Salamabad Union

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Salamabad Union
সালামাবাদ ইউনিয়ন
Salamabad Union
CountryBangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictNarail
UpazilaKalia Upazila
Established1977
Government
 • Upazila ChairmanMullah Mahbubur Rahman
Area
 • Total59.23 km2 (22.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,468
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
DemonymSalamabadi
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitesalamabadup.narail.gov.bd

Salamabad Union (Bengali: সালামাবাদ ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Kalia Upazila of Narail District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh.[1] It has an area of 59.23 km2 (22.87 sq mi) and a population of 12,468 (2011).[2]

Geography[edit]

Salamabad Union is located in the Kalia Upazila. It has an area of 59.23 km2 (22.87 sq mi).[3]

Demography[edit]

Salamabad has a population of 12,468.[3]

Administration[edit]

Salamabad constitutes the no. 5 union council of Kalia Upazila. It consists of four mouzas: Brihachla, Great Kalia, Devipur and Dhusahati. In total, it has 17 villages which are divided by 9 wards: Salamabad (Baka), Jaipur, Munshinagar, Bahirdanga, Haridanga, Boladanga, Naldanga, Dashnaora, Bilbyaoch, Devipur, Joka, Jokarchar, Vaidyavati, Bhaurirchar, Dhusahati, Raipur and Harishpur.[4]

List of chairmen[edit]

List of chairmen
Name Notes
MM Najmul Haq Prince Previous
Mullah Mahbubur Rahman Present

Education and economy[edit]

The Union has a literacy rate of 60%. It has 13 primary schools and 1 middle school. There are several madrasas: Bahirdanga Madrasa (Ward 1), Haridanga Womens Madrasa (Ward 3) and Ashraful Uloom Qawmia Madrasa & Orphanage, Baka.

Salamabad has a significant number of expatriates in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Malaysia and Singapore contributing to its economy.

Language and culture[edit]

The native population converse in their native dialect but can also converse in Standard Bengali. Languages such as Arabic and English are also taught in schools. The Union contains 20 mosques and several eidgahs:[5] They are as follows:

List of mosques[edit]

List of mosques
Name Imam
Char Jaipur Bayt al-Mamur Jame Mosque Muhammad Ubaydul Sardar
Muhammadpur Jame Mosque, Jaipur Muhammad Anisur Rahman
Jaipur Jame Mosque Muhammad Musharraf Husayn
East Jokarchar Jame Mosque Abu Talib Khan
West Jokarchar Jame Mosque Muhammad Moinul Islam Mullah
Dhusahati Jame Mosque Muhammad Nasrullah
East Dhusahati Jame Mosque Muhammad Sirajul Islam
South Naldanga Jame Mosque Muhammad Shariful Islam
West Baka Jame Mosque Masrurul Haq Shiqdar
Middle Baka Jame Mosque Muhammad Badshah Mia
Baka Madrasa Mosque Muhammad Riyazul Islam
Bayt al-Nur Jame Mosque Muhammad Mafizur Rahman
Bahirdanga Jame Mosque Muhammad Hadiur Rahman
South Bahirdanga Jame Mosque Muhammad Ghulam Kibriya Sharif
Middle Bilbyaoch Jame Mosque Shoriful Islam
Bhaurirchar Jame Mosque Muhammad Matiyar Rahman
Raipur-Ghazipara Jame Mosque Muhammad Khwaja Mia

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Salamabad Union". Unions of Kalia Upazila. salamabadup.narail.gov.bd. 2020.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)". Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  3. ^ a b Aawhad, AAM (2012). "Kalia 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 May 2024.
  4. ^ এক নজরে সালামাবাদ ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. ^ ধর্মীয় প্রতিষ্ঠান (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 January 2019.