Sirajganj District () is a district in

North Bengal North Bengal ( , Uttar Banga) is a cross-border cultural–geographic region consisting of the north-western areas of Bangladesh as well as the northern part of the West Bengal state of India. Bounded to the east by the Jamuna and in the south ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

, it is located in

Rajshahi Division Rajshahi Division () is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrat ...

. It is the 25th largest district by area and 9th largest district by population in Bangladesh. It is known as the gateway to North Bengal. Its administrative headquarter is

Sirajganj Sirajganj is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River, located in Rajshahi Division. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirajganj District, and with a population of 500000, it is the 14th largest city in Ba ...

. It is famous for its hand-loom cottage industries. In 1885, Sirajganj emerged as a

thana Thana means " station" or "place" in South Asian countries. The word ''thana'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''sthana'' or "sthanak", meaning "place" or "stand", which was anglicized as ''thana'' by the British. * Thanas of Bangladesh, forme ...

. Formerly under

Mymensingh District Mymensingh District () is a district in Mymensingh Division Bangladesh, and is bordered in the north by Meghalaya, India and the Garo Hills, in the south by Gazipur District, in the east by the districts of Netrokona and Kishoreganj and in ...

in Dacca Division, it was transferred to

Pabna District Pabna District () is a district in west central Bangladesh. It is a geographically and economically important district. Its administrative capital is the eponymous Pabna town. The main five rivers of this district are: Padma, Jamuna, Baral, Atra ...

on 15 February 1866. It was upgraded to become a subdivision of Pabna in 1885. In 1984, it was upgraded to a district.

History

In 1762, a severe earthquake changed the flow of the

Jamuna river The Jamuna River () is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. The two other major rivers in Bangladesh are the Padma and the Meghna. The Jamuna is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River, which originates in Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo, ...

and created a new river named Baral on the west bank of the Baral river, new land emerged and most of the land in the surrounding areas belonged to

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Siraj Ali Chowdhury. Gradually, this area got its recognition as Sirajganj after his name. The historic Salanga Movement in 1922 led to 1,200 deaths, most notably in a massacre of pro-independence activists on 27 January 1922, referred to as the

Salanga massacre Several hundred protesters were killed in the Salanga massacre, on 27 January 1922, when fired on by the Indian Imperial Police at the Salanga bazaar in Ullapara Upazila in what was then the Bengal province of British India. The area is now ...

in Bengali history and memorialized with "Salanga Day" annually. In 1924, a conference of All India Congress Party there. The convention of

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in Sirajganj took place in 1928. In 1932,

Kazi Nazrul Islam Kazi Nazrul Islam (24 May 1899 – 29 August 1976) was a Bengalis, Bengali poet, short story writer, journalist, lyricist and musician. He is the national poet of Bangladesh. Nazrul produced a List of works by Kazi Nazrul Islam, large body of ...

, currently known as the National Poet of Bangladesh visited Sirajganj. In 1940, the then

Prime Minister of Bengal The prime minister of Bengal was the head of government of Bengal Presidency, Bengal Province and the Leader of the House in the Bengal Legislative Assembly (1937—1947), Bengal Legislative Assembly in British India. The position was dissolved u ...

A. K. Fazlul Huq Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq (26 October 1873 – 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla, was a Bengalis, Bengali lawyer and politician who served as the first and longest Prime Minister of Bengal, prime minister of Bengal during the Britis ...

laid the foundation stone of Sirajganj Government College. In 1942, a conference of

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there was attended by

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pa ...

Geography

Sirajganj District is the gateway to the

. It is bordered on the north by

Bogra District Bogra District, officially Bogura District (), is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh, in Rajshahi Division. Bogra is an industrial city where many small and mid-sized companies are sited. Bogra was a part of the Pundravardhana terri ...

and

Natore District Natore district () is a district in Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi and used to be a part of Rajshahi District. History Natore was the district headquarters of Rajshahi from 1769 to ...

; on the west by

and

; on the south by

and

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 ...

; on the east

Tangail District Tangail District () is a district (''zila'') in the central region of Bangladesh. In 1969, Tangail mahakuma was separated from the Mymensingh District, Mymensingh district, and a district of the same name as the mahakuma's was created. The dist ...

and

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 ...

. It is composed mainly of low-lying alluvial deposits. Sirajganj District of

Rajshahi division Rajshahi Division () is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrat ...

has an area of about . The main rivers are Jamuna, Baral, Ichamati, Karatoya, Phuljor and Hurasagor. The annual average temperature reaches a maximum of 34.6 °C, and a minimum of 11.9 °C. The annual rainfall is . The district has several beels, the largest of which is

Chalan Beel Chalan Beel () is a wetland in the Sirajganj District, Sirajganj, Natore District, Natore and Pabna District, Pabna districts of Bangladesh. It is a large inland Depression (geology), depression, marshy in character, with rich flora and fauna. ...

on the border with Pabna district. Sirajganj district is in the Jamuna river basin. The Jamuna forms the eastern border of the district. It contains numerous small chars. The Karatoya river flows into Tarash upazila from Bogura district and flows southeast. It sends distributaries to the Bangali, a previous distributary which flows parallel to it on the east. These rivers flow into the Hurasagar river on Sirajganj's southwest border, which flows southeast into the Jamuna.

Demographics

According to the

2022 Census of Bangladesh The 2022 Bangladeshi census () was a detailed enumeration of the Bangladeshi population constituting the sixth national census in the country. It was scheduled to be held in June 2022, was conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, and th ...

, Sirajganj District has 842,308 households and a population of 3,357,706 with an average 3.93 people per household. Among the population, 651,384 (19.40%) inhabitants are under 10 years of age. The population density is 1,398 people per km². Sirajganj District has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 69.48%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 98.51 males per 100 females. Approximately, 20.25% (680,019) of the population live in urban areas. The ethnic population is 20,319 (0.61%), concentrated in Rayganj and Taras upazilas.

Religion

Muslims make up 95.61% of the population, while Hindus are 4.37% of the population. The Hindu population has remained relatively constant while the Muslim population has constantly increased. The remaining 0.02% people follow other religions, mainly

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and

Sarnaism Sarnaism is a religious faith of the Indian subcontinent, predominantly followed by indigenous communities of the Chota Nagpur Plateau region across states such as Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh. The essence of the Sarn ...

Economy

Sirajganj is home to ''Sirajganj Economic Zone'', the largest private economic zone in Bangladesh as of March 2024 spanning 1,041 acres of land. The government is building a flyover to link the zone with the Dhaka-Bogura Highway. The zone supplies water from Jamuna river after treatment. As of June 2024, Sirajganj has a growing dairy market worth over BDT 100 core and receiving export orders. There are around 33,000 dairy farms in Sirajganj.

Points of interest

* Homestead of Behula * Shiva Temple * Maha Prabhu Temple * Gopinath Bigraha * Kalika Debi Bigraha * Pratap Dighi * Joysagar Dighi * House of

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* Sirajganj Economic Zone * China Barrages * Jamuna Eco Park * Tarash Palace * Navaratna Temple * Katar Mahal Jamidar bari * Rautara Jamidar bari * Sannal Jamidar bari *

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* Makka Aoulia Mosque * Shahjadpur Dargah Mosque * Shahjadpur Kachharibari * Tomb of Khaja Yunus Ali Enaetpuri * Tomb of Shamsuddin Tabrizi * Tomb of Abdul Ali Baki Shah * Tomb of Makhdum Shah Doula *

Jamuna Bridge Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge (), is a bridge built over the river Jamuna in Bangladesh. The bridge was opened in June 1998. With a length of 4.8 kilometres, it is the second longest bridge of Bangladesh, Padma Bridge being the first. It connect ...

* House of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani * House of Syed Ismail Hossain Siraji * Rasel Park * Milkvita * Baghabari Riverport * Meghai Riverport

Administration

Sirajganj sub-division was established in 1885 under Pabna district and it was turned into a district in 1984. Of the nine upazilas of the district Ullahpara is the largest () and Kamarkhanda is the smallest (). Moreover, the district has six municipals, six Parliament seats, 82 unions and 2016 villages.

List of upazilas

There are nine (9)

Upazilas 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 are ...

, namely : *

Sirajganj Sadar Upazila Sirajganj Sadar () is an upazila, or sub-district of Sirajganj District, it is located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Geography Sirajganj Sadar is located at . It is bounded by Kazipur upazila on the north, Kamarkhanda and Belkuchi upazil ...

Kazipur Upazila Kazipur () is an upazila, or sub-district of Sirajganj District, located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Geography Kazipur is located at . The total area of the upazila is . The main river is the Jamuna, which branches and rejoins several time ...

Ullahpara Upazila Ullapara () is an upazila, or sub-district of Sirajganj District, located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. History Around 4500 BC, the region of Varendra consisted of parts of Dinajpur, Joypurhat, Bogra, Rajshahi and western Pabna. Pabna and ...

Shahjadpur Upazila Shahjadpur () is an upazila, or sub-district of Sirajganj District, located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. History In , a Yemenite Sufi prince known as Makhdum Shah, Makhdum Shah Daulah settled in the area now comprising Shahzadpur, along wi ...

Raiganj Upazila Raiganj () is an upazila, or sub-district, of Sirajganj District, located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Etymology Raiganj is a Bengali language compound of two words; Rai, a title of nobility, and Ganj meaning marketplace/neighborhood. There ...

* Kamarkhanda Upazila * Tarash Upazila *

Belkuchi Upazila Belkuchi () is an upazila, or sub-district of Sirajganj District, located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Geography Belkuchi is located at . It has 74,450 households and a total area of . There are two main rivers, Jamuna and Hurasagar. Chand ...

* Chauhali Upazila

Transport

Sirajganj District's transportation system is very good. It has the most important highway and railway of

which connects the entire

and a part of

South Bengal South Bengal (/দক্ষিণ বাংলা) is a term used for the southern parts of Bengal including Southern Bangladesh and Southern West Bengal, state in India. The Bangladesh part denotes the Khulna Division, Faridpur Division and ...

with the rest of the country. It is very easy to travel through the district because of its great transport system. It has the 2nd largest bridge

and the largest railway bridge of

. Sirajganj District is also famous for its River-ports. Like many other districts in Bangladesh, Sirajganj is also a district with many rivers. The main bridges are Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge over the River Jamuna, Nalka Bridge Over the River Foljodre, Eliot Bridge etc.

Education

There are 3 medical colleges in the district, the public Shaheed M. Monsur Ali Medical College, established in 2014, the private North Bengal Medical College & Hospital, established in 2000, and the private Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College & Hospital, established in 2005. They are respectively allowed to admit 65, 85, and 95 students annually. There are 2 universities in the district, the public Rabindra University, established in 2017 and the private Khwaja Yunus Ali University, established in 2012. There are 6 government colleges under National University in the district. They are Islamia Government College, Government Akbar Ali College, Sirajganj Government College, Government Kazipur Mansur Ali College, Government Rashidazzoha Womens College, Government Shahjadpur College. There are 3 government high schools in the district. They are Bonowari Lal Government High School, Saleha Ishaque Government Girls High School and Kazipur A.M.U. Government Girls High School.

Notable people

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* Captain M. Monsur Ali * Jadav Chandra Chakravarti *

Ismail Hossain Siraji Syed Ismail Hossain Siraji (; 1880–1931) was a Bengalis, Bengali royal as well as an author and poet from Sirajganj District, Sirajganj in present-day Bangladesh. He is considered to be one of the key authors of period of the Bengali Muslim reaw ...

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* Abdul Matin *

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* Mahadev Saha * Rajendra Lahiri * Makhdum Shah *

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* Ishan Chandra Roy *

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* Mokbula Manzoor *

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* Mohammad Barkatullah *

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* Syed Hossain Mansur *

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