Baksiganj Upazila

Baksiganj Upazila

Baksiganj (Bengali: বকশিগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Bakshigonj is located at 25.2250°N 89.8750°E . It has 32007 units of household and total area 204.3 km².

Administration Bakshigonj thana was turned into an upazila in 1982. The upazila consists of 7 union parishads, 25 mouzas and 196 villages. In Bakshigonj have some Haat Bazer.

Bakshigonj (Town) The area of the Bakshigonj town is 3.86 km². It has a population of 8573; male 50.97%, female 49.03%; population density is 2220 per km². Literacy rate among the town people is 25.9%.

Historical events during the war of liberation the Pakistan army established a military camp at Kamalpur, in the northern sector. From the point of view of war strategy this camp was so important that its fall meant to lose control over the whole Jamalpur-Dhaka region. The freedom fighters attacked Kamalpur many times. On 31 July 1971 the freedom fighters attacked Kamalpur under the command of Major Moinul Hussain Chowdhury, Battalion Commanding Officer of the 1st East Bengal Regiment of Sector 11. This time final victory was not achieved but the casualties in the Pakistan army were huge. In this battle 35 freedom fighters including Captain Salahuddin Momtaz, Ahaduzzaman and Abul Kalam Azad were killed. On 14 November 1971 Abu Taher lost one of his legs in an explosion.

Marks of War of Liberation Mass grave 7, Playground of Bakshigonj High School, Kamalpur Health Centre, Kamalpur Bazar, Battajor, Dhanua Bakshigonj Cattle Hat, Bakshigonj Bazar.