Banglabandha Union

Banglabandha Union
বাংলাবান্ধা ইউনিয়ন
Union
CountryBangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictPanchagarh
UpazilaDebiganj
Area
 • Total
22.50 km2 (8.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
30,100
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitebanglabandhaup.panchagarh.gov.bd

Banglabandha Union (Bengali: বাংলাবান্ধা ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad situated at Tetulia Upazila, in Panchagarh District, Rangpur Division of Bangladesh. The union has an area of 21.02 square kilometres (8.12 sq mi) and as of 2001 had a population of 7660 males and 7293 females.[1] It has a 48.2 percent literacy rate.[1]

Banglabandha Union contains Banglabandha land port through which Bangladesh imports stones from India.[2]

In May 2012, locals accused Banglabandha Union Chairman Kudrat-E-Khuda of cutting road side trees illegally.[3] On 16 September 2024, the home of Kudrat-e-Khuda Milon, chairman of Banglabandha Union parishad, was burned down by his political opponents including Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists.[4] He was the organizing secretary of the Tentulia upazila unit of Awami League.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tentulia Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  2. ^ "Stone import thru Banglabandha shut for eight days". The Daily Star. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  3. ^ "30 roadside trees felled in Tentulia". The Daily Star. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  4. ^ a b Report, Star Digital (2024-09-16). "Banglabandha UP chairman's house torched". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-16.