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13-708: History of the War of Liberation On 25 April 1971 the Pak army abducted 32 innocent people and took them to the Itakhola mass killing site and shot 25 of them dead. On 26 April, they also killed more than three hundred innocent Bangalis at a place near the Ghoga Bridge. On the same day the Pak army brutally tortured to death 26 persons at village Darimukunda. Besides, in May the Pak army killed more than one hundred innocent people at village Kallani. Marks of

26-1476: A population of 332,825. 68,049 (20.45%) were under 10 years of age. Sherpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.03%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000 males. 54,082 (16.25%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 3,603 (1.08%). Islam is the dominant religion of Sherpur Upazila. Indigenous community such as santal belongs to this upazila. There are 461 mosque, 65 temple, and 1 church. Among them noted religious institutions are Kherua Mosque, Dhar Mokam Mosque , and Sher Mokam Mosque . Main sources of income Agriculture 61.33%, non-agricultural labourer 2.97%, industry 1.44%, commerce 14.50%, transport and communication 4.47%, service 5.79%, construction 1.88%, religious service 0.16%, rent and remittance 0.27% and others 7.19%. Agricultural land Landowner 50.08%, landless 49.92%; agricultural landowner: urban 31.78% and rural 53.29%.' Main crops Paddy, wheat, jute, maize, mustard, kalai, betel leaf, potato, onion, vegetables. Main fruits Banana. Besides, There are Fishery 32, dairy 181, poultry 172, hatchery 1, Manufactories Rice mill 516, Saw mill 44, Flour mill 251, Oil mill 12, Ice factory 10, Cement factory 1, Cold storage 1, Goldsmith 72, Blacksmith 335, Potteries 66, Weaving 460, Embroidery 547, Bamboo and Wood work 675. Every year they export lot of Paddy , wheat , maize , betel leaf , banana , vegetables . Administration Sherpur Thana

39-448: A small part of the municipality (one ward, portions of two others, Majhira Cantonment , and Jahangirabad Cantonment ) lies inside Shajahanpur Upazila. These wards are divided into 18 mahallas. The remainder of the upazila is divided into nine union parishads : Amrool, Aria, Asekpur, Chopinagar, Gohail, Kharna, Khotta Para, Madla, and Majhira. The union parishads are subdivided into 120 mauzas and 166 villages. There are six colleges in

52-614: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha ( Bengali : ঠেঙ্গামারা মহিলা সবুজ সংঘ ), TMSS , is a Bangladeshi non-profit that works for the advancement of women in Northern Bangladesh. It is the third largest non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Bangladesh. Gulnahar Parveen is chairwoman of the Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha. It

65-523: Is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi , Bangladesh . Created in 2003, it is the newest upazila in the District. Shajahanpur Upazila has a total area of 221.69 square kilometres (85.59 sq mi). It borders Bogura Sadar Upazila to the north, Gabtali and Dhunat upazilas to the east, Sherpur Upazila to the south, Nandigram Upazila to the southwest, and Kahaloo Upazila to

78-626: Is based in Bogura while headquartered in Dhaka. It operates Rafatullah Community Hospital in Bogra District . It is a sister organization of the Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation . Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha was established in 1964 by female beggars. The beggars were organized by Jomela Bewa and Fatema Bewa of Thengamara Village in Bogra District . The organization was formed following

91-427: The War of Liberation Mass killing site 1 (Baghra Colony). Sherpur Upazila has a total area of 295.93 square kilometres (114.26 sq mi). It borders Shajahanpur Upazila to the north, Dhunat Upazila to the east, Sirajganj District to the south, Natore District to the south and west, and Nandigram Upazila to the west. According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh , Sherpur Upazila had 81,753 households and

104-799: The advice of social welfare officer Abdul Mazid. Women started saving with the organization which spread to six villages after the Independence of Bangladesh. Hosne Ara Begum, a trans woman , took over and reformed the organization in 1980. She received the Begum Rokeya Padak in 2007. By 1999, Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha had developed operations in 342 unions in 88 Upazila of 17 Districts provided services to 3.2 million families. In October 2009, Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited ordered TMSS CNG Limited and TMSS CNG Refuelling Station, subsidiaries of Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha, pay more for gas for illegally selling electricity produced using

117-505: The gas meant for the fuel station. Japan provided a grant of 7 million BDT to Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha in May 2020. It signed an agreement with bKash to provide microfinancing through the mobil wallet service. It established Momo Inn in Bogra as a luxury hotel. The Daily Star wrote that the Sangha was illegally dumping toxic waste on Korotoa River . It was illegally extracting sand from

130-711: The upazila for the central government, is AKM Sarwar Jahan. Sherpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas. There are one government college , 8 non-government general college , 5 non-government technical college , 42 Secondary School , 3 Institute in the upazila . Among them 4 Fazil Madrasha and 38 Dakhil Madrasha Average literacy 36.3%; male 41.5%, female 31%. Operationally important NGOs are BRAC , Association for Social Advancement , TMSS , Swanirvar Bangladesh . In addition, there are some reputed NGOs who have been established and raised from Sherpur Upazila. They are: Shajahanpur Upazila Shajahanpur Upazila ( Bengali : শাজাহানপুর উপজেলা )

143-866: The upazila. There are two degree colleges- Kamaruddin Islamia College founded in 1986 and Dublagari College , founded in 1986. Bogra Cantonment Public School and College , founded in 1979, is in Majhira Cantonment. Millennium Scholastic School & College , founded in 1998, is in Jahangiraba Cantonment. Aria Rahimabad high school , founded in 2017, is in Nagarhat, Amrool Union. The technical and vocational education system has one college, Ranirhat Technical College , founded in 2000. The madrasa education system includes six fazil and two kamil madrasas. This Rajshahi Division location article

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156-545: The west. The Karatoya River flows south through the upazila. According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh , Shajahanpur Upazila had 72,685 households and a population of 289,804. 56,145 (19.37%) were under 10 years of age. Shajahanpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.71%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males. 62,140 (21.44%) lived in urban areas. Bogra Municipality falls mainly within Bogra Sadar Upazila, but

169-451: Was formed in 1962 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983. Sherpur Upazila is divided into Sherpur Municipality and 10 union parishads . The union parishads are: The union parishads are subdivided into 220 mauzas and 322 villages. In the 2009 upazila elections, Md Mujibur Rahman Majanu was elected Upazila Chairman, while MA Halim and Mosammat Ajmi Ara Parveenwere elected vice chairmen. The Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) , who administers

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