Bakshiganj () is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...

Jamalpur District Jamalpur District () is a district in Bangladesh, and part of Mymensingh Division. It was established in 1978 during the rule of Ziaur Rahman. It has its headquarters in Jamalpur. Etymology The district is named for its headquarters, Jamalpur ...

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. Bakshiganj Thana was converted into an upazila in 1983 under the then CMLA

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programme. The area of the Bakshigonj town is 238.39 km². It has a population of 65,568; male 50.97%, female 49.03%; population density is 2820 per km². Literacy rate among the town people is 39.9%.

History

Bakshiganj Thana was established in 1982 and was converted into an upazila in 1983. During the Bangladesh War of Separation, the

Mukti Bahini The Mukti Bahini, initially called the Mukti Fauj, also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was a big tent armed guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military personnel, paramilitary personnel and civilians during the Ba ...

attacked the

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camp at Kamalpur several times. Colonel

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lost his left leg on 14 November 1971, in one of those attacks.

Geography

Bakshigonj is located at 25.2250°N 89.8750°E . It has 52,222 households and a total area of 238.39 km². The upazila is bounded by

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state of

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on the north,

Islampur upazila Islampur () is the most sparsely populated upazila of Jamalpur District, it is located in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Geography Islampur is located at . It lies between the Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers. Islampur has 74,963 households and to ...

on the south,

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on the east, and

Dewanganj upazila Dewanganj () is an Upazila of Jamalpur District, Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. It covers an area of . History Dewanganj was first called 'Paddat Nagar,' named after a Hindu landlord. During the Mughal period, two saints, Dewan Shah Kamal and ...

on the west. The

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are on the north east part of the upazila.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of Bangladesh 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 was the 2001 census. Data were r ...

, Bakshiganj Upazila had 52,222 households and a population of 218,930. 60,495 (27.63%) were under 10 years of age. Bakshiganj has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 33.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1033 females per 1000 males. 28,890 (13.20%) lived in urban areas.

Administration

Baksiganj Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Bagarchar, Bakshiganj, Battajore, Danua, Merurchar, Nilakhia, and Shadhurpara. The union parishads are subdivided into 25 mauzas and 199 villages.

Economy

Economy of Bakshiganj Upazila is a major agricultural, but business and human resources are one of the key pillars of the economy of this area.

Notable newspapers/news platforms

* Seba Hot News * Daily Urmi Bangla * Daily Gonojoy * Saptahik Bakshiganj

References

{{Upazilas of Mymensingh Division Upazilas Upazilas of Jamalpur District