Barisal City
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| Country | Bangladesh |
| Administrative District | Barisal District |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Mujibur Rahman Sarwar |
| Area | |
| - City | 16.37 km² (6.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2007 est.) | |
| - City | 291,769 |
| - Density | 17,823/km² (46,161.4/sq mi) |
| - Metro | 291,769 |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Barisal City is an old port at the mouth of the River Ganges on the northern shore of the Bay of Bengal in southern Bangladesh. It is now the divisional headquarters of the Barisal Division and 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.
Barisal City has one police academy.
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[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
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