LAKSHMIPUR DISTRICT

Lakshmipur or Laxmipur District (Bengali: লক্ষ্মীপুর জেলা, Lakshmipur Jela also Lakshmipur Zila) with an area of 1455.96 km², is a district of Bangladesh. It is bordered by Chandpur District to the north, Bhola and Noakhali districts to the south, Noakhali District to the east, and Barisal and Bhola districts to the west.

The upazilas under this district are:

• Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila
• Ramganj Upazila
• Raipur Upazila
• Ramgati Upazila
• Kamalnagar Upazila

The district of Lakshmipur consists of 4 municipalities, 58 union parishads, 514 villages, 3539 mosques, 45 temples, and 1 church.
Lakshmipur Adarsha Samad Government High School
Panpara high School,Ramgonj

Notable Persons:

• Mohammad Mohammadullah, 3rd President of Bangladesh (24 December 1973 – 25 January 1975)
• Abdul Matin Chowdhury,(1 May 1921 – 24 June 1981), He served as the 14th Vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka.
• Mohammad Toaha, language activist of the Bengali Language Movement and politician
• A. S. M. Abdur Rab, Bangladeshi politician
• Mohammad Noman, political leader of Jatiyo Party
• Selina Parvin, (1931–1971), journalist and poet, martyr of Bangladesh War of Independence, was born in Ramganj Upazila
• A.K.M. Shahjahan Kamal, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism (3 January 2018- )

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