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Doulotpur History
Daulatpur is an upazila under Kushtia District of Bangladesh. It is Kushtia's last upazila, situated near India.
Daulatpur Upazila is an upazila under Kushtia District. The area of Daulatpur Upazila is 461 square kilometres. Bagha and Lalpur lie to its north, Gangni and Mirpur to the south, Bheramara and Mirpur upazilas to the east, and West Bengal of India to the west. The Mathabhanga and the Padma are the main rivers of this upazila. Besides, another river named Hisna flows through the middle of Daulatpur Upazila.
In 1983 Daulatpur Thana was declared an upazila. Daulatpur Upazila has 14 unions, 161 mouzas and 242 villages.
According to the Bangladesh census of 2001, the population of Daulatpur Upazila was 443,960. Of these, 51.42 per cent were male and the remaining 48.58 per cent female. The population of the upazila over eighteen years of age was 178,539. The literacy rate here is 20.5% (7+ years of age), whereas the national literacy rate is 32.4%. Of the total population, 99.28% are Muslim and 0.72% follow other religions. There are here 160 mosques, 1 temple and 1 church.
The literacy rate of Daulatpur Upazila is 20.5%, of which 25% are male and 15.7% female. The educational institutions of this upazila include: colleges 11, secondary schools 45, government primary schools 105, non-government primary schools 82, madrasas 35, a vocational training centre 1 and an orphanage 1.
Notable educational institutions: Pragpur Government Primary School (established 1905), Baghuan Khirode Chandra Bidyaniketan and Khash Mothurapur High School (established 1948).
Daulatpur in the Liberation War: On 3 December 1971 a battle took place in Daulatpur between the freedom fighters and the Pakistani occupying forces, in which many people were killed and wounded. Daulatpur Upazila has 6 mass graves from the time of the Liberation War. Besides, a memorial has been built here in memory of the Liberation War. In Daulatpur Upazila, 10 roads have been named after the martyrs of the Liberation War.
Places and structures to see: The commercial establishments of Allar Darga, the embankment of Crawford Nagar, the bank of the Padma river, the Pragpur land port and the Bangladesh-India border are places worth seeing.
Distinguished personalities:
- Shah Azizur Rahman: former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Shah Azizur Rahman was born in Daulatpur Upazila of Kushtia District itself.
- Engineer Khizir Khan: he was chairman of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB). Engineer Khizir Khan was born in Daulatpur Upazila.
Economy: This upazila is advanced in agriculture and equally developed in industrial establishments. Here the Biswas family has several large industrial establishments, such as Nasir Tobacco Industries, Nasir Biri, Nasir Cigarettes, Rocket Match, 2 Star Match, Bajitpur Auto Rice Mill and other mills and factories; directly and indirectly an estimated one hundred thousand people have found employment here. There are also many small mills and factories.
Agriculture: Daulatpur Upazila is world-famous for tobacco cultivation. A large quantity of tobacco is produced here, which meets the country's demand and is exported abroad. In the Dighalkandi, Amdaha, Haringachhi (Paik Para), Pierpur and Rifaitpur areas of the upazila, tobacco is grown on 99.99 per cent of the land. Besides, a large quantity of vegetables is produced in the Taraguni-Mathurapur area, which, after meeting local demand, is sent to other areas of the country including Dhaka.
Rivers: Daulatpur Upazila has 2 rivers. The rivers are the Padma river and the Mathabhanga river. Besides, another river named Hishna-Jhancha flows through the middle of Daulatpur Upazila.
