Mirpur ( Bengali : মিরপুর ) is a thana of Dhaka city, Bangladesh . It is bounded by Pallabi Thana to the north, Mohammadpur Thana to the south, Kafrul to the east, and Savar Upazila to the west. For administrative convenience three new thanas, namely Shah Ali , Pallabi Thana and Kafrul Thana have been carved out of old Mirpur Thana.
14-743: Mirpur Thana was established in 1962. The thana consists of one union parishad , eight wards, 11 mouzas and 86 and 20 villages. Mirpur Thana (town) area was included in Keraniganj Thana during the British period (1757 to 1947) and in Tejgaon Thana during the Pakistan period (1947 to 1971). After the Bangladesh Liberation War , following the victory day , Mirpur was independent on 31 January 1972. The thana, with
28-609: A plan to integrate Keraniganj Upazila into Dhaka municipality in the near future, to accommodate the expansion of the capital. According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh , Keraniganj Upazila had 177,970 households and a population of 794,360. 167,044 (21.03%) were under 10 years of age. Keraniganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 58.5%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 883 females per 1000 males. The entire population lived in rural areas. Buriganga River The Buriganga ( Bengali : বুড়িগঙ্গা , Buŗigônga , lit. ' Old Ganges ' )
42-552: A total area of 6.42 km (2.48 sq mi), is situated in the northeast of Dhaka city. It is bounded by Shah Ali Thana and Pallabi Thana on the north, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana and Darus Salam Thana on the south, Pallabi Thana and Kafrul Thana on the east and Shah Ali Thana and Darus Salam Thana on the west. According to 2011 Census of Bangladesh , Mirpur Thana has a population of 500,373 with average household size of 4.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 80.2% vs national average of 51.8% literacy. Mirpur
56-658: A vital role during the liberation war of Bangladesh (1971), specially in the guerilla warfare. Many of the guerilla operations in Dhaka city were planned and conducted from Keraniganj and, for this reason, it had to pay for this. The Pakistani army set fire to many houses in Konakhola, Basta, Brahmankirtha, Ghatarchar, Monohorea, Joynagar, Ramerkanda, Rohitpur, Poraati, Goalkhali and Khagail Kholamora villages. The Pakistani Army fired on many people at Zinzira on 2 April 1971. The freedom Fighters later conducted extensive guerilla attack on
70-529: Is a river in Bangladesh which flows past the southwest outskirts of the capital city, Dhaka . It ranks among the most polluted rivers in the country. The Buriganga is economically very important to Dhaka. Launches and country boats provide connection to other parts of Bangladesh , a largely riverine country. In the 20th century the water table and river became polluted by polyethene waste and other hazardous substances from demolished buildings near
84-569: Is also released into the Buriganga. Because of Dhaka's heavy reliance on river transport for goods, including food, the Buriganga receives especially high amounts of food waste since unusable or rotting portions of fruits, vegetables, and fish are thrown into the river. According to R. C. Majumdar , in the distant past, a course of the Ganges river probably used to reach the Bay of Bengal through
98-594: Is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka , Bangladesh . It is believed that during the reign of Nawab Shaista Khan the paik-peyada and clerical staff ( kerani ) of the Nawab used to live on the other side of the river Buriganga. Keraniganj is named after this. Historically, it is believed that, after the regime change in 1757, Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah 's wife and one of his aunts were in prison at Zinzira in Keraniganj. Strategically, Keraniganj played
112-406: Is divided into multiple sections. According to 2011 census, Mirpur Thana has a population of 500,373 with average household size of 4.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 80.2% vs a national average of 51.8% literacy. For the cricket world cup of 2011, Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium was selected as a venue. For this, renovations were carried out within the thana. The opening match
126-488: The Bangladesh Department of Environment , 21,600 cubic metres (5.7 million US gallons) of toxic waste are released into the river by the tanneries every day. Experts identified nine industrial areas in and around the capital city as the primary sources of river pollution: Tongi , Tejgaon , Hazaribagh , Tarabo, Narayanganj , Savar , Gazipur , Dhaka Export Processing Zone and Ghorashal. Most of
140-519: The Pakistani army and freed Keraniganj Upazila forever. The town of Keraniganj stands on the southwest side of Dhaka City on the bank of the Buriganga river. Keraniganj Upazila with an area of 166.87 km , is bounded by Savar Upazila and Mohammadpur , Hazaribagh , Kamrangir Char, Lalbagh , Kotwali and Sutrapur Thanas to the northeast, Shyampur Thana and Narayanganj and Sadar Upazilas to
154-518: The east, Serajdikhan Upazila to the south, and by Nawabganj and Singair Upazilas to the west. The main rivers are the Buriganga and Dhaleshwari. Keraniganj is connected to Dhaka Metropolitan through two modern bridge (Buriganga Bridge-2 and Bangladesh China friendship bridge which is also known as Burignaga Bridge-1) over Buriganga river. According to police administration, Keraniganj is now divided into two thanas which are South Keraniganj and Keraniganj Model Thana, respectively. The Bangladesh government has
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#1732779704591168-587: The industrial units of these areas have no industrial wastewater treatment plants of their own. According to the Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA), about 12,000 cubic metres (420,000 cu ft) of untreated wastewater are released into the lake from Tejgaon , Badda and Mohakhali industrial areas every day. The wastewater mostly comes from garment washing and dyeing plants . Textile industries annually discharge as much as 56 million tonnes of waste and 0.5 million tonnes of sludge. Sewage
182-400: The river banks. The Buriganga river now ranks among the most polluted rivers in the country. The chemical waste of mills and factories, household waste, medical waste , sewage , dead animals, plastics , and oil are some of the Buriganga's many pollutants. The city of Dhaka discharges about 4,500 tons of solid waste every day, and most of it is released into the Buriganga. According to
196-1110: Was held there on 19 February 2011. Mirpur Beribadh ( dyke ) is a place in Dhaka , the capital of Bangladesh . Mirpur thana is part of the Dhaka District in Dhaka Division . It is famous for various historical places in Dhaka city. The Dhaka Zoo , the National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh , Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium , Sony Cinema Hall , the Nobel Prize -winning Grameen Bank ’s head office, Mirpur Cantonment and educational institutions including Military Institute of Science and Technology , Bangladesh University of Professionals , SOS Hermann Gmeiner College , Dhaka Commerce College , Govt. Bangla College , Monipur High School , Ibn Sina Medical College , BCIC College are located here. Keraniganj Thana Keraniganj ( Bengali : কেরানীগঞ্জ )
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