Bapta | |
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Coordinates: 22°42′N90°39′E / 22.700°N 90.650°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Barisal Division |
District | Bhola District |
Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time) |
Bapta is a village in Bhola Sadar Upazila of Bhola District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh. [1] About four-fifths of the village is in Bapta Union, with the remainder being part of Bhola Municipality. [2]
Bhola District is an administrative district (zila) in south-central Bangladesh, which includes Bhola Island, the largest island of Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division and has an area of 3403.48 km2. It is bounded by Lakshmipur and Barisal District to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the south, by Lakshmipur and Noakhali districts, the (lower) Meghna river and Shahbazpur Channel to the east, and by Patuakhali District and the Tetulia river to the west. About 400 million cubic feet natural gas has been found at Kachia in Bhola which is being used to run a power station.
Faridpur Sadar Upazila is an upazila (sub-district) of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It contains Faridpur Town near the banks of the Padma River.
Bhola is a town and district headquarter of Bhola District in the division of Barishal, Bangladesh.
Bhola Sadar is an upazila of Bhola District in Barisal Division, Bangladesh. It contains the district headquarters, Bhola.
Borhanuddin is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Char Fasson is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Daulatkhan is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Lalmohan is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Manpura is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Tazumuddin is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Bauphal Upazila is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Bhola Island is the largest island of Bangladesh with an area of 1,441 km2. It is most of the land area of Bhola District in Barisal Division.
Tofail Ahmed is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a 7-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Bhola-1, Bhola-2 and Bakerganj-1 constituencies since 1973. Previously he served as the Minister of Commerce and Minister of Industries of the Government of Bangladesh.
Andaleeve Rahman Partho is the president of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party, a Member of Parliament and the principal of British School of Law in Dhaka.
Bhola-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Tofail Ahmed of the Awami League.
Bhola-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Abdullah Al Islam Jacob of the Awami League.
Bhola-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2010 by Nurunnabi Chowdhury of the Awami League.
Bhola-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Ali Azam of the Awami League.
Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in southern Charfession Upazila of Bangladesh, located on Char Kukri Mukri island in the Bay of Bengal in the south of the country. The area of the sanctuary is 40 ha, and is elongated in shape. It is 130 km from Barisal town in the gangetic delta on the mouth of Meghna river. It is also called Charfasson wildlife sanctuary. Most part of the sanctuary is submerged twice in a day due to high tide and is covered with dense mangrove vegetation. The soil type is clay.
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