Dhanbari (Bengali: ধনবাড়ী) is an upazila under Tangail District in the division of Dhaka. It was formed in 2006 by the efforts of Fakir Mahbub Anam Swapan,Central BNP leader who contest in the constituency Tangail-1 (Madhupur -Dhanbari) .Former Madhupur Upazila was split into two Upazilas - (Madhupur and Dhanbari) to form this Upazila.

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Dhanbari ধনবাড়ী
Upazila
Dhanbari Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°37′N 90°1.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Tangail District
Area
• Total	130.50 km2 (50.39 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	203,284
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	dhanbari.tangail.gov.bd

Notable people : Nawab Syed Ali Hasan Ali Choudhury, Dr. Sheikh Nizamul Islam, MP, Syeda Ashika Akbar, MP, Dr.Abdur Razzaq, MP.

Administration

Dhanbari Upazila is divided into Dhanbari Municipality and seven union parishads: Baniajan, Birtara, Bolibhadra, Dhopakhali, Jodunathpur, Musuddi, and Paiska. The union parishads are subdivided into 103 mauzas and 132 villages.[1]

Dhanbari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 25 mahallas.[1]

Education

There are seven colleges in the upazila: Asya Hasan Ali Mohila Degree College, Bhai Ghat Ideal College, Dhanbari College, Mushuddi Razia College, Norilla College, Panchpotol Degree College, and Ukhariabari College.[2]

According to Banglapedia, Govt. Dhanbari Nawab Institution, founded in 1910, Paiska High School (1960), and Pankata Islamia Secondary School (1943) are notable secondary schools.[3]

See also

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

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