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Hugra Union

Coordinates: 24°17′20″N 89°49′55″E / 24.288866°N 89.831975°E / 24.288866; 89.831975
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Hugra Union
হুগড়া ইউনিয়ন
Hugra Union is located in Bangladesh
Hugra Union
Hugra Union
Location of Hugra Union in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°17′20″N 89°49′55″E / 24.288866°N 89.831975°E / 24.288866; 89.831975
CountryBangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictTangail District
UpazilaTangail Sadar Upazila
Established1984
Government
 • TypeUnion Council
Area
 • Total34.13 km2 (13.18 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total34,490
 • Density1,011/km2 (2,620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1900
WebsiteOfficial Website of Hugra Union

Hugra Union (Bengali: হুগড়া ইউনিয়ন) is a union of Tangail Sadar Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. It is situated 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Tangail, the district headquarters.

Abdus Sattar Khan, a prominent activist in the war of independence and the inaugural president of the Awami League in the Hugra Union, established the Union Hugra in 1984. He also served as one of the founding chairmen of the Hugra Union Council. This union received contributions from esteemed freedom fighter Abu Saeed Khan and numerous other members of the Khan dynasty, who worked tirelessly to develop the union following the war.

In the West Tangail, Hugra Union was knowned for its extremist proletarian forces and its history of atrocities against innocent civilians. The notorious Razakar Habibar Maulvi, an anti-independence war activist who supported East Pakistan, served as the president of the Hugra Union Peace Committee at one point, providing shelter to those engaged in anti-national and inhumane activities. He was subsequently imprisoned for his traitorous actions against the nation.

Currently, Nur-E-Alam Tuhin leads the position of chairman of the Hugra Union Council.[1]

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Hugra Union had 7,073 households and a population of 34,490. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 37% (male: 42.2%, female: 31.8%).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chairman of UP". Hugra Union Parishad.
  2. ^ "Community Report: Tangail" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2017-06-18.