Munshiganj District

Munshiganj (মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically and colloquially known as Bikrampur, is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.

Geography
Total land area is 235,974 acres (954 km2), out of which 138472 acres (560 km2) are cultivable and 5609 acres (23 km2) are fallow land. It has no forest area. 40,277 acres (163 km2) of land is irrigated while 26,242 acres (106 km2) of land is under river. It has 14 rivers of 155 km passing through.

Boating
Boating is one of the traditions of the people in Munshiganj District. A traditional boat race was held in the Dhaleshwari River which thousands of people came to see. The boat race was held in a 3 km area from the Mirkadim Municipality to Munshiganj launch harbor. Boats with 60 oarsmen, 50 oarsmen and 25 oarsmen participate in the competition every year

Administration
It consists of 6 upazilas, 67 union parishads, 603 wards, 662 mouzas, 906 villages, 73 mahallas and 2 municipalities.

The district consists of 6 upazilas:
 * 1) Lohajang Upazila
 * 2) Sreenagar Upazila
 * 3) Munshiganj Sadar Upazila
 * 4) Sirajdikhan Upazila
 * 5) Tongibari Upazila
 * 6) Gazaria Upazila

Demographics
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Munshiganj District had 399,631 households and a population of 1,625,416. 303,978 (18.70%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,618 people per km2. Munshiganj district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.90%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1,061 females per 1,000 males. 18.09% of the population lived in urban areas.

91.92% are Muslims, 7.93% Hindus. Although Hindus were once over 40% of the district, most have left to India.

Notable people
Revolutionary nationalists Social and scientific
 * M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Forces, Sector Commander, Sector 11, Bangladesh War of Independence 1971
 * Jagadish Chandra Bose, Bengali physicist
 * Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, biologist, physicist and botanist
 * Chashi Nazrul Islam, filmmaker
 * Humayun Azad, linguist, poet and novelist

Art, culture and sports
 * AKM Nowsheruzzaman, national football player
 * Atiśa, Buddhist religious leader and master
 * Brojen Das, the first Bangladeshi and Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it four times
 * Alauddin Ali, music composer and director
 * Imdadul Haq Milan, writer
 * Buddhadeb Bosu, writer, poet, playwright, essayist
 * Ananta Jalil, actor, director, producer, businessman, and philanthropist
 * Tahsan Rahman Khan, singer-songwriter, composer, actor and model.
 * Tele Samad, actor
 * Azmeri Haque Badhon, actress, dentist
 * Shimul Yousuf, actress, singer
 * Nazma Anwar, actor
 * Pratap Shankar Hazra, national football and hockey player
 * Sharifuzzaman, national football player

Public affairs
 * A. N. M. Hamidullah, first governor, Bangladesh Bank
 * Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser to the Non-Party Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, 2007–2008.
 * Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh
 * A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh
 * M. A. Naser, engineering educator, Vice Chancellor of BUET, Ekushey Padak recipient