Manikganj is a town situated in

Dhaka Division Dhaka Division () is an Divisions of Bangladesh, administrative division of Bangladesh. Dhaka serves as the capital city of Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains as a population magnet, and covers an area of 20, ...

, Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of

Manikganj District Manikganj District (; ) is a district in central Bangladesh and part of the Dhaka Division. Manikganj is called the land of rivers & cultural heritage of central Bangladesh.It was established in 1845 as a subdivision of Faridpur District, then in ...

and

Manikganj Sadar Upazila Manikgonj Sadar () is an upazila of Manikganj District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Manikgonj Sadar is located at . It has a total area of 214.81 km2. Demographics At the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Manikganj Sadar Upa ...

. Manikganj is a relatively pollution-free town of Bangladesh. The recent urbanization and highway built joining Dhaka and Singair Upazila has given it a good roadview and better communication. The river

Padma The Padma () is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the eastern and main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for to its confluence with the Meghna River, near the Bay of Bengal. The city of Rajshahi is situated on the bank ...

flows beside this district and supported the flora and fauna. It connects the north-western and south-western region of Bangladesh by Paturia and Aricha ghat. It is well known for its

molasses Molasses () is a viscous byproduct, principally obtained from the refining of sugarcane or sugar beet juice into sugar. Molasses varies in the amount of sugar, the method of extraction, and the age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is usuall ...

from Jhitka.

Baliati Zamindari Baliati Zamindar Bari () is in the village of Baliati, in Saturia Upazila in Manikganj District, Bangladesh. It is the palace of the Zamindars, the Baliati Zamindari who ruled over a large area. The Baliati Jamindar Bari is located at . His ...

palace is a major tourist attraction.

History

Manikganj was the home to the

and

Zamindar A zamindar in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semi-autonomous feudal lord of a ''zamindari'' (feudal estate). The term itself came into use during the Mughal Empire, when Persian was the official language; ''zamindar'' is the ...

family of

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Manik Ram Basu. Manikganj is belived to have been named after

Manik Ram Basu.

Manik Ram Basu was the

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of the

Hatkhola Hatkhola is a village located in the Chapra subdivision of Nadia district, in the state of West Bengal, India. It is situated approximately 9.2 km from the sub-district headquarters at Bangaljhi and 27 km from the district headquarters ...

royal family, in North Calcutta. His granddaughter Princess Kalishakamini Dasi was married to

Peary Charan Sarkar Peary Charan Sarkar (also spelled Peary Churn Sircar, Pyari Churn Sircar or Pyari Charan Sircar in contemporary documents; 1823–1875), was an educationist and textbook writer in nineteenth century Bengal. His series of Reading Books introduced ...

. File:Maharaja Manik Ram Basu.jpg,

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III Manik Ram Basu of

and Manikganj File:Manikganj Hatkhola Raj Parivar.jpg,

Royal Family Palace Entrance Painting 1750's.

Palace in Manikganj File:Hatkhola Royal Family Palace Painting 1750's.jpg, The Manikganj Basu

Palace. File:Maharani Soudamini Devi.png, Maharani I of Manikganj- Maharani Soudamini Devi File:Kailash Kamini Sarkar (Basu).png,

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''Kailash Kamini Sarkar'', wife of

, princess of

royal family and descendant of Manikganj

Zamindari A zamindar in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semi-autonomous Indian feudalism, feudal lord of a ''zamindari'' (feudal estate). The term itself came into use during the Mughal Empire, when Persian language, Persian was the offi ...

, daughter and granddaughter of

Shib Narayan Basu and

Manik Ram Basu.

List of rulers of Manikganj

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Manikganj Paurashava had 16,459 households and a population of 71,698. 13,017 (18.16%) were under 10 years of age. Manikganj had a literacy rate of 69.10% and a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males.

References

Populated places in Manikganj District Cities in Bangladesh {{Dhaka-geo-stub

History

List of rulers of Manikganj

Demographics

See also

References