Sirajganj, city in central Bangladesh. It lies just west of the Jomuna River (the name of the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh) and is about 70 miles (110 km) northwest of Dhaka. Sirajganj is an important jute collection, processing, and trade centre that has road, rail, and river connections to major cities. Its jute mills were the first to be established in the Bengal area. It was constituted a municipality in 1869. The city has several government colleges and many private institutions of higher education.
In 1922, many were killed and wounded when police opened fire on an assemblage of people gathered at Salanga Hat (as a part of the Khelafat and non cooperation movement) under the leadership of Maulana Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish. This is known as the Salanga Movement or 'Salanga Genocide'. In 1942, Mohammad Ali Jinnah came to Sirajganj to attend the All-India Muslim League Conference; Mahatma Gandhi and Subas Basu came to Sirajganj to attend the convention of the Brahmo Samaj in 1928. The Hindu-Muslim Pact of the Swaraj Party,headed by Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, was adopted in the Conference of the All India Congress Party held in 1924 at Sirajganj. National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam came to Sirajganj in 1932 to preside over the Conference of the Tarun Muslim. A.K. Fazlul Huq laid the foundation stone of Sirajganj Degree College in 1940. During the War of Liberation, a battle was fought between the freedom fighters and the Pakistani army at Naogaon of Tarash upazila in which the Pakistani army was defeated and about 150 members of the Pakistani army were killed. During 11 - 14 December, a battle was fought between the Pakistani army and the freedom fighters at Shailabari in which the Pakistani army was defeated. Sirajganj was liberated on 14 December 1971.
Literacy and Education
The average literacy is 63%, or more specifically 73.4% for males, and 50.2% for females. There are one university college and five government colleges.1 POLYTECNIC INSTETUTE. Supplemented by 75 non-government colleges, 1 teachers' training college, 1 law college, 1 homeopath college, 1 medical assistant training school, 1 youth training centre, 1 vocational training institute, 1 nursing institute, 1 primary teachers' training centre, 3 government high schools, 245 non-government high schools, 43 junior high schools, 249 madrasas, 880 government primary schools, 503 non-government primary schools, a government maternity centre, 2 community schools, 4 technical training centres, a singer school, and 10 kindergartens.Historical places of Sirajgonj
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War of Liberation
Markers of the War of Liberation include mass graves at Baroitala village (Kazipur Upazila), Asbaria village (Tarash Upazila), and martyr memorials at Chandidasgati, Sirajganj Sadar Upazila (Durjay Bangla), Ghatina (Ullahpara Upazila) and at Baroitala village (Kazipur Upazila).sirajgonj shador thana Md Anisur rahman student of Rajshahi University.
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Main Occupations
Agriculture 35.49%, agricultural labourer 21.45%, wage labourer 5.77%, commerce 11.98%, service 5.49%, handicraft 5.59%, industrial labourer 2.78%, others 11.45%.
Agriculture of Sirajgonj
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