Bauphal Upazila

Bauphal Upazila (Bengali: বাউফল) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Bauphal
বাউফল
Bauphal is located in Bangladesh
Bauphal
Bauphal
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°25.8′N 90°30.8′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictPatuakhali District
Area
 • Total486.91 km2 (188.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total304,959
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
PostCode
8620
Websitebauphal.patuakhali.gov.bd

Educational institutes

There are a few educational institutions in Bauphal. Among them, 10 colleges, 1 polytechnic institute, 59 secondary schools, 122 primary schools, 72 madrasas.[1]

Notable people
  • ASM Feroz, the Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Patuakhali-6 from 1979 to 1982,[2] and Patuakhali-2 from 1986 to 1987 and from 1991 until 2001,[3][4][5] has been MP for Patuakhali-2 again since 2009.[6][7]
  • KM Nurul Huda, Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh. [8]
  • Abdul Malek, Information Commissioner of Bangladesh. [9]
  • Abdul Aziz Khandaker, former member of parliament (Patuakhali -6) [10]
  • Zobaydul Haq Rasel, Bangladeshi Politician
  • Khandaker Shamsul Haq (Reza), Former General Secretary, Bangladesh Krishak League. [11]

References
  1. Das, Rabindranath (2012). "Bauphal Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "List of 2nd Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  3. "List of 3rd Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  4. "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  5. "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  7. "Constituency 112, Patuakhali-2". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. "Bio of K M Nurul Huda" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  9. "Ex-secy Abdul Malek made info commissioner".
  10. "আব্দুল আজিজ খন্দকারের সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবনী".
  11. "Krishak League gets new president, secy". Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
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