Mujibnagar Upazila


Mujibnagar is an Upazila of Meherpur District in Bangladesh.

History

Mujibnagar was formerly a part of the Meherpur Sadar Upazila, before it was made a separate Upazila on 22 February 2000. The name Mujibnagar commemorates an event in the history of Bangladesh: It is the place where, on 17 April 1971, the first government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was sworn in, and the place was named Mujibnagar after the name of the Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Geography

Mujibnagar Upazila is bounded by Meherpur Sadar Upazila in Meherpur District, on the north, Meherpur Sadar Upazila and Damurhuda Upazila, the latter in Chuadanga District, on the east, and Tehatta I CD Block, in Nadia District, West Bengal, India, on the south and the west.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Mujibnagar had a population of 99,143. Males constituted 49.51% of the population and females 50.49%. Muslims formed 93.774% of the population, Hindus 0.953%, Christians 5.245%, and others 0.028%. Mujibnagar had a literacy rate of 50.5% for the population 7 years and above.