Manikganj district
3 parliamentary seats · 7 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.
About Manikganj district
Manikganj District is a district in central Bangladesh and a part of the Dhaka Division. It was established in 1845 as a subdivision of Faridpur District. In 1853, it was transferred to Dhaka District for administrative purposes. Manikganj was declared a full district in 1984.
History
Manikganj subdivision was established in 1845. It was transferred from Faridpur District to Dhaka District in 1853. In 1984, Manikganj subdivision was promoted to a full district.
Geography
Manikganj comprises an area of 1,383.66 km2. Annual average temperatures reach a maximum of 36 °C and a minimum to 12.7 °C with the total annual rainfall being 2,376 mm. There are several rivers in the Manikganj District, including the Padma River, Kaliganga River, Jamuna River, Dhaleshwari River, and Ichamati River.
People
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Manikganj District had 393,524 households and a population of 1,558,025 with an average 3.91 people per household. Among the population, 259,616 inhabitants were under 10 years old. The population density was 1,126 people per km2.
Source: Wikipedia, Manikganj District · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places to see of Manikganj
- Baliati Zamindari Home, Saturia
- Padmar Par, Harirampur
- Teota Jamindar Bari, Shivalaya upazila
- Taota Noboratna Modh, Shibalaya
- Narayan Sadhur Asrom
- Historical Shrine and Mosque of Machaine Village
- Kabiraj Bari
- Beutha Bridge
- Betila Palace
- Betila Mondir
Notable people of Manikganj
- Khan Asifur Rahman Agun · singer
- Naib Uddin Ahmed · photographer; born in Paril village in 1925
- Amalendu Biswas · stage actor; lived in Jabar village
- Abdul Halim Chowdhury · politician; born in Elachipur village in 1928
- Bulbul Chowdhury · dancer; attended Manikganj High School
- Hemanta Kumari Debi · Zamindar; born in Dhulla village in 1869
- Sumita Devi · actress; born in Manikganj district in 1936
- Nina Hamid · folk singer
- Khandkar Manwar Hossain · statistician
- Mubarak Ahmad Khan · scientist
- Mishuk Munier · journalist; died in a crash on the N5 highway at Joka
- Kaniz Fatema Roksana · first Bangladeshi woman pilot
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
Manikganj is a district in Dhaka division with 3 seats in Parliament: Manikganj-1 (Daulatpur, Gior and Shibaloy upazilas), Manikganj-2 and Manikganj-3. In the 13th Parliament the seats are all held by the BNP. In the 12th Parliament (2024), of these seats independents held 2 and the Awami League 1.
Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026