Lakshmipur District
Lakshmipur or Laxmipur District with an area of 1455.96 km², is a district of Bangladesh. It is bordered by Chandpur District to the north, Bhola and Noakhali districts to the south, Noakhali District to the east, and Barisal and Bhola districts to the west.Subdivisions
The upazilas under this district are:
- Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila
- Ramganj Upazila
- Raipur Upazila
- Ramgati Upazila
- Kamalnagar Upazila
The district of Lakshmipur consists of 4 municipalities, 58 union parishads, 514 villages, 3539 mosques, 45 temples, and 1 church.
- Lakshmipur Adarsha Samad Government High School
- Panpara high School,Ramgonj
- Sreerampur High School,Ramgonj
Notable residents
- Tufail Mohammad, second recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider
- Mohammad Mohammadullah, 3rd President of Bangladesh
- Abdul Matin Chowdhury,, He served as the 14th Vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka.
- Mohammad Toaha, language activist of the Bengali Language Movement and politician
- A. S. M. Abdur Rab, Bangladeshi politician
- Mohammad Noman, political leader of Jatiyo Party
- Selina Parvin,, journalist and poet, martyr of Bangladesh War of Independence, was born in Ramganj Upazila
- A.K.M. Shahjahan Kamal, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
- Riman Zahir Chowdhury -- Pilot
- Muhammad Abdullah, academic.
- Dr. A. S. M. Maksud Kamal, Pro-VC, University of Dhaka
