Faridpur District
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| Faridpur ফরিদপুর জেলা |
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| Location of Faridpur in Bangladesh Location of Faridpur in Bangladesh |
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| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,072.72 km2 (800.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 1,912,969 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Faridpur (Bengali: ফরিদপুর জেলা, Faridpur Jela also Faridpur Zila) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.[1] Faridpur District has a population of over 1.7 million people and is situated on the banks of the Padma river (Lower Ganges). Once a subdivision, the original area of the district comprised what is today the Greater Faridpur region, which includes the present-day districts of Rajbari, Gopalgonj, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Faridpur.
Administration
Minister M.P: Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development[2]
Deputy Commissioner (DC): Sarder Sharafat Ali[3]
Notable residents
- Alaol Ali Abbas Husaini, 17th-century poet and nobleman in the royal court of Arakan
- Haji Shariatullah, 18th-century Muslim leader
- Nawab Abdul Latif, 19th-century educationist
- Syed Abdur Rabb, 20th-century Bengali Muslim journalist and social worker
- Ambica Charan Mazumdar, President of the Indian National Congress (1916-1917)
- Munsi Muhammad Abdur Rouf, Bir Shrestho of the Bangladesh Liberation War
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founder of Bangladesh
- Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan, Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
- Fazlur Rahman Khan, Bangladeshi-American architect and the "Einstein of structural engineering"
- Tareque Masud, award-winning independent film director
- Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, former Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Jasimuddin, renowned pastoral poet of Bengal
- Sunil Gangopadhyay, Indian poet and novelist
- Altamas Kabir, 39th Chief Justice of India
- Yusuf Ali Chowdhury, controversial lawmaker and politician, sided with the Pakistani genocidaires in 1971 liberation war
- Mrinal Sen, Indian film maker
- Sigma Huda, Bangladeshi human rights activist and United Nations Special Rapporteur
- Fakir Alamgir, popular Bangladeshi folk singer
- Humayun Kabir, eminent Indian politician and Adviser to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
- Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin, former Pakistani central minister
- Geeta Dutt, Indian playback singer
- Goutam Ghose, Indian film maker
See also
References
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- Faridpur in Encyclopædia Britannica
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| Chittagong Division | ||
| Dhaka Division | ||
| Khulna Division | ||
| Mymensingh Division | ||
| Rajshahi Division | ||
| Rangpur Division | ||
| Sylhet Division | ||
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