Faridpur District
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Faridpur is a district in central Bangladesh
. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Faridpur District has a population of over 1.7 million people and is situated on the banks of the Padma
river (Lower Ganges). It is bordered by Madaripur, Narail, Rajbari, Magura
, Shariatpur, Gopalgonj, Dhaka
and Manikganj. 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.
Famous for its jute
fields, which are considered to produce the finest raw jute, and aristocratic zamindar families, the district was a focal point for political movement
s in Bengal during the British Raj
and the early days of the Pakistan
era. It produced some of the most prominent politicians and cultural figures of Bengal
.
to the north and east and across the river are Manikganj, Dhaka
and Munshiganj districts. It is bordered by Madaripur to the east, Gopalgonj to the south and Rajbari, Narail and Magura
to the west.
The soil is highly fertile as the district lies on the banks of the mighty Padma river, also called the Lower Ganges. Other smaller rivers include Old Kumar, Arial khan, Gorai, Chandana, Bhubanshwar and Modhumoti. The main depressions are Dhol Samudra, Beel Ramkeli, Shakuner Beel and Ghoradar Beel.
s or financial sub-divisions, and Faridpur area appears to have been included with in the sarkar of Muhammad Abud. During the Emperor Shah Jahan, these divisions were carried onto such an extent as to cause in a falling of the imperial revenue. In 1721 a new partition of the country was made the province of Bengal being formed into 13 large divisions (chaklas) instead of sarkars. In 1765 the financial administration of Faridpur, together with the rest of Bangal was captured by the English, and in 1790 the criminal administration of the country at the correctors were invested with magisterial powers. In 1793 the collectors were relieved of their magisterial duties and separate officers were appointed united Judicial and Magisterial power together. The greater portion of Faridpur was then comprised within Dacca Jalalpur
. In 1811 Faridpur was separated from Dacca collectorate.
The district was initially known as Fatehabad. In 1860 the district was named as Faridpur after 12th Century Sufi saint Shah Sheikh Fariduddin. Faridpur town was declared a municipality in 1862 and a District Prison was set up in 1865. In 1840 the Faridpur Zila School was established and is one of the oldest schools in modern day Bangladesh
.
The original district stretched out across central Bengal, comprising what is, today, the Greater Faridpur region. A politically important district during the British Raj
, Faridpur became a sub-division of Dhaka Division after the creation of Pakistan. In 1984, with the Decentralization Program of the Bangladesh government, Faridpur district was broken into five separate districts: Rajbari, Gopalgonj, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Faridpur.
Faridpur is notable for its rich zamindari history. Most of the zamindar families were Hindus. They included the Basu Roys of Gopalgonj, the Basu Roy Chowdhurys of Ulpur
(Shahapur), the Sikdars of Kanaipur, The Bhawal Rajas of Pangsha, the Senguptas(dewanji)of dhamaron , the Lords of Choddo and Baish Roshi estates of Bhanga. During the reign of the Nawabs of Bengal, several Muslim zamindaris were established. They included the Chanpur Estate and the Boalmari Estate in present day Faridpur, Golam Ali Chowdhury of Idilpur pargana
and the Padamdi Nawab Estate
in present day Rajbari. The most powerful Muslim landlords were Nawab Abdul Latif
and Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash
.
The history of all the zamindars couldn't been found except of the SIkdars of Kanaipur and Chowdhury Family of Haroa Chowdhury State Belgachi.
The Chowdhury family of Belgachi Haroa State
zaminder Khan BahadurYusuf Hossain Chowdhury and zaminder Khan Bahadur Alimuzzaman Chowdhury .
The Syeds of Modhukhali
Modhukhali Upozilla under Faridpur District
Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohommod Salehuddin(S.K.I.M.Salehuddin,commonly Known as Barrister Salehuddin,1937–1983):
Barrister Salehuddin Born in Gopalgonj in 1937.His Father was Syed Mohommod Abdul Halim and Mother Saleha Khatun.He was a Member of the Honorable society of the Inner temple(London) and he was Called to the bar from the same society in 1968.He was a Queens Councellor(QC) in England.He was a member of the British Civil Service in England.elected Pakistan National Assembly Member(MNA)from Boalmari Upozilla under Faridpur District in 1970 from Awami League.In 25 March 1971 he Uphold the Flag of Bangladesh infront of Boalmari Rest House(Dakbanglaw)in a public Meeting. After Independence Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohommod Salehuddin acted as a Constituent Assembly Member (1972) and signed the First Constitution (1972) of Bangladesh. Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohommod Salehuddin elected as an Independent Parliament Member(MP)at the First National Election in 1973 from the Boalmari-Alfadanga-Baliakandi area under Faridpur District. He was a Parliamentarian-Constitution Expert and a great politician of the country. He was a follower of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Shaikh Mujibur Rahman and Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani. Barrister Salehuddin formed Bangladesh Justice Party in 1981. Former President H.M.Earshad divided the Boalmari Upozilla and created a new Upozilla named "Modhukhali". The original home village of Barrister Salehuddin named Bonomalidia now situated at Modhukhali upozella. Barrister Salehuddin died in 24 May 1983, in Dhaka. He was buried in Banani Graveyeard, Dhaka.
Syed Mohommod Abdul Halim(1912–1999) was a civil servant in the Bengal Civil Service(BCS), he was a vice president of undivided Bengal Student Association. He wrote the original Memorandum during the partition in 1947 to include the Greater Khulna District in Pakistan with assistance from Sher-E-Bangla, A.K.Fazlul Haq, Hossain Shahid Sarwardhy, Khan A.Sabur (Sabur Khan of Khulna), M.A.Majid Advocate. He was awarded TQA by the Pakistani Government. He rejected this TQA title during the War of Liberation in 1971. His elder son Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohommod Salehuddin was a Politician of Bangladesh.
Professor Dr.Syed Safiullah Scientist and a professor of Chemistry, Jahangirnagar University, Saver, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was Secretary General of IIESDM. He completed his PhD at London university. He was awarded the third World academy of science Prize from Italy. He is a Fellow of Royal College of Chemistry(FRCC),UK. His Father Syed Mohommod Abdul halim and Mother Saleha Khatun.
Dr.Syed Zaved Mohommod Salehuddin(1972- )
Dr S.Z.M.Salehuddin was born in 04/02/1972. His father Politician Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohommod Salehuddin was a prominent political leader of the country and his Mother is Dilafroze Begum.Dr.Syed Zaved Mohommod Salehuddin did his M.S.S.(Political science) from Dhaka University in 1993.He did his LL-B. from the same university under Central Law College.He Received His M.Phil. Degree in 2000 and Phd in 2006 under Dhaka University.He started his career as an advocate in 1998.He is an active member of several National and International Organization like,viz.Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association,Dhaka Bar Association,Asiatic Society,Bangladesh,Transparency International,Bangladesh(TIB),Lions Club International,Barrister Salehuddin Trust,Barrister Salehuddin Smriti Sangshad.He was a former teacher of Public Administration Department,Jahangirnagar University,Saver,Dhaka,Bangladesh.
The Sikdars of Kanaipur:
They rose to power mostly under the lady zamindar Bhabatarini Sikdar, a widow who was an efficient ruler of her time and was very famous in dealing with her business-mind and conducted trading on river throughout India and brought back enormous wealth to her estate. Her only son Satish Chandra Sikdar was also efficient in looking after the estate but was more famous for his arrogance and shrewdness that he used to rule his subjects. His two sons of different wives were Surendranath Sikdar and Nirodboron Sikdar were later the rulers of the divided estate though majority of the property going under Surendranath Sikdar being the elder son. He and his wife Radha Rani Sikdar, a daughter of a zamindar of Kalighat in Calcutta had six children, among them the eldest and the only daughter Arati Sikdar, Shukho Surjo Sikdar, Nihar Ranjan Sikdar, Timir Boron Sikdar, Dilip sikdar and Basudeb Sikdar. Surndranath sikdar had an early life, thus the estate came under Radha Rani Sikdar as his elder son became an aesthetic, her second son went to Calcutta to become an automobile engineer who later married to Pushpa Rani Sikdar and settled in Calcutta and took no interest in zamandari affairs but officially was the owner of the estate being the second married son and the other sons were both incapable and inefficient to run the estate and thus losing the vast property to the Government. Till the death of Radha Rani Sikdar the estate was looked and maintained properly by herself.
During the 1800s, Haji Shariatullah
, after returning from Mecca, began the famous Faraizi movement
aimed at ending the persecution of Muslims
by upper caste Hindu zamindars. The Indigo Resistance Movement which resisted Indigo plantations promoted by the British East India Company
, also began in Faridpur. The movement was led by Pir Dudu Miah.
The Greater Faridpur region is also famous for producing some of the finest politicians of the Indian Subcontinent
. They include Baba Ambika Charan Majumder, Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan
, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Mohonmiah Yusuf Ali Chowdhury , Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
, Humayun Kabir
and many more.
Faridpur hosted several key meetings of the Indian Independence movement
. It was regularly visited by Subhash Chandra Bose
, Chittaranjan Das
, Rabindranath Tagore
, and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
. The annual conference of the Bengal Congress held on the grounds of the Moyez Manzil Palace
in Faridpur in 1921 was attended by Mahatma Gandhi
.
After the creation of Pakistan, Bengali nationalists frequently held large rallies in Faridpur. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
and Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq
would regularly visit the district. Prior to the elections of 1954 which brought Bengali nationalists to power in Faridpur, the Jukta Front coalition held a massive rally on the grounds of the Biwshash Bari zamindar mansion in the village of Chanpur, just outside Faridpur. The rally was attended by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
, Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
and Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq
.
Faridpur also saw many ruthless atrocities during the Bangladesh Liberation War
. On April 26, the Pakistan army
landed on Daulatdia river port
(now in present day Rajbari) and began a massacre as soldiers went from village to village killing sleeping civilians during dawn.
and Hinduism
. 88% of people are Muslims in the district. Although once a Hindu
dominated district, after the partition of India, Hinduism
has significantly declined with only 11% of the population being Hindu in Faridpur due to the ethnic cleansing by the Pakistani military and Rajakars (Bengali collaborators of Pakistan) before the independence of Bangladesh. The major ethnic group
are the Bengali people
, as is the case in most of Bangladesh. There is also a small Bihari
and Oriya
population.
Religious institution Mosques 3516, temples 251, Buddhist temples 21, churches 36.
is 4925 per km². The literacy rate
among the town people is 66.6%. The town has two dakbungalows.
Faridpur district is divided into the following upazilas:
and paddy
. Other crops include peanut
, wheat
, oilseed, pulse
, turmeric
, onion
, garlic
and coriander
. Many fruits are also produced, notably mango
, jack fruit
, blackberry
, palm, coconut
, betel nut
, kul, tetul, bel, papaya
, banana
, and guava
. The main exports are jute, Helsa
fish and sugarcane
.
Faridpur is famous for producing high quality raw jute. Once the principal earner of the country's economy, the jute industry has suffered a decline in recent years due to low prices on the international market, leading to many jute plants shutting down. However, Faridpur still has quite a few which are also some of the most prominent. They include notably Faridpur Jute Fibers and Sharif Jute Mills.
The district, being on the banks of the Padma
, also accounts for a significant portion of exports of Helsa
fish. The Helsa
found in Padma are immensely popular at home and abroad and are called the Silver Helsa. The district has thriving fisheries and a growing poultry industry.
Manufacturing is moderate in the district although there are several industries. Kanaipur Industrial Area was set up in Faridpur town during late 1980s. There are many sugar mills and jute plants as well. Some of the leading industries of the district are listen below:
In 2009, the Bangladesh government announced plans to construct the long demanded Padma Multipurpose Bridge. When completed in 2012, it will be the longest bridge in South Asia
. The Padma bridge will greatly help in developing the Greater Faridpur region as it would connect Dhaka with the districts.
Shah mohammad Abu Zafar:freedom Fighter, member of parliament
. It is held on January 1 and is arranged by the Polli Jasim Foundation.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Faridpur District has a population of over 1.7 million people and is situated on the banks of the Padma
Padma River
The Padma is a major trans-boundary river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges , which originates in the Himalayas. The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Chapai Nababganj...
river (Lower Ganges). It is bordered by Madaripur, Narail, Rajbari, Magura
Magura District
Magura is a district in South-Western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.-Geography:Magura District with an area of 1048 km2, is bounded by Rajbari district on the north, Jessore and Narail districts on the south, Faridpur district on the east and Jhenaidaha district on the west...
, Shariatpur, Gopalgonj, Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
and Manikganj. 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.
Famous for its jute
Jute
Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus, which has been classified in the family Tiliaceae, or more recently in Malvaceae....
fields, which are considered to produce the finest raw jute, and aristocratic zamindar families, the district was a focal point for political movement
Political movement
A political movement is a social movement in the area of politics. A political movement may be organized around a single issue or set of issues, or around a set of shared concerns of a social group...
s in Bengal during the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
and the early days of the Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
era. It produced some of the most prominent politicians and cultural figures of Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
.
Geography
Faridpur is located in central Bangladesh under Dhaka division. The area of this district is 2072.72 km². The district is bounded by the Padma riverPadma River
The Padma is a major trans-boundary river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges , which originates in the Himalayas. The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Chapai Nababganj...
to the north and east and across the river are Manikganj, Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
and Munshiganj districts. It is bordered by Madaripur to the east, Gopalgonj to the south and Rajbari, Narail and Magura
Magura District
Magura is a district in South-Western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.-Geography:Magura District with an area of 1048 km2, is bounded by Rajbari district on the north, Jessore and Narail districts on the south, Faridpur district on the east and Jhenaidaha district on the west...
to the west.
The soil is highly fertile as the district lies on the banks of the mighty Padma river, also called the Lower Ganges. Other smaller rivers include Old Kumar, Arial khan, Gorai, Chandana, Bhubanshwar and Modhumoti. The main depressions are Dhol Samudra, Beel Ramkeli, Shakuner Beel and Ghoradar Beel.
History
In 1582 in the reign of Emperor Akbar, the province of Bengal was formed into 33 sarkarSubah
A Subah was a province of the Mughal Empire in South Asia. The governor of a subah was known as a subahdar, which later became subedar to refer to an officer in the Indian Army...
s or financial sub-divisions, and Faridpur area appears to have been included with in the sarkar of Muhammad Abud. During the Emperor Shah Jahan, these divisions were carried onto such an extent as to cause in a falling of the imperial revenue. In 1721 a new partition of the country was made the province of Bengal being formed into 13 large divisions (chaklas) instead of sarkars. In 1765 the financial administration of Faridpur, together with the rest of Bangal was captured by the English, and in 1790 the criminal administration of the country at the correctors were invested with magisterial powers. In 1793 the collectors were relieved of their magisterial duties and separate officers were appointed united Judicial and Magisterial power together. The greater portion of Faridpur was then comprised within Dacca Jalalpur
Dhaka District
Dhaka District is a district located in central Bangladesh, and is the densest district in the nation. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, rests on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River which flows from the Turag to the south of the district...
. In 1811 Faridpur was separated from Dacca collectorate.
The district was initially known as Fatehabad. In 1860 the district was named as Faridpur after 12th Century Sufi saint Shah Sheikh Fariduddin. Faridpur town was declared a municipality in 1862 and a District Prison was set up in 1865. In 1840 the Faridpur Zila School was established and is one of the oldest schools in modern day Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
.
The original district stretched out across central Bengal, comprising what is, today, the Greater Faridpur region. A politically important district during the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
, Faridpur became a sub-division of Dhaka Division after the creation of Pakistan. In 1984, with the Decentralization Program of the Bangladesh government, Faridpur district was broken into five separate districts: Rajbari, Gopalgonj, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Faridpur.
Faridpur is notable for its rich zamindari history. Most of the zamindar families were Hindus. They included the Basu Roys of Gopalgonj, the Basu Roy Chowdhurys of Ulpur
Ulpur
Ulpur is a village to the north of Golpalganj in Bangladesh. It has been founded by the Basu family as seat of their Zamindari & Jagir called Shahpur....
(Shahapur), the Sikdars of Kanaipur, The Bhawal Rajas of Pangsha, the Senguptas(dewanji)of dhamaron , the Lords of Choddo and Baish Roshi estates of Bhanga. During the reign of the Nawabs of Bengal, several Muslim zamindaris were established. They included the Chanpur Estate and the Boalmari Estate in present day Faridpur, Golam Ali Chowdhury of Idilpur pargana
Pargana
A pargana is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent, used primarily, but not exclusively, by the Muslim kingdoms.Parganas were introduced by the Delhi Sultanate, and the word is of Persian origin. As a revenue unit, a pargana consists of several mouzas, which are the smallest...
and the Padamdi Nawab Estate
Padamdi Nawab Estate
Padamdi Nawab Estate is an estate in Bangladesh.It was established in 1607 by a decree from the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. The land to the title was given as a donation to the religious clergy Syed Shah Pahlowan, an immigrant from Iraq....
in present day Rajbari. The most powerful Muslim landlords were Nawab Abdul Latif
Nawab Abdul Latif
Abdul Latif or Nawab Abdul Latif was a nineteenth century educator and social worker in Bengal, later Bangladesh. His title, Nawab was awarded by the British in 1880. Abdul Lateef was one of the first Muslims in nineteenth century India to embrace the idea of modernization. He was a professor at...
and Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash
Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash
Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash, also known as Khan Saheb Moizuddin Chowdhury, was a Zamindar of the vast Chanpur Estate, a huge zamindari in the greater Faridpur region of Bengal. Moizuddin Biwshash was considered to be one of the most powerful Muslim landlords in Bengal during British rule...
.
The history of all the zamindars couldn't been found except of the SIkdars of Kanaipur and Chowdhury Family of Haroa Chowdhury State Belgachi.
The Chowdhury family of Belgachi Haroa State
zaminder Khan BahadurYusuf Hossain Chowdhury and zaminder Khan Bahadur Alimuzzaman Chowdhury .
The Syeds of Modhukhali
Modhukhali Upozilla under Faridpur District
Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohommod Salehuddin(S.K.I.M.Salehuddin,commonly Known as Barrister Salehuddin,1937–1983):
Barrister Salehuddin Born in Gopalgonj in 1937.His Father was Syed Mohommod Abdul Halim and Mother Saleha Khatun.He was a Member of the Honorable society of the Inner temple(London) and he was Called to the bar from the same society in 1968.He was a Queens Councellor(QC) in England.He was a member of the British Civil Service in England.elected Pakistan National Assembly Member(MNA)from Boalmari Upozilla under Faridpur District in 1970 from Awami League.In 25 March 1971 he Uphold the Flag of Bangladesh infront of Boalmari Rest House(Dakbanglaw)in a public Meeting. After Independence Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohommod Salehuddin acted as a Constituent Assembly Member (1972) and signed the First Constitution (1972) of Bangladesh. Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohommod Salehuddin elected as an Independent Parliament Member(MP)at the First National Election in 1973 from the Boalmari-Alfadanga-Baliakandi area under Faridpur District. He was a Parliamentarian-Constitution Expert and a great politician of the country. He was a follower of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Shaikh Mujibur Rahman and Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani. Barrister Salehuddin formed Bangladesh Justice Party in 1981. Former President H.M.Earshad divided the Boalmari Upozilla and created a new Upozilla named "Modhukhali". The original home village of Barrister Salehuddin named Bonomalidia now situated at Modhukhali upozella. Barrister Salehuddin died in 24 May 1983, in Dhaka. He was buried in Banani Graveyeard, Dhaka.
Syed Mohommod Abdul Halim(1912–1999) was a civil servant in the Bengal Civil Service(BCS), he was a vice president of undivided Bengal Student Association. He wrote the original Memorandum during the partition in 1947 to include the Greater Khulna District in Pakistan with assistance from Sher-E-Bangla, A.K.Fazlul Haq, Hossain Shahid Sarwardhy, Khan A.Sabur (Sabur Khan of Khulna), M.A.Majid Advocate. He was awarded TQA by the Pakistani Government. He rejected this TQA title during the War of Liberation in 1971. His elder son Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohommod Salehuddin was a Politician of Bangladesh.
Professor Dr.Syed Safiullah Scientist and a professor of Chemistry, Jahangirnagar University, Saver, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was Secretary General of IIESDM. He completed his PhD at London university. He was awarded the third World academy of science Prize from Italy. He is a Fellow of Royal College of Chemistry(FRCC),UK. His Father Syed Mohommod Abdul halim and Mother Saleha Khatun.
Dr.Syed Zaved Mohommod Salehuddin(1972- )
Dr S.Z.M.Salehuddin was born in 04/02/1972. His father Politician Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohommod Salehuddin was a prominent political leader of the country and his Mother is Dilafroze Begum.Dr.Syed Zaved Mohommod Salehuddin did his M.S.S.(Political science) from Dhaka University in 1993.He did his LL-B. from the same university under Central Law College.He Received His M.Phil. Degree in 2000 and Phd in 2006 under Dhaka University.He started his career as an advocate in 1998.He is an active member of several National and International Organization like,viz.Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association,Dhaka Bar Association,Asiatic Society,Bangladesh,Transparency International,Bangladesh(TIB),Lions Club International,Barrister Salehuddin Trust,Barrister Salehuddin Smriti Sangshad.He was a former teacher of Public Administration Department,Jahangirnagar University,Saver,Dhaka,Bangladesh.
The Sikdars of Kanaipur:
They rose to power mostly under the lady zamindar Bhabatarini Sikdar, a widow who was an efficient ruler of her time and was very famous in dealing with her business-mind and conducted trading on river throughout India and brought back enormous wealth to her estate. Her only son Satish Chandra Sikdar was also efficient in looking after the estate but was more famous for his arrogance and shrewdness that he used to rule his subjects. His two sons of different wives were Surendranath Sikdar and Nirodboron Sikdar were later the rulers of the divided estate though majority of the property going under Surendranath Sikdar being the elder son. He and his wife Radha Rani Sikdar, a daughter of a zamindar of Kalighat in Calcutta had six children, among them the eldest and the only daughter Arati Sikdar, Shukho Surjo Sikdar, Nihar Ranjan Sikdar, Timir Boron Sikdar, Dilip sikdar and Basudeb Sikdar. Surndranath sikdar had an early life, thus the estate came under Radha Rani Sikdar as his elder son became an aesthetic, her second son went to Calcutta to become an automobile engineer who later married to Pushpa Rani Sikdar and settled in Calcutta and took no interest in zamandari affairs but officially was the owner of the estate being the second married son and the other sons were both incapable and inefficient to run the estate and thus losing the vast property to the Government. Till the death of Radha Rani Sikdar the estate was looked and maintained properly by herself.
During the 1800s, Haji Shariatullah
Haji Shariatullah
Haji Shariatullah was an eminent Islamic reformer of the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal Dynasty. He is known for founding Faraizi movement.-Early life:...
, after returning from Mecca, began the famous Faraizi movement
Faraizi movement
The Faraizi movement was founded by Haji Shariatullah by Bengali Muslims. After returning from Mecca after a 20 year hiatus Shariatullah, seeing the degraded Muslims of Bengal, called on them to give up un-Islamic practices and act upon their duties as Muslims...
aimed at ending the persecution of Muslims
Persecution of Muslims
Persecution of Muslims is the religious persecution of Muslims as a consequence of professing their faith, both historically and in the current era.-Anatolia:...
by upper caste Hindu zamindars. The Indigo Resistance Movement which resisted Indigo plantations promoted by the British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
, also began in Faridpur. The movement was led by Pir Dudu Miah.
The Greater Faridpur region is also famous for producing some of the finest politicians of the Indian Subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
. They include Baba Ambika Charan Majumder, Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan
Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan
Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan , was the President of Pakistan's first Constituent Assembly.He was born in 1889 in a humble peasant family of Faridpur, Bengal...
, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Mohonmiah Yusuf Ali Chowdhury , Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is an Indian politician and a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India . He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000 to 2011...
, Humayun Kabir
Humayun Kabir
Humayun Zahiruddin Amir-i Kabir or Humayun Kabir was an Indian educationist, politician, writer and philosopher.-Ancestry and early life:...
and many more.
Faridpur hosted several key meetings of the Indian Independence movement
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
. It was regularly visited by Subhash Chandra Bose
Subhash Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose known by name Netaji was an Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national political and military force against Britain and the Western powers during World War II. Bose was one of the most prominent leaders in the Indian independence movement and is a legendary figure in...
, Chittaranjan Das
Chittaranjan Das
Chittaranjan Das was an eminent Bengali lawyer and a major figure in the Indian independence movement.-Personal life:...
, Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
, and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Maulana Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed was an Indian Muslim scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence movement, who lived from 11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958. He was one of the most prominent Muslim leaders to support Hindu-Muslim unity, opposing the partition of India on...
. The annual conference of the Bengal Congress held on the grounds of the Moyez Manzil Palace
Moyez Manzil
The Moyez Manzil Palace located in Faridpur, Bangladesh was the seat of the Biwshash zamindar family in Faridpur. The Moyez Manzil Palace was one of the first great landlord palaces built in eastern Bengal during British rule.-Surroundings:...
in Faridpur in 1921 was attended by Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
.
After the creation of Pakistan, Bengali nationalists frequently held large rallies in Faridpur. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was a Pakistani-Bengali politician and statesman who served as 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 till 1957, and a close associate of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime minister of Pakistan...
and Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq
A. K. Fazlul Huq
Not to be confused with the cricket ground in Dhaka Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq was a well-known Bengali statesman in the first half of the 20th century...
would regularly visit the district. Prior to the elections of 1954 which brought Bengali nationalists to power in Faridpur, the Jukta Front coalition held a massive rally on the grounds of the Biwshash Bari zamindar mansion in the village of Chanpur, just outside Faridpur. The rally was attended by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was a Pakistani-Bengali politician and statesman who served as 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 till 1957, and a close associate of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime minister of Pakistan...
, Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani was a popular political leader in Pakistan and Bangladesh, a rural based self-educated person.Abdu Hamid Khan Bhashani, born in 1880 in Dhangara, Bangladesh), was the son of Haji Sharafat Ali Khan. He gained immense popularity among peasants...
and Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq
A. K. Fazlul Huq
Not to be confused with the cricket ground in Dhaka Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq was a well-known Bengali statesman in the first half of the 20th century...
.
Faridpur also saw many ruthless atrocities during the Bangladesh Liberation War
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....
. On April 26, the Pakistan army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
landed on Daulatdia river port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
(now in present day Rajbari) and began a massacre as soldiers went from village to village killing sleeping civilians during dawn.
Demographics
Faridpur has a population of 1,714,496 people according to the 2001 census. 50.55% of the people are male and 49.23% are female. The major religions are IslamIslam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
and Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
. 88% of people are Muslims in the district. Although once a Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
dominated district, after the partition of India, Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
has significantly declined with only 11% of the population being Hindu in Faridpur due to the ethnic cleansing by the Pakistani military and Rajakars (Bengali collaborators of Pakistan) before the independence of Bangladesh. The major ethnic group
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
are the Bengali people
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
, as is the case in most of Bangladesh. There is also a small Bihari
Bihari people
The Biharis are an ethnic group originating from the present state of Bihar with a history going back three millennia...
and Oriya
Oriya people
The Oriya, known classically by various names , are an ethnic group of eastern India and of eastern Indo-Aryan stock...
population.
Religious institution Mosques 3516, temples 251, Buddhist temples 21, churches 36.
Administration
Faridpur district consists of 9 upazilas, 4 municipalities, 79 union parishads, 36 wards, 92 mahallas and 1859 villages. The town consists of 9 wards and 35 mahallas. The area of the town is 20.23 km². The population of the town is 99634; male 51.73%, female 48.27%. The density of populationPopulation density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is 4925 per km². The literacy rate
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
among the town people is 66.6%. The town has two dakbungalows.
Faridpur district is divided into the following upazilas:
- Faridpur Sadar UpazilaFaridpur Sadar UpazilaFaridpur Sadar is an Upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It contains Faridpur Town near the banks of the Padma River.-Geography:...
- Boalmari UpazilaBoalmari UpazilaBoalmari is an Upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Boalmari is located at . It has 35278 units of house hold and total area 272.34 km²....
- Alfadanga UpazilaAlfadanga UpazilaAlfadanga is an Upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Alfadanga is located at . It has 16579 units of house hold and total area 136 km².-Demographics:...
- Madhukhali UpazilaMadhukhali UpazilaMadhukhali is an Upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Madhukhali Upazila with an of area 230.20 km2, is bounded by baliakandi and rajbari sadar upazilas on the north, boalmari and mohammadpur upazilas on the south, faridpur sadar upazila on the east,...
- Bhanga UpazilaBhanga UpazilaBhanga is an Upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Bhanga is located at . It has 41462 units of house hold and total area 216.34 km².-Demographics:...
- Nagarkanda UpazilaNagarkanda UpazilaNagarkanda is an Upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Nagarkanda is located at . It has 51016 units of house hold and total area 379.02 km².-Demographics:...
- Charbhadrasan UpazilaCharbhadrasan UpazilaCharbhadrasan is an Upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Charbhadrasan is located at . It has 12415 units of house hold and total area 141.59 km².-Demographics:...
- Sadarpur UpazilaSadarpur UpazilaSadarpur is an Upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Sadarpur is located at . It has 31104 units of house hold and total area 290.21 km².-Demographics:...
- Shaltha Upazila
Education
- Faridpur Medical CollegeFaridpur Medical CollegeFaridpur Medical College is a state-owned medical college in Faridpur District, in central Bangladesh. It is affiliated with the University of Dhaka. The college offers 5 years MBBS degree. The medium of instruction is English language. It enrolls 100 students every year....
- Government Rajendra University College
- Faridpur Diabetic Association Medical college
- Faridpur Zilla School
- Govt. Girls High School
- Faridpur High School
- Govt. Yasin College
- Faridpur City College
- Sardoda Shundori Mohila College
- Govt. Polytechnic Institute
- Moezuddin High School
- Kazi Mahbubullah College, Bhanga
- Kadirdi Degree College
- Kamarkhali birshresth abdur rauf degrre college
- Modhukhali gov.college
- Dumain ram lal high school
- Faridpur Muslim Mission
- Bisha Zakar Monjil Alia Madrasha
- Adventist International Mission SchoolAdventist International Mission SchoolAdventist International Mission School is an international school in Muak Lek District. It is part of the world-wide Seventh-day Adventist education system and also serves as a laboratory school for the affiliated tertiary educational institution Asia-Pacific International University...
- Gerda A F Muzibur Rahman High School
- Police line high school
- United high school (Khalil mondol Hat)
Economy
The district has mainly aggro-based economy. The main crops are juteJute
Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus, which has been classified in the family Tiliaceae, or more recently in Malvaceae....
and paddy
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
. Other crops include peanut
Peanut
The peanut, or groundnut , is a species in the legume or "bean" family , so it is not a nut. The peanut was probably first cultivated in the valleys of Peru. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing tall...
, wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
, oilseed, pulse
Pulse
In medicine, one's pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the heartbeat by trained fingertips. The pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to be compressed against a bone, such as at the neck , at the wrist , behind the knee , on the inside of the elbow , and near the...
, turmeric
Turmeric
Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20 °C and 30 °C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive...
, onion
Onion
The onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion...
, garlic
Garlic
Allium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. Dating back over 6,000 years, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent...
and coriander
Coriander
Coriander is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. Coriander is native to southern Europe and North Africa to southwestern Asia. It is a soft, hairless plant growing to tall. The leaves are variable in shape, broadly lobed at the base of the plant, and slender and feathery higher on the...
. Many fruits are also produced, notably mango
Mango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
, jack fruit
Jackfruit
The jackfruit is a species of tree in the Artocarpus genus of the mulberry family . It is native to parts of Southern and Southeast Asia. It is the national fruit of Bangladesh, . The jackfruit tree is believed to be indigenous to the southwestern rain forests of India...
, blackberry
Blackberry
The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by any of several species in the Rubus genus of the Rosaceae family. The fruit is not a true berry; botanically it is termed an aggregate fruit, composed of small drupelets. The plants typically have biennial canes and perennial roots. Blackberries and...
, palm, coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
, betel nut
Betel nut
The Areca nut is the seed of the Areca palm , which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa. It is commonly referred to as "betel nut" as it is often chewed wrapped in betel leaves.-Description:...
, kul, tetul, bel, papaya
Papaya
The papaya , papaw, or pawpaw is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, the sole species in the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae...
, banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
, and guava
Guava
Guavas are plants in the myrtle family genus Psidium , which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America...
. The main exports are jute, Helsa
Helsa
Helsa is a municipality and village in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. The municipality is situated in the Losse valley amongst the hills of the Kaufunger Wald, approx. 15 km east of Kassel.-Division of the municipality:...
fish and sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
.
Faridpur is famous for producing high quality raw jute. Once the principal earner of the country's economy, the jute industry has suffered a decline in recent years due to low prices on the international market, leading to many jute plants shutting down. However, Faridpur still has quite a few which are also some of the most prominent. They include notably Faridpur Jute Fibers and Sharif Jute Mills.
The district, being on the banks of the Padma
Padma River
The Padma is a major trans-boundary river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges , which originates in the Himalayas. The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Chapai Nababganj...
, also accounts for a significant portion of exports of Helsa
Helsa
Helsa is a municipality and village in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. The municipality is situated in the Losse valley amongst the hills of the Kaufunger Wald, approx. 15 km east of Kassel.-Division of the municipality:...
fish. The Helsa
Helsa
Helsa is a municipality and village in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. The municipality is situated in the Losse valley amongst the hills of the Kaufunger Wald, approx. 15 km east of Kassel.-Division of the municipality:...
found in Padma are immensely popular at home and abroad and are called the Silver Helsa. The district has thriving fisheries and a growing poultry industry.
Manufacturing is moderate in the district although there are several industries. Kanaipur Industrial Area was set up in Faridpur town during late 1980s. There are many sugar mills and jute plants as well. Some of the leading industries of the district are listen below:
- Faridpur Jute Fibers
- Pride Jute Mills
- Aziz Jute Fibers
- Aziz Pipes
- Faridpur Sugar Mills
- Khankhanapur Textile MillCotton millA cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution....
- Saiyed Jute Spinning
- Karim JuteJuteJute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus, which has been classified in the family Tiliaceae, or more recently in Malvaceae....
Mill - Faridpur Cold Storage
- Sharif Jute Mill
- BADC Cold Storage
- Rokeya Textile
- A H Jute Mills
- Altu Khan Jute Mills Ltd (Panna Group)
In 2009, the Bangladesh government announced plans to construct the long demanded Padma Multipurpose Bridge. When completed in 2012, it will be the longest bridge in South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
. The Padma bridge will greatly help in developing the Greater Faridpur region as it would connect Dhaka with the districts.
Places of interest
- Kobi Jasimuddin's House: Residence of the renonwed Bengali poet JasimuddinJasimuddinJasimuddin was a renowned Bengali poet, songwriter, prose writer, folklore collector and radio personality. He is commonly known in Bangladesh as Polli Kobi, the Rural Poet for his faithful rendition of Bangla folklore in his works...
- Faridpur District Court: 19th century colonial styled court house
- Mazar of Dewan Saker Shah: Mausoleum of the Dewan of the Boalmari Estate
- River Research Institute: a government research institute
- Moyez Manzil Palace: a mansion of the Chanpur Estate
- Baisrashi Babu Bari Palace: a mansion of the Baisrashi Estate
- Kamlapur, Faridpur: historic neighbourhood housing colonial buildings and zamindar mansions
- Dighir Par Masjid: a mosque in Bhanga built during the MughalMughal EmpireThe Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
era - Basudeva Mandir: famous Hindu temple
- Faridpur Zila School: one of the oldest schools in Bangladesh
- Bishwa Zaker Monjil : a mansion of the Aatroshi Estate
- Gerda Shaheb Para a beutifull place.
Personalities
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman : Founder of Bangladeh.
- Jasim Uddin: Country's only pastoral poet
- Munsi Muhammad Abdur RoufMunsi Muhammad Abdur RoufBirshreshtha Munshi Abdur Rouf Library and Museum is a museum and library opened in 2008 in Roufnagar , Faridpur District district, Bangladesh, the home village of Munshi Abdur Rouf, in whose honour it is named. It is one of ten memorial museums opened in 2008 named after the seven Bir Sreshtho...
: Bir Shrestho (valiant war hero of 1971) - Ambika Charan Majumder: President of the Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
(1916–1917) - Nawab Abdul LatifNawab Abdul LatifAbdul Latif or Nawab Abdul Latif was a nineteenth century educator and social worker in Bengal, later Bangladesh. His title, Nawab was awarded by the British in 1880. Abdul Lateef was one of the first Muslims in nineteenth century India to embrace the idea of modernization. He was a professor at...
: renowned Muslim educator and social reformerReform movementA reform movement is a kind of social movement that aims to make gradual change, or change in certain aspects of society, rather than rapid or fundamental changes...
during the 19th Century - Chowdhury Moyezuddin BiwshashChowdhury Moyezuddin BiwshashChowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash, also known as Khan Saheb Moizuddin Chowdhury, was a Zamindar of the vast Chanpur Estate, a huge zamindari in the greater Faridpur region of Bengal. Moizuddin Biwshash was considered to be one of the most powerful Muslim landlords in Bengal during British rule...
: renowned zamindar, politician and social reformer during the 19th Century - Humayun KabirHumayun KabirHumayun Zahiruddin Amir-i Kabir or Humayun Kabir was an Indian educationist, politician, writer and philosopher.-Ancestry and early life:...
: eminent Indian politician, educationist and former adviser to the Government of IndiaGovernment of IndiaThe Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
under Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru , often referred to with the epithet of Panditji, was an Indian statesman who became the first Prime Minister of independent India and became noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India’s independence movement in the... - Buddhadeb BhattacharyaBuddhadeb BhattacharyaBuddhadeb Bhattacharjee is an Indian politician and a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India . He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000 to 2011...
: Chief Minister of West Bengal - Mohonmiah Yusuf Ali Chowdhury : Eminent Muslim League politician
- Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin: Former Central Minister of Labor, Federal Government of Pakistan.
- Chowdhury Kamal Ibne YusufChowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf-Family:Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf was born into an aristocratic Bengali Zamindar family from Faridpur district. Kamal Yusuf's grandfather was the legendary zamindar Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash. His father, Yusuf Ali Chowdhury , was an eminent Muslim League leader during British rule and in...
: Ex- Minister Govt. of Bangladesh, Vice-President of the Bangladesh Nationalist PartyBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
(BNP) - Alamgir M. A. Kabir: Former Advisor to the Caretaker Government of BangladeshCaretaker government of BangladeshThe Caretaker Government of Bangladesh is a form of government system in which the country is ruled by a selected government for an interim period during transition from one government to another, after the completion tenure of the former. As the outgoing government hands over their power, the...
, Former Inspector-General of PoliceInspector-General of PoliceAn inspector-general of police is a high-ranking police officer.-Ghana:In Ghana, inspector general of police is the title of the head of the Ghana Police Service.-India:...
& recipient of Independence Day AwardIndependence Day AwardThe Independence Day Award , also termed Independence Award , is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh. Introduced in 1977, this award is bestowed upon Bangladeshi citizens or organizations in recognition of substantial contribution to one of many fields, including the War... - Akber Kabir: Former Advisor to the Government of Bangladesh under President Ziaur RahmanZiaur RahmanPresident Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, was a Bangladeshi politician and general, who read the declaration of Independence of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971 on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He later became the seventh President of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1981...
& renowned philanthropistPhilanthropistA philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes... - Fakir AlamgirFakir AlamgirFokir Alamgir is a popular folk and pop singer of Bangladesh. He has got his own style of music which is the blend of traditional folk song with western instruments. He has released many albums most of which have been immensely popular. Among his famous songs are O Sakhina, Shantahar, Nelson...
: Popular folk singer - Geeta DuttGeeta DuttGeetā Dutt was a prominent singer in India. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema...
: Indian playback singerPlayback singerA playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:... - Sigma HudaSigma HudaSigma Huda is a Bangladeshi lawyer and wife of former government minister and barrister Nazmul Huda. Since 2004, she has served as the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on human trafficking....
: human rightsHuman rightsHuman rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
activist, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on human traffickingHuman traffickingHuman trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or a modern-day form of slavery... - Khushi Kabir: Co-ordinator of Non-Government Organization, Nijera Kori & social activist
- Babar Kabir: renowned environmentalistEnvironmentalistAn environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities"...
- Famous poet Sukanta Bhattacharya
- Advocate Sarwarzan Miah : Famous lawyer & Politician, Former MLA (East Pakistan), MP, Principal of faridpur LAW College, District President of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Shah mohammad Abu Zafar:freedom Fighter, member of parliament
Mela (Fair)
An annual fair or mela is held in Faridpur to commemorate the birth of renowned Bengali poet JasimuddinJasimuddin
Jasimuddin was a renowned Bengali poet, songwriter, prose writer, folklore collector and radio personality. He is commonly known in Bangladesh as Polli Kobi, the Rural Poet for his faithful rendition of Bangla folklore in his works...
. It is held on January 1 and is arranged by the Polli Jasim Foundation.
External links
- Banglapedia article on Faridpur district
- http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Bangladesh/Faridpur-1146023/TravelGuide-Faridpur.html
- http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/201860/Faridpur