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Bhedarganj (Bengali: ভেদরগঞ্জ, romanized: Bhedorgonj) is an upazila (sub-district) of Shariatpur District in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka Division. It is a part of the Greater Faridpur region and is named after its administrative centre, the town of Bhedarganj.

Bhedarganj ভেদরগঞ্জ
Upazila
Bhedarganj Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°12′N 90°27′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Shariatpur District
Thana	1924
Upazila	14 September 1983
Government
• Upazila Chairman	Muhammad Humayun Kabir Mullah
Area [1]
• Total	261.90 km2 (101.12 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)[2]
• Total	253,234
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Bhedarganji
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	8030
Website	bhedarganj.shariatpur.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Geography

Bhedarganj Upazila has a total area of 261.90 square kilometres (101.12 sq mi). About seven-tenths is land and three-tenths is water, chiefly the Padma River, which cuts through the northern part of the upazila.[1] It borders Naria Upazila to the west and north, Munshiganj District to the north, Chandpur District to the north and east, Gosairhat and Damudya upazilas to the south, and Shariatpur Sadar Upazila to the west.[3] The Meghna River also flows through this upazila as well as the Banglabazar Canal.

History

In 1924, the Zamindar of Bikrampur Syed Bhedar Uddin Shah established the Bhedarganj Thana in his name.

During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, two brawls and a battle took place in Bhedarganj resulting in the deaths of many Bengali freedom fighters. The thana was converted into an upazila on 14 September 1983 and inaugurated by Sultan Mahmud.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop. (000)	±%
1981	166	—
1991	207	+24.7%
2001	238	+15.0%
2011	253	+6.3%
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[1]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhedarganj Upazila had 53,305 households and a population of 253,234, 3.6% of whom lived in urban areas. 12.0% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 42.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[2][4]

Administration

Bhedarganj Upazila is divided into Bhedarganj Municipality and 13 union parishads: Arshi Nagar, Char Bhaga, Char Census, Char Kumaria, Chhaygaon, Dhakhin Tarabunia, D m khali , Kachikata, Mahisar, Naryanpur, Rambhadrapur, Sakhipur, and Tarabunia. The union parishads are subdivided into 87 mauzas and 372 villages.

Vice Chairman : Mannan bepary

Woman Vice Chairman : Lipi sorder

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) : Abdullah Al Mamun

Bhedarganj Municipality was established in 1997.[3] It is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.[1]

Upazila Chairmen

List of chairmen

Number	Name	Term
01	AFM Fakhrul Islam Munshi	1985-1986
02	Abul Bashar Bhuiyan	1986-1991
03	Muhammad Humayun Kabir Mullah Khasgazipuri	2008-2013
04	Anwar Husayn Majhi	2014-2019
05	Muhammad Humayun Kabir Mullah Khasgazipuri	2019–present

Economy and tourism

Bhedarganj mainly exports jute.

Notable places of interest in Bhedarganj include the Upazila Jame Mosque and the Kartikpur Zarina Trust Mosque, among the total 450 mosques in the upazila. The zamindar palace of Chhaygaon and the Anandabazar Embankment are also popular sites.

Education

There are four colleges & a university in the upazila. They include Hazi Shariat Ullah College and M. A Reza Degree College. The only university of the district named Z.H. Sikder University of Science and Technology is situated here in this upazila.

The madrasa education system includes one fazil madrasa.[5]

Madrasas in Bhedarganj

Name	Headteacher/Principal	Notes
Gaidya MS Fazil (Degree) Madrasa	Alhaj Anwar Husayn
Char Kumaria Islamia Alim Madrasa	Abdur Rabb Hashimi
Rambhadrapur KI Alim Madrasa	Muhammad Abdus Samad
Sakhipur Sulaymania Islamia Dakhil Madrasa	AMS Harunur Rashid
Char Bhaga Shanikandi Qadi Muhammad Dakhil Madrasa	AMS Imdadullah
Alhaj Qadi Didar Bakhsh Dakhil Madrasa	Aminul Ihsan
Manua Ahl-e-Sunnah Dakhil Madrasa	Abdur Rabb
Baher Char Muhammadia Islamia Dakhil Madrasa	Najmul Hasan
Darul Faid Islamia Dakhil Madrasa	Muhammad Sharif Husayn
East Gaidya Nurali Madrasa and Orphanage	Abu Zafar	Established in 2014

Notable people

• AKM Enamul Haque Shamim, Deputy Minister of Water Resources
• Parveen Haque Sikder, director of National Bank Limited
• Shamim Sikder, sculptor
• Siraj Sikder, revolutionary

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

На других языках

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- [en] Bhedarganj Upazila

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[ru] Бхедаргандж (подокруг)

Бхедаргандж (бенг. ভেদরগঞ্জ, англ. Bhedarganj) — подокруг в центральной части Бангладеш. Входит в состав округа Шариатпур. Административный центр — город Бхедаргандж. Площадь подокруга — 267,28 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 207 258 человек. Плотность населения равнялась 775 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 22,5 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 96,71 %, индуисты — 2,61 %, прочие — 0,68 %.

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