Gazipur District

This article is about the district in Bangladesh. For the Indian district, see Ghazipur District.
Gazipur
গাজীপুর জেলা
District

Location of Gazipur in Bangladesh
Coordinates: BD 24°00′N 90°26′E / 24.00°N 90.43°E / 24.00; 90.43Coordinates: BD 24°00′N 90°26′E / 24.00°N 90.43°E / 24.00; 90.43
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
Area
 • Total 1,741.53 km2 (672.41 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 3,403,912
 • Density 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Literacy rate
 • Total 36%
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 1712
Coast 5 km (3.1 mi)
Website gazipur.gov.bd

Gazipur District (Bengali: গাজীপুর জেলা) is a district of Dhaka Division in Bangladesh. It has an area of 1741.53 km2.[1]

Gazipur (Town) has 9 wards and 31 mahallas. The area of the town is 49.32 km2. The town's population is 123,531; male 52.52%, female 47.48%; density is 2,505 per km2. Establishments such as Islamic University of Technology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, and others are located here.

Banks

There is head office of a national strong bank which is Progoti Co-operative Land Development Bank Limited (known as Progoti Bank) in Kapasia Upazila Sadar, a small, beautiful town nearly 30 km north of Gazipur City that specializes in originating and/or servicing mortgage loans, is said that Progoti Bank is father of land development bank in the country. Without it, branches of banking institutions in the area include:

Points of interest

Bhawal Rajbari
Landscape
Hankata near Gazipur City

Administration

Sub-districts

Gazipur district was established in 1984. It has 6 upazilas, 46 union Union Parishads, 710 mouzas, 2 municipalities and 1163 villages.

The six upazilas (previously known as "thanas") in Gazipur are:

Thana and subdistricts of Gazipur

Gazipur District is divided into the following upazilas:

Townships:

Transport

Education

There are five universities in Gazipur: Islamic University of Technology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (formerly the Institute of Postgraduate Studies on Agriculture), Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh Open University and Bangladesh National University.

There are two masters level colleges in the district: Bhawal Badre Alam Government College and Tongi Government College.[4]

There are 19 degree colleges in the district. Honors level ones are: Jatir Pita Bangabandhu Degree College, Kaligonj Sramik College, Kapasia Degree College (founded in 1965), and Kazi Azim Uddin College. According to Banglapedia, Sreepur University College, founded in 1968, is a notable pass level one.[1][5][6]

Notable higher secondary schools include M. E. H. Arif College, Taraganj H. N. Higher Secondary School (founded in 1919), and Tongi Pilot School & Girls' College.[1][7]

According to Banglapedia, Bhringoraj Talebabad High School, founded in 1928, Kaliganj R.R.N. Pilot Government High School (1889), Kaoraid Kali Narayan High School (1929), Rani Bilasmoni Government Boys' High School (1905), and Saint Nicholas High School (1920) are notable secondary schools.[1]

The madrasa education system includes 26 fazil and 3 kamil madrasas.[8][9]

Computer Education

Media

Online Daily

Telecommunications

Satellite Television

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gazipur District.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gazipur District.
  1. 1 2 3 4 Md Farid Uddin Ahmed (2012). "Gazipur District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ AL men appointed administrators, The Daily Star, December 16, 2011
  3. ↑ "10 districts get new DCs". bdnews24.com. 16 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Masters Level College". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Degree (Honors) Level College". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Degree (Pass) Level College". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ "School & College". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Fazil Madrasha". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Kamil Madrasha". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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