Madhabpur Upazila

Coordinates: 24°6.2′N 91°17.5′E / 24.1033°N 91.2917°E / 24.1033; 91.2917
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Madhabpur
মাধবপুর
Upazila
Location of Madhabpur
Coordinates: 24°6.2′N 91°17.5′E / 24.1033°N 91.2917°E / 24.1033; 91.2917
Country Bangladesh
DivisionSylhet
DistrictHabiganj
Area
 • Total294.26 km2 (113.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total319,016
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
DemonymMadhabpuri
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Madhabpur

Madhabpur (Bengali: মাধবপুর, romanized: Madhôbpur) is an upazila (sub-district) of Habiganj District, located in Bangladesh's Sylhet Division.[1]

History[edit]

Following the Muslim conquest of Taraf in 1304, Fateh Ghazi settled with his nephews in the Raghunandan hills in present-day Madhabpur. He founded the village of Fatehpur, and his dargah (shrine) remains a popular attraction in Madhabpur.[2]

In 1804, a thana (police administrative headquarters) was established in Madhabpur by the British Raj. Later on in the century, the local zamindar Siddheshwari Rai Prasad Chaudhury established a haat bazaar in Madhabpur on the banks of the Sonai River. After 1947, the first CO Office was established in the village of Itakhola in Noapara Union at the house of Rashid Majumdar. It was moved from there to its present location in 1966.[3]

On 4 April 1971, during Bangladesh Liberation War the senior army officers assembled at the headquarters of 2nd East Bengal at Teliapara under Madhabpur Thana, a semi hilly area covered by tea gardens where General MAG Osmani, Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Abdur Rab, Lieutenant Colonel Salahuddin Mohammad Reja, Major Kazi Nuruzzaman, Major Khaled Mosharraf, Major Nurul Islam, Major Shafaat Jamil, Major Mainul Hossain Chowdhury and others were present. In this meeting four senior commanders were entrusted with the responsibility of operational areas. Sylhet-Brahmanbaria area was placed under the command of Major K. M. Shafiullah, Comilla-Noakhali area was given to Major Khaled Mosharraf while Chittagong-Chittagong Hill Tracts was given to Major Ziaur Rahman and Kushtia-Jessore area was placed under command of Major Abu Osman Chowdhury. In the meeting the organisation concept of the freedom fighter forces and the command structure were chalked out under the command of General MAG Osmani.[4]

Geography[edit]

Madhabpur is located at 24°06′10″N 91°17′30″E / 24.1028°N 91.2917°E / 24.1028; 91.2917. It has 62,300 households and total area 294.26 km2 (114 sq mi).

Demographics[edit]

Religions in Madhabpur upazila (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 80.55%
Hinduism
 
 19.14%
Other or not stated
 
 0.31%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Madhabpur Upazila had 62,300 households and a population of 319,016. 89,950 (28.20%) were under 10 years of age. Madhabpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.76%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1047 females per 1000 males. 24,415 (7.65%) lived in urban areas.[5] Ethnic population was 15,898 (4.98%), of which Santal were 2,315 and Munda 2,275.[6]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Madhabpur has a population of 250069. Males constitute 50.72% of the population, and females 49.28%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 122903. Madhabpur has an average literacy rate of 23.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]

Education[edit]

Madhabpur has eight total madrasas including Harashpur Darul Uloom Islamia Madrasa and Darus Sunnah Madrasa Mantala. The three qawmi madrasah of Madhabpur are: Kharki Islamia Qasimul Uloom (est. 1896, Sharifuddin), Al-Jamiatul Islamia Ashraful Uloom Maujpur (2004, Maniruzzaman) and Khadijatul Kubra Women's Madrasa Maujpur (2012, Ali Husain).

Administration[edit]

Madhabpur Upazila is divided into Madhabpur Municipality and 11 union parishad: Adaoir, Andiura, Bagashura, Bahara, Bulla, Chhatiain, Choumohani, Dharmaghar, Jagadishpur, Noapara, and Shahjahanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 181 mauzas and 267 villages.[5]

Madhabpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.[5]

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Tasnuva Nashtaran[8]

Notable people[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ A.B.M Masud Laskar (2012). "Madhabpur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ Qurashi, Ishfaq. "তিন'শ ষাট আউলিয়ার বিবরণ" [Description of the three hundred and sixty saints]. শাহজালাল(রঃ) এবং শাহদাউদ কুরায়শী(রঃ) [Shahjalal and Shah Dawud Qurayshi (R)] (in Bengali).
  3. ^ "মাধবপুর উপজেলার পটভূমি". Madhobpur Upojela (in Bengali).
  4. ^ Lieutenant General M Harun-Ar-Rashid, BP (16 December 2004), Victory Day Special: Attack on Kalachara, The Daily Star
  5. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Habiganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Habiganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  8. ^ তাসনূভা নাশতারান [Tashnuva Nashtaran]. Madhabpur Upazila (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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