Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2023, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Each division is divided into several districts which are further subdivided into upazilas, then union councils.
Shariatpur is a district in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh.
Hizla is the largest upazila (sub-district) of southern Bangladesh's Barisal District.
Madaripur Sadar is an upazila of Madaripur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bhedarganj is an upazila (sub-district) of Shariatpur District in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka Division. It is a part of the Greater Faridpur region and is named after its administrative centre, the town of Bhedarganj.
Damudya is an upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Damudya Thana was established in 1975 and converted into an upazila in 1982. It was named after its administrative center, the town of Damudya.
Gosairhat is an upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, in south central Bangladesh.
Naria is an upazila of Shariatpur District of the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Naria.
Shariatpur Sadar is an upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shariatpur Thana was converted into an upazila in 1984. The upazila took its name from the district and the Bengali word sadar (headquarters). It is the subdistrict where the district headquarters, Shariatpur town, is located.
Anakhanda is a village of Naria Upazila, Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The Madhyapara Massacre refers to the alleged massacre of unarmed Hindu residents of Madhyapara and other nearby villages under the authority of the Palong police station in the Faridpur district, by the Pakistani army on 22 May 1971. An estimated 370 people were killed in the massacre. In 1971, the villages of Madhyapara, Kashabhog & Rudrakar were under the authority of the Palong police station of Madaripur sub-division in Faridpur District. They are now under the jurisdiction of the Shariatpur municipality in Shariatpur Sadar Upazila of Shariatpur District. The three villages at the time were largely Hindu-inhabited and Madhyapara was totally Hindu.
Zajira is an upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Zajira Thana was established in 1973 and was converted into an upazila in 1984. It was named after its administrative center, the town of Zajira.
Shariatpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2012 by Nahim Razzaq of the Awami League.
Padma Division is a proposed administrative division within Bangladesh for the southern parts of the existing Dhaka Division, comprising Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, Rajbari, and Shariatpur Districts of Dhaka Division. The headquarters of the division is to be in Faridpur. This division will be named after its affiliated river Padma.
Shariatpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Iqbal Hossain Apu of the Awami League.
Madaripur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 1986 by Shajahan Khan of the Awami League.
Rajbari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Kazi Keramat Ali of the Awami League.
Shariatpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by AKM Enamul Haque Shamim of the Awami League.
Madaripur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Tahmina Begum of the Awami League.
T. M. Giasuddin Ahmed was a politician of Shariatpur District of Bangladesh and former member of Parliament for Shariatpur-2.
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