Maheshpur Upazila

Maheshpur মহেশপুর
Upazila
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Jhenaidah District
Area
• Total	419.53 km2 (161.98 sq mi)
Population
• Total	296,248
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Maheshpur

Last Update 16.10.2011 (bridge)

Maheshpur Upazila (Template:Lang-bn) is a part of the Khulna Division. It is one of the Upazila in Jhenaidah District of Khulna divisions. Maheshpur Upazila with an area of 419.53 sq km, is bounded by jibannagar and kotchandpur upazilas on the north, chaugachha upazila and West Bengal (India) on the south, Chaugachha upazila on the east, West Bengal of India on the west.

Maheshpur Upazila has 12 unions, Namely- SBK, Fotepur, Pantapara, Shoruppur, Shamkur, Nepa, Kajirber, Bashbaria, Jadoppur, Natima, Mandarbaria and Ajompur. Maheshpur (Town) consists of 9 wards and 14 mahallas. Maheshpur thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Khulna Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

Maheshpur Upazila shares borders with India to the West, Cotchandpur Upazila and Chowgasa Upazilla of jessor to the East, Chowgasa Upazilla of jessor to the South and Jibon nagar upazilla of Dorshona district to the North side. Main rivers flowing through this Upazila are Kapotakkho Nod, Maheshpur is located at 23.3500°N 88.9125°E / 23.3500; 88.9125 . It has 41995 units of household and total area 419.53 km².

Population

Maheshpur Upazila has a population of almost 2,96,248; male 51.22%, female 48.78%; Muslim 95.59%, Hindu 4.31% and others 0.10%, and area of about 591 km² (1,530.7 sq mi).

The area of the town is 11.47 sq km. The town has a population of 26473; male 51.26% and female 48.74%;

Administrative

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO)

Name	Official Address	Contact Number
S.M.Ajior Rahman	Maheshpur	04525-56301(Office), 04525-56201(Phone)

Member of Parliament (MP)

Legislature	Name of the Members of Parliament	Constituency	Party	Profession	Address
9th Parliament	Mr. Md. Shofikul Azam Khan	Jhenaidah-3, Seat-83	Bangladesh Awami League (AL)	Advocate	Jalilpur
8th Parliament	Mr. Md. Shahidul Islam	Jhenaidah-3, Seat-83	Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)	Teaching	Bhalypur
7th Parliament	Mr. Md. Shahidul Islam	Jhenaidah-3, Seat-83	Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)	Teaching	Bhalypur
6th Parliament	Mr. Md. Shahidul Islam	Jhenaidah-3, Seat-83	Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)	Teaching	Bhalypur
5th Parliament	Mr. Md. Shahidul Islam	Jhenaidah-3, Seat-83	Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)	Teaching	Bhalypur

Upazila Porishad

Name of post	Name of Parson	Official Address	Contact Number
Upazila Meyor	Md. Amirul Islam Khan (BNP)	Upazila Porishad, Maheshpur, Jhenaidah
Chairman	Md. Mojuddin Hamid (AL)	Upazila Porishad, Maheshpur, Jhenaidah
Vice Chairman	A. M. Abdul Ahad	Upazila Porishad, Maheshpur, Jhenaidah
Mohila Vice Chairman	Mst. Ashrafunnahar (Shuli)	Upazila Porishad, Maheshpur, Jhenaidah

Union Porishad

S/N	Name of Union	Chairman Name	Postal Address of Union Porishad	Population	Remarks
01	S.B.K	Md. Shajjadul Islam Sajjad (AL)	Vill+Post: Hat-Khalishpur, Thana: Maheshpur, Dist: Jhenaidah	15,495
02	Fatepur	Md. Abul Kashem Sardar (BNP)	Vill: Fatepur, Post: Kanaidanga, Thana: Maheshpur, Dist: Jhenaidah	21,574
03	Pantapara	Md. Ismail Hossain (AL)	Vill: Pantapara, Post: Ji-Pantapara, Thana: Maheshpur, Dist: Jhenaidah	17,072
04	Sharuppur	Md. Julfikar Ali (Jamat)	Vill: Kushadanga, Post: Dattonagar Bazar, Thana: Maheshpur, Dist: Jhenaidah	19,360
05	Shamkur	Md. Ali Emran Tiger (BNP)	Vill: Gurdah, Post: Gurdah Bazar, Thana: Maheshpur, Dist: Jhenaidah	23,223
06	Nepa	Md. Sadikul Islam (Jamat)	Vill: Nepa, Post: Nepa Bazar, Thana: Maheshpur, Dist: Jhenaidah	23223
07	Kazirber	Md. Abdul Ali (Jamat)	Vill+Post: Shamonta, Thana: Maheshpur, Dist: Jhenaidah	29,633
08	Bashbaria	Md. Abdul Latif (BNP)	Vill: Vairoba, Post: Vairoba Bazar, Thana: Maheshpur, Dist: Jhenaidah	27,122
09	Jadobpur	Md. Abdul Aziz (Jamat)	Vill: Jadobpur, Post: Hat Jadobpur, Thana: Maheshpur, Dist: Jhenaidah	25,240
10	Natima	Md. Fokir Ahmed (Jamat)	Vill+Post: Sostar Bazar, Thana: Maheshpur, Dist: Jhenaidah	22,762
11	Mandarbaria	Md. SM Hossain Joglul Pasha (BNP)	Vill: Shankorhuda, Post: Bathangasi, Thana: Maheshpur, Dist: Jhenaidah	25,225
12	Azompur	Md. Shah Jahan Ali (AL)	Vill+Post: Biddadharpur, Thana: Maheshpur, Dist: Jhenaidah	20,625

Educational institutions

Maheshpur is also has the following educational institutions:

College

• Mohespur Govt. Degree College: Maheshpur Gov. Degree College is one of the oldest college in Maheshpur. Maheshpur Gov. Degree College was founded in 1985. It is the oldest and one of the most famous educational institutions in Maheshpur upazila.

• Bir Sherstha Hamidur Rahman College
• Moheshpur Poura Mohila College
• Padmapukur degree college
• Md.Shahidul Islam Degree College
• Shahid Ziaur Rahman College
• Katgara College
• Jadobpur College

High School

• Maheshpur Girls High School
• Maheshpur Boys High School
• K.B.S High School
• MOHIUDDIN High School, Bagadanga.
• Samanta Junior High School
• Shyamkur High School
• Dattanagar S.M.Farm High School
• Bainchitala Junior High School
• Ghugry Pantapara High School
• Gurdah Junior High School
• Talshar B/L High School
• Pathra United B/L High School
• Pragati Bidyaniketon H. School
• Jinnahanagar B/L High School
• Samsuddin Sadar High School, Kanaidanga
• Shankarhuda B. B/L High School
• Habashpur High School
• I N Ideal BL High School, Habashpur
• Sastha United Jr. High School
• Khalishpur ML High School
• Sunderpur High School
• Bidya Dharpur Jr. High School
• Bakospota Junior High School, Sejia Bazar
• Mandar Baria Junior High School
• Natima Kuripol Adarsha Jr. High School
• Garabaria J.R High School

Madrasha

• Alia Madrasha - 4
• Hafizia Madrasha - 15
• Quami Madrasha - 4
• Dakhil Madrasha - 21

Primary schools

Total Primary school - 136

Gov. School	Non-Gov. School	Kinder garden	Community School	NGO School
66	70	17	10	42

Famous Person

Bir-Sreshtho Hamidur Rahman

Bir-Sreshtho Hamidur Rahman(হামিদুর রহমান) (2 February 1953 - 28 October 1971): Bir-Sreshtho Hamidur Rahman better known as Shaheed Sepoy Hamidur Rahman, was a Sepoy in Bangladesh Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Hamidur Rahman was killed on October 28, 1971 at Dhalai, Sylhet during an attempt to capture the Pakistani Army's position. The advancing Mukti Bahini column finally captured the Dhalai Border Outpost due in large part to his efforts. He was posthumously awarded the Bir Sreshtho, the highest recognition of bravery of Bangladesh.

Hamidur Rahman was born on 2 February 1953 in Khardo Khalishpur village under Moheshpur police station of the Jhenaidah district, and was the eldest son of his family. During the Partition of India in 1947, his paternal properties fell in India. They crossed over the border and settled in the bordering area of Khorda Khalishpur of Jhenaidah district.

Transport

Maheshpur has good communication links with nearby districts and division. It has highways for transportation to both Bangladesh and India.

Paribahan list:

Khalishpur Point

• SRG Line Paribahan - 01749559934
• Darshana delax
• JR Paribahan

Maheshpur Point

• Shonali Paribahan
• Chitra Paribahan
• Shoheli Paribahan

Dhaka Point

• SRG Line Paribahan - 8050048, 01749559922 (Mazar Road), 01749559933 (Gabtoli)
• Darshana delax - 9010306, 01712552272, 01712417766 (Mazar Road)
• JR Paribahan
• Shonali Paribahan
• Chitra Paribahan
• Shoheli Paribahan

Major Places

1. DattaNagar Krishi Khamar (BADC)

2. Bhalayshah Mazar

3. Shundorpur Jomidar bari

4. Kapotakkho nod

5. Hat-Khalishpur Kacari Bagan

See

Jatiyo Sangshad	Bir Uttom	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	Politics of Bangladesh
	Bir Shreshtho	Ziaur Rahman	List of Presidents of Bangladesh
	Bir Bikram	Abdullah Al Muslim	List of Prime Ministers of Bangladesh
List of Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh	Bir Protik		Chief Advisor

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

• 1. www.dcjhenaidah.gov.bd

• 2. www.dcjessore.gov.bd