Fulgazi Upazila
Fulgazi is an Upazila of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is situated in the northern part of Feni and is noted as the ancestral place of two-time former prime minister of Bangladesh, Begum Khaleda Zia.Natural beauty of this upazila is amazing. The rivers Muhuri, Selonia, and Kahuya increase its importance.
Famous personalities
Noted journalist A. B. M. Musa, a son of Kutubpur and valiant freedom fighter Zafar Imam Bir Bikram, son of Nowapur,Hazi Master Bazlur Rahman son of Noapur, Brigadier General (Rtrd) Amin Ahammed, son of Hassanpur were born in Fulgazi upazila. Mr. Zakaria Bhuiyan, pioneer of garments industries in Bangladesh, Mr. Mostafizur Rahman Bhuiyan, Late Adv. Lutful Hoque Mozumder, Mr. Azizzu Haque (Ex. Secretary), Late Kazi Farid Ahmed (Ex. Joint Secretary), Mr. Md. Abdul Fattah, Mr. Md. Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan of Jagotpur village have made good reputation in their activities like as garments industries, laws & administration, information technologies & financing sectors in Bangladesh. Jammura a frontier village under New Munshir hat union is renowned for its industrious people who built up a bridge over the rivoer Silonia without government assistance in 1985. The uncles, aunts & couzins of the ex Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia was born in Fulgazi. Haji Mazharul Hossain Mazumdar or Hazrat Kebla Pir Pagla Darbesh was a leading and famous Pir (or Muslim pious man) of Fulgazi. He is a couzin of the uncle of Begum Khaleda Zia. His final resting place is in Fulgazi's South Sreepur area.
Geography
This upazila is locked by India on two sides, east and west. Prarashuram upazila is in its north on the other hand Chagalnaiya is in its south. West frontier union is New Munshir Hat and east frontier Union is Amzadhat. Darbarpur, GM Hat & Hassanpur are also famous unions.
Jagotpur, Sreepur, Hassanpur, Nurpur, Nilakhi, Darbarpur, Nowapur, Bandhua are densely populated villages in the Fulagazi Upazilla. The literacy rate of this Upazilla is more than 90%. Most of the peoples of Fulgazi are well educated. The peoples are very familiar, hospitable & social.
Except agriculture, maximum people of Fulgazi resides in Dhaka City, Chittagong City, Sylhet City and Khulna City engaged in all sorts of jobs and business ranging from menial labour to high profiled office jobs.It has a large contingent of its population residing in the Middle East and other parts of the world.
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