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Bangalipur Union

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Bangalipur Union
বাঙ্গালীপুর ইউনিয়ন
No. 3 Bangalipur Union Council
CountryBangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictNilphamari District
UpazilaSaidpur Upazila
Union Council1925
Government
 • Union Parishad ChairmanPranobesh Chandra Bagchi
Population
 • Total
21,379
DemonymBangalipuri
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitebangalipur.nilphamari.gov.bd

Bangalipur Union (Bengali: বাঙ্গালীপুর ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Council under Saidpur Upazila of Nilphamari District, in the division of Rangpur in Bangladesh.[1] It has a total area of 41.44 square kilometres and a population of 21,379.[2][3]

Geography

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Two rivers flow through Bangalipur Union; the Ponchanala River and the Karatoa River. Bangalipur Union is 4 km (2.5 mi) from Saidpur city. It is bounded by Saidpur Cantonment and Kamar Puku Union to the north, Belaichandi Union and Gopinathpur Union to the south, Saidpur Airport to the west and Alampur Union to its east. [4]

Education

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The Union has 2 high schools, 8 primary schools and one dakhil madrasa (Balapara Shiberhat Islami Dakhil Madrasa).[4]

Administration

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The union is divided into 5 mouzas, with a total of 5 villages (Bangalipur, Baraishalpara, Lakshanpur West Para, Lakshanpur Charakpara and Lakshanpur Balapara/Bamonpara).[5]

Chairmen

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List of chairmen[4]
Name Term Notes
Muhammad Zaynullah 1925 - 1944 Bangalipur Panchayet
Muhammad Barkatullah 1944 - 1964 President of Bangalipur
Muhammad Mujibur Rahman 1964 - 1971
Muhammad Tamizuddin Shonahar 1972 - 1975
Abdul Latif Sarkar 1976 - 1985
Abdur Rahman Mandal 1986 - 1991
Abdul Latif Sarkar 1992 - 1996 2nd term
Zahir Uddin Khan 1997 - 1999
Muhammad Musa Uddin 1999 – 2000 Acting chairman
Babu Harendra Nath Rai 2001 - 2002
Muhammad Musa Uddin 2003 - 2011
Babu Harendra Nath Rai 2001 - 2002
Pranobesh Chandra Bagchi Present


References

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  1. ^ Abdus Sattar (2012). "Saidpur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ "বাঙ্গালীপুর ইউনিয়ন". জাতীয় তথ্য বাতায়ন.
  3. ^ "Union Parishad List". Local Government Engineering Department (LGED). 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "এক নজরে ৩ নং বাঙ্গালীপুর ইউনিয়ন" [3 No. Bangalipur Union at a glance]. Banggalipur Union Council (in Bengali).
  5. ^ "বাংলাদেশ পরিসংখ্যান ব্যুরো (বিবিএস)". Retrieved 2020-02-16.