History of
Manikganj District History
Manikganj
District (dhaka division) area 1383.06 sq km, located in between 23°38'
and 24°03' north latitudes and in between 89°41' and 90°08' east longitudes. It
is bounded by tangail district on the north, faridpur and dhaka districts
on the south, Dhaka district on the east, pabna, rajbari andsirajganj districts
on the west.
Population Total
698447; male 353201, female 345246; Muslim 1155202, Hindu 129488, Buddhist 214,
Christian 28 and others 148.
District
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Area (sq
km)
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Upazila
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Municipality
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Union
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Mouza
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Village
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Population
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Density
(per sq km)
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Literacy
rate (%)
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Urban
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Rural
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1383.06
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7
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2
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65
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1317
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1652
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95579
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1189501
|
929
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41.02
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Others
Information of District
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Name of
Upazila
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Area
(sq km) |
Municipality
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Union
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Mouza
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Village
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Population
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Density
(per sq km) |
Literacy
rate (%)
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Ghior
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145.95
|
-
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7
|
170
|
186
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138479
|
949
|
49.66
|
Daulatpur
|
216.24
|
-
|
8
|
172
|
186
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155674
|
720
|
28.37
|
Manikganj
Sadar
|
214.81
|
1
|
10
|
270
|
318
|
261662
|
1218
|
51.57
|
Shibalaya
|
199.07
|
-
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7
|
202
|
253
|
154239
|
775
|
40.95
|
Saturia
|
140.12
|
-
|
9
|
166
|
225
|
155137
|
1107
|
36.90
|
Singair
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221.45
|
1
|
11
|
137
|
246
|
248615
|
1123
|
34.71
|
Harirampur
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245.42
|
-
|
13
|
196
|
238
|
171274
|
698
|
41.46
|
Water bodies Main
rivers: padma, jamuna, dhaleshwari, ichamati, Kaliganga,
Gazikhali. Administration Manikganj Sub-division was established in
1845 and it was turned into a district in 1984. Of the seven upazilas of the
district harirampur is the largest (245.42 sq km) and saturia is
the smallest (140.12 sq km).
History of
the War of Liberation During the war of liberation in 1971 the
freedom fighters attacked a group of three hundred Pak-soldiers (while
proceeding towards the Singair camp on boats) at the turn of the Nurani-ganga
Khal in which three boats carrying the Pak army were sunk and a number of Pak
soldiers including a Major were killed. The Pak-army killed 41 villagers by
indiscriminate gun shot at village Terasree under Ghior upazila on 22 November.
On 14 December the freedom fighters attacked the Pak army at village
Kagajinagar under Manikganj sadar upazila and forced them to disperse. In an
encounter between the Pak-army and the freedom fighters at village Balirtek on
14 December one Pak-soldier was captured and one freedom fighter was killed. A
battle was fought between the freedom fighters and the receding Pak soldiers on
15 December at village Gajinda of Singair upazila in which freedom fighters
Mohammad Aminur Rahman, Chhakkel Uddin, Shariful Islam and Rahij Uddin were
killed.
Marks of the
War of Liberation Mass grave 1 (beside the Thana pond); mass killing site
4 (Saturia Pilot High School compound, Primary Training Institute Campus, Tara
Ghat, residence of Balai Babu); memorial monument 2 (at village Terasree, at a
place on the western side of the Manikganj Bus-stand).
Literacy
rate and educational institutions Average literacy 41.02%; male 46.03%,
female 35.98%. Noted educational institutions: Government Devendra College
(1942), Government Mahila College (1972), Daragram Viku Memorial College
(1966), Khondkar Nurul Hossain Law Academy, Primary Training Institute,
Manikganj Government High School (1884), Patgram Anath Bandhu Government High
School (1915), Nali Bagria Krishna Chandra High School (1915), Dhankora Girish
Institution (1917), Dhulla BM High School (1920), Jamirta SG High School
(1921), Terasree KN Institution (1922), Ibrahimpur Iswar Chandra High School
(1923), Barangail Gopal Chandra High School (1924), Manikganj Model High School
(1925), Jhitka Ananda Mohan High School (1926), Surendra Kumar Government
Girls' High School (1938), Baliati Iswar Chandra High School (1919), Ghior DN
Pilot High School (1929), Joy Mantap High School (1921), Teota Academy (1891),
Manikganj Islamia Senior Madrasa (1953).
Main sources
of income Agriculture 56.15%, non-agricultural labourer 3.29%, industry
1.48%, commerce 14.03%, transport and communication 3.25%, service 10.67%,
construction 1.45%, religious service 0.21%, rent and remittance 2.10% and
others 7.37%.
Newspapers
and periodicals Daily: Al-Azan (1992); weekly: Alor Bani (1981), Muktir
Bahan, Karcha, Manikganjer Khabar (1995), Ababil (defunct), Manikganj (1972),
Manikganj Barta (1981), Budhbar, Pataka, Chalaman (1980), Muktir Dak (1980),
Navagram (1978), Jagarani (1965), Ritu-rang-man (1967), Abahaman (1978),
Maitree International (1979), Bitap (1981), Dishari, Aloklata, Shiuli,
Durbachal, Dawal, Ghazikhali, Chhayapalli.
Folk culture Manikganj
district is rich in folk traditions, folk tales and folk games. The most
notable folk culture of Manikganj district are Bera Bhasan, Bichhat, Onni song.
Other folk culture prevalent in Manikganj are Jarigan, Sarigan, Bhatiali,
Rakhali, Kavigan, Murshidi, Marfati, Baul song, Poush Parbaner' gan (songs sung
on the occasion of Poush Parvan), Gazir gan, Gazaner gan, Behular gan, Banger
biyer gan (song imagining marriage of frogs), Ghetu Jatra, Dhua gan, Bichar
gan, Fakiri gan, Baromasi gan sung by women, songs sung on the occasion of
collecting mehedi, songs sung on the occasion of preparing turmeric, songs sung
on the occasion of gaye halud, songs of marriage ceremony, Marsia, Panchali,
etc. [Suruj Khan]
See also The
upazilas under this district.
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