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Ishwardi (Bengali: ঈশ্বরদী, Ish-shordi, meaning "God's place") is a city of Pabna district in Bangladesh. It is the westernmost upazila of Pabna District in Rajshahi Division.[1] Containing the divisional headquarters of the western region, this city is a very important communication hub for Bangladesh Railway.[2] Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is also being built here.

Ishwardi ঈশ্বরদী
Upazila
Ishwardi Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°9′N 89°4′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Pabna District
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Upazila Parishad
• Upazila Chairman	Md. Nayeb Ali Biswas (Bangladesh Awami League)
• Upazila Vice Chairman	Md. Abdus Salam
Area
• Total	246.9 km2 (95.3 sq mi)
Population  (2011)Population and Housing Census 2011
• Total	313,932
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	6620
Website	http://www.ishurdi.pabna.gov.bd

Geography

Ishwardi is located at 24.1500°N 89.0667°E / 24.1500; 89.0667. It is situated in the north-western part of Bangladesh. The Padma River acts as the western and southern border of Ishwardi upazila. Kushtia district is located on the other bank of the river. In the east, Ishwardi upazila is bordered by Pabna Sadar and Atgharia upazila of Pabna district. Lalpur and Baraigram upazila of Natore district is located in the northern and north-western border of Ishwardi.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Ishwardi has a population of 3,13,932, among whom 66,255 live in the urban areas and 2,47,677 live in the rural areas. The male population is 1,57,897 and female population is 1,56,035. This Upazila has a household of 73,373. Among them, urban household number is 15,332 and rural household number is 58,041. Ishwardi has an average literacy rate of 54.96% (7+ years), which is highest in Pabna district and also higher than the national average of 51.77% literate.[3]

Majority of Ishwardi's inhabitants are ethnic Bengali who speak Bangla. Along with them, some Urdu speaking Bihari people also live here.

Agriculture

Ishwardi is a vast fertile plain which is suitable for agriculture. Paddy, wheat, sugarcane, betel leaf and vegetables are the main crops of this region.[4] In addition, Litchi orchards are common in Ishwardi's households. People harvest Litchi commercially in their large orchards. This summer fruit is also considered the 'cash crop' of Ishwardi.[5]

Ishwardi is a hub for agricultural research institutes. The headquarter of Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute (BSRI) is located here. This institutes conducts research on crops like sugarcane, palm, date, stevia, sugar beet, nipa palm etc.[6] Many varieties of these crops are developed and released from here.[7] Bangladesh’s only Pulses Research Center (PRC) is also situated here.[8] In this institute, scientists research on different species of pulses.

Along with these, Ishwardi contains regional research center of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute[9] and Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture.[10] Moreover, Horticultural Center[11] and Sericulture Development Board[12] conduct their activity here.

Administration

Local Government

The smallest rural local government unit in Bangladesh is Union council and the next upper level of this is Upazila Parishad. On the other hand, Municipal Corporation is the smallest unit for urban local government.[13]

Upazila Parishad

Ishwardi thana was transformed into a upazila (sub-district) in 1982 by a government ordinance.[14] The current chairman of Ishwardi Upazila Parishad is Md. Nayeb Ali Biswas. Additionally, the current Vice Chairman is Md. Abdus Salam and Female Vice Chairman is Mst. Atia Ferdous.[15]

Union Council

Ishwardi Upazila has seven Union councils: Dashuria, Luxmikunda, Muladuli, Paksey, Sahapur, Sara, and Solimpur. The union councils are subdivided into 128 mauzas and 126 villages.[16]

Municipal Corporation

Ishwardi Municipal Corporation is subdivided into 9 wards and 27 mahallas.[16] The current Mayor is Isaac Ali Malitha.[17]

Executive Government

The current Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Ishwardi Upazila is P.M. Emrul Kayes.[18]

Education

Ishwardi Upazila has a handful of educational institutions. Some of the well-known secondary schools in Ishwardi are Ikkshu Gabeshawana High School, Bangladesh Railway Government Chandraprabha Vidyapitha, Govt. Sara Marwari Model High School[19] and North Bengal Paper Mills High School.[20] Among the higher secondary schools (or colleges, as they are termed in Bangladesh), Ishwardi Govt. College[21] and Ishwardi Women’s College are reputed. Being affiliated to Bangladesh National University, these colleges do offer higher study courses as well.[22] In addition, Bangladesh Open University operates their branch in Ishwardi. Besides, a Vocational Training Institute is also situated here.[23] Apart from these, there are some madrasahs in Ishwardi namely Mazdia Babul Ulum Islamia Fazil Madrasah, Ishwardi Alia Madrasah, Autapara A B Senior Alim Madrasah and so on.

Notable residents

• Mozid Mahmud, poet, was born at Char Gargari village in 1966.[24]
• Shamsur Rahman Sherif, MP, ex-minister of Ministry of Land, has been the Member of Parliament for constituency Pabna-4 since 1996.[25]
• Nuruzzaman Biswas - Bangladeshi politician & MP.
• Shankha Ghosh, Indian poet and literary critic, passed matriculation from Chandraprabha Vidyapitha, Ishwardi.[26]
• Amiya Bhushan Majumdar, celebrated Indian novelist.[27]

See also

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

References

External links

На других языках

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- [en] Ishwardi Upazila

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[ru] Ишварди (подокруг)

Ишварди (бенг. ঈশ্বরদী, англ. Ishwardi) — подокруг на северо-западе Бангладеш. Входит в состав округа Пабна. Образован в 1906 году. Административный центр — город Ишварди. Площадь подокруга — 256,90 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 236 825 человек. Плотность населения равнялась 959 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 35,5 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 94,99 %, индуисты — 3,85 %, прочие — 1,16 %.

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