Barisal City
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- This article is about the city. For the district, see Barisal District. For the division, see Barisal Division.
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| Coordinates: 22°48′0″N 90°30′0″E / 22.8°N 90.5°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
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| Administrative District | Barisal District |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Shawkat Hossain Hiron |
| Area | |
| - Total | 16.37 km2 (6.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2007 est.)[1] | |
| - Total | 195,955 |
| - Density | 11,970/km2 (31,002.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Barisal City is an old port on the Kirtankhola on the northern shore of the Bay of Bengal in southern Bangladesh. It is now the divisional headquarter of the Barisal Division and consists of 30 wards and 50 mahallas. The area of the town is 16.37 km². Barisal municipality was established in 1957 and was turned into a City Corporation in 2000.
Barisal City has one police academy.
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[edit] History
Barisal was a semi-independent area in Mughal period. In course of time, it fell under Bengal Nawabs and British India, later passed to Bangladesh.
Following the partition of India in 1947, the area of Bangladesh became a province of Pakistan, initially known as East Bengal, and then, from 1955, as East Pakistan. The people of East Pakistan Province declared their independence as the nation of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971, while fighting a savage war against the central Pakistani government. The separation from Pakistan took place, with extensive aid from India, on December 16, 1971 as a result of the third Indo-Pakistan War. Bangladesh was soon recognized by most other nations, although Pakistan withheld diplomatic recognition until 1974 and China did not recognize the nation until 1976. Bangladesh was admitted to the United Nations in 1974.
The central city of this region is the city of Barisal. It is one of the biggest river port in Bangladesh. It is a city with nearly 0.38 million people and a divisional headquarter, medical college, cadet college, some pharmaceutical industries, textile industries and the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority's head office. Barisal is fast growing city of our country stands on the Kirtankhola River. Country's first short landing and take off airport has been completed over there in Barisal and a private Airlines named Air Bengal has begun its regular air flight between Dhaka Tejgaon Airport and Barisal.
[edit] Population
According to an estimate of 2007 Barasil has a population of 195,955[1]; male 53.28%, female 46.72%. Literacy rate among the town people is 65%.
[edit] Population by Religion
- Muslim 90.64%; Hindu 8.38% and Christian 0.98%.
- Mosque: 130, church: 5
- Temple: More than 200
[edit] Educational institutions
The city’s education institutions are one of country’ best.
- University college: 1
- Polytechnic institute: 1
- Medical college: 1
- Physical education college: 1
- Teacher's training college: 2
- Nursing institute: 1
- Cadet college: 1
- Government college: 7
- Non-government college: 7
- Government high school: 2
- Non-government high school: 55
- Junior school: 7
- Government primary school: 175
- Non-government primary school: 133.
- Famous Instituons :Barisal Polytechnic Institutions
- Famous Schools: Barisal Zilla School,
- Medical College: Sher-E-Bangla Medical college
- Cadet College: Barisal Cadet College
- University College: Govt. BM college. (Brojomohun College)
[edit] Publications
- Locally published newspapers and periodicals Dailies:
Shahnama, Probashi, Gram Samachar, Ajker Barta, Barisal Barta, Banglar Ban, Rupantar Sathi, Saikot Barta, Darpan, Dipanchal, Ajker Kantha; periodicals: weekly Lokabani, Bakerganj Parikrama, Chirantan Bangla, Upakul, periodicals Paira, the River, Etibriti, Khadem, Chirantan Bangla, Upakul, Samachar, Gournadi Parikrama; extinct; Barisal Bartabaha (1870), Hitasadhini (1871), Banglar Ranjika (1873), Kashipur Nibasi (1881), Swadesh (1885), Bharat Hitoishi (1882), Barisal Hiroishi (1885), Bikash (1900), Sahayogi (1885), Praddip (1927), Tarun (1923), Pathik (1925), Bahumihir (1926), Protiva Tangim (1949), Parimal Bahini (1859).
[edit] Land
- Cultivable land: 219.03 km²
- Single crop: 36.06%
- Double crop: 46.57%
- treble crop: land 17.37%.
[edit] Transport
- Road: 200 km
- Airport: 1
- Port: Internal port
River is also a popular transport system with other district.The luxurious launch journey connects between the south and Dhaka city. It is one of the most enjoyable night journey ever you could get in your life. The launches are really royal, majestic and with pomp and pleasure. Some royal launches are:
- MV Sundarban 7
- MV Sundarban 8
- MV Surovi 8
- MV Surovi 7
- MV Surovi 6
- MV Dipraj
- MV Parabat 11
- MV Parabat 9
- MV Parabat 7
- MV Kirtonkhola 1
- MV Kalam Khan
[edit] Economy
Barisal is a rice producing center of Bangladesh. Balam (a kind of baasmati) is the most popular rice in Barisal. It is also famous for Betel Leaf, a typical south Asian chewing item. As Barisal is surrounded by river so fish is plenty in there.It is said.. "Dhan (paddy) nadi (river) Khal (canal) ai tine Barisal." Means, paddy,river and canal this three thing makes Barisal. Coconut is very common in there as it is a costal area. Hog Plum in Barisal is very famous. Exports: Fish, medicine, bidi (local tobacco) and handicrafts.
[edit] Noted Barisaillas
- A.K. Fazlul Huq , (Mayor of kolkata (1935, first muslim mayor of kolkata), Prime Minister of undivided Bengal (1937-1943) and of East Bengal (1954), Home Minister of Pakistan (1955) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956-1958)
- Mohiuddin Jahangir (Bir Shreshto) was a Captain in the Bangladesh Army during the 1971 Liberation War. The main gate of Dhaka Cantonment- "Shaheed Jahangir Gate" is named in his honour.
- Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah Founder Editor of The Daily Ittefuq.
- Anil Biswas (composer) noted Hindi and bengali film song composer
- Altaf Mahmud noted bengali film song composer and one of the martyred intelligentsia in 1971.
- Jibanananda Das, famous Bengali poet.
- Aroj Ali Matubbar, noted Astronomer and Philosopher.
- Pannalal Ghosh renowned musician and flutist
- Parul Ghosh, Hindi and bengali film singer
- Utpal Dutta, actor
- Sufia Kamal, poetess
- Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, physicist
- Abala Bose, social reformer and wife of Jagadish Chandra Bose
- Tapan Raychaudhuri, noted historian.
- Partha Dasgupta, eminent economist.
- Mithun Chakraborty, famous actor.
- Sushmita Sen, famous actress.
- Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, Minister of parliamentary affairs and information, India.
- Kamini Roy, famous poetess and first woman graduate with honours in the subcontinent .
- Kusumkumari Das, poetess and mother of Jibanananda Das
- Kadambini Ganguly, first female graduate and first female physician in the entire British empire
- Aswini Kumar Dutta, social reformer and philanthropist
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Statistical pocket book Bangladesh - 2007". Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. http://www.bbs.gov.bd/dataindex/pb_wb_page.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-01-29.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 22°42′N 90°22′E / 22.7°N 90.367°E
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