GOPALGANJ
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| Bango Bondhu Sheik Mojibor |
Gopalganj is a district in the Dhaka division of Bangladesh. The district has about 1.1 million inhabitants and its surface area is 1,490 km². The main city of the district is also called Gopalganj. The district is the political bastion of the Awami League. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh, hailed from the village of Tungipara in the district. Sheikh Mujib' s nephew Sheikh Fazlul Haq Mani had also been elected to parliament from Gopalganj-2 constituency. Both were brutally assassinated on August 15, 1975.
Area: 1, 468. 74 km2 (567. 08 sq mi)
Upazilas: Gopalganj Sadar, Kashiani, Kotalipara, Muksudpur Upazila, Tungipara.
Places: Ulpur has a former Zamindar palace which is currently used a Tafsil Office. This are also has many other Zamindar mansions from Mughal and British era. Arpara has a zamindar palace of former zaminder Late Munshi Abdur Razzak Chowdhury. Nation' s founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was laid to rest in his hometown Tungipara, which is a popular tourist attraction. Other places of Gopalganj include Court Mosque, Gaohor Danga Madrasa, Madhumati river, Bornir Baor and Tangrakhola Bazar.
