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词条 Munshiganj District
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  1. Geography

  2. Administration

  3. Notable people

  4. See also

  5. References

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| name = Munshiganj
| native_name = মুন্সিগঞ্জ
| image_skyline = Munshiganj sadar.jpg
| image_caption = Dhaleshwari River bank, Munshiganj Sadar Upazila in Munsiganj District
| image_map = BD Munshiganj District locator map.svg
| nickname = Bikrampur
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| division_name = Dhaka Division
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| area_total_km2 = 1004.29
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| population_total = 1445660
| population_as_of = 2011 census
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}}Munshiganj ({{lang-bn|মুন্সিগঞ্জ}}), also historically known as Bikrampur, is a district[1] in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.[2]

Geography

Total land area is 235974 acres (954 km2), out of which 138472 acres (560 km2) are cultivable and 5609 acres (23 km2) are fallow land. It has no forest area. 40277 acres (163 km2) of land is irrigated while 26242 acres (106 km2) of land is under river. It has 14 rivers of 155 km passing through.[3]

Administration

The district consists of 6 upazilas:[2]

  1. Lohajang Upazila
  2. Sreenagar Upazila
  3. Munshiganj Sadar Upazila
  4. Sirajdikhan Upazila
  5. Tongibari Upazila
  6. Gazaria Upazila

Munshiganj was the political and cultural centre of ancient Bengal. It was officially known as Bikrampur until 1986 and was part of Dhaka District. The remains of the city of Bikrampur, the capital of the ancient kingdoms of southeastern Bengal, are lost and its location can only be guessed on the basis of available data.

Notable people

Revolutionary Nationalists
  • M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Forces, Sector Commander, Sector 11, Bangladesh War of Independence 1971[4]
  • Jagadish Chandra Bose, Great Bengali physicist[5]
  • Badal Gupta, revolutionary against British India
  • Benoy Basu, revolutionary against British India
  • Dinesh Gupta, revolutionary against British India
  • Sarojini Naidu, Politician
  • Chittaranjan Das
Social & Scientific
  • Chashi Nazrul Islam - artist
  • Humayun Azad, linguistic scientist, poet and novelist [6]
  • Durga Mohan Das, Brahmo reformer
  • Dwarkanath Ganguly, Brahmo reformer
Art, Culture & Sports
  • Brojen Das, the first Bangladeshi and Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it four times
  • Imdadul Haq Milan, writer and media personality
  • Buddhadeb Bosu‚ writer, poet, playwright, essayist
  • Ananta Jalil, actor, director, producer, businessman, and philanthropist
  • Tahsan Rahman Khan, singer-songwriter, composer, actor, teacher, and model.
Public Affairs
  • A. N. M. Hamidullah, First Governor, Bangladesh Bank [7]
  • Fakhruddin Ahmed, former chief adviser, Non-Party Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, 2007–2008.[8]
  • Iajuddin Ahmed, former President of Bangladesh
  • A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, former shortest term appointed President of Bangladesh
  • M. A. Naser, pioneer in Engineering Education, former Vice Chancellor or BUET, Ekushey Padak recipient

See also

  • Districts of Bangladesh
  • Dhaka Division
  • Munshiganj Vihara
  • Idrakpur Fort

References

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1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theodora.com/wfb/1995/bangladesh/bangladesh_government.html |title=Bangladesh Government 1995 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System |publisher=theodora.com|accessdate=2015-06-22}}
2. ^{{cite book|author=Ratantanu Ghosh|chapter=Munshiganj District|chapter-url= http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Munshiganj_District|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor1=Sirajul Islam |editor2=Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenbangladesh.com/historyDetails.php?disID=33&type=9_District |title=Golden Bangladesh - Login |author=S.M. Saidur Rahman|publisher=goldenbangladesh.com|accessdate=2015-06-22}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bengalrenaissance.com/ |title=M Hamidullah Khan |publisher=bengalrenaissance.com|accessdate=2015-06-22}}
5. ^Frontline Web page {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203202750/http://frontlineonnet.com/fl2124/stories/20041203003009100.htm |date=2009-02-03 }}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bangladeshinovels.com/Humayun_Azad.htm |title=Bangladeshi Novels Web page |publisher=bangladeshinovels.com|accessdate=2015-06-22}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.munshigonj.com/Famous/zGovt/ANhamidullah.htm|title=:: Munshigonj District | Famous | A. N. Hamidullah ::|author1=Taiyab A. Sheikh |publisher=munshigonj.com|accessdate=2015-06-22}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1601618,00.html |title=Interview with Bangladesh's leader Fakhruddin Ahmed - TIME |publisher=time.com|accessdate=2015-06-22|date=2007-03-22}}
{{Divisions and districts of Bangladesh}}

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