Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila


Brahmanbaria Sadar is an Upazila of Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Brahmanbaria Sadar is located at.

History

The historic name of Brahmanbaria was Rang. During the Sena period of Bengal, King Ballala Sena invited a Brahmin family to come and live in Rang as there was a deficiency of Hindu priests. In the 14th century, a Qadi by the name of Syed Mahmud came to Rang to propagate the religion of Islam to its inhabitants. The Brahman family willingly accepted Islam. They decided gave up their position as the Priests of Rang, and migrated to Nabinagar to start a new life. Rang was named as Brahmanbaria after this incident. The area Mahmud resided in was named Kazipara after him, and his mazar remains there.
Brahmanbaria Thana was converted into an upazila in 1984.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Brahmanbaria Sadar had a population of 659,449. Males constituted 51.38% of the population, and females 48.62%. The population aged 18 or over was 312,696. Brahmanbaria Sadar had an average literacy rate of 30.1%, against the national average of 32.4%.