Tungipara (
Bangla
Bangla () may refer to:
*Bengali language, an eastern Indo-Aryan language
*The endonym of Bengal, a geographical and ethno-linguistic region in South Asia
*''Bangla-'', a prefix indicating Bangladesh
*West Bengal, a state in eastern India, also kn ...
: টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is a municipality in
Tungipara Upazila
Tungipara () is an upazila of Gopalganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh. In 1995, it was carved out of Gopalganj Sadar Upazila to become an upazila.
Etymo ...
of
Gopalganj District in Bangladesh.
It is the birthplace of
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...
, who is considered the founding father of the nation.
It has a population of 29, 424. Sheikh Tozammel Haque Tutul is the mayor of Tungipara municipality.
In December 2013, ''The Daily Star'' reported that the mayor of Tungipara, Sardar Issial Hossain, was using a government project car as a personal vehicle. A Jubo League leader locked the office of the
Bangladesh Water Development Board
Bangladesh Water Development Board is a government agency which is responsible for flood control, drainage and irrigation i.e. water management in Bangladesh and its headquarters is located in Pani Bhaban, Dhaka. A.K.M. Tahmidul Islam is the r ...
which was later reopened by Mayor Sheikh Ahmad Hossan Mirja for not getting the contract for a tender in April 2017.
References
Towns in Bangladesh
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