Gazipur District

Gazipur District (Bengali: গাজীপুর জেলা), a district of Dhaka Division in Bangladesh. It has an area of 1741.53 km2.[3]

This article is about the district in Bangladesh. For the Indian district, see Ghazipur District.
Gazipur

গাজীপুর জেলা
District
Nickname(s): 
Gazipur
Location of Gazipur District in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Gazipur District
Coordinates: 24.00°N 90.43°E / 24.00; 90.43
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerS.M. Tarikul Islam
Area
 • Total1,741.53 km2 (672.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total3,403,912
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Literacy rate
 • Total36%
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
1700 - 1704[1][2]
Coast5 km (3.1 mi)
Websitegazipur.gov.bd

Gazipur (town) has 9 Wards and 31 Mahallas. The area of the town is 49.32 km2. The town's population is 123,531; male 52.52%, female 47.48%; density is 2,505 per km2. Establishments such as Gazipur Metropolitan College, Islamic University of Technology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, and others are located here.[4]

Notable people

Administration
  • Mayor Of Gazipur City Corporation: Jahangir Alam
  • Administrator of Zila Parishod: Akhteruzzaman[5]
  • Deputy Commissioner: Nurul Islam[6]

Sub-districts

Gazipur District was established in 1984. It has one city corporation.

Gazipur District is divided into the following upazilas:

Gazipurs All Sub-Districts

City Corporation:

Transport
  • Dhaka-Tongi diversion road connects Gazipur with Dhaka.
  • Dhaka-Savar-Tangail road connects Gazipur With Savar and Manikgonj.
  • There are seven railway stations in the Gazipur district.

Education

There are five universities in Gazipur: Islamic University of Technology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (formerly the Institute of Postgraduate Studies on Agriculture), Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh Open University, Bangladesh National University.

There are two masters level colleges in the district: Bhawal Badre Alam Government College and Tongi Government College.[7]

There are 19 degree colleges in the district. Honors level colleges include: Kaliakair Degree College, Jatir Pita Bangabandhu Degree College, Kaligonj Sramik College, Kapasia Degree College (founded in 1965), and Kazi Azim Uddin College.[8]

Notable higher secondary schools include: Gazipur Metropolitan College, M. E. H. Arif College, and Tongi Pilot School & Girls' College.[9]

The madrasa education system includes 26 fazil and 3 kamil madrasas.[10][11]

Association
  • ওয়েলফশন মানবকল্যাণ সংঘ[12] (EN- Welftion Human Welfare Association)

See also

References
  1. Bangladesh Continual: Zip Codes of Gazipur District
  2. Postal Zip Codes (postcode) for Gazipur District – Amardesh
  3. Md Farid Uddin Ahmed (2012). "Gazipur District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. "Gazipur District Town". Wikimapia. 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  5. AL men appointed administrators, The Daily Star, December 16, 2011
  6. "10 districts get new DCs". bdnews24.com. 16 January 2012.
  7. "Masters Level College". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  8. "Degree (Pass) Level College". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  9. "School & College". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  10. "Fazil Madrasha". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  11. "Kamil Madrasha". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  12. ওয়েলফশন এর করোনা কর্মসূচি সমাপ্ত ও ঈদ উপহার সামগ্রী বিতরণ। - PBN24. pbn24.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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