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15-713: The Port of Mongla is a link seaport, located at Mongla Upazila , Khulna Division , Bangladesh . It is a sea port of Khulna city, which is located to the north. It is the second largest and busiest seaport of Bangladesh . The Mongla port lies close to the shore of Bay of Bengal and Pashur river. Mongla is renowned among the major important ports of the Bengal delta . Due to the increasing congestion in Bangladesh's largest port in Chittagong , many international shipping companies have turned to Mongla as an alternative. Also

30-486: A junior school, 32 government primary schools, 29 non-government primary schools, five satellite schools and 18 madrasas, the most noted of which is Saint Paul's High School . It was established in 1954 by Italian missionaries. After that, Freedom Fighter Father Marino Rigon dedicated his whole career for this, and he was laid to rest in Mongla too. According to Banglapedia, Mongla Bandar Secondary School , founded in 1987,

45-439: A population of 136,588. 23,583 (17.27%) were under 10 years of age. Mongla had an average literacy rate of 57.20%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 911 females per 1000 males. 39,837 (29.17%) of the population lived in urban areas. According to the 1991 Bangladesh census , Mongla had a population of 137,947. Males constituted 54.73% of the population, and females 45.27%. The population aged 18 or over

60-702: Is a notable secondary school. Tatibunia Secondary School is located in Dattermet. The newspapers and periodicals are the Daily Sundarban and weekly Mongla. 2011 Bangladesh census Religion in Bangladesh (2011 Census) In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh , which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census

75-602: The Port of Narayanganj . In 2018, Bangladesh granted India full access at this port as well as the Chittagong Port or shipping transportations. The port is open for 24 hours and up to 225 metre long ships can enter into the port for discharging cargo. A constraint free large channel is available for anchorage and loading/unloading facilities on both sides for 33 ships at a time. The government of Bangladesh has launched dredging and jetty construction projects to expand

90-448: The capacity of Mongla port. Mongla Upazila Mongla is located at 22°29′00″N 89°36′30″E  /  22.4833°N 89.6083°E  / 22.4833; 89.6083 . It has 32,383 households and total area 1461.20 km . Mongla Upazila borders Rampal Upazila on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Morrelganj and Sarankhola Upazilas on the east and Dacope Upazila on

105-404: The census, Hindus constituted 8.5 per cent of the population as of 2011, down from 9.6 per cent in the 2001 census . Bangladesh has a population of 144,043,697 as per the 2011 census report. The majority of 130,201,097 reported that they were Muslims, 12,301,331 reported as Hindus, 864,262 as Buddhists, 532,961 as Christians and 201,661 as others. This Bangladeshi history-related article

120-464: The continuous demand from all over the country and neighbouring countries has made it busier and economically attractive. Also some political and economical influence in Khulna region from the government also prevailing the development and demand of the port of Mongla. Padma Bridge megaproject is a big example of such influence in Khulna region. Mongla is also a gateway for tourist ships traveling to

135-608: The largest mangrove forest of world, the Sunderbans . It is also marked as a resource of UNESCO World Heritage Site. The port also hosts the Mongla Export Processing Zone (Mongla EPZ). Bangladesh gives India permanent access to Chattogram , Mongla ports . The port was founded in 1950 to serve the southwestern region of East Bengal . It was originally known as Chalna Port. In July 2024, India obtained operational rights to Mongla port. It

150-562: The river. The port is connected by the Bangladesh Railway to the Khulna Metropolitan Area. In 2015–16, 636 ships used Mongla port. Mongla is connected to most major ports in the world, particularly Asian ports. Hundreds of ships use the port each year, most of which come via Singapore , Hong Kong and Colombo . Mongla is also connected to most inland ports in Bangladesh, including the Port of Dhaka and

165-559: The west. The main rivers are the Pasur and the Mongla. The town of Mongla stands on the river Pashur. It is the second biggest seaport of the country. The area of the town is 17.79 km . There is a link port in Khulna city. It is the second-largest and busiest seaport in Bangladesh. It is situated close to the shores of the Bay of Bengal and the Pashur river. As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh , Mongla upazila had 32,383 households and

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180-468: Was 77,995. Mongla had an average literacy rate of 42.8% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4% literate. Mongla municipality was established in 1991. The town has a population of 60561; males 57.27%, females 42.73%). The population density is 2943 people per km . The literacy rate among the town's people is 53.6%. The town has a Dak bungalow . 71.31% of the population is Muslim, 24.95% are Hindu, and 3.74% follow other beliefs. Mongla thana

195-502: Was established in 1976 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. Mongla Upazila is divided into Mongla Municipality and six union parishads : Burirdanga, Chandpi, Chila, Mithakhali, Suniltala, and Sundarban. The union parishads are subdivided into 32 mauzas and 76 villages. Mongla Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 13 mahallas . The literacy rate is 42.80%, comprising 49.6% among males, and 34.2% among females. The educational institutions comprise four colleges, 20 high schools,

210-738: Was formerly located at Chalna, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) upstream on the Pasur River but it is now located 48 km south of Khulna city, as established on 11 December 1954. The Port is surrounded and protected by the Sundarban mangrove forest. The port is situated at the confluence of the Pasur River and the Mongla River. It lies about 100 km (62 mi) north of the Bay of Bengal. The port has 11 jetties and 8 warehouses. It uses 12 swinging moorings in deeper sections in

225-437: Was the 2001 census . Data were recorded from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh , including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children etc. Bangladesh and India also conducted their first joint census of areas along their border in 2011. According to

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