Bhairab Bazar 2350 Local time Monday 1:15 PM | Time zone BST (UTC+6) Area 139.3 km² | |
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Bhairab (Bengali: ভৈরব) is an Upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Contents
- Map of Bhairab Bazar Bangladesh
- Geography
- Demographics
- Schools in Bhairab Bazar
- Colleges in Bhairab Bazar
- Notable residents
- References
Map of Bhairab Bazar, Bangladesh
Geography
Bhairab is located at 24.0500°N 90.9875°E / 24.0500; 90.9875 . It has 34419 households and total area is 139.32 km². Bhairab is situated beside the rivers of Meghna and Brahmaputra. Bhairab Bazar (town) is notable for the Bhairab railway station and the railway bridge, Bhairab bridge that goes over the river of Meghna.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhairab has a population of 192448. Males constitute 51.11% of the population, and females 48.89%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 95910. Bhairab has an average literacy rate of 25.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Schools in Bhairab Bazar
Bhairab Bazar has one of the oldest schools in Bangladesh. Bhairab K.B. Pilot High School, established in 1919 makes it one of the oldest school in Bangladesh as well. Some other well known school in Bhairab Bazar are
.Haji Yusuf Ali High School
Colleges in Bhairab Bazar
Notable residents
Mohammed Zillur Rahman (Ex-President of Bangladesh) Bengali: মোঃ জিল্লুর রহমান; (9 March 1929 – 20 March 2013) was the 15th President of Bangladesh from 2009 to 2013. He was also a senior presidium member of the Awami League. 2009, Rahman was elected to the presidency by parliament in an uncontested vote; the Awami League had won the vast majority of seats in the 2008 parliamentary election.He is the third president of Bangladesh, after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman, to die in office, while being the first to die of natural causes.