Magura District

District of Bangladesh in Khulna

Magura District (Bengali: মাগুরা) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh, situated 176 kilometers from Dhaka. It is a part of Khulna Division.^[3] Magura is the birthplace of the famous Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hassan.

Administration

Magura district has 4 upazilas. They are:

1. Magura Sadar Upazila
2. Mohammadpur Upazila
3. Shalikha Upazila
4. Sreepur Upazila

Geography

Magura District (Khulna Division) with an area of 1039.1 km², is bounded by Rajbari district to the north, Jessore and Narail districts to the south, Faridpur district to the east and Jhenaidah district to the west. The district is flat plain in the heart of the Ganges Delta.

Climate

Demographics

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Magura District had 254,154 households and a population of 1,033,115. 187,703 (18.17%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 994 people per km². Magura district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.21%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1030 females per 1000 males. 18.90% of the population lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 8,548 (0.83%).^[1]

In 2011, Muslims constituted 82.01% of the population while Hindus were 17.92% of the population.^[4]

Education

• Government Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Magura
• Arpara Government Ideal High School, Arpara, Shalikha Upazila
• Magura Govt. High School, Magura Sadar, Magura
• Magura Govt. Girls' High School, Magura Sadar, Magura
• Govt. H.S.S Collage, Magura Sadar, Magura

Notable residents

• Muhammad Sohrab Hossain, Twice MNA- Pakistan, MP- Bangladesh, Ex-minister-Bangladesh, One of the founding fathers of Bangladesh.
• Farrukh Ahmed, poet
• Amir Hamza (poet)
• Shamsun Nahar Ahmed, Member of Parliament, was from Magura District.^[6]
• Syed Ali Ahsan, poet
• Mir Hasem Ali, MLA of East Bengal Legislative Assembly.
• Syed Ator Ali, MPA of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.
• M Yousuff Ali, fisheries biologist, policy planner..
• Mohammad Asaduzzaman, MP of Jatiya Sangsad.
• Syed Nazmul Hassan Lovan, Bangladeshi footballer, Bangladesh national football team.^[7]
• Shakib Al Hasan, all-rounder, Bangladesh National Cricket Team, MP Magura 1
• Kamrul Laila Jolly, former Member of Parliament
• Kazi Salimul Haque Kamal, two-term Member of Parliament for Magura-2
• Kazi Kader Newaj, poet
• Gangadhar Sen Roy, Ayurveda practitioner and Sanskrit scholar
• Biren Sikder, former State Minister of Youth and Sports
• Saifuzzaman Shikhor, politician

Notes

1. Magura subdivision of Jessore district
2. Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

References

1. Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
3. Abu Naser Majnu (2012). "Magura District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Magura" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
5. "Census of India, 1941 Volume VI Bengal Province" (PDF). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
6. চলে গেলেন মাগুরার প্রাক্তন সংসদ সদস্য শামসুন্নাহার আহমেদ [Former Magura MP Shamsunnahar Ahmed has passed away]. Magura News (in Bengali). 26 October 2017.
7. "নন্দিত ক্রীড়া ব্যক্তিত্ব সৈয়দ নাজমুল হাসান লোভনকে সম্মাননা প্রদান" [Honorable sports personality Syed Nazmul Hasan Lovan]. Magura News (in Bengali). 13 January 2018.