Magura District
The Magura District () is a district in south-western Bangladesh, situated 176 kilometers from Dhaka. It is a part of Khulna Division. The main mode of transportation is by bus, and no train transport is available. Administration Magura district has 4 upazilas. They are: Magura Sadar Upazila Mohammadpur Upazila Shalikha Upazila Sreepur Upazila Geography Magura District (Khulna Division) with an area of 1048 km2, is bounded by Rajbari district to the north, Jessore and Narail districts to the south, Faridpur district to the east and Jhenaidah district to the west. The district is flat plain in the heart of the Ganges Delta. Climate Demographics According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Magura District had 254,154 households and a population of 1,033,115, 18.9% of whom lived in urban areas. The population density was 994 people per km2. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 72.1%, compared to the national average of 74.7%. Muslim population is 82.01% of the population while Hindus are 17.92% of the population. The Hindu population has stayed constant since 1981. Education Government Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Magura Arpara Government Ideal High School, Arpara, Shalikha Upazila Magura Govt. High School,Magura Sadar, Magura Magura Govt. Girls' High School,Magura Sadar, Magura Govt. H.S.S Collage, Magura Sadar, Magura Notable residents Farrukh Ahmed, poet Amir Hamza (poet) Shamsun Nahar Ahmed, Member of Parliament, was from Magura District. Syed Ali Ahsan, poet Mir Hasem Ali, elected as an MLA of East Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1954. Syed Ator Ali, elected as an MPA of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1970, a Political Convenor of Sector No. 8 and 9 during Liberation War. M Yousuff Ali, fisheries biologist, policy planner, administrator and advocate for protecting the open water fishery resources. Mohammad Asaduzzaman, elected as an MP of Jatiya Sangsad for 3 times. Shakib Al Hasan, all-rounder, Bangladesh National Cricket Team Muhammad Sohrab Hossain, twice MNA Pakistan, Prominent Minister holding 8 ministry in Sheikh Mujib's cabinet. One of the founding fathers of Bangladesh and President of the first ever meeting in the Jessore District after the Liberation of Bangladesh. Kamrul Laila Jolly, former Member of Parliament Kazi Salimul Haque Kamal, two-term Member of Parliament for Magura-2 Kazi Kader Newaj, poet Gangadhar Sen Roy, Ayurveda physician and Sanskrit scholar Biren Sikder, former State Minister of Youth and Sports Saifuzzaman Shikhor, current MP of Magura-1 Notes References Districts of Bangladesh