Bijoynagar Upazila
| Bijoynagar বিজয়নগর | |
|---|---|
| Upazila | |
  Bijoynagar Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°1.3′N 91°16.8′E / 24.0217°N 91.2800°ECoordinates: 24°1.3′N 91°16.8′E / 24.0217°N 91.2800°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Brahmanbaria District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 185.8 km2 (71.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 215,993 |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Bijoynagar (Bengali: বিজয়নগর) is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Bijoynagar has 37,977 households and a total area of 185.8 km2 (72 sq mi).
Administration
Bijoynagar has 10 unions/wards, 168 mouzas/mahallas, and 230 villages. Chandura,Harashpur,Champaknagor and Bodanti are its great unions.Previously it was a part of Tripura District.In 1618 C.E. during the reign of( Mughal Emperor) Nuruddin Mohammad Jahangir,his commander in chief Daud Khan occupied this area from the king of Tripura. This locality was renamed as Daudpur Pargana after his name. After the struggle he ( Daud Khan) settled here as administrative lord.This pargana was annexed with the pargana Jalalpur(Mymensing).The British came into Bengal as Dewan (Revenue collector) in 1765 C.E. They created many districts for their administrative purposes.Again they established Tripura as District in 1790.Daudpur Pargana was also a part of mymensing.In 1860, the government established Brahmanbaria as sub- division . Daudpur,Sarail,Bejura and Haripur were separated from Mymensing and submitted to Brahmanbaria.Ershed government promoted Brahmanbaria as Zilla in 1984 from sub-Division(Biplob,16.4.2017)
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