Magura District

Magura (Bengali: মাগুরা) is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.[3] Magura is far from Dhaka by 176 kilometers. The main transport is bus. From Magura to Dhaka it takes five hours by bus. There is no train transport in Magura.

Magura মাগুরা
District
Magura District
Location of Magura District in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Magura District
Coordinates: 23.40°N 89.40°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Ashraful Alam
Area
• Total	1,048.61 km^2 (404.87 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	918,419
• Density	880/km^2 (2,300/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	50.6%[1]
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	7600
HDI (2018)	0.622[2] medium · 5th of 21

Administration

Magura district has 4 upazilas. They are:

1. Magura Sadar Upazila
2. Mohammadpur Upazila
3. Shalikha Upazila
4. Sreepur Upazila

Geography

Magura District (Khulna Division) with an area of 1048 km², is bounded by Rajbari district to the north, Jessore and Narail districts to the south, Faridpur district to the east and Jhenaidaha district to the west.

Climate

Climate data for Magura
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	23.4 (74.1)	27.7 (81.9)	33.3 (91.9)	35.6 (96.1)	34.8 (94.6)	32.4 (90.3)	31.4 (88.5)	31.4 (88.5)	32.2 (90.0)	31.4 (88.5)	28.9 (84.0)	25.5 (77.9)	30.7 (87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	16.4 (61.5)	20.2 (68.4)	26.0 (78.8)	29.2 (84.6)	29.6 (85.3)	28.9 (84.0)	28.4 (83.1)	28.6 (83.5)	28.8 (83.8)	27.3 (81.1)	23.2 (73.8)	18.7 (65.7)	25.4 (77.8)
Average low °C (°F)	9.4 (48.9)	12.8 (55.0)	18.7 (65.7)	22.9 (73.2)	24.5 (76.1)	25.5 (77.9)	25.5 (77.9)	25.8 (78.4)	25.6 (78.1)	23.3 (73.9)	17.5 (63.5)	12.0 (53.6)	20.3 (68.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	11 (0.4)	19 (0.7)	40 (1.6)	85 (3.3)	183 (7.2)	323 (12.7)	302 (11.9)	288 (11.3)	242 (9.5)	156 (6.1)	25 (1.0)	7 (0.3)	1,681 (66)
Average relative humidity (%)	45	35	32	48	66	74	75	74	71	66	47	44	56
Source: National newspapers

Notable residents

• Farrukh Ahmed, poet
• Shamsun Nahar Ahmed, Member of Parliament, was from Magura District.[4]
• Syed Ali Ahsan, poet
• Mir Hasem Ali, elected as an MLA of East Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1954.
• Syed Ator Ali, elected as an MPA of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1970, a Political Convenor of Sector No. 8 and 9 during Liberation War.
• M Yousuff Ali, fisheries biologist, policy planner, administrator and advocate for protecting the open water fishery resources.
• Mohammad Asaduzzaman, elected as an MP of Jatiya Sangsad for 3 times.
• Shakib Al Hasan, cricketer
• Muhammad Sohrab Hossain Twice MNA Pakistan, Prominent Minister holding 8 ministry in Sheikh Mujib's cabinet. One of the founding fathers of Bangladesh and President of the first ever meeting in the Jessore District after the Liberation of Bangladesh.
• Kamrul Laila Jolly, former Member of Parliament
• Kazi Salimul Haque Kamal, two-term Member of Parliament for Magura-2
• Kazi Kader Newaj, poet
• Gangadhar Sen Roy, Ayurveda physician and Sanskrit scholar
• Biren Sikder, State Minister of Youth and Sports
• Saifuzzaman Shikhor, current MP of Magura-1

References

1. "Community Report: Magura" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 19. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
3. Abu Naser Majnu (2012). "Magura District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
4. চলে গেলেন মাগুরার প্রাক্তন সংসদ সদস্য শামসুন্নাহার আহমেদ [Former Magura MP Shamsunnahar Ahmed has passed away]. Magura News (in Bengali). 26 October 2017.