Barisal City

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Barisal City is divisional headquarter of Barisal Division. It consists of 30 wards and 50 mahallas. The area of the town is 16.37 km². Barisal municipality was established in 1957 and was turned into a City Corporation in 2000.

City has one police academy.

1 History
2 Population
3 Religion
4 Education
5 Publish
6 Land
7 Transportation
8 Economy
9 Noted Barisalians
10 See also

[edit] History

Barisal was a semi-independent area in Mughal period. In course of time, it fell under Bengal Nawab and British India, later passed to Bangladesh.

[edit] Population

It has a population of 202242; male 53.28%, female 46.72%. Literacy rate among the town people is 65%.

[edit] Religion

Muslim 90.64%; Hindu 8.38% and Christian 0.98%.
Mosque: 130, church: 5

[edit] Education

The city’s education institutions are one of country’ best. Literacy rate is highest in Bangladesh.

University college: 1
Polytechnic institute: 1
Medical college: 1
Physical education college: 1
Teacher's training college: 2
Nursing institute: 1
Cadet college: 1
Government college: 7
Non-government college: 7
Government high school: 2
Non-government high school: 55
Junior school: 7
Government primary school: 175
Non-government primary school: 133.

Famous instituons.
Medical College: She-E-Bangla Medical college
Cadet College: Barisal Cadet College
University College: BM college. ( Brajamohan College )

[edit] Publish

Locally published newspapers and periodicals Dailies:
Shahnama, Probashi, Gram Samachar, Ajker Barta, Ajker Kantha; periodicals- weekly Lokabani, Bakerganj Parikrama, Chirantan Bangla, Upakul, weekly Paira, the River, Etibriti; extinct: Barisal Bartabaha (1870), Hitasadhini (1871), Banglar Ranjika (1873), Kashipur Nibasi (1881), Swadesh (1885), Bharat Hitoishi (1882), Barisal Hiroishi (1885), Bikash (1900), Sahayogi (1885), Praddip (1927).

[edit] Land

Cultivable land: 219.03 km²
Single crop: 36.06%
Double crop: 46.57%
treble crop: land 17.37%.

[edit] Transportation

Road: 200 km
Airport: 1
Port: Internal port

[edit] Economy

Barisal is rice producing center of country. It is also famous for Paan, a typical south asian leaves. Export: Fish, medicine, bidi and handicrafts.

[edit] Noted Barisalians

A.K. Fazlul Huq , (Mayor of Calcutta (1935), Chief Minister of undivided Bengal (1937-1943) and of East Bengal (1954), Home Minister of Pakistan (1955) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956-1958)
Jibanananda Das, poet
Pannalal Ghosh, musician
Utpal Dutt, actor
Sufia Kamal, poet
Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, physicist
Abala Bose, social reformer

[edit] See also

Coordinates: 22°42′N 90°22′E

Cities of Bangladesh
	Barisal • Bogra • Chittagong • Comilla • Dhaka • Faridpur • Gopalganj • Jamalpur • Jessore • Khulna • Mymensingh • Narayanganj • Rangpur • Rajshahi • Sylhet