Bandar ( Bengali : বন্দর , romanized : Bondor , lit. 'Port') is an upazila (sub-district) of the Narayanganj District in central Bangladesh , part of the Dhaka Division . Bandar is a part of Greater Dhaka ; the conurbation surrounding the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka .
17-499: Bandar is located at 23°35′35″N 090°31′13″E / 23.59306°N 90.52028°E / 23.59306; 90.52028 . It has a total area of 54.39 km. It is separated from Narayanganj Sadar Upazila and Munshiganj Sadar Upazila by the Shitalakshya River to its west and south. Bandar is bounded by Sonargaon Upazila to its north and east. The history of Bandar spans several centuries, and it became
34-988: A brawl took place between the Pakistan Army and the Bengali freedom fighters at the banks of the Shitalakshya in Dhamgar. Another battle took place 5 days later in which a Pakistan Army gunboat was destroyed and numerous Pakistan Army soldiers killed. Defeated again on 12 December, the Pakistan Army fled to the western side of the Shitalakshya. A direct encounter took place in Bandar Railway Station where many soldiers were killed or wounded and were forced to surrender. Bandar Thana became liberated on 15 December. In 1993, Bandar Thana's status
51-454: A literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 80.59%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 108.64. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census , Narayanganj Sadar has a population of 604561. Males constitute 55.89% of the population, and females 44.11%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 339155. Narayanganj Sadar has an average literacy rate of 49.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Narayanganj Sadar Upazila
68-736: A popular place of tourism. Home to 252 mosques, noted ones include the Bandar Shahi Mosque, the mosque and mausoleum of Haji Baba Saleh and the Farazikanda Mosque. Other notable sites include the Qadam Rasul in Nabiganj and the Sonakanda Fort , both dating back several hundred years. Narayanganj Sadar Upazila Narayanganj Sadar ( Bengali : নারায়নগঞ্জ ) is an upazila of Narayanganj District in
85-453: A principal port ( bandar ) not far from the medieval capitals of Sonargaon and Jahangirnagar . In 1481 AD, the Bandar Shahi Mosque was constructed which became a focal point for Islam in Bandar. A Muslim preacher and Bengal Sultanate officer by the name of Haji Baba Saleh migrated to a village in Bandar where he invited the locals to Islam. The village then came to be known as Salehnagar, or
102-587: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2022 Bangladeshi census The 2022 Bangladeshi census ( Bengali : বাংলাদেশের আদমশুমারি ২০২২ ), was a detailed enumeration of the Bangladeshi population constituting the sixth national census in the country. It was scheduled to be held in June 2022, was conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics , and the reference day used for
119-473: Is divided into 10 Union Parishads and a City Corporation . The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 132 villages. Narayanganj City Corporation is subdivided into 27 wards. Upazila Chairman :Anowar Hosen (from Awami League) Woman Vice Chairman : Ms Fatema Monir (from Awami League ) Vice Chairman : Nazim Uddin (from Awami League ) Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) : Md.Gausul Azam [2] [3] There are twelve colleges in
136-507: The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) was unable to conduct the census, delaying the exercise to October 2021. As the October 2021 deadline approached, the BBS still was not fully prepared to conduct the census, as the government refused to purchase 395,000 tablet computers which were meant to be used in the enumeration. The BBS had made changes to the 2018 master plan in June, shifting
153-771: The city of Saleh . A mosque and mazar (mausoleum) was later built and named after him in 1504 AD. After the fall of the Bengal Sultanate in the late sixteenth century, independent chieftains formed a confederacy known as the Baro-Bhuiyans to defend Bengal from Mughal integration . Numerous battles were fought in Bandar between the Mughal forces and Baro-Bhuiyans such as Musa Khan , Dawud Khan, Abdullah Khan and others. Musa's grandson, Dewan Munawwar Khan, later moved his residence to what came to be known as Dewanbagh (or Munawwar Khan Bagh) in Bandar, where he also built
170-484: The Division of Dhaka , Bangladesh . Narayanganj Sadar is located at 23°36′00″N 90°30′00″E / 23.6000°N 90.5000°E / 23.6000; 90.5000 . It has 476,148 households and total area 100.74 km . According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh , Narayanganj Sadar Upazila had 476,148 households and a population of 1,770,734. The average household size was 3.65. Narayanganj Sadar had
187-630: The Qadam Rasul monument and was buried east of the historic Dewanbagh Mosque. Historians suggest that the Sonakanda Fort in Bandar was built by Mughal governor Mir Jumla II to protect against pirates. Bandar was established as a thana in 1964. During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, a mass killing was conducted in Sirajdoullah Club playground leading to the death of 54 people on 4 April. On 22 November,
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#1732794312180204-549: The census will be June 15, 2022. It was initially scheduled to be held in 2021 but was delayed due to complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a lack of equipment. After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, censuses were held in the years 1974, 1981, 1991 , 2001 , and 2011 . The last census taken in the country was the 2011 census , which recorded a total population of 144.0 Million (this figure, however,
221-439: The country's first digital census, making use of GIS mapping , tablet computers, and a Computer-assisted personal interviewing system to record data. A post-census survey was conducted in 350 selected sample areas in order to ascertain the accuracy of the operation. The process lasted from 15 June 2022 to 21 June 2022. The reference point of the census was 15 June 2022 at midnight. As per as 2022 census, Bangladesh has
238-404: The method of the census from manual to digital, which was expected to reduce the cost of the operation by 11% to ৳1,575 crore. Complications regarding equipment continued until March 2022, when the government approved the purchase of the tablets. The next month, the BBS announced the new schedule for the census. The 2022 Census of Bangladesh employed 370,000 enumerators. The exercise was also
255-758: The upazila. They include honors level colleges Haji Misir Ali University College, Narayanganj College, and Narayanganj Government Mohila College. Government Tolaram College , founded in 1937, is the only masters level college. According to Banglapedia, Adarsha Girls' School and College, Narayanganj govt. Technical School and college, Deobhog Hazi Uzir Ali High School (founded in 1924), Morgan Girls High School (1910), Adarsha School Narayanganj (1906), Narayanganj Government Girls' High School, Narayanganj Ideal School (2000) and Narayanganj High School and College (1885) are notable secondary schools. The madrasa education system includes three fazil madrasas and one kamil madrasa. This Dhaka Division location article
272-678: Was estimated by the Bureau to have been an undercount, and the actual population was estimated to be 149.8 Million). Plans were made to conduct the next census of Bangladesh in January 2021, with the master plan having been prepared in 2018. In October next year, ৳1,761 crore were earmarked for the project by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council . However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic ,
289-531: Was upgraded to upazila . According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh , Bandar Upazila had 105,082 households and a population of 414,019. The average household size was 3.91. Bandar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 78.50%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 108.63. Bandar Upazila is divided into five union parishads : Bandar , Dhamgar , Kalagachhia , Madanpur , and Musapur . The union parishads are subdivided into 89 mauzas and 158 villages. Bandar's ancient history has made it
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