Bauphal Upazila

Bauphal
বাউফল
Bauphal is located in Bangladesh
Bauphal
Bauphal
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°25.8′N 90°30.8′E / 22.4300°N 90.5133°E / 22.4300; 90.5133
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictPatuakhali District
Area
 • Total486.91 km2 (188.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total304,959
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
PostCode
8620
Websitebauphal.patuakhali.gov.bd

Bauphal Upazila (Bengali: বাউফল) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Educational institutes

There are a few educational institutions in Bauphal. Among them, 10 colleges, 1 polytechnic institute, 59 secondary schools, 122 primary schools, 72 madrasas.[1]

Notable people

  • ASM Feroz, the Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Patuakhali-6 from 1979 to 1982,[2] and Patuakhali-2 from 1986 to 1987 and from 1991 until 2001,[3][4][5] has been MP for Patuakhali-2 again since 2009.[6][7]
  • KM Nurul Huda, Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh. [8]
  • Abdul Malek, Information Commissioner of Bangladesh. [9]
  • Abdul Aziz Khandaker, former member of parliament (Patuakhali -6) [10]
  • Zobaydul Haq Rasel, Bangladeshi Politician
  • Khandaker Shamsul Haq (Reza), Former General Secretary, Bangladesh Krishak League. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Das, Rabindranath (2012). "Bauphal Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "List of 2nd Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  3. ↑ "List of 3rd Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  4. ↑ "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  5. ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  7. ↑ "Constituency 112, Patuakhali-2". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Bio of K M Nurul Huda" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  9. ↑ "Ex-secy Abdul Malek made info commissioner".
  10. ↑ "আব্দুল আজিজ খন্দকারের সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবনী". Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  11. ↑ "Krishak League gets new president, secy". Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2022-12-03.