Hizla
হিজলা
Upazila
Location of Hizla
Coordinates: 22°54′N 90°30.5′E / 22.900°N 90.5083°E / 22.900; 90.5083
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictBarisal District
Government
 • Upazila ChairmanBelayet Husayn Dhali
 • MP (Barisal-4)Pankaj Nath
Area
 • Total515.36 km2 (198.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total146,077
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitehizla.barisal.gov.bd

Hizla (Bengali: হিজলা) is the largest upazila (sub-district) of southern Bangladesh's Barisal District.[1]

Geography

Hizla Upazila (barisal district) area 515.36 km2, located in between 22°50' and 23°05' north latitudes and in between 90°25' and 90°43' east longitudes. It is bounded by Ghosairhat and Haimchar upazilas on the north, Mehendiganj upazila on the south, Muladi upazila on the west.

Hijla Upazila is located in Kolghes of Shariatpur district of Dhaka division north of Barishal on the map of the country. Ghosairhat Upazila of Shariatpur district on the north, Haimchar Upazila of Chandpur district on the northeast, Mehendiganj Upazila on the south, Raipur Upazila of Noakhali district on the east, and Muladi Upazila on the west. The distance from the district headquarters is 50 km. It is an area surrounded by rivers.

Jayanti, Nayabhangani, Meghna, Lower Meghna, and Azimpur rivers are flooded.

History

Hizla, along with Mehendiganj, was formerly known as North Shahbazpur. During the Company rule in Bengal, Mawlana Hakim Ahsanullah of Noakhali, a descendant of Shaykh Thakur Chandpuri, was granted a taluk in the village of Gaurabadi in Hizla after treating Prafullanath Tagore, the zamindar of Idilpur and North Shahbazpur. However, Ahsanullah died and the taluk was inherited by his two nephews, Mawlana Abdur Rahim and Dr. Fazlur Rahman. They relocated to Gaurabadi and established the Mia family of Gaurabadi. Their descendant, Moulvi Saadat Husayn Mia, became a leading judge of Barisal, and his son, Hedayet Hossain Morshed, was a journalist and litterateur.[2]

During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, base commanders Bir Protik Qazi Anwar Husayn of Hizla, Qutub Uddin of Muladi and Abdul Quddus Mollah of Mehendiganj led the Bengali freedom fighters in conducting an operation in Hizla, Mehendiganj and Muladi against the Pakistan Army and their collaborators. Many freedom fighters from Hizla were killed in action during the war, including Havildar Shah Alam of Goalbaor (killed in Comilla), Naik Azizur Rahman of Tetulia (killed in Comilla), EPR Havildar Nur Muhammad (killed in Jessore) and Sipahi Abdul Wajid Palpari (killed in Rajshahi). Eight civilians were also killed in Hizla such as Husayn Ali (a teacher from Palpara village), Sultan Jamadar Dadpuri and Ashrab Ali. Shafiqul Manan of Teturia village left his role as Professor of Economics at the Patarhat College to join the war. The Pakistan Army collaborators arrested him in Barisal and murdered him on the banks of the Kirtankhola river.[2] The status of Hizla Thana was upgraded to upazila (sub-district) in 1983 as part of the President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralisation programme.[1]

Demographics

Religions in Hizla upazila (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.50%
Hinduism
 
 2.50%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Hizla has a population of 146,077 living in 30,529 households. 41,373 (28.32%) were under 10 years of age. Hizla has an average literacy rate of 40.83% (7+ years) and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 14,184 (9.71%) of the population lives in urban areas.[3]

Administration

Hizla Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Bara Jalia, Dhulkhola, Guabaria, Harinathpur, Hizla Gaurabdi, Kuchaipatti, and Memania. The union parishads are subdivided into 139 mauzas and 112 villages.[4]

Upazila Nirbahi Officer: Kaniz Fatema Tania Bilai

Chairmen

List of chairmen
Name Term
Amjad Husayn 1985-1986
ATM Mahbub Alam 1986-1991
Sultan Mahmud Tipu 2009-2014
Muhammad Belayet Husayn Dhali Present

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 KM Saiful Islam (2012). "Hizla Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 Ahmed, Sirajuddin (2015). "হিজলা উপজেলার শহীদ মুক্তিযোদ্ধাগণ, গৌরবদীর মিয়া পরিবার, শফিকুল মন্নান, শহীদ অধ্যাপক". বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস [History of the Barisal Division]. Vol. 2. Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani.
  3. 1 2 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Barisal" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ↑ "District Statistics 2011: Barisal" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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