Education
People were deprived of modern education till the beginning of the Twentieth Century. The oldest institution for secondary education- Ullapara Merchant's Pilot High English School was established in 1906 (by the jute merchants of the then small river port)Salop High School was established in 1905(by landlord ). Subsequently other educational institutes were set up, such as- Ullapara Science College, Govt. Akbar Ali College, Momena Ali Science School, Hamida Pilot High School & College, Kuchia Mara College, Solonga College, Rajman High School, Baropangashi High School K.A.M High School, Ideal High School, Dharoil High School, Newargacha Girls school, Lahiri Mohanpur K.M. Institute etc. Akbar Ali College was the first College in the Upazila, established in 1970 by enthusiastic scholars and students of the region. The College was nationalised afterwards. There are 15 private college, 43 high school, 146 govt. primary school, 105 private(Reg.) primary schools and 106 Brac schools in Ullapara. The people (majority being Muslims) are also interested in the traditional Islamic system of education'Education of Madrasha'. So, there are- 1 Kamil, 6 Fajil, 4 Alim, 42 Dakhil and 75 Eftadaye madrasha here. Unfortunately, people are still deprived of quality education and the literacy rate has not improved much.
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