Meherpur Dristic

Meherpurs Description

Meherpur is a district in South-western Bangladesh  which is also the smallest district of  Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division . Before 1984, it was a part of Kushtia district. Meherpur is a historical district in Bangladesh because of the fact that the Proclamation of Independence was solemnly made at the village Baidyanathtola, Mujibnagar, on 17 April 1971. On this very day the first provisional government of Bangladesh took oath here under the leadership of Tajuddin Ahmed                          


Geography:

                                                                                               Meherpur  Map

  
Demographics:

As of the 1991  Bangladesh Census , Meherpur Sadar has a population of 262779. Males constitute are 51.2% of the population, and females 48.8%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 140387. Meherpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 24.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.


Administrative:

Meherpur Sadar has 18 Unions/Wards, 135 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 117 villages.

Mujibnagar the tourist place of Meherpur

Mujibnagar formerly known as Baidyanathtala is a town in the Meherpur District  of Bangladeas. It is a common reference for the government in exile  formed by the leaders of the Awami League , who were leading theguerrilla war for the independence of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) from Pakistan  in 1971.
Throughout the war with the Pakistan Army, the Mujibnagar government would serve as the nominal head of the pro-independence guerrilla militias, mainly the Mukit Bahini. Although the state gained independence only in December 1971, the Mujibnagar government is recognised as the first official government of Bangladesh.



Following the failure of last-ditch talks on the formation of a government, Pakistani president Yahya Khan ordered the Pakistani Army to launch Operation Searchlight to suppress the nationalist movement. On March 25, 1971 the leader of the Awami League Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was arrested by Pakistan Army and moved to a jail in West Pakistan . During that time on behalf of him,Ziaur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh and exhorted the Bengali people to resist the Pakistani state forces, and was arrested shortly thereafte




Bangladesh Acting President Syed Nazrul Islam , Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmed and Commander-in-Chief Colonel M A G Osmani  at the swearing in ceremony of the Mujibnagar government.


The senior political leaders of the Awami League congregated at the town of Baidyanathtala, which was mainly a mango grove located in Meherpur, when it was a sub-district of Kushtia. Inaugurating the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on April 17, the national anthem Amar Sonar Bangla was sung in chorus. Although Sheikh Mujib was declared the first President, Syed Nazrul Islam  was appointed acting president and hoisted the flag of Bangladesh. Tajuddin Ahmed was appointed the first Prime Minister.

Role of the Bureaucrats

Many bureaucrats of East Pakistan  joined the government of  Bangladesh  in Mujibnagar. They included Nurul Kader Khan,  S. A. Samad, Khondker Asaduzzaman, Dr.Kamal Uddin Siddiqui , Dr. Sa'dat Hussain and Dr. Akbar Ali Khan. After th Pakistani military started genocide on 25ht March, they organized Muktibahini locally, gave arms from police stations and took money from government treasury to Calcuuta and Agartala to finanace the runnin of the government. Many of them worked as privare secretary of the ministers.

The another tourist place of Amjhupi

Meherpur Amjhupi is an important historical plce of banladesh. Here you will see the first parliament of Bangladesh. you will get the combination of the history and nature here. There are many mango trees here. In the short distance there is indian border and the historic monument.

Amjhupi Map — Satellite Images of Amjhupi

original name: Āmjhupi
geographical location: Meherpur Zl, Khulna Div, Bangladesh, Asia
geographical coordinates: 23° 45' 0" North, 88° 42' 0" East