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3.0 OVERVIEW OF MOMENTUM PROMOTION & LOGISTICS
It is a sole proprietorship organization devoted to
develop, Markets, Produce Small & Cottage industry
products, Human resources, Tourism services towards
sustainable & eco-friendly aspects…
1. To ensure Productivity
2. Create Sustainable Industrial Development
3. Human Resource Development
4. Eco Tourism Development
5. Energy Management
6. Green Marketing
7. Create sustainable Products & Services
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We wish to be change maker and lead our nation towards
productivity, efficiency & effective development of lifestyle.
MPL wish to
• Create Cooperative producers hub
• Spread Agri & Agro industrialization
• Provide Technical Assistance & Supply Chain Management
• Develop Strong Knowledge base
• Create Lifestyle towards Green
• Produce Eco-friendly Goods & Services
• Have eco-friendly Industrialisation
We are international marketers of Small & Cottage industry
products, Agro & Agri products, Herbal & Naturitical products
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& Services, Leather, Jute, Fiber goods, Readymade apparels,
Home & Kitchen Solutions.
We are keen to develop Entertainment Facilities, Sites, Parks, and
Tourism Superstructures like Hotels, Motels, Resorts, Restaurants,
Drink points, and Resale outlets.
We wish to develop Breeding centers, Research centers, and
Commercial gardens.
We wish to develop community centers, Catering Centers, Seminar
& Conference Centers.
We are strategically aliened with
Kolapara Bohumukhi Somobay Somity (KBSS)
For the supervision, management, and support the
development of the cooperative hubs, sales points,
production facilities and maintain the logistical functions of
the MPL.
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4.0 OVERVIEW OF THE AREA
Munshiganj (Bangla: ) also historically known as Bikrampur is a district in
central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Munshiganj
District (DHAKA division) with an area of 954.96 sq km, is bounded
byDHAKA and NARAYANGANJ districts on the north, MADARIPUR and SHARIATPUR districts
on the south, COMILLA and CHANDPUR districts on the east, Dhaka
and FARIDPURdistricts on the west. Main rivers are
the PADMA, MEGHNA, DHALESHWARI, ICHAMATIand SHITALAKSHYA. The southern and
eastern parts of the district often fall victim to erosion caused by the mighty
Padma and the Meghna respectively. Main depression is Arial Beel covering an
area of 4330 hectare.
The Annual temperature- maximum 36°C and minimum 12.7°C; total rainfall 2376
mm.
Munshiganj (Town) consists of 9 wards and 42 mahallas.The area of the town is
14.17 sq km. The population of the town is 52071; male 51.62% and female
48.38%; density of population is 3674 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town
people is 49.3%. The town has two dakbungalows.
Administration Munshiganj district, formerly a subdivision under Dhaka district,
was established in 1984. It consists of 6 upazilas, 67 union parishads, 662 mouzas,
906 villages, 18 wards, 73 mahallas and 2 municipalities. The upazilas
are GAZARIA,TONGIBARI, SERAJDIKHAN, LOHAJANG, SREENAGAR and MUNSHIGANJ SADAR.
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4.1 Archaeological heritage
Idrakpur Fort (1660) in Munshiganj town, Panditer vita(birth place of ATISH
DIPANKAR SRIJNAN) at Bajrayogini, Baba Adam's Mosque, Dighi of Raja Haris chandra,
home stead of Raja Ballal Sen, home stead of Raja Sreenath at Rampal, Rampal
Dighi, Kodal Dhoar Dighi, Shyamsiddhi Math at Sreenagar, Hasara Dargah,
Sholaghar Math, Bhagyakul Rajbari, residence of Jagadis Chandra Basu at
Radhikhal, Jora Math at Sonarang, Kalibari at Tongibari, Taltala Pancha-shikhara
Mahadeva Temple, Talukdarbari Mosque at Kusumpur, Tajpur Mosque,
Patharghata Mosque, Kazishal Mosque, Palghata Bridge, Panch Pir Dargah, marble
statue of Ashutosh Ganguly inside the library room of Haraganga College.
4.2 Historical events
The area comprising the districts of Munshiganj stretching on the west of the
Meghna and Dhaleshwari had been included in the kingdom ofVIKRAMAPURA in the
ancient period. During the Sena rule Vikramapura in East Bengal had been the
second capital of the Senas in addition to their capital at Nadia. After the fall of
Nadia in the hands of BAKHTIYAR KHALJI (1204) the Sena KingLAKSHMANASENA fled to
Vikramapura and began to rule East Bengal. After the death of Lakshmanasena
(1206) his descendants Visvarupasena and Kesavasena ruled in Vikramapura till at
least 1223 AD. Some historians postulate that the sons of Lakshamanasena ruled
in Vikramapura up to 1243-45 AD. Raja Dasarathadeva Danujmadhava (Danuj Rai),
the Deva king of Chandradvipa, ousted the Senas from Vikramapura in the third
quarter of the thirteenth century and ruled the south-eastern Bengal till the end
of the thirteenth century.
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During the Mughal rule the present Munshiganj town including the outlying areas
was known as Idrakpur which was named after the then Mughal faujdar Idrak. A
village on the outskirts of Munshiganj town is still known as Idrakpur. During the
British rule Idrakpur was renamed as Munshiganj after the name of Munshi
Enayet Ali, the localZAMINDAR and the inhabitant of the village Kazi Kasba in
Rampal.
During the WAR OF LIBERATION of 1971 the Pak army raided Munshiganj and Kewar
on 9 and 14 May respectively and killed some youths there. They launched an
attack on the innocent villagers at Gazaria upazila on 5 May and killed about four
hundred villagers by gun-shot. The people of Narayanganj in alliance with youths
of Munshiganj resisted an attack of the Pak army on Narayanganj on 31 March.
Hundreds of youths were recruited as freedom fighters and were given military
training at Dhalgaon area in the month of July and they took part in various
operations against the Pak army. The freedom fighters raided Sreenagar police
station on August 11, Lauhajang police station within a few days and the Tongibari
police station at the end of September, procured huge arms and ammunitions
and Lohajang police station was set on fire. The freedom fighters attacked the
motor-launches of the Pak-army on 24 September at Galimpur and Goalimandra
and killed more than one hundred Pak soldiers. On the night of Shab-e-Qadr the
freedom fighters numbering only 115 launched a combined attack on the Pak
army stationed at Munshiganj and captured the town.
Marks of War of Liberation Mass killing site 3, memorial monument 3, mass grave
1.
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Population 1293536; male 50.09%, female 49.91%; Muslim 90.78%, Hindu 8.01%,
Christian 1.2%, Buddhist 0.01%. Ethnic nationals include snake charmers, cobblers
(Rishi) and scavengers of Munshir Hat.
Religious institutions Mosque 1478, temple 108, tomb 10, church 9.
Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 35.8%; male 40.3%, female
31.1%. Educational institutions: college 16, high school 82, junior high school 11,
primary training institute 1, technical training centre 3, madrasa 87, government
primary school 423, non-government primary school 78, kindergarten 5, mass-
education centre 688.
Newspapers and periodicals Daily Munshiganjer Kaghaz, Weekly Munshiganj,
Weekly Munshiganj Sangbad, Monthly Vikrampur; Defunct papers: Monthly Palli-
Vijnan, Hindu Intelligencer, Mukti, Vikrampur Patrika (1920), Gramer Katha
(weekly, 1962), Anusandhan, Chetana, Kaler Vela, Sangsaptak, Sarab, Kavitapatra,
Vikrampur Mukhasri, Weekly Vikrampur Barta, Vikrampur.
Cultural organisations Club 267, public library 16, various organisations 378,
women's association 47, theatre group 10, jatra party 2, drama stage 1, cinema
hall 15, stadium 2, museum 1, musical academy 2, art school 1.
Main occupations Agriculture 27.43%, agricultural labourer 21.96%, fishing 2.25%,
hawker 1.02%, construction 1.57%, commerce 19.46%, service 9.28%, transport
1.67%, wage labourer 2.87% and others 12.49%.
Land use Cultivable land 56594 hectares; single crop 23%, double crop 44%, triple
crop land 33%. Arable land under irrigation 36%.
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Land control Among the peasants, 13.2% are landless, 27.06% marginal, 35.26%
small, 18.65% intermediate, 5.83% rich; cultivable land per head 0.047 hectare.
Value of land The market value of the first grade arable land is Tk 22800 per 0.01
hectare.
Main crops Potato, jute, rice, betel leaf, wheat, mustard, sesame, gram, lentil,
pea, chilli, coriander, ground nut, maize, patal, karalla tomato, sweet pumpkin,
vegetables.
Extinct and nearly extinct crops Indigo, kaun, linseed, arahar (pulse), kalai(pulse).
Main fruits Banana, mango, papaya, jackfruit, litchi, melon, watermelon, black
berry, pomegranate, guava, wood apple, shaddock, plum, palm, coconut,
elephant apple.
Fisheries, poultries and dairies Livestock and dairy 309, poultry 237, fishery 179,
hatchery 6.
Communication facilities Roads: pucca 242.27 km, semi pucca 127 km, mud road
1339 km; launch ghat 29, ferry ghat 16, boat mahal 5.
Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct), horse carriage and bullock cart (nearly
extinct), boat.
Manufactories Large industries 6, medium industries 20, ice mill and cold storage
60, rice mill 19, saw mill 27. Cottage industries Cottage industries of various
categories 727.
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Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 101, fair 34.
Main exports Potato, banana, paddy, pathal, jute, betel leaf, sweet pumpkin,
vegetables, milk, milk food, sack, cotton yarn, and copper utensil, and bamboo
and cane materials.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are ASA, BRAC, GRAMEEN BANK,CARITAS,
World Vision, PROSHIKA, Samaj Parivartan Kendra, Country Mission, CARE, RSD,
Vikrampur Ayn Sahajya Sangstha, Yuba Sangha, Mahila Angana.
Health centres Hospital 1, upazila health complex 5, family planning centre 48,
satellite clinic 22, mother and child care centre 1, charitable dispensary 4, private
clinic 4, pathological laboratory 3, artificial breeding centre 1, veterinary hospital
4.3 Geography
Total land area is 235974 acres (954 km²), out of which 138472 acres (560 km²)
are cultivable and 5609 acres (23 km²) are fallow land. It has no forest area. 40277
acres (163 km²) of land is irrigated while 26242 acres (106 km²) of land is under
river. It has 14 rivers of 155 km passing through.
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4.4 Economy
Munshiganj is one of the largest producers of potato in Bangladesh. It produces
significant amount of jute, rice, wheat and other vegetables. It also produces
sugar cane and banana.
4.5 History
Bikrampur (Munshiganj) was the political and cultural centre of ancient Bengal. It
was officially known as Bikrampur until 1986 and was part of Dhaka District. The
remains of the city of Bikrampur, the capital of the ancient kingdoms of
southeastern Bengal, are lost and its location can only be guessed on the basis of
available data. It was the capital city of the Candra, Varman and Sena dynasties,
from the beginning of the 10th century AD to the beginning of the 13th century
AD.
The name of Bikramapur survived in the name of a pargana in the Mughal period.
Today the name does not exist even officially; but the inhabitants of a vast tract
of land in the Munshigonj district still feel pride in saying that they belong to
Bikramapur, which, of course, emanates from the past glory of the area. Also,
within the confines of Munshigonj, the colonial era mansion of Badrul Islam, the
renowned Kombal merchant, is located. Today it is a sacred site
for Tibetan Buddhists.
Vikrampur (Munshigonj) the political and cultural centre of ancient Bengal
survives only in the name of an area in the Munshigonj district of Bangladesh. The
remains of the city of Vikramapur, the capital of the ancient kingdoms of
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southeastern Bengal, are lost and its location can only be guessed on the basis of
available data. Bangla, Old History
The name of Vikramapur survived in the name of a pargana in the Mughal period.
It appears in Todarmal's settlement in the 16th century yielding revenue of Rs
83,376. By 1728 the revenue had increased to Rs 1,03,001, and to decrease again
in 1763 to Rs 24,568, partly due to creation of two new parganas, Rajnagar and
Baikunthapur, out of it and partly due to the destructive activity of the Padma.
Today the name does not exist even officially; but the inhabitants of a vast tract
of land in the Munshigonj district still feel pride in saying that they belong to
Vikramapur, which, of course, emanates from the past glory of the area.
In the ancient period Vikramapur was undoubtedly the most important political
centre in the vanga janapada. Indeed, it was the capital city of the Chandra,
Varman, Sena, rulers, from the beginning of the 10th century AD to the beginning
of the 13th century AD. Vikramapur appears for the first time in the copperplates
of Shrichandra as sa Khalu Shrivikramapura Samavasita Shrimajjayaskandhavarat
(from the royal camp of victory or capital situated at Vikramapur) and it held that
position through the rule of the subsequent Varman and Sena dynasties.
Even during the rule of the Senas, who held sway over practically the whole of
Bengal, Vikramapur continued to be their capital, and laksmanasena came to this
place after his defeat at Nadia at the hands of the Muslim invader bakhtiyar khalji,
where his two sons, Vishvarupasena and Keshavasena ruled for a short period.
Though the copperplates of Vishvarupasena and Keshavasena do not mention
Vikramapur as the capital, but the land granted by them lay in Vikramapur bhage,
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indicating their hold over the area. Vikramapur's eminence continued till the early
1280s, when Danujamadhava Dasharathadeva or danuj rai of Ziauddin Barani
transferred his capital to nearby Suvarnagrama (sonargaon). From then onwards,
throughout the Sultanate period, it remained in oblivion, only to make a
comeback as the name of a pargana in the Mughal revenue roll. The heroic
resistance to Mughal aggression put up by chand rai and kedar rai, the zamindars
of Vikramapur (two of the illustrious bara-bhuiyans of Bengal) added short-lived
glory to Vikramapur.
Today Vikramapur is an extensive region of the Munshigonj district, and at some
point of time it extended over some parts of Faridpur across the Padma.
However, it must be said that it is difficult to ascertain the exact boundary of the
territorial unit of that name. On the basis of the geophysical characteristics of the
area an attempt can be made without any claim for exactitude. In the Thakbast
Surveys map (1845-1877) there is no mention of the Kirtinasha (the Padma just
before meeting the Meghna). Vikramapur comprised the area with the Padma on
the west, the Dhaleswari on the north and east, and the confluence of the Arial
river and theMeghna on the south. A local poet Lala Ramgati in his
Mayatimirachandrika mentions that Brahmin Pundits abound in the beautiful
rajya named Vikramapur, which lies between the Brahmaputra mahatirtha on the
east and the Padmavati on the west.
The small river Kaliganga (shown in James Rennel's map of 1781) flowed through
the middle of the tract, and on its either bank grew the prosperous villages
of Idrakpur (Munshigonj), Firingibazar, Abdullapur, Mirganj, Serajdi, Sekernagar,
Hasara, Sholaghar, Baraikhali, Thaodiya, Baligaon, Rajabadi etc on the north and
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Mulfatganj, Karatikal, Japsa, Kandapada, Shyamsundar, Khilgaon, Sarenga,
Chikandi, Ganganagar, Radhanagar, Rajnagar, Ghagariya, Larikul etc on the south.
The Padma, however, played havoc in the area in the 17th century and by
devouring the glorious deeds of Chand Ray and Kedar Ray earned the epithet of
Kirtinasha, the destroyer of relics. The Kaliganga cut through the middle of the
tract dividing it into two parts: Uttara Vikramapur and Daksina Vikramapur. About
200 years ago Vikramapur was about 30 to 40 miles from east to west and about
8 to 10 miles from north to south.
The site of the city of Virampur has been identified with the Rampal area not far
from the modern town of Munshigonj. It has been estimated on the basis of the
archaeological exploration of the area that the ancient capital covered about 15
square miles, on which are situated some 17 or 18 villages. To the north is
the Ichhamati river, and there still stand the remains of a very high parapet
running east to west, parallel with the ancient course of the river. To the east is
the ancient stream of the Brahmaputra. There are two wide moats, one on the
west and one on the south, which in present times are known respectively as
the Mirkadimcanal and the Makuhati canal. The royal palace, known as the
Vallalbadi, on high ground within the mud-fort citadel, with a 200 feet wide ditch
around it, is now in ruins.
A large number of tanks, mostly dating from pre-Muslim period, can be seen
around Rampal, but hardly any building of that period except the derelict ruins of
temples; NK Bhattashali identified in 1929 the remains of as many as 30. Dhipur
and Sonarang are the two important temple sites mentioned by him. RD Banerji
also noticed structures in nearby Raghurampur. Vajrayogini, a nearby village, was
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the birthplace of famous Buddhist scholar atish Dipankar Srijnan. The whole area
yielded highly valuable antiquities: sculptures of exquisite quality (both Hindu and
Buddhist), objects of precious metals. A silver Visnu image from this area
(Churain) is now preserved in the Indian Museum. An eleventh century divine
nymph (surasundari) hewn out of a long wooden pillar and forming a part of a
column (now preserved in the Bangladesh National Museum) is considered to be
a unique find in the whole subcontinent. Two other wooden pillars with sculptural
decorations were found from the famous Rampal Dighi (2200 ft x 840 ft). Though
the present landscape around Rampal would not give any indication of the
existence of a metropolis in the distant past, the find of the antiquities and the
legends around speak of the past glory of the ancient city. The river system
around might have also contributed to the extinction of the once prosperous city.
However, the medieval ruins of a mosque and tomb of baba adam shahid at
Rampal now stand as the only visible historical monuments in the area.
The district consists of 6 upazilas:
1. Lohajang Upazila
2. Sreenagar Upazila
3. Munshiganj Sadar Upazila
4. Sirajdikhan Upazila
5. Tongibari Upazila
6. Gazaria Upazila
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4.7 Sreenagar Upazila at a glance:
Sreenagar (Town) consists of two mouzas. The area of the town is 1.99 sq km. It has a
population of 9244; male 56.51% and female 43.49%. Literacy rate among the town
people is 49.5%.
Administration Sreenagar thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 14
union parishads, 102 mouzas and 147 villages.
Archaeological heritage Shyamsiddhir Math, Sholaghar Math, Bhagyakul Rajbari.
Population 205797; male 49.87%, female 50.13%; Muslim 87.61%, Hindu 12.34%, others
0.05%.
Religious institutions Mosque 247, temple 53.
Average literacy 38.56%; male 42.04%, female 35.09%. Educational institutions: college
4, high school 22, government primary school 92, non-government primary school 11,
madrasa 31, orphanage 1.Cultural organisations Public library 1, cinema hall 3, society
and other organisation 303, stadium 1.
Main occupations Agriculture 24.66%, agricultural labourer 18.97%, wage labourer
2.03%, weaving 1.35%, construction 1.86%, fishing 2.34%, commerce 22.66%, service
10.61%, others 15.52%.
Land use Cultivable land 15285 hectares, fallow land 5985 hectares; single crop 52.74%,
double crop 38.74% and triple crop land 8.52%.
Land control Among the peasants, 19% landless, 35% small, 28% intermediate and 18%
rich; cultivable land per head 0.074 hectare.
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Value of land The market value of the first grade arable land is Tk 6000 per 0.01 hectare.
Main crops Paddy, potato, wheat, mustard, sweet pumpkin.
Main fruits Mango, guava, wood apple (bel). Fisheries, poultries and dairies Fishery 683,
poultry 135, dairy 192, hatchery 1. Communication facilities Roads: pucca 98 km, semi
pucca 11 km and mud road 155 km, waterways 9 nautical mile. Traditional
transport Boat, bullock cart (extinct). Manufactories Dairy 2, rice mill 19, saw mill 27,
cold storage 2, brick-field 4.
Cottage industries Welding workshop 28, carpenter 250, goldsmith 225, potteries 115,
blacksmith 100. Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 19, fair 3, noted of which are
Sreenager, Bhagyakul, Kumargaon, Kederpur, Baraikhali Bazar, Hasara Bazar, Sholaghar
Bazar.
Main export Paddy, potato, sweet pumpkin.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are CARITAS, GRAMEEN BANK, BRAC,ASA.
Health centres Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 3, pathological laboratory 3,
family planning centre 10, veterinary hospital 1.
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5.0 MUNSHIGONJ CRITICAL INFO
5.1 CRITICAL DATABASE
1. AREA 2. STORAGE FACILITIES
Area
Land use
(in Acre)
Commodity No. of godown Capacity (M. Ton)
Total Land Area 235974
Food 27 14694
Cultivable Area 138472
Fallow Land 5609 Seed 14 6778
Area Under Forest nil
Fertilizer 1 502
Area Irrigated 40277
Area Under River 26242
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3. UTILITIES 4. IRRIGATION FACILITIES
Name of Items Total No Length Name of Items Total No. Irrigated Area
(in Km.) (acre)
14 155
River
Tubewell 2120 20
Metal Road 15 147
Power Pump 655 25464
Semi Metal Road 21 173
Low Lift Pump 183 5800
Kutcha Road 302 1294
Shallow Tubewell 1131 18090
Rail Road nil nil Deep Tubewell 21 1250
Hat Bazaar 74 151
Traditional 1552 935
F/C Center 1 2
Total 3612 45759
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5. SOCIAL INFORMATION
Name of Items Total Numbers
Clubs 288
Community Center 49
Co-operative Society 695
Professional Society 310
Post Office 126
Bank Branches 73
NGOs 220
Mosques 1456
Mandirs 160
Churches 2
Pagodas 2
Marriage Register 23
Tea Estate 1
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Livestock Firms 225
Poultry Firms 235
Hatchery 26
Handloom 2758
Bamboo & Cane 1269
Carpentry 4894
Jute/Cotton Fiber 1858
Black Smith 282
Potter 150
Gold Smith 327
Others 1608
Uprooted Persons 843
Telephones 280
Household with Gas 540
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6. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Name of Items| Area (Acre) Production
(M.Ton)
122411 92626
Rice 3488 5004
Wheat 14256 8596
Jute 782 12831
Sugar Cane
140 94
Tobacco
Tea
- -
Fish Catch - 3942
Eggs - 91
Milk - 876
Sweet Meat - 168
Pulse 650 1262
Vegetable 1928 8626
Onion 631 2138
Garlic 437 1748
Turmaric 35 1057
Sugar - -
Salt
- -
7. Development Projects
Name of Items Total Number
Poverty Allivation 284
Rehabilit of Des 647
Family Planning 3
Education 35
Agriculture & Food 18
Road & Communication 76
Health 8
Total 1121
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5.2 Religion
The district of Munshiganj consist 3254 mosques, 348 temples, nine Buddhist temples and a
church here.
5.3 Places of interest
Louhajong: Archaeological heritage are still found all around Louhajong, Bikrampur, although a
large number of these sites is now being missed due to erosion of river Padma. The following is
a summary of heritage that is worth visiting.
Munshigonj town: Idrakpur Fort (1660), Panditer vita (birth place of Atisha Dipankar Srijnan) at
Bajrayogini, Baba Adam's Mosque, Dighi of Raja Harish Chandra, home stead of Raja Ballal Sena,
home stead of Raja Sreenath at Rampal, Rampal Dighi, Kodal Dhoar Dighi, marble statue of
Ashutosh Ganguly inside the library room of Haraganga College, Muktarpur bridge (The sixth
Bangladesh-China friendship bridge over the river Dhaleswari connects the link between Dhaka
and Munshigonj).
Sreenagar: Shyamsiddhi Math, Hasara Dargah, Sholaghar Math, Bhagyakul Rajbari, residence of
Jagadis Chandra Basu at Rarikhal, Jora Math at Sonarang,
Tongibari: Kalibari, Taltala Pancha-shikhara Mahadeva Temple, Talukdarbari Mosque at
Kusumpur, Tajpur Mosque, Patharghata Mosque, Kazishal Mosque, Pulghata Bridge, Panch Pir
Dargah,
Sirajdikhan: A single domed mosque at Kusumpur (Talukdar-bari Mosque, Mughal period),
Tajpur Mosque,kazirbag,buyan bhari, baytul mam'ur jamea mosque, Patharghata Mosque,
Qazishal Mosque, Pulghata Bridge, math at village Fegnasar, math at the house of Kankata De
at village Tajpur and Panchasikhar Mahadeva Mandir (temple) at Taltala. A large shiva-linga
(phallus of god Shiva) is placed inside this temple.
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5.4 Rivers across Vikrampur
Padma River the downstream of the ganges, more precisely, the combined flow of the Ganges
and the jamuna after their confluence at goalandaghat. In Bangladesh the Ganges is popularly
known as the Padma from its point of entrance at Manakosa and Durlabhpur unions of shibganj
upazila, nawabganj district. This name (Padma or Podda) is sometimes applied to the Ganges as
far up as the point at which the Bhagirathi leaves its rightbank, and according to the Hindus, it
takes the sanctity of the Ganges with it. It is hydrographically more correct to use the name
Ganges to refer to the river up to its confluence with the Jamuna (brahmaputra), and the
downstream after the confluence as the Padma. The Padma is also sometimes wrongly referred
to as the Ganges. The river between Aricha and Sureshwar (Chandpur) is therefore best called
Padma.
The Padma is 120 kilometres long and from 4 to 8 km wide. The very important Goalandaghat-
Chandpur steamer route is mostly on this river. Near Tepakhola, 14 km from Goalandaghat, the
small Faridpur Khal distributary takes off from the rightbank. Fifty kilometres further down the
arial khan takes off from the rightbank. Fourteen kilometres further downstream the Lohajang
river falls into it at lohajang upazila on the leftbank, and the Kristanagar river branches off from
the opposite side. A few kilometres from Lohajang, the Shosha Khal and the Naria Khal take off
from the rightbank, join up and as one stream falls into the Arial Khan south of madaripur. The
Padma joins the Meghna 5 km from Sureshwar in a maze of shifting shoals and chars. The
Lower Meghna is actually a continuation of the joint flow of the Padma and the Meghna.
The Ganges-Padma is the major hydrodynamic system that formed one of the world's largest
delta complex covering a major portion of the country and also a greater part of West Bengal in
India. For a long period of development of the Ganges Delta, the river shifted southeast and has
reached its present position in the Bengal Basin. The hydrology and drainage systems of the
Ganges Delta in the southwestern part of Bangladesh are intimately related to the mighty
Ganges and the fluvio-hydrological setting of the Bengal Basin. The deltaic estuaries of the
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna system drain the combined discharges of these river systems,
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amounting on an average of 35,000 cumec. However, during the monsoon the discharge of the
Padma rises to the order of 750,000 cumec with a corresponding increase in its sediment load.
The low-level discharge of the river during the dry season is of the order of 15,000 cumec, and
naturally very little sediment is borne by the river during this period. In the deltaic portion the
river width ranges from 1.6 to 8.0 km and sometimes it shows a braided character although it is
a meandering river.
Meghna River one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, specially famous for its great estuary that
discharges the flows of the Ganges-Padma, the Brahmaputra-Jamuna and the Meghna itself.
The downstream of surma river from Ajmiriganj is often referred to as the Meghna. The matter
would be simpler but for the fact that from Madna downstream for about 26 km (in a straight
line) one of the two channels of the Surma-Meghna is known as the dhaleshwari. The channel
from Ajmiriganj down to the confluence with the Dhanu is referred to as the Surma. This
confluence is five kilometres east of Kuliarchar and north of Bhairab Bazar. Downstream from
this point, the river is referred to as the Meghna.
The Meghna has two distinct parts. The Upper Meghna from Kuliarchar to Shatnol is a
comparatively small river. The Lower Meghna below Shatnol is one of the largest rivers in the
world because of its wide estuary mouth. The Lower Meghna is at times treated as a separate
river.
The Meghna receives the old brahmaputra on its right at Bhairab Bazar. A little above the
confluence, the Meghna has a railway bridge-'Bhairab Bridge'-and a road bridge-'Bangladesh-
UK-Friendship Bridge' over it. The width of the river there is three-quarters of a kilometre.
Several small channels branching off from the Meghna and meandering through the lowland
bordering the Tippera Surface receive the flow of a number of hilly streams and rejoin the main
river downstream. The most important of these offshoots is the titas, which takes off south of
Ghatalpar and after meandering through two long-bends extending over 240 km rejoins the
Meghna through two channels in Nabinagar upazila. Other offshoots of the Meghna are the
Pagli, Kathalia, Dhonagoda, Matlab and Udhamdi. The Meghna and these offshoots receive
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water of a number of hilly streams from the Tripura Hills. The important hill streams are the
gumti, Kakrai, Kagni, dakatia, Hawrah, Sonaiburi, Harimangal, Pagli, Kurulia, Balujuri,
Sonaichhari, Handachora, Jangalia and. All of these are liable to flash floods. The Gumti, Kakrai
and Hawrah are the most destructive rivers. They have silted their beds to the extent that they
now flow above the mean level of the land when brimful. Numbers of embankments have been
built to contain them. But every other year one or the other of these streams overflows and
causes considerable damage to crops, livestock and homestead.
The Meghna receives Tippera Surface streams from the east and flows from the enlarged
Dhaleshwari from the west. At the confluence, just north of Shatnol, the Meghna is about five
kilometres wide. Dhaleshwari comes down in a brown stream and meets the clear blue-green
Meghna. For many kilometres the waters do not seem to mix, for half the river water remains
brown and the other half blue-green. The boatmen are fond of pointing out this peculiarity.
Sixteen kilometres from Shatnol, the combined flow of the Ganges and Brahmaputra-Jamuna,
known as the padma, meets the Meghna at a 11 km wide confluence in the rainy season near
Chandpur. From this point southwards the Meghna is marked as the Lower Meghna, becoming
one of the broadest rivers and largest estuaries in the world.
Lower Meghna is the combined stream of the Padma and the Meghna (Upper Meghna),
reinforced by the Dhaleshwari. All the three rivers are large. The Dhaleshwari-Meghna and the
Padma are each 5 km wide at the confluence. The Lower Meghna has several small chars (braid-
bars) in it, which create two main channels, of which the large eastern one is 5 to 8 km wide.
The western channel is about 2 km in width. Near Muladi the 1.5 km wide Safipur river is an
offshoot from the right-bank. Further south, the Lower Meghna shifts into three channels: west
to east flowing tentulia (Ilsha) river, the Shahbazpur and the Bamni. The Ilsha is a 5 to 6.5 km
wide channel separating Bhola Island from the Barisal mainland.
West of the mouth of the Ilsha is the Rabnabad islands. Shahbazpur Channel, 5 to 8 km wide,
separates Bhola from Ramgati and Hatiya islands and at its mouth are the Manpura islands.
Bamni now is said to be nonexistent. Formerly it used to flow between the islands of Ramgati
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and Char Lakshmi and the Noakhali mainland, and was at times the main outlet for Meghna.
The tides and their bores always affected it considerably, and this channel narrowed or
widened in an unpredictable manner. After eroding a considerable part of the mainland in the
1940s, it suddenly shoaled to such an extent, just west of Noakhali town, that in winter there
was a land bridge from the mainland to Ramgati Island. To make this a permanent feature, a
large earthen cross dam was built. To accelerate the accretion of chars, a second cross dam was
built linking Noakhali mainland and Char Jabbar which rapidly built up nearly 260 sq km of land.
The estuary of the Lower Meghna is usually taken to stretch from the Rabnabad islands to the
Kumira coast, a distance of 153 km. The water is, however, saline for half of the year as far
north, as a line could be drawn from the middle of Bhola to the north of Sandwip. The estuary
of the Lower Meghna may be considered as extending between the Ilsha (Tentulia) and
Shahbazpur rivers which together have a width of about 40 km at the sea-face. The volume of
the estuarine discharge is not known, but at Chandpur the mean discharge from June to
October is around 2.5 million cusec. The mean maximum in this period of the year is about four
million cusec. The winter flow is about one-eighth of it although the river is even then several
kilometres wide. The low flow is due to the stream's sluggishness. In maximum flood, the Lower
Meghna's flow is no less than five million cusec. It is also estimated that from May to October
its daily load of sediments is nearly four million tons. The annual load of sediments carried by it
is about 1,500 million tons and annual water discharge about 875 million acre-feet (MAF). In
comparison, the Congo, La Plata and Yangtse rivers have a total annual flow of 1,022, 636 and
559 MAF respectively. The Lower Meghna, as the major outlet of the combined Ganges,
Brahmaputra and Meghna has therefore somewhat less outflow than the Congo, which is
second only to the Amazon.
The Lower Meghna (160 km) is measured from the south of Chandpur to as far as the Tentulia.
The flow is estimated for a point mid-way between Chandpur and Mehendiganj. The total
length of the Surma-Meghna is about 670 km. The length of the Upper Meghna is measured up
to Chandpur, but the discharge is measured at Bhairab Bazar.
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A larger number of settlements, towns, ports and industries have sprung up on both the banks
of the Meghna. Narsingdi, Chandpur, Barisal and Bhola are the district towns that stand on the
banks of the Meghna. Kuliarchar, Bhairab Bazar, Chandpur (Puran Bazar), Ramdaspur, Kalupur
and Daulatkhan are important riverports and business centres. The Ashuganj thermal power
plant and the Fenchuganj fertiliser factory are located on the banks of this river.
The Meghna is a flood-prone river. The bangladesh water development board (BWDB) has
implemented the Meghna Valley Project and constructed embankments along the riverbanks.
These embankments are protecting greater Sylhet, Mymensingh and Comilla districts from
floods. By constructing dams at different places a total of 180,000 ha of land has been brought
under irrigation. About 125 km of dams (Veri Bandh) have been constructed in the southern
region of Bangladesh under the coastal enbankment project. These are helping to control
floods and keep salinity off. These Veri Bandhs are also playing an important role in land
reclamation.
Dhaleshwari River a distributary of the jamuna, takes off in the northwestern part of tangail
district. It is a meandering river having two branches. The main stream flows north of
manikganj and joins the other branch, the Kaliganga, south of Manikganj. The Kaliganga again
joins with the Dhaleshwari. The buriganga was once a distributary of the Dhaleshwari and used
to discharge its flow again into the Dhaleshwari. It meets the shitalakshya river near
narayanganj and flows south to meet the meghna near Shaitnol and then loses its separate
identity. Total length of the river is about 160 km.
Ichamati River an old river, once well-known as the main river on the west of Dhaka. The river
originates from the south of Jafarganj opposite to the mouth of the hurasagar near Nathpur
Factory and runs towards Joginighat in Munshiganj. Five pilgrimage ghats [Panchatirtha ghat]-
Tirthaghat, Agla, Solepur, Barunighat and Joginighat stand along the river. Joginighat is situated
at the confluence of the brahmaputra and the Ichamati. Ichamati is the name of another
channel originating from the ganges at Rayta, northwest of Bheramara in Kushtia. The river first
flows west and then follows a southerly direction through Kushtia. The Ichamati is a trans-
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boundary rivers and enters India at Darshana. Then it flows south along the Bangladesh-India
border and is renamed as the Kalindi at Debhata upazila of Satkhira district. It falls into the bay
of bengal as the Hariabhanga. Again, there is another river of the name Ichamati in Dinajpur
and the map of James Rennel shows that the Ichamati of Dhaka and the Ichamati of Dinajpur
are the same river. According to a number of hydrologists, these three Ichamati rivers, in the
past were a single channel.
Shitalakshya River originates from the old brahmaputra and bifurcates into two courses at Toke
in Gazipur district. One of the courses named the banar flows southwest and at Lakpur is
renamed as the Shitalakshya. It then flows east of Narayanganj town. The Shitalakshya falls into
the dhaleshwari near Kalagachhiya. The length of the river is about 110 km and the width near
Narayanganj is about 300 m but reduces to about 100 m in the upper reach. Its highest
discharge has been measured at 2,600 cumec at Demra. The river is navigable throughout the
year and shows little erosional tendency.
In the past, the famous muslin industry of the country flourished along the Shitalakshya. At
present, a number of heavy industries including the adamjee jute mills, stand on the banks of
Shitalakshya. There are three thermal powerhouses located at Palash, north of Ghorashal, and
one at Siddhirganj, on the bank of the river. The important riverport of Narayanganj is also
situated on its bank. The river was once famous for its clear and cool water. The river goes
under tidal effect for about five months of the year but never overflows its banks.
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6.0 NOTABLE RESIDENTS
Famous people from the district include:
1. M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Forces Sector Commander, Sector 11, Bangladesh War
of Independence 1971
2. Jagadish Chandra Bose, Great Bengali physicist.
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3. Fakhruddin Ahmed, Former Chief Adviser, Non-Party Caretaker
Government of Bangladesh, 2007-2008.
4. Iajuddin Ahmed, Former President of Bangladesh
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5. Atisa Dipankara Shrijnana, Buddhist teacher who reintroduced Buddhism to
Tibet. This distinctive portrait of Atisha originated from a Kadampa
monastery in Tibet and was gifted to The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York in 1933 by The Kronos Collections. In this graphic depiction Atisha
holds a long, thin palm-leaf manuscript with his left hand, which probably
symbolizes one of the many important texts he wrote, and he makes the
gesture of teaching with his right hand.
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6. Humayun Azad, a linguistic scientist, poet and novelist
7. A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, Former President of Bangladesh
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8. Badal Gupta, revolutionary against British India
9. Benoy Basu, revolutionary against British India
10. A. R. Khandakar, former Inspector General of Police, freedom
fighter, Ekushey Padak recipient
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11. Brojen Das, the first Bangladeshi and Asian to swim across the English
Channel, and the first person to cross it four times.
12. Dhir Ali miya,A great music director,reformer of Bangladeshi modern
folk songs & also a leader of dhaka orchestra
13. Dinesh Gupta, revolutionary against British India
14. Durga Mohan Das, Brahmo reformer
15. Dwarkanath Ganguly, Brahmo reformer
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16. M. A. Naser, Pioneer in engineering education, former Vice Chancellor
or BUET, Ekushey Padak recipient.
17. Emdadul Huq Milon, Writer & Media personality.
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18. Saleh Uddin Ahmed, Former governor Bangladesh Bank.
19. M A Khaleq, Educationalist, Poet & Writer.
20. Rabeya Khatun, Writer & Media personality
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7.0 SWOT OF MPL
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
• Our Vision • High attention to details.
• Location • Lengthy processing period.
• Organizational Structure • Openness to all.
• Association • Aggressiveness.
• Knowledge Base • Sensitive towards change.
• Community People • Devoted to serve and not only
• Leaders Champions profit oriented
• Cooperative orientation • Adapting Social &
• Devotion, Quality & Cultural Change
Management efficiency. • Working for people
• Finance Management • Doing government duties.
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OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
• Grow Social Business • Change Reactors.
• Develop Eco-friendly • Lack of Education.
Industrialisation • Lack of Awareness.
• Develop Social Security. • Political Instability.
• Agricultural Development. • Village Politics.
• Reduction of Poverty • Community Bonding.
• Sustainable Education. • Communication Gap.
• Herbal & Health Awareness. • Development Reactors
• Tourism Development • Real estate Developers
• Energy Empowerment • Old fashioned Lifestyle
• Lifestyle Development • Lack of Vision in the
Community.
• Cultural Preservation
• Environment Conservation
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8.0 PROJECT PARTNERS, AUDIENCES & GOVERNMENT BODIES
Government Sources NGO, Development & Reserch Bodies, Social
1. Ministry of Commerce Groups
2. LGED 1. BRAC
3. Ministry of Industries 2. ASA
4. Ministry of Fisharies 3. Grameen Bank
5. Bangladesh Porjoton Corporation 4. Water Aid
6. Business Promotion Council 5. US AID
7. Ministry of Agriculture 6. JICA
8. Ministry of Road & Highways 7. BAPA
9. Ministry of Energy & Power 8. WILD LIFE RESEARCH GROUPS
10. Export Promotion Council 9. AQUAMARINE RESERCHERS
11. Energy Regulatory Commission 10. PKSF
12. Bangladesh Development Bank 11. UNDP
13. Ministry of Forest & Environment 12. UNICEF
14. Ministry of Education 13. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
15. Ministry of Health & Social Welfare 14. IDLC
16. Somobay Odhidoptor 15. EXIM BANK
17. Poribesh Odhidoptor 16. SME FOUNDATION
18. Toursim Development Board 17. WORLD BANK
19. BISIC 18. DUTCH BANGLA BANK
20. BUET (IAT, IWFM, DCE) 19. BANK ASIA
21. Water Development Board 20. BRAC UNIVERSITY
22. Ministy of Finance 21. UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA
23. Polly Unnayan Board 22. KOICA
24. BCSRI 23. AUS AID
25. BIRI 24. RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS
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9.0 FOUNDER’S OVERVIEW
MD.SANWAR HOSSAIN
SPECIALIST, MARKETING COMMUNICATION & HR MANAGEMENT
Founder
MOMENTUM PROMOTION & LOGISTICS
momentumpl@gmail.com
http://bd.linkedin.com/in/momentumpl
http://momentumpl.qapacity.com
01913805185, 7452503
Summary
I am a business graduate have completed my MBA from Department of Tourism & Hospitality
Management, University of Dhaka.
I have completed BBA from BRAC Business School, BRAC University.
After graduation I have worked in a couple of consultancy, advertising houses namely 4c's,
S.R.Foundation Ltd.
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I consider myself goal oriented and motivated to achieving those goals. It is my passion to
undertake challenging task and drive positive result from uncertainties. I hope for the positive
results from contingent environment and feel my world optimistically towards the vision of
growth.
Momentum Promotion & Logistics is an organization dedicated to Design, Develop, Market
green products and services. We wish to be export oriented product manufacturer and serve
the market with quality & efficiency. It is a sole proprietorship organization dedicated to
support my businesses.
The organization is responsible for warehousing, transportation, supervision to produce
handicrafts, metal works, recycling goods.
Also we are dedicated to export those productions to the target markets like USA, UK, Italy,
Spain, Middle Eastern countries, Australia, & Malaysia.
MPL wish to develop tourism infrastructure, Eco tourism, awareness on environment, mass
employment generation using cooperative societies.
We provide Marketing assistance, Research assistance, Automated Production integration
support, Brand Development Export products and develop for sustainability..
Please visit www.mpl4u.com for better understanding.
Moreover we are the consultant to assist our clients all the support they need for effective
communication and market development for higher growth in their respective business.
I have worked as CEO of S.R. FOUNDATION LTD from 2008 till 2011 with a good name. Our
company is primarily dedicated to architectural design, consultancy, project consultancy and
engineering solution in Bangladesh with a good reputation.
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Education
UNIVERSITY
OF DHAKA
MBA
TOURISM &
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
BRAC UVIVERSITY
2009 - 2011
Activities and Societies:
BBA
BTA, BANGLADESH TOURIST ASSOCIATION
Marketing & HR Management,
TOUR DE FORCE
2002 – 2007
Activities and Societies:
Brac Business Club
Dhaka City College Wills Little Flower School
HSC, Business Studies, SSC, Business Studies,
1999 – 2001 1986 – 1999
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Certifications:
CNC & ADVANCED MACHINARY MANAGEMENT
INSTITUTE OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
April 2011
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Directorate of Continuing Education, BUET
July 2011
DESIGN IN AUTO CAD & SOLID WORKS
DCE, BUET
September 2011
Skills
SPSS, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Access
Edius, Shooting Video, Maya, Particle Illusion, After Effects
Marketing Communications, Event Marketing, Consultancy,
Sustainable Tourism Development, Ecotourism
Fund Management, Institutional Investors, Marketing Management
Brand Management, HRIS, Project Finance, Administrative Support.
Specialties:
AUTOCAD, SOLID WORKS,
MAYA, SKETCH UP.
ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS, ADOBE PREMIERE.
C, MY SQL.RELATIONAL DATABASE ADMINISTRATION,
DESK TOP PUBLICATION MANAGEMENT, EDIUS, FINAL CUT PRO, FLASH.
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Experience:
CEO
S.R. FOUNDATION LTD.
ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY PROVIDER
June 2007 – November 2011.
FOUNDER
Momentum Promotion & Logistics
SUPPLY CHAIN & DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT FIRM
August 2008 - Present
Member
Qapacity
2009 - Present
To show case my works, go for new opportunities and ventures.
Honors and Awards
DHAKA UNIVERSITY MBA’11
BRAC UNIVERSITY BUSINESS GRADUATE 07
BUET CERTIFIED SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERT
BUET CERTIFIED AUTOMATION EXPERT
Interests
Cinematography, Editing, Graphics Design, Modeling, 3D Animation
Business Development, Consultancy, Travelling, & Photography.