At present Faridpur District (Dhaka division) with an area of 2072.72 sq km, is
bounded by Rajbari and Manikganj districts on the north, Gopalganj district on
the south, Dhaka, Munshiganj and Madaripur districts on the east, Narail,
Magura and Rajbari districts on the west. Once a subdivision, the original area
of the district (estb. 1815) comprised what is today the Greater Faridpur
region which includes the present day districts of Rajbari, Gopalgonj,
Madaripur, Shariatpur and Faridpur. Once upon a time the region consisted
mainly of depression based marshland. But the alluvial soil of the padma made
the soil fertile. Average highest temperature 35.8°C and lowest 12.6°C; annual
rainfall is 1546 mm. Main rivers are Padma, Old Kumar, Arial khan, Gorai,
Chandana, Bhubanshwar and Lohartek; main depressions are Dhol Samudra, Beel
Ramkeli, Shakuner Beel, Ghoradar Beel.
Faridpur district
consists of 8 upazilas, 4 municipalities, 79 union parishads, 36 wards, 92
mahallas and 1859 villages. The upazilas are Faridpur sadar, Boalmari,
Alfadanga, Madhukhali, Bhanga,
Nagarkanda, char Bhadrasan and Sadarpur.
Historical events: In
1582 in the reign of Emperor Akbar, the province of Bengal was formed into 33
sarkars or financial sub-divisions, and Faridpur area appears to have been
included within 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. British merchants cultivated Indigo
on the banks of the rivers Garai, Madhumati, Barasia, Chandana, Kumar etc. The
main kuthi (indigo headquarter) was located in Mirganj of Alfadangha upazila.
The Indigo plantation met stiff local resistance like other parts of Bengal and
in Faridpur it was led by Pir Dudu Miah
During the 1800s, Haji
Shariatullah began the famous 'Faraizi' movement aimed at ending the
persecution of Muslims by upper caste Hindu zamindars. Famous for its
aristocratic zamindar families, the district was a focal point for political
movements in Bengal during the rule of the British Empire. It produced some of
the most prominent politicians and cultural figures of Bengal.
As of the 1991
Bangladesh census, Population 1714496; male 50.55%, female 49.45%; Muslim 88%,
Hindu 11% Christian 0.7% and others 0.3%.
My father came to Calcutta in search of his fortune and thereby stayed there with occasional visit to his ancestral home. He got his education though he could not sit for any final examination but became strong in Mathematics, English, and Accountancy. He served in several position from Class IV and then became an Accountant of a English farm.
My father came to Calcutta in search of his fortune and thereby stayed there with occasional visit to his ancestral home. He got his education though he could not sit for any final examination but became strong in Mathematics, English, and Accountancy. He served in several position from Class IV and then became an Accountant of a English farm.
