Dhanbari Upazila

Dhanbari (Bengali: ধনবাড়ী) is a newly formed Upazila of Tangail District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2][3]

This article is about the Upazila. For the Union, see Dhanbari Union. For the Town, see Dhanbari.

Dhanbari

ধনবাড়ী
Upazila
Dhanbari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°37′N 90°1.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictTangail District
Area
 • Total130.50 km2 (50.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total203,284
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Website of Dhanbari

Notable people of the Upazila are Nawab Syed Ali Hasan Ali Choudhury, Dr. Sheikh Nizamul Islam, MP & Dr. Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, MP.

Administration

Dhanbari has 1 Municipality, 7 Unions, 111 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 168 villages.

The Union Parishads-

Education

The Upazila has 8 colleges, 27 high Schools, 16 madrasas, 45 government primary schools and 28 non-government primary schools.

See also

References
  1. Sajida Begum (2012), "Dhanbari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. Khaleda goes to Tangail today, The Daily Star, 4 September 2006
  3. এক নজরে ধনবাড়ী [Dhanbari at a Glance]. Dhanbari Upazila (in Bengali).


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