Barisal City

Infobox city
official_name = Barisal
nickname = Chandradvipa

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map_caption = Location of Barisal in Bangladesh
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Administrative District
subdivision_name = Bangladesh
subdivision_name1 = Barisal District
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Mujibur Rahman Sarwar
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 16.37
area_land_km2 =
area_water_km2 =
population_as_of = 2007 est.
population_footnotes =
population_total = 291,769
population_metro = 291,769
population_density_km2 = 17823
timezone = BST
utc_offset = +6
timezone_DST =
latd=22 |latm=48 |lats=0 |latNS=N
longd=90 |longm=30 |longs=0 |longEW=E

Barisal City is an old port at the mouth of the River Ganges on the northern shore of the Bay of Bengal in southern Bangladesh. It is now the divisional headquarters of the Barisal Division and 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.

Barisal 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.
*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 Bangladesh.Balam is the most popular rice in Barisal. It is also famous for Paanbatel leaf, a typical south Asian leaves.As Barisal is surrounded by river so fish is plenty in there.It is said.."Dhan (paddy) nadi (river) Khal (canal) ai tine Barisal."Means, paddy,river and canal this three thing makes Barisal.Coconut is very common in there as it is a costal area.Hog-palm in Barisal is very famous.Its very sweet which is produced in Barisal.Export: Fish, medicine, bidi and handicrafts.

Noted Barisalians

*A.K. Fazlul Huq , (Mayor of Calcutta (1935), Prime 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

ee also

*Barisal District
*Barisal Division

External links

* [http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/waves/barisal.htm Tha barisal Guns]