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 www.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:

· Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd

Points of interest

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.

Educational institutions in the area include:

One of the most historic schools is Barai Bari A K U Institution & College, Rani Bilashmoni Govt. Boys' High School which is more than 100 years old. Kaligonj RRN Pilot High School is and old and renowned school. Vadun High School is another old an

Media

Print media

Online daily

Social Media

Telecommunications

Satellite Television

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gazipur District.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gazipur District.
  1. ↑ 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. ↑ Archived October 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
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