Gazipur district
5 parliamentary seats · 5 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.
About Gazipur district
Gazipur District is a district in central Bangladesh, that is part of the Dhaka Division. It is the home district of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and has been a prominent centre of battles and movements throughout history. Gazipur is home to the Bishwa Ijtema, the second-largest annual Muslim gathering in the world with over 5 million attendees. The district is home to numerous universities, colleges, the Gazipur Safari Park, Bhawal National Park as well as the country's only business park - the Hi-Tech City, Kaliakoir.
History
The ancient city of Dholsamudra in present-day Gazipur served as one of the capitals of the Buddhist Pala Empire. In the sixth century, forts were built in Toke and Ekdala which continued to be used as late as the Mughal Period. The area became known as a strategic region with the establishment of more forts such as that of Karnapur, the digging of the Twin Ponds in 1045. Chinashkhania was the capital of the Chandalas and Shishu Pal had his capital in modern-day Sreepur, which the ruins of can still be seen today. Another fort was built in Dardaria in 1200.
People
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Gazipur District had 1,579,781 households and a population of 5,263,450 with an average 3.29 people per household. Among the population, 827,272 inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 2,914 people per km2.
Source: Wikipedia, Gazipur District · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places to see of Gazipur
- Gazipur Safari Park
- Bhawal National Park
- Nuhash Polli
- Bhadun
- Nagari Church
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. 5 seats; tap an area to open that seat's page.
Seats and their members
Gazipur is a district in Dhaka division with 5 seats in Parliament: Gazipur-1 (Kaliakair upazila and ward nos. 1 to 18 of Gazipur City Corporation), Gazipur-2, Gazipur-3 (Sreepur upazila and the Mirzapur, Bhawal Garh and Pirujali unions of Gazipur Sadar upazila), Gazipur-4 (Kapasia upazila) and Gazipur-5. In the 13th Parliament, of these seats the BNP holds 4 and Jamaat-e-Islami 1. In the 12th Parliament (2024), of these seats the Awami League held 4 and an independent 1.
Md. Mazibur RahmanGazipur-1, BNP
M Manjurul Karim RoniGazipur-2, BNP
S.M. Rafiqul IslamGazipur-3, BNP
Salah UddinGazipur-4, Jamaat-e-Islami
A. K. M. Fazlul Haque MilanGazipur-5, BNP
Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026