Brahmanbaria


Brahmanbaria is a city of Bangladesh and the capital of Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila as well as Brahmanbaria District. Iy is the second largest city after Comilla in eastern Bangladesh and one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh, established in 1769. Brahmanbaria was declared a district headquarters in 1984. Its municipality area has a population of 168,636 according to the 2011 Census. It was a part of greater Comilla District until 1984.

History

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh, when Pakistan Army planners predicted India would launch its main attack in the east along the Akhuara–Brahmanbaria axis, it had no brigades available to cover this area, and Pakistan Army moved its 27th brigade from Mymensingh to Akhaura after retaining two battalions of 27th brigade at Mymensingh to form the 93rd Brigade to defend Mymensingh. Pakistan Army's 93,000 troops unconditionally surrendered to the Indian Army and India's local ally Mukti Bahini on 16 December 1971. This day and event is commemorated as the Bijoy Dibos in Bangladesh and Vijay Diwas in India.

Administration

Brahmanbaria was given city status in 1984. The city boundaries contain Sadar Municipality, 12 Wards, 78 Mahallas, and 36 villages.

Geography and climate

Brahmanbaria is located in the East-Central region of Bangladesh. Its nearby cities are Dhaka, Comilla, Narayanganj and Agartala. This city is in the bank of Titas River. Also there is Meghna River in the west of Brahmanbaria.
Brahmanbaria has a tropical wet and dry climate.

Notable residents

Brahmanbaria also produced actresses like Zakia Bari Momo, who won LUX Channel I Superstar, Tasnova Hoque Elvin. Alamgir is evergreen actor of Cinema of Bangladesh. He start working in mid '80s and he is still an actor. Brahmanbaria has other people like Al Mahmud, Cricketer Mohammad Ashraful, Abdul Kadir and Syed Shamsul Haque who are poets. Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda was a leader of the Muslim League. Shakil Ahmed was the director general of border guards, who had heavily secured the borders of Bangladesh.

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