Faridpur Sadar Upazila
Encyclopedia
Faridpur Sadar is an Upazila (sub-district) of Faridpur District
in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh
. It contains Faridpur Town near the banks of the Padma River
.
, listed Faridpur Sadar with a population of 335386. Males constitute are 51.91% of the population, and females 48.09%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 176469. Faridpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 34.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Members of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Members of the Jatiya Sangsad
Faridpur District
Faridpur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Faridpur District has a population of over 1.7 million people and is situated on the banks of the Padma river . It is bordered by Madaripur, Narail, Rajbari, Magura, Shariatpur, Gopalgonj, Dhaka and Manikganj...
in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It contains Faridpur Town near the banks of the Padma River
Padma River
The Padma is a major trans-boundary river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges , which originates in the Himalayas. The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Chapai Nababganj...
.
Geography
Faridpur Sadar is located at 23.5958°N 89.8306°E. It has 60454 units of house hold and total area 407.02 km².Demographics
the Bangladesh censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, listed Faridpur Sadar with a population of 335386. Males constitute are 51.91% of the population, and females 48.09%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 176469. Faridpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 34.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Members of Parliament
Members of Bengal Legislative Assembly- Choudhury Shamsuddin Ahmed (Badshah Mia) (Muslim LeagueMuslim LeagueThe All-India Muslim League,, was founded by the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference at Dhaka , in 1906, in the context of the circumstances that were generated over the partition of Bengal in 1905...
) - Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin (Lal Mia) (Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
) - Yusuf Ali ChowdhuryYusuf Ali ChowdhuryYusuf Ali Chowdhury , commonly referred to as Mohan Mia, was a prominent Bengali Muslim politician in South Asia. He played an active role in the Pakistan Movement as a leading figure of the Muslim League in Bengal...
(Mohan Mia) (Muslim LeagueMuslim LeagueThe All-India Muslim League,, was founded by the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference at Dhaka , in 1906, in the context of the circumstances that were generated over the partition of Bengal in 1905...
)
Members of the National Assembly of Pakistan
- Maulvi Tamizuddin KhanMaulvi Tamizuddin KhanMaulvi Tamizuddin Khan , was the President of Pakistan's first Constituent Assembly.He was born in 1889 in a humble peasant family of Faridpur, Bengal...
(Muslim LeagueMuslim LeagueThe All-India Muslim League,, was founded by the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference at Dhaka , in 1906, in the context of the circumstances that were generated over the partition of Bengal in 1905...
) - Yusuf Ali ChowdhuryYusuf Ali ChowdhuryYusuf Ali Chowdhury , commonly referred to as Mohan Mia, was a prominent Bengali Muslim politician in South Asia. He played an active role in the Pakistan Movement as a leading figure of the Muslim League in Bengal...
(Mohan Mia) (Krishak Praja PartyKrishak Praja PartyKrishak Praja Party , originally known as "Proja-Shamiti" , was a political party in British India. It struggled for the abolition of zamindari .In the late 1930s, A. K...
) - Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin (Lal Mia) (Convention Muslim LeagueConvention Muslim LeagueThe Convention Muslim League was a faction of the Pakistan Muslim League that split-off in 1962 in support of the military regime of the President of Pakistan Gen. Ayub Khan....
) - Enayet Hossain Chowdhury (Tara Mia) (Convention Muslim LeagueConvention Muslim LeagueThe Convention Muslim League was a faction of the Pakistan Muslim League that split-off in 1962 in support of the military regime of the President of Pakistan Gen. Ayub Khan....
)
Members of the Jatiya Sangsad
- K M Obaidur Rahman (Bangladesh Nationalist PartyBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
) - Chowdhury Kamal Ibne YusufChowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf-Family:Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf was born into an aristocratic Bengali Zamindar family from Faridpur district. Kamal Yusuf's grandfather was the legendary zamindar Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash. His father, Yusuf Ali Chowdhury , was an eminent Muslim League leader during British rule and in...
(Bangladesh Nationalist PartyBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
) - Major General (Retd.) Atiqur Rahman (Awami League)
- Kamran Hossain Chowdhury (Jatiya Party)
- Khondokar Mosharraf Hossain (Awami League)
Chairmen of Upazila Council
- Imran Hossain Chowdhury (Jatiya Party)
- Advocate Shamsul Huq (Awami League)