Munshiganj Sadar Upazila


Munshiganj Sadar is an Upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

History

In 1971

When the Pakistan Army began mass-killing and massacre in Dhaka city on the night of 25 March the students and youths of Munshiganj raided the armoury and captured arms and ammunitions to resist the Pakistan Army on 29 March. They successfully guarded the river-side area to check the onrush of the Pakistan army towards Munshiganj. The people of Narayanganj in alliance with the youths of Munshiganj resisted an attack of the Pakistan Army on 31 March. The Pak army first penetrated into Munshiganj on 9 May and killed some youths at Kewar on 14 May.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Munshiganj district, formerly a subdivision under Dhaka district, was established in 1984. It consists of 6 upazilas, 67 union parishads, 662 mouzas, 906 villages, 18 wards, 73 mahallas and 2 municipalities.