Feni is a small southern district

Districts of Bangladesh

The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts, or zila . The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or upazila ....

 of Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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, bordering (clockwise from the north) Tripura

Tripura

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 in India

India

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, Chittagong

Chittagong

Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...

 district, the Bay of Bengal

Bay of Bengal

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, Noakhali district and Comilla

Comilla

Comilla is a city in south-eastern Bangladesh, located along the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is the administrative center of the Comilla District, part of the Chittagong Division. The Eastern Wing of Bangladesh Highway Police is located in Comilla....

 district. It comprises six sub-districts ("Upazilas"): Feni Sadar, Chhagalnaiya, Porshuram, Fulgazi (variant of Phool Ghazi), Daganbhuiyan and Sonagazi.

Before becoming a full-fledged district in 1984, it was part of the Noakhali district. Feni has a moderate climate, and a rich history dating back almost 3000 years. Except agriculture, maximum people of Feni resides in Dhaka

Dhaka

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 City, Chittagong

Chittagong

Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...

 City, Sylhet

Sylhet

Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills...

 City and Khulna

Khulna

Khulna is the third largest city in Bangladesh. It is located on the banks of the Rupsha and Bhairab rivers in Khulna District. It is the divisional headquarters of Khulna Division and a major industrial and commercial center. It has a seaport named Mongla on its outskirts, 38 km from Khulna...

 City engaged in all sorts of jobs and business ranging from menial labour to high profiled office jobs.It has a large contingent of its population residing in the Middle East

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 and other parts of the world. Two years back, a Feni native, Abul Kashem, was in the news when he was captured by Iraq

Iraq

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i insurgents while driving a truck for a Kuwait

Kuwait

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i company. He was subsequently released without any harm.

The main highway of Bangladesh, Dhaka-Chittagong inter-district highway passes through Feni. Buses usually take 3–4 hours to travel on 165 km highway from Dhaka and about 2.5 hours from Chittagong. Panaromic landscape comprising the Tripura valley, Feni River

Feni River

Feni River is a river in the Indian state of Tripura and southeastern Bangladesh. It is a trans-boundary river with an on-going dispute.But recently India, Bangladesh finalised deal on Teesta, Feni river waters...

 estuarine and green paddy fields add to Feni district's scenic beauty. Feni is also important from strategic viewpoints, its position near the Indian border and the Bay of Bengal. Feni is also the only connecting link between the rest of the country and the districts of Chittagong (where the largest port of the country is situated), Cox's Bazar (the most important tourist destination of the country) and three Hill Districts: Rangamati, Bandaraban and Khagrachaari.

Among the famous personalities who hailed from Feni district are Famous saint Shah Syed Amir Uddin Pagla Miah/Baba( RA) who is regarded as founder of feni and sultanul awlia feni,Saint Mamu Fakir (RA), Begum Khaleda Zia (former Prime Minister), Sir A. F. Rahman (the first Muslim Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University), Dr. Mustafa Chowdhury (former Public Service Commission Chairman), Former Politician and Businessman Mowlana Abdul Wadud, Abdul Awal Mintu, Saber Hossen Chow. Mossarraf Hossen, Economist Abu Ahammed, journalists Johur Hossain Chaudhury, Iqbal Bahar Chaudrury, Abdus Salam, A. B. M. Musa,Gias Kamal Chowdhury,Iqbal Sobhan Chowdury, National press club president Kamal Uddin Sobuj, Columist Masud Majumder, former FBCCI President and Founder Chairman of North South University M A Kashem, Obaidul Haque, novelists Shahidullah Kaiser and Jahir Raihan, language martyr Abdus Salam, martyred intellectuals during the war of liberation Selina Parvin and Dr. Faizul Mohi, playwrights Selim Al-din and Dr. Inamul Huq, Gias Uddin Selim, rights-activist Wasfia Nazreen, Freedom fighter(D.bhuiyan) A.B.M. Bahar, etc.

One of the three Girls Cadet Colleges in Bangaldesh is situated in Feni. The other two are in Mymensingh

Mymensingh

Mymensingh , pronounced moy-mon-shing-haw, is a city of Bangladesh situated on the river Brahmaputra. It is the headquarters of the administrative unit Mymensingh District. Mymensingh is the anglicized pronunciation of the original name Momenshahi, referring to a ruler called Momen Shah. The cadet...

 and Joypurhat districts. The country's only Government-run Computer Institute also is situated in Feni.

Religion

The district of Feni consists 2835 mosques, 38 temples, 10 Buddhist temples and four churches.

Demographic Information

• Men = 653280
• Women = 612740

List of School,Colleges & Institutions/Universities

• Purba Chandra Pur High school

Khaia High School

External links

• Feni District Administration
• Feni News | Local News Based Web Site
• Unitedfeni | Community based website

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