| Name | Barisal |
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| Native name | বরিশাল |
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| Settlement type | Metropolitan city |
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| Nickname | Chandradvipa |
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| Imagesize | 280px |
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| Pushpin map | Bangladesh |
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| Pushpin map caption | Location of Barisal in Bangladesh |
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| Coordinates region | BD |
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| Subdivision type | Country |
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| Subdivision type1 | Division |
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| Subdivision name1 | Barisal Division |
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| Subdivision type2 | District |
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| Subdivision name2 | Barisal District |
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| Leader title | City Mayor |
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| Leader name | Shawkat Hossain Hiron |
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| Established title | Establishment |
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| Established date | 0000 |
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| Established title2 | Granted city status |
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| Established date2 | 2003 |
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| Area footnotes | |
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| Area total km2 | 19.99 |
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| Population as of | 2008 |
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| Population total | 210374 |
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| Population density km2 | 10524 |
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| Population metro | 385093 |
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| Timezone | BST |
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| Utc offset | +6 |
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| Elevation footnotes | |
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| Postal code type | Postal code |
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| Postal code | 8200 |
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| Blank name | GDP (2005) |
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| Blank info | $00 billion |
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| Blank1 name | Calling code |
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| Blank1 info | 0431 |
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| Website | Official Web Portal |
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Barisal City ( Bariśāl)) is an old port on the Kirtankhola on the northern shore of the Bay of Bengal in southern Bangladesh. It is now the divisional headquarter of the Barisal Division and consists of 30 wards and 50 mahallas. The area of the town is 19.99 km². Barisal municipality was established in 1957 and was turned into a City Corporation in 2000.
Barisal City has one police academy.
.== History ==
Barisal was a semi-independent area in Mughal period because of heavy fighting between them and Hindu chiefs. In course of time, it fell under Bengal Nawabs and British India, later passed to Bangladesh.
Following the partition of India in 1947, the area of Bangladesh became a province of Pakistan, initially known as East Bengal, and then, from 1955, as East Pakistan. The people of East Pakistan Province declared their independence as the nation of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971, while fighting a savage war against the central Pakistani government. The separation from Pakistan took place, with extensive aid from India, on December 16, 1971 as a result of the third Indo-Pakistan War. Bangladesh was soon recognized by most other nations, although Pakistan withheld diplomatic recognition until 1974 and China did not recognize the nation until 1976. Bangladesh was admitted to the United Nations in 1974.
The central city of this region is the city of Barisal. It is one of the biggest river ports in Bangladesh. It is a city with nearly 0.38 million people and a divisional headquarter, medical college, cadet college, some pharmaceutical industries, textile industries and the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority's head office. Barisal is fast growing city of the country stands on the Kirtankhola River. Country's first short landing and take off airport has been completed in Barisal and a private Airlines named Air Bengal has begun its regular air flight between Dhaka Tejgaon Airport and Barisal.
The city is sometimes called the "Venice of the East" or the "Venice of Bengal".
Population
According to an estimate of 2008 Barisal has a population of 210,374; male 53.28%, female 46.72%. Literacy rate among the town people is 85%.
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Population by Religion
Muslim 90.64%; Hindu 8.38% and Christian 0.98%.
Mosque: 130, church: 5
Temple: More than 200
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The city’s education institutions are one of country’ best.
University college: 1
Polytechnic institute: 1
Medical college: 1
Physical education college: 1
Teacher's training college: 2
Nursing institute: 1
Cadet college: 1
Government college: 7
Non-government college: 7
Government high school: 2
Non-government high school: 55
Junior school: 7
Government primary school: 175
Non-government primary school: 133.
* Famous Instituons: Barisal Polytechnic Institutions,Brojomohun College
Famous Schools: Barisal Govt. Girls High School, Barisal Zilla School,Udayan High School
Medical College: Sher-E-Bangla Medical college
Cadet College Barisal Cadet College
University College: Govt. BM college. (Brojomohun College)
Publications
Locally published newspapers and periodicals Dailies:
Biploby Bangladesh(1971)Shahnama, The Daily Barisal Protidin, Probashi, Gram Samachar, Ajker Barta, Barisal Barta, Banglar Ban, Rupantar Sathi, Saikot Barta, Darpan, Dipanchal, Ajker Kantha; periodicals: weekly Lokabani, Bakerganj Parikrama, Chirantan Bangla, Upakul, periodicals Paira, the River, Etibriti, Khadem, Chirantan Bangla, Upakul, Samachar, Gournadi Parikrama; extinct; Barisal Bartabaha (1870), Hitasadhini (1871), Banglar Ranjika (1873), Kashipur Nibasi (1881), Swadesh (1885), Bharat Hitoishi (1882), Barisal Hiroishi (1885), Bikash (1900), Sahayogi (1885), Praddip (1927), Tarun (1923), Pathik (1925), Bahumihir (1926), Protiva Tangim (1949), Parimal Bahini (1859).
Land
Cultivable land: 219.03 km²
Single crop: 36.06%
Double crop: 46.57%
treble crop: land 17.37%.
Transport
Road: 200 km
Airport: 1
Port: Internal port
River is also a popular transport system with other district.The luxurious launch journey connects between the south and Dhaka city. It is one of the most enjoyable night journey ever you could get in your life. The launches are really royal, majestic and with pomp and pleasure. Some royal launches are:
* MV Sundarban 7
MV Sundarban 8
MV Surovi 8
MV Surovi 7
MV Surovi 6
MV Dipraj
MV Parabat 11
MV Parabat 9
MV Parabat 7
MV Kirtonkhola 1
MV Kalam Khan
Name of some Bus in Barisal route.
1. Eagle Paribahan.
2. Sakura Paribahan.
3. Druti Paribahan.
4. Hanif Enterprise.
5. Ilish Paribahan.
Economy
Barisal is a rice producing center of Bangladesh. Balam (a kind of baasmati) is the most popular rice in Barisal. It is also famous for
Betel Leaf, a typical south Asian chewing item. As Barisal is surrounded by river so fish is plenty in there.It is said..
"Dhan (paddy) nadi (river) Khal (canal) ai tine Barisal."
Means, paddy,river and canal this three thing makes Barisal.
Coconut is very common in there as it is a costal area.
Hog Plum in Barisal is very famous.
Exports: Fish, medicine, bidi (local tobacco) and handicrafts.
Noted Barisailese
Utpal Dutt (29 March 1929 – 19 August 1993), was an Indian actor, director and writer-playwright
A.K. Fazlul Huq , (Mayor of kolkata (1935, first Muslim mayor of kolkata), Prime Minister of undivided Bengal (1937–1943) and of East Bengal (1954), Home Minister of Pakistan (1955) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956–1958)
Mohiuddin Jahangir (Bir Shreshto) was a Captain in the Bangladesh Army during the 1971 Liberation War. The main gate of Dhaka Cantonment- "Shaheed Jahangir Gate" is named in his honour.
Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah Founder Editor of The Daily Ittefuq.
Anil Biswas (composer) noted Hindi and bengali film song composer
Altaf Mahmud noted bengali film song composer and one of the martyred intelligentsia in 1971.
Jibanananda Das, famous Bengali poet.
Aroj Ali Matubbar, noted Astronomer and Philosopher.
Pannalal Ghosh renowned musician and flutist
Parul Ghosh, Hindi and bengali film singer
ShantiSudha Bosu @ Kanak Dutta freedom fighter and vocal artist
Utpal Dutta, actor
Sufia Kamal, poetess
Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, physicist
Abala Bose, social reformer and wife of Jagadish Chandra Bose
Tapan Raychaudhuri, noted historian.
Partha Dasgupta, eminent economist.
Mithun Chakraborty, famous actor.
Sushmita Sen, famous actress.
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, Minister of parliamentary affairs and information, India.
Kamini Roy, famous poetess and first woman graduate with honours in the subcontinent .
Kusumkumari Das, poetess and mother of Jibanananda Das
Kadambini Ganguly, first female graduate and first female physician in the entire British empire
Aswini Kumar Dutta, social reformer and philanthropist
See also
Barisal District
Barisal Division
Surendra Nath Dutta - noted freedom fighter
Swadesh Ranjan Dutta - poet and pioneer to small stories in bengali literature
References
External links
The Barisal Guns
Category:Populated places in the Barisal Division
Barisal] my frrend Rakhai
