Gaibandha
District
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Gaibandha (Bengali: গাইবান্ধা জেলা, Gaibandha Jela also Gaibandha Zila) is a
district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of theRangpur
Division. Gaibandha subdivision was established in 1875.
Geography
Gaibandha
has a total area of 2114.77 km². It has boundaries with the Kurigram and Rangpur to
the north, Bogra District to the south, Dinajpur and Rangpur districts
to the west, and Jamalpur and Kurigram districts,
and the Brahmaputra River to the east.
Literacy and
educational institutions
The average
literacy rate is 24.3%; among them: male 31.6% and female 16.5%. Among
educational institutions, there are 3 government colleges, 41 non-government
colleges, 4 government high schools, 287 non-government high schools, 31 junior
high schools, 498 madrasas, 737 government primary schools, 546 non-government
primary schools, 14 kindergartens, 83 satellite schools, 32 community schools,
1 primary teacher's training institute, 1 agriculture training institute .
Well-known educational institutions [1] of
Gaibandha District are-
University/College
Lenga Bazar
B.S High school, Lenga Bazar.
Lenga Bazar
Girls' High school, Lenga Bazar.
Ahammad
Uddin Shah Shishu Niketan College.
Gaibandha
Govt. University College.
Gaibandha
Government Women's College.
Adarsha
College.
Abu Hossain
Sarkar Women's College.
Agricultural
Training Institute.
Animal
research institute.
Technical
College.
Asaduzzaman
Girls College.
Gaibandha
sadar Upazilla model college.
Palashbari
Govt. College.
Mahimaganj
College (Degree)
Secondary
schools
Ahammad
Uddin Shah Shishu Niketan School.
Gaibandha
Government Girls' High School.
Gaibandha
Islamia Multipurpose Boys High School.
Asaduzzaman
Girls School.
Nizam Uddin
High School.
NHS Modern
High School.
Madrasha
Mahimaganj
Alia Kamil Madrasha (university)
Sub-districts
Gaibandha
District is divided into 7 upazilas/thanas, which are further divided into
82 union parishads, and 1244 villages. The upazilas/thanas of the district are:
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upazila
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population
(2011)[2]
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165334
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437268
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514696
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244792
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287426
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267819
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461920
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Included in
these upazilas, there are 3 municipalities, which have a total of 18 wards and
56 mahallas. The municipalities are Gaibandha
city,[1] Gobindaganj
and Sundarganj.
Administration
personalities
Administrator
of Zila Porishod: Syed Shamsu l Alam (Hiru)[3]
Deputy
Commissioner (DC): Md. Ehsan-E-Elahi
Historical
personalities
Ahmed
Hossain, Chairman Rangpur District Board, Minister for Agriculture, Forest
& Fisheries
Abu Hossain Sarker, Chief
minister of The then East Pakistan
Shah
Abdul Hamid, First Speaker of Bangladesh Jatiya Shangshad
Mahabub Elahi Ronju, Bir
Protik (Valiant Freedom Fighter and Company Commander of the "Ronju
Company" at Gaibandha area during the great Liberation War 1971)
Akhteruzzaman Elias, writer[4]
Demographics
The total
population of the district is 24,310,627.[5] Out
of that, males constitute 50.75% and females 49.25%.
Language
Most people
of Gaibandha speak Bengali Dialects of Rangpur Region. People living in the
southern portion (Shaghata and Gobindaganj) have some accent of the dialects of
Bogra region. A good many people of Char areas of Jamuna speak dialects of
Mymensingh region.
Economy
The main
occupations of Gaibandha district are agriculture 44.45%, agricultural laborer
27.72%, wage laborer 2.58%, transport 1.89%, commerce 9.11%, service 4.49% and
others 9.76%. Total cultivable lands are 149475 hectares, fallow land are
67565.16 hectares; the amount of crop: single crop 20.5%, double crop 58.5% and
treble crop 21%; land under irrigation 27.16%. Main crops are Paddy, wheat,
jute, sugarcane, potato, brinjal, mustard seed, chili, onion, garlic and
vegetables. There are 277 poultries, 273 dairies, 245 fisheries, 5 hatcheries,
16 nurseries and 2 artificial cattle breeding centers.
See also
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Area
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2179.27
square kilometers.
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Bounded by
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Profile
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Gaibandha
district was established in 1984. The district consists of 7 upazilas, 3
municipalities, 27 wards, 82 union parishads, 1101 mouzas, 56 mahallas and
1244 villages.
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Upazilla/
Thana
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Fulchhari
Upazila, Gaibandha Sadar Upazila, Gobindaganj Upazila, Palashbari Upazila,
Sadullapur Upazila, Sughatta Upazila, Sundarganj Upazila
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Elected
MP(s) in 2008 Election
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History
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This
region was a part of the Mourya, Pala, Gupta and Kamarupa kingdoms at
different times. Movement was held in 1783 in this district against
collection of excess taxes. Anti British movement (1921) and tebhaga movement
(1946) were initiated in the district. Fayezuddin and Puti Sheikh were killed
by Police firing in 1949 in a movement to stop collection of tolls at hats
and bazars. A Peasant Convention was held at Fulchhari in 1956 under the
leadership of maulana abdul hamid khan bhasani.
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Places to
see
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Vardhan
Kuthi, Gobindaganj (17th century), house of Naldanga Zamindar along with its
Shiva Linga made of black basalt, Vrisa Mandir of white stone and a large
pond, Mosque of Shah Sultan Gazi at Mirer Bagan (1308), house of Bamandanga
Zamindar, Mosque at Jamalpur, large pond at Faridpur, Masta Mosque at
Gobindaganj.
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Newspapers
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Dainik:
Ghagat, Sandhan, Palash, Bhorer Surya, Janasanket, Weekly: Ganauttaran,
Ganaprahari, Palash, Gana Uttaran; periodicals: Akash Tara, Shabda and
Istikutum; extinct: Weekly Gaibandha (1981), Weekly Kanthashwar (1973),
Weekly Ganadut (1972), Weekly Agradut (1928), Weekly Panthashala ((1991),
Weekly Gayer Katha (1991); Fortnightly Purbadiganta (1961), Monthly Tista
(1961).
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Rivers
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ghaghat,
karatoya, bangali and tista.
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