Tungipara ( bn, টুঙ্গিপাড়া) 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 Gopalganj District in the Division of

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. It is the birthplace of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of independent

and his grave is also here. In 1995 it became an Upazila.

Etymology

There is a legend that this area used to be flooded. Some saints who practiced Islam relocated to this area from

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. They started living in this area by making canopied houses at low cost. Such houses are called "Tong" in Bengali hence the name of the place is Tungipara (Tungi+para). " Para" means neighborhood.

Geography

Tungipara is located at on the north-eastern bank of the Modhumoti River. It is the most southern upazila of Gopalganj District. To the north is Gopalganj Sadar, the east is Kotalipara, on the south Nazirpur and in the west is Chitalmari Upazila of

Bagerhat District Bagerhat District ( bn, বাগেরহাট, pron: ''bageɾɦaʈ'') is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. Geography Bagerhat district has a total area of 3959.11 square kilometres. It is bounded by ...

. Tungipara Upazila has 16,030 households and a total area of 127.25 km². The famous river

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divides Tungipara from Bagerhat District & also the divider of Dhaka-khulna division.

Demographics

Residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman front view

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tungipara has a population of 88,102. Males constitute 51.25% of the population, and females 48.75%. This Upazila's 18+ population is 42,147. Tungipara has an average literacy rate of 63.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Points of interest

* Mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman * Borni'r Baor *

Madhumati River The Gorai-Madhumati River ( bn, গড়াই-মধুমতি ''Gôŗai-Modhumoti'') is one of the longest rivers in Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges. In the upper reaches it is called the Gorai, and the name changes to Madhuma ...

* Patgati Bazar * Baghir River

Administration

Tungipara Upazila is divided into

Tungipara Municipality Tungipara ( bn, টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is an upazila of Gopalganj District (Bangladesh), Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder o ...

and five union parishads: Barni, Dumuria, Gopalpur, Kushli, and Patgati. The union parishads are subdivided into 34 mauzas and 67 villages. Tungipara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 13

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Education

There are 24 mostly known educational institutes in Tungipara. It has a Government University College named Sheikh Mujibur Rahaman University college. It also has a Government high School named Gimadanga Tungipara Govt. High School.

College

#Govt. Shaikh Muzibur Rahman College, Patgati. #Dr. Imdadul Haque Memorial Degree College, Bashbaria.

School

#Govt. Gimadanga Tungipara High School. #Khan Saheb Sheikh Mosarrof Hossain School & College #Guadanga Silna B.B.H High School. #Saptapalli J. High School. #Gopalpur Panchapalli High School. #Nilfa Borni High School. #Kusli Islamia High School. #Basuria S. High School. #Barni High School. #Govt. Bangobandhu Smriti Girls High School. #Gimadanga Ideal High School. #Bashbaria Jhanjhania High School. #Dumuria ML. High School. #Tarail Adarsha High School. #Baladanga SMM High School. #Khan Saheb Sheikh Mosarraf Hossain High School. #Begum Fatema Jr. Girls School. #Treepalli Shaikh Abu Naser Jr. School. #Kusli Khan Saheb Sheikh Mosarraf Hossain Jr. School. #Patgati Jr. School.

Madrasa

#*Gaohordanga Madrasa #Darul Ulam Gaohordanga Madrasha (Kawmi) #Bashbaria Jhanjhania Islamia Madrasha (Kawmi) #Gimadanga Senior Madrasha (Alia) #Gimadanga Gozalia Mohila Fazil Madrasha (Alia)

Notable people

* Abul Hassan, poet, was born at Barnigram in Tungipara in 1947. * Shamsul Haque Faridpuri, Islamic scholar *

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

, Prime Minister, was born in Tungipara in 1947. *

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...

, Father of the Nation, was born in Tungipara in 1920.

References

{{Upazilas of Dhaka Division Upazilas of Gopalganj District, Bangladesh