Chuadanga district
2 parliamentary seats · 4 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.
About Chuadanga district
Chuadanga District is a district in south western Bangladesh, specifically Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian state of West Bengal to the west, Meherpur District to the northwest, Jessore District to the south, Jhenaidah District to the east, and Kushtia District to the north. Before partition Chuadanga was one of the five subdivisions of Nadia district.
History
According to the accounts of Greek historians and geographers and Ptolemy's map, the present-day Chuadanga district was in the immediate eastern part of the westernmost stream. In this region, there existed a powerful kingdom called Gangariddhi and a notable city called Gange. Some archaeological remains have been discovered by excavations in Chandraketugarh and its surrounding areas in the 24 Parganas district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Based on these archaeological remains, researchers believe that the present-day Bi-Ganga was the capital of the Gangariddhi kingdom mentioned in Greek history.
Geography
Chuadanga district has an area of 1,157.42 km2. It shares domestic borders with the Kushtia District on the northeast, Meherpur on the northwest, and Jhenaidah on the south and southeast. On its southwest lies the Nadia District. In January 2018, the district had the lowest temperature in Bangladesh.
People
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Chuadanga District had 326,714 households and a population of 1,234,054 with an average of 3.75 people per household. Among the population, 198,693 inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1051 people per km2.
Economy
Most of this small district is dedicated to agriculture. Occupational distributions clearly show this, with agriculture employing 68% of the labour force, while only 12% are involved in commerce. Total cultivable land amounts to 894.20 km2, of which 57% is under some sort of irrigation. Cotton is a cash crop grown in the district, and in 2013, cotton was cultivated in 4,149 hectares. Besides agriculture, the district is now experiencing industrial growth.
Source: Wikipedia, Chuadanga District · CC BY-SA 4.0
Notable people of Chuadanga
- Solaiman Haque Joarder, Former Awami League MP
- Akram Ahmed · Titled Bir Uttam
- Harunur Rashid · A martyred hero who received the title of Bir Pratik
- Khoda Box Sai · Musician and Singer - Ekushey Padak recipient in 1991
- Surendramohan Bhattacharya · Renowned writer, author of Purohit Darpan
- Baby Islam · Renowned photographer, cinematographer and film director
- Firoza Bari Malik, a renowned women leader and social worker
- Tina Khan, actress and producer
- Nazneen Hasan Chumki, actress and director
- Shafiqul Islam, Former Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police
- Habibur Rahman, Islamic speaker and former MP
- Saju Ahammed, Kathak dancer and Shilpakala Padak recipient
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. 2 seats; tap an area to open that seat's page.
Seats and their members
Chuadanga is a district in Khulna division with 2 seats in Parliament: Chuadanga-1 and Chuadanga-2. In the 13th Parliament the seats are all held by Jamaat-e-Islami. In the 12th Parliament (2024) the seats were all held by the Awami League.
Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026