulania had an average literacy rate of 75% (7+ years), against the national average of 60%.


Administration

Ulania has 13 villages, 13 mouzas, 4 bazars, 2 waterbodies. Every five year the election take place to elect local government heads known as chairman. The lower branch of chairman are called members. Maheb Miah is the current chairman of Ulania Union. He was elected on 23 January 2009 in 9 wards. He has 13 members to work with him in his cabinet in which 9 are male members and 3 are female members. There are 19,605 of total voters in which 10,161 are male and 9,444 are female voters.


Villages

* Asha * Balia * Harni * Hassanpur * Hogultory * Lalganj * Mollikpur * Nayakhali * Nayonpur * Purboshatti * Rajapur * Sultani * Soldi * Palpara * Ulania: The capital of the union is located beside a canal adjacent to Ulania.


Bazaars

* Hazir Hut: Organised every Friday, Sunday and Wednesday and is the smallest hut than any other. It starts at around 4pm and ends at 7pm. People who mainly lives in Sultani are the main customers. * Lalganj Hut: * Master Hut * Ali Gonj Hut * Ulania Hut: The main hut organised every Monday and Thursday. The busiest day is Monday. People from every villages gather in Ulania from afternoon until midnight. Since this is the second biggest town of Mehendiganj after Patarhat so sellers and customers come from every unions.


Transport

The main transport used by the local people to travel one village to another village is rickshaw, bicycle, motorbikes etc. In the main roads people usually use auto rickshaw (known as tempo ( bn, টেম্পু) by the local people) to travel one place to another place faster. Motorbikes are also used as a term of transport for carrying passengers as well. Since this place is an island – ship, trawlers, speedboats, river liners (known as launch লঞ্চ) are the main transports to travel into various cities. Everyday lunch arrives in Mollikpur port & Sultani port to exchange passengers. Passengers may need to take trawlers ( bn, ট্রলার) to go to Sultani port because there is no road that will take you to the port.


Amenities

To make life comfortable, easy and cheerful, Ulania provides many amenities to give a better life and make things entertaining for the local people. People won't need to go to the main town Patarhat to lodge and withdraw their money as it's a common thing of rural areas in Bangladesh. Ulania union provides two banks in the centre of the town –
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and Krishi Bank. There is one well equipped government owned hospital and a post-office service as well. There are two huge fields to play cricket, football, volleyball, badminton etc. New movies releases in the cinemas every month to entertain people from different levels. There are two cinemas, called Meghna Cinema Hall and Padma Cinema Hall. Swimming competition also takes place in the Ulania Dighi every year or two.


Education

There are six Coronation schools all over the country, one of which is located in the heart of the town. Some well known literate, columnist, poet, politicians were born in this union. * College: 1 (non govt.) * Secondary School: 3 (non govt.) * Primary School: 10 (govt.), 10 (non govt.) * Madrasa: 3 (non govt.) * Kindergarten: 1 (non govt.)


Famous institutions

* Ulania Coronation High School * Ulania Girls' High School * Nayakhali Junior High School * Nopaya Hogultury Hamidia Fazil Madrasah * Ulania Ahmadia Girls' Dakhil Madrasah * Ulania Muzaffar Khan (Degree) College * Harni Haria Erob Sharkari Prathomik Biddaloy * Casino Kindergarten Library * Pierre Elliot Trudeau Library cum Cultural Centre, Ulania


Notable residents

*
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* Abdul Gaffar Choudhury * Atiqul Haque Chowdhury, drama producer and director


See also

* Upazilas of Bangladesh * Districts of Bangladesh * Divisions of Bangladesh


References

{{Upazilas of Barisal Division Unions of Mehendiganj Upazila