Feni district
3 parliamentary seats · 6 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.
About Feni district
Feni District is a coastal district situated in the south-east of Bangladesh, within Chittagong Division. One of Bangladesh's smallest districts, it is strategically located along the Dhaka–Chittagong transportation corridor. Bordered by India to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, it serves as the sole entry point linking Chittagong, the country's primary port city, to the northern districts. The district's population stood at 1.6 million in 2022, ranking 42nd among 64 districts and 4th least populous in Chittagong Division.
The name
While there are disagreements surrounding the matter, it is generally believed that the settlement of Feni derived its name from the river of the same name, rather than the other way around. The origin of the name "Feni" itself is surrounded by various local legends, complicating efforts to determine its true source. However, most legends commonly suggest that the name is connected to the word phoni.
Geography
Feni is one of the smallest districts of Bangladesh, covering a total area of 928.34 square kilometres.
People
At the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Feni District had a population of 1,648,896, ranking it as the 42nd most populous district out of the 64 districts in Bangladesh. Approximately 29.67% of its population resided in urban areas. The average annual population growth rate stood at 1.22%, equal to the national average.
Economy
The main occupation of the people of the district are agriculture and foreign remittance. The main source of incomes are: agriculture 21%, non-agricultural labourer 2.57%, industry 35%, commerce 15.98%, transport and communication 4.66%, construction 1.86%, religious service 0.43%, rent and remittance 11.53% and others 12.19%. There are two industrial areas in this district.
Rivers
Feni is traversed by several main rivers including the Feni River, Little Feni River, Muhuri River, Silonia River, and Kahua River, originating from hilly regions further north in India and flowing southwards into the Bay of Bengal. The Silonia River, situated in Parshuram Upazila, originates from the hilly regions of the Indian state of Tripura.
Source: Wikipedia, Feni District · CC BY-SA 4.0
Notable people of Feni
- Hamidul Huq Chowdhury, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan
- Zahur Hossain Chowdhury, Bangladeshi journalist & Politician
- Anwarullah Chowdhury, vice · chancellor of the University of Dhaka
- Aurangzeb Chowdhury, Chief of Navy
- Selim Al Deen, playwright and theater artist
- Zafar Imam, politician
- Kamal Ahmed Majumdar, politician
- Shahidullah Kaiser, novelist and journalist
- Shamsunnahar Mahmud, politician and educator
- Selina Parvin, writer and journalist
- Zahir Raihan, film director and writer
- Giasuddin Selim, film director
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. 3 seats; tap an area to open that seat's page.
Seats and their members
Feni is a district in Chattogram division with 3 seats in Parliament: Feni-1 (Parshuram, Chhagalnaiya and Fulgazi upazilas), Feni-2 (Feni Sadar upazila) and Feni-3 (Sonagazi and Daganbhuiyan upazilas). In the 13th Parliament the seats are all held by the BNP. In the 12th Parliament (2024), of these seats the Awami League held 2 and the Jatiya Party 1.
Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026