Magura district
2 parliamentary seats · 4 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.
About Magura district
Magura District is a district in southwestern Bangladesh, and situated 176 kilometers from Dhaka. It is located in Khulna Division.
History
Magura, like the rest of Greater Jessore, was part of the region of Vanga in the ancient period. It then became part of the Pala and Sena dynasties, before being conquered by the Delhi Sultanate. It was part of the Bengal Sultanate until the early 16th century, when it became part of the kingdom of Raja Pratapaditya. After the Mughals defeated Pratapaditya, Magura was part of the Sarkar of Mahmudabad. During the reign of Murshid Quli Khan, the Zamindar Sitaram Ray revolted against the Mughals.
Geography
Magura District with an area of 1039.1 km2, is bounded by Rajbari district to the north, Jessore and Narail districts to the south, Faridpur district to the east and Jhenaidah district to the west. The district is flat plain in the heart of the Ganges Delta.
People
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Magura District had 254,154 households and a population of 1,033,115 with an average 4.02 people per household. Among the population, 187,703 inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 994 people per km2.
Source: Wikipedia, Magura District · CC BY-SA 4.0
Notable people of Magura
- Nitai Roy Chowdhury , MP, Minister of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh
- Major general Majid · ul-Haq, former MP and Minister
- Ashiquzzaman Tulu, Bangladeshi singer
- Syed Ali Ahsan, poet
- Farrukh Ahmed, poet
- Kazi Kader Newaj, poet
- Kazi Salimul Haque Kamal, two · term member of parliament for Magura-2
- Munshi Raisuddin, musician
- Abdur Rasheed Biswas, former MP of jessore · 10 constituency
- Amir Hamza, poet
- Shamsun Nahar Ahmed, member of parliament
- Mir Hasem Ali, MLA of East Bengal Legislative Assembly
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
Magura is a district in Khulna division with 2 seats in Parliament: Magura-1 and Magura-2. In the 13th Parliament the seats are all held by the BNP. In the 12th Parliament (2024) the seats were all held by the Awami League.
Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026