Union in Khulna, Bangladesh
Salamabad Union (Bengali: সালামাবাদ ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Kalia Upazila of Narail District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh.[1] It has an area of 59.23 km2 (22.87 sq mi) and a population of 12,468 (2011).[2]
Geography
Salamabad Union is located in the Kalia Upazila. It has an area of 59.23 km2 (22.87 sq mi).[3]
Demography
Salamabad has a population of 12,468.[3]
Administration
Salamabad constitutes the no. 5 union council of Kalia Upazila. It consists of four mouzas: Brihachla, Great Kalia, Devipur and Dhusahati. In total, it has 17 villages which are divided by 9 wards: Salamabad (Baka), Jaipur, Munshinagar, Bahirdanga, Haridanga, Boladanga, Naldanga, Dashnaora, Bilbyaoch, Devipur, Joka, Jokarchar, Vaidyavati, Bhaurirchar, Dhusahati, Raipur and Harishpur.[4]
List of chairmen
List of chairmen
| Name
|
Notes
|
| MM Najmul Haq Prince
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Previous
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| Mullah Mahbubur Rahman
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Present
|
Education and economy
The Union has a literacy rate of 60%. It has 13 primary schools and 1 middle school. There are several madrasas: Bahirdanga Madrasa (Ward 1), Haridanga Womens Madrasa (Ward 3) and Ashraful Uloom Qawmia Madrasa & Orphanage, Baka.
Salamabad has a significant number of expatriates in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Malaysia and Singapore contributing to its economy.
Language and culture
The native population converse in their native dialect but can also converse in Standard Bengali. Languages such as Arabic and English are also taught in schools. The Union contains 20 mosques and several eidgahs:[5] They are as follows:
List of mosques
List of mosques
| Name
|
Imam
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| Char Jaipur Bayt al-Mamur Jame Mosque
|
Muhammad Ubaydul Sardar
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| Muhammadpur Jame Mosque, Jaipur
|
Muhammad Anisur Rahman
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| Jaipur Jame Mosque
|
Muhammad Musharraf Husayn
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| East Jokarchar Jame Mosque
|
Abu Talib Khan
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| West Jokarchar Jame Mosque
|
Muhammad Moinul Islam Mullah
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| Dhusahati Jame Mosque
|
Muhammad Nasrullah
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| East Dhusahati Jame Mosque
|
Muhammad Sirajul Islam
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| South Naldanga Jame Mosque
|
Muhammad Shariful Islam
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| West Baka Jame Mosque
|
Masrurul Haq Shiqdar
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| Middle Baka Jame Mosque
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Muhammad Badshah Mia
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| Baka Madrasa Mosque
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Muhammad Riyazul Islam
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| Bayt al-Nur Jame Mosque
|
Muhammad Mafizur Rahman
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| Bahirdanga Jame Mosque
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Muhammad Hadiur Rahman
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| South Bahirdanga Jame Mosque
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Muhammad Ghulam Kibriya Sharif
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| Middle Bilbyaoch Jame Mosque
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Shoriful Islam
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| Bhaurirchar Jame Mosque
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Muhammad Matiyar Rahman
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| Raipur-Ghazipara Jame Mosque
|
Muhammad Khwaja Mia
|
References
