Dhanbari Upazila

Dhanbari (ধনবাড়ী) is an upazila under Tangail District in the Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It was established when former Madhupur Upazila was split into two upazilas in 2006 by the efforts of Fakir Mahbub Anam Swapan, Central BNP leader who contested two times as a candidate of BNP in the constituency Tangail-1 (Madhupur-Dhanbari). Former prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia laid the foundation of this newly formed upazila.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dhanbari Upazila had 45,948 households and a population of 176,068. 36,851 (20.93%) were under 10 years of age. Dhanbari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.00%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1051 females per 1000 males. 36,125 (20.52%) lived in urban areas.

Administration
Dhanbari Upazila is divided into Dhanbari Municipality and seven union parishads: Baniajan, Birtara, Bolibhadra, Dhopakhali, Jodunathpur, Musuddi, and Paiska. The union parishads are subdivided into 103 mauzas and 132 villages.

Dhanbari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 25 mahallas.

Education
There are seven colleges in the upazila: Asya Hasan Ali Mohila Degree College, Bhai Ghat Ideal College, Dhanbari College, Mushuddi Razia College, Norilla College, Panchpotol Degree College, and Ukhariabari College.

According to Banglapedia, Govt. Dhanbari Nawab Institution, founded in 1910, Paiska High School (1960), and Pankata Islamia Secondary School (1943) are notable secondary schools.

Notable people

 * Nawab Syed Ali Hasan Ali Choudhury
 * Dr. Sheikh Nizamul Islam, MP
 * Syeda Ashika Akbar, MP
 * Dr. Abdur Razzaq, MP