Ashuganj Upazila

Ashuganj (Bengali: আশুগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

This article is about the Upazila of Ashuganj. For the town of Ashuganj, see Ashuganj.
Ashuganj
Upazila
Coordinates: 24°02′N 91°00′E
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBrahmanbaria District
Area
 • Total67.59 km2 (26.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total180,654
 • Density2,673/km2 (6,920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

The area is home to the Port of Ashuganj.

Demographics

The total population is 180,654, comprising 85,191 males and 89,074 females and 174,265 Muslims, 6,290 Hindus, 69 Buddhists and 117 people following other religions.

Ashuganj Upazila (brahmanbaria district) area 67.59 sq km, located in between 23°51' and 24°06' north latitudes and in between 90°53' and 91°19' east longitudes. It is bounded by sarail upazila of brahmanbaria district on the north, nabinagar upazila on the south, brahmanbaria sadar upazil on the east, bhairab upazila of kishoreganj district and raipura upazila of narsingdi district on the west. Ashuganj is called the daughter of the river meghna. It is a notable river port and industrial city of Bangladesh.

Population Total 145828; male 74191, female 71637; Muslim 140119, Hindu 5593, Buddhist 29 and others 87.

Water bodies Main river: Meghna.

Administration Ashuganj Thana was formed in 1984 and it was turned into an upazila on 25 July 2000. Upazila Municipality Union Mouza Village Population Density (per sq km) Literacy rate (%) Urban Rural Urban Rural

-


8


30


38


30677


115151


2158


49.59


45.33 Upazila Town

Area (sq km)


Mouza


Population


Density (per sq km)


Literacy rate (%)

8.99


4


30677


1999


49.59 Union Name of union and GO code Area (acre) Population Literacy rate (%) Male Female

Araisidha 12


1469


7740


7742


47.18

Ashuganj 14


2799


16054


14228


50.06

Char Chartala 26


1572


12500


11055


56.35

Tarua


1603


4353


5081


38.77

Durgapur 38


3038


13691


13140


45.64

Paschim Talshahor 74


2813


8971


8983


38.25

Lalpur 42


1818


7069


7132


35.45

Sharifpur 77


1590


3813


4276


41.13

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relic Ashuganj Tahsil Office (1904).

History of the War of Liberation On 14 April 1971 freedom fighters Abul Hossain, Shahjahan, Lance Nayekk A Hai, Subedar Sirajul Islam and Sepahi Abdur Rahman were killed in an encounter with Pak army. During the War of Liberation the Pak army used to torture and kill suspected Bangalis at a slaughter place near Ashuganj Silo. On 9 December 1971 the Pak army destroyed part of Ashuganj-Bhairab railway bridge on the Ashuganj side by dynamite explosion. On the assumption that the Pak army left Ashuganj after destroying railway bridge the allied forces advanced towards Ashuganj to occupy it. As soon as they reached within 50 yards of Asuganj Thermal Power Plant the Pak army launched heavy attack on the 18 Rajput Regiment and killed 70 members of the allied forces including 4 officers. The Pak army left Asuganj on 10 December 1971. AshuganjUpazila.jpg==Administration== Ashuganj Upazila has 8 Unions/Wards, 30 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 38 villages.

Durgapur Union: 1. Tazpur 2. Durgapur 3. Bahadurpur. 4. Khariala 5. Bogoir 6.Sohagpur arai shi dha union: 1.araishidha 2.bazar char tala 3.bhabanipur 4.lauya shar 5.dugiya shar 6.mhodupur thumb

Power plant

Ashuganj Upazila is known for its power plant which generates much of the electricity for the country especially for the capital city. Ashuganj Fertilizer Ltd is on the other side of Ashuganj. It produces chemical fertilizer for the country. It is especially known as commercial area. Almost 2.5% electricity supply from Ashugonj Power Station.

Additional information

In Ashugonj, there are more than 500 rice mills which means above 40% rice supply from Ashugonj. Ashugonj Fertilizer is a biggest chemical fertilizer company. There is a Transit in Ashugonj which communicate with India. Ashugonj City is also known as river port. There is also a gas transmission company. The area has experienced severe power shortages but a revamped project is being planned and implemented under Japanese Debt Relief Grant Aid.[2]

See also

References
  1. Muhibur Rahim (2012), "Ashuganj Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. In few days Ashugonj will become a great electrical power supplyer in Bangladesh. "Address Marking the Overhaul of the Contract". Japanese Embassy. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-17.


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