Barisal City

Barisal City is divisional headquarter of Barisal Division. It consists of 30 wards and 50 mahallas. The area of the town is 16.37 km². Barisal municipality was established in 1957 and was turned into a City Corporation in 2000.

City has one police academy.

History

Barisal was a semi-independent area in Mughal period. In course of time, it fell under Bengal Nawab and British India, later passed to Bangladesh.

Population

It has a population of 202242; male 53.28%, female 46.72%. Literacy rate among the town people is 65%.

Religion

• Muslim 90.64%; Hindu 8.38% and Christian 0.98%.
• Mosque: 130, church: 5

Education

The city’s education institutions are one of country’ best. Literacy rate is highest in Bangladesh.

• University college: 1
• Polytechnic institute: 1
• Medical college: 1
• Physical education college: 1
• Teacher's training college: 2
• Nursing institute: 1
• Cadet college: 1
• Government college: 7
• Non-government college: 7
• Government high school: 2
• Non-government high school: 55
• Junior school: 7
• Government primary school: 175
• Non-government primary school: 133.

• Famous instituons.
• Medical College: She-E-Bangla Medical college
• Cadet College: Barisal Cadet College
• University College: BM college. ( Brajamohan College )

Publish

• Locally published newspapers and periodicals Dailies:
• Shahnama, Probashi, Gram Samachar, Ajker Barta, Ajker Kantha; periodicals- weekly Lokabani, Bakerganj Parikrama, Chirantan Bangla, Upakul, weekly Paira, the River, Etibriti; extinct: Barisal Bartabaha (1870), Hitasadhini (1871), Banglar Ranjika (1873), Kashipur Nibasi (1881), Swadesh (1885), Bharat Hitoishi (1882), Barisal Hiroishi (1885), Bikash (1900), Sahayogi (1885), Praddip (1927).

Land

• Cultivable land: 219.03 km²
• Single crop: 36.06%
• Double crop: 46.57%
• treble crop: land 17.37%.

Transportation

• Road: 200 km
• Airport: 1
• Port: Internal port

Economy

Barisal is rice producing center of country. It is also famous for Paan, a typical south asian leaves.Export: Fish, medicine, bidi and handicrafts.

Noted Barisalians

• A.K. Fazlul Huq , (Mayor of Calcutta (1935), Chief Minister of undivided Bengal (1937-1943) and of East Bengal (1954), Home Minister of Pakistan (1955) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956-1958)
• Jibanananda Das, poet
• Pannalal Ghosh, musician
• Utpal Dutt, actor
• Sufia Kamal, poet
• Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, physicist
• Abala Bose, social reformer

See also

• Barisal District
• Barisal Division

Coordinates: 22°42′N 90°22′E

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