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38-409: The previous name of Bhola district is Ashutosh. J. C. Jack stated in his "Bakerganj Gazetier" that the island started creating in 1235 and cultivation in this area started in 1300. In 1500, Portuguese and Mog pirates established their bases on this island. The Arakan and Mog pirates established their bases in the southern part of Shahbajpur also. Shahbajpur was a part of Bakerganj district till 1822. At

76-661: A Awami League candidate, and won. On the other hand, unregistered members of the Jatiya Oikya Front fielded some candidates as Bangladesh Nationalist Party runners. Among them, most notably, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh fielded 22 candidates who garnered more than 800,000 votes. Some other candidates fielded by Jamaat ran as independents. Likewise, non-aligned parties like Trinomool BNP fielded all of their candidates as independent. This chart below doesn’t include separate rows for these parties. Rather, it shows results regarding registered parties or independents, as published by

114-462: A ballot box already full of votes prior to the polling station in Chittagong opening. Allegations of voting irregularities including polling booths inexplicably closing for “lunch breaks”, voters being turned away and ballots being counted unrealistically quickly were widespread. Local media published accounts by correspondents who claimed to have witnessed Awami League members stuffing ballot boxes in

152-446: A key driver of political deadlock in the country. Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda initially announced December 23, 2018 as the date of the general election. According to the schedule, the last date for filing candidate nomination papers was November 19, and the last date for withdrawal of candidates was November 29. After public hue and cry, the commission rescheduled the election date to December 30, 2018, with December 9 as

190-565: A parliamentary constituency. The Supreme Court upheld an order issued by the High Court to that effect ending any possibility of Zia contesting a constituency. In accordance with election commission rules, campaigning was halted at 08:00 AM on the morning of 28 December. Logo 14-PA Logo 20-PA [REDACTED] Logo Logo [REDACTED] Between 9 and 12 December 2018, 47 incidents of violence were reported, in which eight people were killed and 560 were injured. According to

228-687: A point near Bhola, Meghna is 13 km wide. In its lower reaches, this river's path is almost perfectly straight. The Meghna is formed by the confluence of the Surma and Kushiyara rivers originating from the hilly regions of eastern India . Down to Chandpur , Meghna is hydrographically referred to as the Upper Meghna. After the Padma joins, it is referred to as the Lower Meghna. Near Muladhuli in Barisal district,

266-555: A single stream but braids into two distinct streams that remain separate before re-joining the Meghna. In Daudkandi, ( Comilla District ), the Meghna is joined by the Gumti River , which increases the Meghna water flow considerably. The pair of bridges over the Meghna and Gumti are two of the country's largest bridges. Meghna is reinforced by the Dhaleshwari before Chandpur. Further down,

304-413: Is 1 modern government hospital, 6 government health complexes, 1 Tuberculosis clinic, 1 mother and child care, 1 diabetic hospital, 276 satellite clinics and 2 government child care in this district. There is no railways and airport in this district and no direct connection to the capital by road. Waterways are the main medium of transportation. Launch, steamer and sheep are used for transportation. Bhola

342-588: Is 195 km away from Dhaka by waterways and 247 km away by road. Total area of rivers is 1133.46 km. Total length of road is 3893.65 km, concrete road is 3001.8 km and dirt road is 899.85 km. Major launch services are M.V Greenline 1&2 M.V Bhola, Tasrif, Shompod, Srinagar, Karnaphuli, Balia, M.V Parijaat and Lali. Depending on season, different class of ships operate from Bhola to Lakhshmipur connecting west and east side of Bangladesh across mighty Meghna river. During calm winter seasons small ships and speedboats are available all day long from

380-809: Is no major industry in this district due to its geographical location. In recent times, small factories like shoe, plastics, wax, tar etc. have been established here. The literacy rate of Bhola district is 67.12% (according to bangladesh.gov.bd). The literacy rate among the male population is 67.03% and the female population is 67.20%. There are 3 government and 34 non-government colleges, 6 government and 174 non-government high schools, 84 junior high schools, one PTI, one VTI, 9 technical schools, 922 government primary schools, and 32 community primary schools in Bhola. There are 103 Kowmi madrasa , 460 ebtedai madrasa, 171 dakhil madrasa, 28 alim madrasa, 29 fazil madrasa and 5 kamil madrasa in Bhola. Notable schools and colleges are: There

418-749: Is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh , one of the three that form the Ganges Delta , the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal . A part of the Surma-Meghna River System , the Meghna is formed inside Bangladesh in Kishoreganj District above the town of Bhairab Bazar by the joining of the Surma and the Kushiyara , both of which originate in the hilly regions of eastern India as

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456-448: The 2022 Census of Bangladesh , Bhola District had 449,057 households and a population of 1,932,518 with an average 4.27 people per household. Among the population, 427,671 (22.13%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 568 people per km. Bhola District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.30%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1041 females per 1000 males. Approximately, 27.65% of

494-527: The Awami League -led Grand Alliance led by Sheikh Hasina . The elections were marred by violence , and were widely considered by opposition politicians and the international community to be rigged . According to political scientist Ali Riaz the elections were not free and fair. BBC News, among others, observed some apparent vote rigging by the Awami League. Opposition leader Kamal Hossain rejected

532-567: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia . As a result, the Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won a landslide victory, taking 234 of the 300 seats in an election that saw 153 seats uncontested. In July 2017 the BNP stated that it was ready to contest the next general elections if parliament was dissolved and the election commission consisted of non-partisan members. On 14 September 2017

570-733: The Barak River . The Meghna meets its major tributary, the Padma , in Chandpur District . Other major tributaries of the Meghna include the Dhaleshwari , the Gumti , and the Feni . The Meghna empties into the Bay of Bengal in Bhola District via four principal mouths, named Tetulia (Ilsha), Shahbazpur, Hatia, and Bamni. The Meghna is the widest river that flows completely inside the boundaries of Bangladesh. At

608-485: The Gano Forum , Bangladesh Nationalist Party , Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab) and Nagorik Oikya , led by former Foreign Minister Kamal Hossain of the Gano Forum . On 18 December the alliance announced a 14-point manifesto, which included a pledge to reduce the power of the office of Prime Minister . There was controversy in the run up to the elections surrounding the nomination of banned Jamaati candidates under

646-725: The Padma River - the largest distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh, along with the Jamuna River - the largest distributary of the Brahmaputra, join with the Meghna in Chandpur District , resulting in the Lower Meghna. After Chandpur, the combined flow of the Padma, Jamuna, and Meghna moves down to the Bay of Bengal in an almost straight line, braiding occasionally into a number of riverines including

684-479: The BNP Office, as of 26 December 2018, at least 12,923 people (mostly BNP, Jatiya Oikya Front and 18 Party Alliance activists) had been injured in 2,833 attacks on opposition candidates. Between 8 November and 25 December, at least 1,574 cases were filed against BNP officials in different districts. During the same period, 15,568 activists were arrested. According to The Daily Star , at least 56 candidates, mostly from

722-558: The BNP banner. In 2013, the hard-line, right-wing, Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami was banned from registering and therefore contesting in elections by the High Court , citing their charter violates the constitution. Twenty-five Jamaati candidates ran in the election, with twenty-two nominations for BNP and three running as independents. An investigation was launched but on 23 December the Election Commission Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed said they had examined

760-681: The BNP, were attacked, with around 1,190 people injured and over 800 BNP-Jamaat officials arrested between 10 and 28 December. On 29 December, the day before the elections, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission suspended 3G and 4G connections across the country until after the elections. Newspaper Daily Star wrote on 17 December 2018 that in violence before Bangladesh elections some opposition candidates were attacked, 13 of them were injured and two arrested On election day, at least 17 people were killed in clashes between ruling party supporters and

798-658: The Ilisha port, but during monsoon, heavy coastal ships like M.V Parijaat and Sea-tricks are the only means of crossing Meghna. The condition of internal travels is very good. Road transportation is available between the sub-districts. Sea-truck is used for travelling Monpura sub-district. The district is divided into four parliamentary constituencies. In the 2018 general election , the Awami League won all four seats. [REDACTED] Media related to Bhola District at Wikimedia Commons Meghna River The Meghna ( Bengali : মেঘনা নদী , romanized :  Mēghanā Nadī )

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836-708: The Official Chief Election Commissioner confirmed that the BNP would contest the elections. However, following the conviction of BNP chair Khaleda Zia for corruption, the High Court of Bangladesh ruled that Zia was ineligible to run for office. As such her role is unclear in any potential government which contained the BNP. The 350 members of the Jatiya Sangsad consist of 300 directly elected seats using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies, and an additional 50 seats reserved for women. The reserved seats are distributed based on

874-460: The Pagli, Katalia, Dhonagoda, Matlab, and Udhamodi. All of these rivers rejoin the Meghna at different points downstream. Near Bhola , just before flowing into the Bay of Bengal , the river again divides into two main streams in the Ganges delta and separates an island from both sides of the mainland. The western stream is called Ilsha while the eastern one is called Bamni. They form the largest delta in

912-577: The Safipur River is an offshoot of the Surma that creates one of the main rivers in South Bengal. 1.5 km wide, this river is one of the widest in the country as well. At Chatalpar of Brahmanbaria District , the river Titas emerges from Meghna and after circling two large bends by a distance of about 240 kilometres (150 mi) , falls into the Meghna again near Nabinagar Upazila . The Titas forms as

950-608: The beginning of 19th century, it became difficult to connect to the southern Shahjadpur from the district headquarter due to the expansion of Meghna River . Government then decided to include south Shahbajpur and Hatia in Noakhali District . Bhola was included in Noakhali till 1869. In 1869, it was included in Barisal District as a sub-division. In 1876, the administrative headquarter was moved from Daulatkhan to Bhola. In 1984, it

988-525: The end of November. Khaleda Zia filed nomination papers for the Bogra-6 , Bogra-7 and Feni-1 constituencies. All three sets of nomination papers were rejected by the Election Commission as a result of her convictions in two corruption cases. The Constitution states anyone sentenced to more than 2 years imprisonment for a criminal offence must allow 5 years to lapse before being permitted to contest

1026-608: The last date for withdrawal of candidates on November 12. In August 2017, Jatiya Party (Ershad) chairman and former President Hussain Ershad indicated that he wanted his party to leave the Awami League -led Grand Alliance and join a new alliance with democratic left and Islamic democratic parties. In November 2018 the party announced that it would join the Awami League-led alliance. On 28 December, Ershad announced Jatiya Party candidates contesting from “open seats” would support

1064-559: The main opposition party, the BNP , were arrested on spurious charges. Few electoral agents from the opposition showed up at polling stations. Those who did show up were prevented from entering the stations by supporters of the ruling party, according to Kamal Hossain. Many unregistered political parties officially contested under the banner of some registered political parties. For example, Bangladesh JaSaD 's Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal contested as

1102-436: The names of famous persons as well. Bhola is a delta island. There are two rivers in this district which are Meghna and Tetulia. Meghna is in east and north side of the district and Tetulia is in the west side. Bay of Bengal is in the south of Bhola district. There are five municipalities, 7 sub-districts, 10 thanas, 70 unions and 473 villages in this district. Bhola district comprises the following upazilas: According to

1140-416: The opposition. Reports say that many supporters of the opposition Parties were arrested just before Bangladesh elections on 30 December 2018. The violence that erupted before the election day left at least 17 people dead. On 3 January 2019, Human Rights Watch called for an investigation on attack on members of the opposition party on and before Bangladesh elections. A BBC correspondent reported seeing

1178-584: The population lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 773. The overwhelming majority of residents are Muslims and there are 2391 mosques, 130 temples and 14 church in this district. The Hindu population has halved in this district since 1991. 80% of the total people living here are fisherman. Main source of income of this district are: Agriculture 63.64%, non-agricultural labourer 4.95%, industry 0.50%, commerce 12.67%, transport and communication 2.47%, service 5.74%, construction 1.55%, religious service 0.35%, rent and remittance 0.44% and others 7.69%. There

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1216-607: The presence of police and election officials. Voters also complained about getting the ruling party's symbol stamped on their ballot papers and being instructed to vote for the ruling party in polling centers. In the presence of the voting officers, some voters had to vote for Awami League candidates and refused to accept, yet their ballots were also dropped into the ballot box. The Bangladesh Election Commission promised to investigate numerous reports of vote rigging. Opposition candidates had encountered violence, threats and harassment when they attempted to campaign. Dozen of candidates of

1254-473: The related law and "there is no scope for rejecting the Jamaat leaders' candidacy at this moment." On 26 December, just days before the election, Jatiya Oikya Front leader Kamal Hossain expressed his regret about Jamaat's involvement in the elections under his alliance, claiming "had I known [that Jamaat leaders will be given BNP tickets] I would not have been part of it." The media however had reported involvement at

1292-463: The results, calling it "farcical" and demanding fresh elections to be held under a neutral government. The Bangladesh Election Commission said it would investigate reported vote-rigging allegations from "across the country." The election saw the use of electronic voting machines for the first time. The previous general elections in January 2014 were boycotted by the main opposition alliance, led by

1330-477: The ruling Awami League-led grand alliance candidates and extended his support to "my [his] 'sister' Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina". Ershad personally withdrew from contesting the Dhaka-17 seat in favour of the Awami League candidate. Ershad said however that “strong candidates” of his party would stay in the race. On 13 October 2018, the Jatiya Oikya Front (National Unity Front) was formed, consisting primarily of

1368-414: The vote share of the contesting parties, and filled with women selected by the elected members via the single transferable vote . Each parliament sits for a five-year term. Approximately 100 million voters were expected to vote from 40,199 polling stations across the country. Electronic voting machines were used in six constituencies. The electoral system has been criticised as disproportional and

1406-474: The world named the Ganges Delta. 22°38′35″N 90°48′57″E  /  22.64306°N 90.81583°E  / 22.64306; 90.81583 2018 Bangladeshi general election Sheikh Hasina AL Sheikh Hasina AL General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad . The result was another landslide victory for

1444-480: Was established as a district. The canal situated in the Bhola Sadar was very wide in ancient times. The canal was known as Betua river. People used boat to cross the river. There was a very old boatman who used to cross the river daily. His name was Bhola Gazi Patni. The name of the district is derived from the name of this famous boatman, Bhola Gazi. The other sub-districts of this districts are also named according to

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