Bakshiganj ( bn, বকশীগঞ্জ) 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 ...

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in the Division of

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. Bakshigonj Thana was converted into an upazila in 1983. In Bakshigonj have some Haat Bazer. Bakshigonj (Town) The area of the Bakshigonj town is 20.86 km². It has a population of 65,568; male 50.97%, female 49.03%; population density is 2820 per km². Literacy rate among the town people is 39.9%.

Etymology

Bakshiganj name of an ancient and historic towns. However, there are many differences of Bakshiganj named. The original name of the rajendraganja Bakshiganj. Still rajendraganja village records. Bakshiganj naming of a journal called smaranikara pages 44–45 published an article written by Professor Afsar Ali said. Some hundred years ago, the "paymaster" in the name of a Muslim fakir. He built up over a khanaka or dormitory. It became the residence of a hat. Bakshi, according to that person's name is the name of the market. Bakshi time evolution of the market, "bakshiganj" is the name of the converted.

History

Bakshiganj Thana was established in 1982 and was converted into an upazila in 1983. During the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

, the

Mukti Bahini The Mukti Bahini ( bn, মুক্তিবাহিনী, translates as 'freedom fighters', or liberation army), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary ...

attacked the

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...

camp at Kamalpur several times. Colonel

Abu Taher Abu Taher ( bn, আবু তাহের) (14 November 1938 – 21 July 1976) was a Bengali military serviceman, who served in the Pakistan Army, and later in BDF. He crossed into India around early August and reported to the Indian autho ...

lost his left leg on 14 November 1971, in one of those attacks.

Geography

Bakshigonj is located at 25.2250°N 89.8750°E . It has a and total area of 204.3 km².

Demographics

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, Baksiganj Upazila had 52,222 households and a population of 218,930, 13.2% of whom lived in urban areas. 12.7% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 33.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.

Administration

Baksiganj Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Bagarchar, Bakshiganj, Battajore, Danua, Merurchar, Nilakhia, and Shadhurpara. The union parishads are subdivided into 25 mauzas and 199 villages.

Economy

Economy of Bakshiganj Upazila is a major agricultural, but business and human resources are one of the key pillars of the economy of this area.

Newspapers

* Daily Urmi Bangla * Daily Gonojoy * Seba hot news * Saptahik Bakshiganj

References

{{Upazilas of Mymensingh Division Upazilas of Jamalpur District