Shariatpur is a district in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh.
Upazilas
Six upazilas (sub-district) under this district are:
Geography & Demography
Shariatpur District is bounded on the north by Munshiganj District, Barisal District on the south, Chandpur District on the east, Madaripur District on the west. Main rivers are Padma, Meghna, Kirtinasha, Palong, Jayanti and Dharmaganj.
Area of Shariatpur district is 1181.53 km². It consists of 6 upazilas, 5 Municipality, 102 Mahalla, 64 Union Parishad, 608 Mouza, 1235 Village, 213677 household.
According to the census of 2001, Shariatpur district had a population of 1,082,300 distributed to 213,677 households (average household size 5), including 543,838 men and 538,462 women, or a gender ratio of 101:100. Literacy rate is 38.9%.
History
Shariatpur was named after Haji Shariatullah (1781–1840), who was the founder of Faraizi Movement and an eminent Islamic reformer during British Raj. Shariatpur was established as district on 1 March 1984. Earlier it was known as Palong thana under Madaripur sub-division which was converted to Shariatpur Sub-division and latterly as district with 6 upgraded thanas.
Economy
Economy of Shariatpur district is mainly agriculture based. Total land 251,849-acre (1,019 km2), cultivable land 151,902-acre (615 km2), fallow land 6,857-acre (28 km2), irrigated 40,894-acre (165 km2).
Educational Institution
There are 396 government primary schools, 137 non-government primary schools, 61 community primary schools, 113 satellite primary schools, 40 NGO operated primary schools, 22 ebtaidaye madrasah, 2 government high school, 90 non-government high schools, 58 dakhil madrasah, 3 government colleges, 13 registered colleges and 15 senior madrasah.
Noted institutions are:
Upazilas
Six upazilas (sub-district) under this district are:
- Bhedarganj Upazila
- Damudya Upazila
- Gosairhat Upazila
- Shakhipur Upazila
- Naria Upazila
- Shariatpur Sadar Upazila
- Zanjira Upazila
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| Shariatpur District Map |
Shariatpur District is bounded on the north by Munshiganj District, Barisal District on the south, Chandpur District on the east, Madaripur District on the west. Main rivers are Padma, Meghna, Kirtinasha, Palong, Jayanti and Dharmaganj.
Area of Shariatpur district is 1181.53 km². It consists of 6 upazilas, 5 Municipality, 102 Mahalla, 64 Union Parishad, 608 Mouza, 1235 Village, 213677 household.
According to the census of 2001, Shariatpur district had a population of 1,082,300 distributed to 213,677 households (average household size 5), including 543,838 men and 538,462 women, or a gender ratio of 101:100. Literacy rate is 38.9%.
History
Shariatpur was named after Haji Shariatullah (1781–1840), who was the founder of Faraizi Movement and an eminent Islamic reformer during British Raj. Shariatpur was established as district on 1 March 1984. Earlier it was known as Palong thana under Madaripur sub-division which was converted to Shariatpur Sub-division and latterly as district with 6 upgraded thanas.
Economy
Economy of Shariatpur district is mainly agriculture based. Total land 251,849-acre (1,019 km2), cultivable land 151,902-acre (615 km2), fallow land 6,857-acre (28 km2), irrigated 40,894-acre (165 km2).
Educational Institution
There are 396 government primary schools, 137 non-government primary schools, 61 community primary schools, 113 satellite primary schools, 40 NGO operated primary schools, 22 ebtaidaye madrasah, 2 government high school, 90 non-government high schools, 58 dakhil madrasah, 3 government colleges, 13 registered colleges and 15 senior madrasah.
Noted institutions are:
- Little Flower Pre-cadet Academy, Telipara, Naria. Est: 2010.
- Charbhoyra High School,D.M.Khali,Bhedargonj. Est:1912
- Kodalpur High School,Goshairhat,Shariatpur,
- Shariatpur Polytechnic Institute, Burirhat, Shariatpur.
- Burirhat High School, Burirhat, Shariatpur
- Palong Tulashar Grudas Gov High School, Shariatpur Sadar
- Panditsar High school, Panditsar, Naria.Est: 1899
- Char Atra Azizia High School, Char Atra, Naria, Shariatpur
- Bijhari Upashi Tara Prasanna High School, Upashi, Est: 1898
- Bhojeshwar Girls High School, Bhojeshwar, Naria, Est: 1977
- Charkumaria Islamia Alim Madrasah,Bhedargonj,Est: 1930
- Darus Sahaba Dakhil Madrasah,D.M.Khali.Est: 2002
- Darul Fayez Islamia Dakhil Madrasah.Est: 2004
- Char Chanda High School,Bhedargonj.
- Panditsar High school, Panditsar, Naria.Est: 1899
- Idilpur Pilot High School, Gosairhat
- Damudya Pilot High School, Damudya
- Mohsenia Kamil Madrasa, Gosairhat
- Shariatpur Government College
- Purbo Madaripur College, Damudya
- Dr. Moslem Uddin Khan Degree College
- Gongaproshad Government Primary School
- Zanjira Mohar Ali Pilot High School
- B.K.Nagar public High School
- Bhojeshwar Upashi College
- Abu Taleb Master High School,Shariatpur
- Panchapalli Guru Ram High School, Panchapalli
- Mohishar Digambari High School, Mohishar
- Bhedargonj Pilot High School, Bhedargonj.
- M.A Raza College. Bhedargonj.
- Narayonpur High School, Bhedargonj.
- Ghoddya Fazil Madrasah, Bhedargonj.
- Shaheed Smriti High School, Dinarahat
- Char Phylij Joinab High School, Char Phylij Bazar, Sakhipur.
- Barakalinogor Senior Madrasa
- Sakhipur Islamia High School,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
- Sakhipur Solaimania Islamia Dakhil Madrasha,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.Est:1929
- Hazi Shariatullah College,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
- Habib Ullah College,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
- Shahid Siraj Shikdar College, D.M. Khali,Bhedarganj.Est:1995
- Shahid Dr. Humaiun Kabir High School, Charvaga,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
- Abbas AliHigh School, Trabunia,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
- Dakkhin Sakhipur High School,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
- Hazi Bari Girls High School,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
- Abdul Gani Junior School, Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
- Tarabuni High School,Balar hat,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
- Charkumaria High School,Charkumaria, Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
- Char Chanda High School,D.M. Khali,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
- Monowara Shikder girls high School.
- Mohsenia Hfijia Madrasha,D.M.Khali,Bhedargonj. Est:1962
- Telipara High School, Telipara, Naria.
- Dr. K. A. Jalil High School, Tripolli, Naria.
- Kartikpur High School, Kartikpur, Naria.
- Lonsing High School, Naria
Religion
The district of Shariatpur consist 4002 mosques, 37 temples, 3 churches and a pagoda.
Places of interest
1. Burir Hat Masjid.
2. Burir Hat Aziz Manzil.
3. DC Banglow.
4. Fatehjongpur Fort.
5. Haturia Zamindar bari.
6. Kartikpur Zamindar bari.
7. Kedarbari.
8. Mahishar dighi.
9. Moth (mandir) at Rudrakar.
10. Rathindra Kanto Ghatak Chowdhury's House, South Baluchara, Shariatpur.
11. Sureswar Darbar Sharif
12. M.A. Raza collage.
13. Bhedargonj upzala chottor.
14. Kashempur Chawrasta, D.M.Khali,
15. Padam River's Char,Char Atra
16. Circuit House.
17. Pachani Paler Bari, Bhojeshwar
18. Agaroani Paler Bari, Bhojeshwar
19. KodalPur Darbar Sharif, Kodalpur,Goshairhat
20. Shariatpur-Chandpur Ferri Ghat, EIDGABAZAR.
21. Rajnagar Union, Krokir Char Primary School.
Notable Personalities
- Colonel(retd) Shawkat Ali, MP, Deputy Speaker of Jatiyo Sangshad, Chairman, Bangladesh Freedom Fighters Solidarity Council, Presidium Member of Bangabandhu Parishad.
- MP Abdur Razzaq (born August 1, 1942) is a Bangladeshi politician and member of the Awami League Advisory Council. At present he is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for the Water Resources Ministry. He was the Minister for Water Resources of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 during Bangladesh Awami League government under Sheikh Hasina's cabinet.
- Shamim Sikder : Shamim Sikder is at present a professor at the department of sculpture and modeling at Dhaka University.
- Siraj Sikder (Founder of Purba Bang-la Sarbahara Party): Siraj Sikder (1944-1975) revolutionary politician. Siraj Sikder was born on 27 September 1944 at Bhedarganj in Shariatpur district.
- Dr.Moslem Uddin Khan (1 Nov. 1930 - 18 July 2006): A Presidential gold medalist, one of the senior-most, retired investigators from the Pak-SEATO Cholera Research Laboratory/ICDDR,B and Head of the Dept. of Community Med. of Uttara Women Medical College,
- Dr Hedaetul Islam : He born in D.M.Khali at vedargonj upazila. He is one of the famous psychiatrists of south Asia.He was the founder director of national mental health organization at Sher-e-banglanogor,Dhaka.At present he is the chief consultant of 'Dhaka monoroge clinic' mirpur.Dhaka.
- Professor Nazrul Islam : Former chairman of University Grants Commission Bangladesh.
- B.M Muzammel Haque,member of parliament,and a revolutionary politician.
- Haji Noyan Sharif Shorker (Late): Born in Bhedargonj upazila.He was vice-president of ALL INDIA CONGRESS PARTY
- Dr Golam Mawla : Born in Naria Upazila. Martyer of Language Movement of 1952.
- Syed Mohammad Hamayet Hossain: Born in Naria Upazila: Politician in Dhaka University.
Members of Parliament
Shariatpur-1: B M Muzammel Haque (2008), K. M. Hemayet Ullah Aworanga (2001, 1991), Master Mujibur Rahamn 1996 Sarder A.K.M. Nasiruddin Kalu (1988).
Shariatpur-2: Colonel (retd) Shawkat Ali (2008, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1979).< AFM Nurul Haq Hawlader (1973).
Shariatpur-3: Ibrahim Khalil (Noab Bala), Abidur Reza Khan,Abdur Razzaq (2008, 2001, 1996,1991), Md. Shafiqur Rahman Kiron (1996).
Freedomfighter
Late aseq e rasul Lal Mia, Formar Comandder, D.M.Khali Union, Asst. teacher of 34 no. D.M.Khali, Ali Akbar Bari Govt Primary School, D. M. Khali
Shaheed Sepoy Abdul Hamid Sardar (1949-1971), Village: Anakhanda, Naria.
Nitya Gopal Paul, Village: Panditsar, Naria.
Master Moslem Uddin Mia. Asst.Head-Master,Charbhoyra high school,D.M.Khali.
Abdul Manan Radri. Vice- Chairman,Upazila Porishad,Bhedargonj.
Md. Giasuddin Sarder, Vill.-Kalukaty, PO.-Mulfatgonj, PS.-Naria, Dist.-Shariatpur
Photo Gallery
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