Bhola district
4 parliamentary seats · 7 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.
About Bhola district
Bhola District is an administrative district of Barisal Division in south-central Bangladesh, which includes Bhola Island, the largest island of Bangladesh. It has an area of 3,403.48 km2. It is bounded by Lakshmipur and Barisal District to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the south, by Lakshmipur and Noakhali districts, the Meghna river and Shahbazpur Channel to the east, and by Patuakhali District and the Tentulia river to the west. The district is intersected by several rivers, among which the Ilisha River plays a vital role in shaping the local geography and livelihoods.
The name
The canal situated in the Bhola Sadar was very wide in ancient times. The canal was known as Betua river. People used boat to cross the river. There was a very old boatman who used to cross the river daily. His name was Bhola Ghazi Patni. The name of the district is derived from the name of this famous boatman, Bhola Ghazi.
History
The previous name of Bhola district is Ashutosh. Jack stated in his "Bakerganj Gazetier" that the island started creating in 1235 and cultivation in this area started in 1300. In 1500, Portuguese and Mog pirates established their bases on this island. The Arakan and Mog pirates established their bases in the southern part of Shahbajpur also. Shahbajpur was a part of Bakerganj district till 1822. At the beginning of 19th century, it became difficult to connect to the southern Shahjadpur from the district headquarter due to the expansion of Meghna River.
Geography
There are two rivers in this district which are Meghna and Tetulia. Meghna is in east and north side of the district and Tetulia is in the west side. Bay of Bengal is in the south of Bhola district.
People
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Bhola District had 449,057 households and a population of 1,932,518 with an average 4.27 people per household. Among the population, 427,671 inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 568 people per km2.
Economy
80% of the total people living here are fisherman. Main source of income of this district are: Agriculture 63.64%, non-agricultural labourer 4.95%, industry 0.50%, commerce 12.67%, transport and communication 2.47%, service 5.74%, construction 1.55%, religious service 0.35%, rent and remittance 0.44% and others 7.69%. There is no major industry in this district due to its geographical location.
Source: Wikipedia, Bhola District · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places to see of Bhola
- Manpura Island
- Char Kukri Mukri
- Deuli
- Dhal Char
- Manpura landing station
- Tarua Beach
- Independence Museum
- Shahbazpur Gas Field
- Jakob Tower
- Nizam-Hasina Foundation Mosque
- Tulatuli
- Fashion Square, Char Fasson
Notable people of Bhola
- Mostafa Kamal, freedom fighter in 1971
- Major Hafizuddin Ahmed, politician and footballer
- Nazimuddin Alam, MP
- Jafar Ullah Chowdhury, MP
- Tofail Ahmed, MP
- Saad Zagulul Faruk, MP, academician and politician
- Abdullah Al Islam Jakob, MP
- Andaleeve Rahman, MP
- Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan
- Amir Jang Ghaznavi, footballer
- Nalini Das
- Bhuiya Iqbal, writer
Map of the district
Boundaries from the Election Commission's description of the seats, drawn on the maps of OpenStreetMap (upazilas), OCHA (city corporations) and geoBoundaries (city wards; BBS, 2015); approximate. Background map from OpenStreetMap. 4 seats; tap an area to open that seat's page.
Seats and their members
Bhola is a district in Barishal division with 4 seats in Parliament: Bhola-1 (Bhola Sadar upazila), Bhola-2 (Daulatkhan and Borhanuddin upazilas), Bhola-3 (Tazumuddin and Laimohan upazilas) and Bhola-4 (Monpura and Char Fasson upazilas). In the 13th Parliament, of these seats the BNP holds 3 and the BJP 1. In the 12th Parliament (2024) the seats were all held by the Awami League.
Andaleeve RahmanBhola-1, BJP
Md. Hafiz IbrahimBhola-2, BNP
Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir BikramBhola-3, BNP
Mohammad Nurul IslamBhola-4, BNP
Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026