Pirojpur district
3 parliamentary seats · 7 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.
About Pirojpur district
Pirojpur District is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Barisal Division.
The name
An analysis of the history of the Pirojpur region reveals that the name of this settlement is rooted in the name of the influential historical figure, Firoz Uddin Sardar. In 1753, he was martyred within the premises of the Old Dhaka Nawab Bari due to the conspiracies of Ghaseti Begum and Rai Durlabh. In honor of this great and philanthropic landlord’s sacrifice and legacy, the region came to be known as 'Firozpur'.
Geography
Pirojpur is bounded by Barisal and Gopalganj districts to the north, Barguna district to the south, Jhalokati and Barguna districts to the east, Bagerhat district and Sundarban to the west. Baleswari River separates Pirojpur from Bagerhat in the west Most of the land is low-lying and the soil is fertile. Nesarabad is known for its business centre and also for the Sundori tree that grows there.
People
According to the 2022 census of Bangladesh, Pirojpur District had 298,490 households and a population of 1,198,195 with an average 3.97 people per household. Among the population, 218,660 inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 938 people per km2.
Economy
Agriculture is the main source of income for rural people here. There are also other sources of income which are mainly city based.
Rivers
Gabkhan, Baleshwar, Damodar, Kocha, Pona, Kochakhali, Kaliganga, Sandha, Doratana etc. are big and known rivers. The Baleshwar, the river that is situated to the east of Sunder Bans splits into two parts, but this is getting smaller and smaller day by day. One is known as Doratana which flows through Bagerhat and the other and mightier one is known as Kacha which flows through Bhandaria.
Source: Wikipedia, Pirojpur District · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places to see of Pirojpur
- Tasmima Villa, Bhandaria
- Bhandaria Thana Echo Park, Bhandaria
- Aman Ullah Collage,, Khatalia Road, Bhandaria
- Minister Bari Mosque, Bhandaria
- Kuriana Floating Market
- Kuriana Guava Garden
- C.I.Para Sarder Bari
- Momin Mosque
- Chanmari Shooting Spot
- Pirojpur River View Eco Park
- Rayerkathi Raaj Bari
- Horinpala River View Eco Park, Telikhali Union, Mathbaria
Notable people of Pirojpur
- Ahsan Habib, poet
- Anwar Hossain Manju, politician
- Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, Islamic scholar and politician
- Hatem Ali Jamadar, member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
- Jewel Aich, stage magician
- Khalid Hassan Milu
- Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah, politician and journalist
- SM Rezaul Karim, politician
- Nesaruddin Ahmad, first Pir of Sarsina
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
Pirojpur is a district in Barishal division with 3 seats in Parliament: Pirojpur-1 (Pirojpur Sadar, Nazirpur and Zianagar upazilas), Pirojpur-2 (Kawkhali, Bhandaria and Nesarabad upazilas) and Pirojpur-3 (Mathbaria upazila). In the 13th Parliament, of these seats the BNP holds 2 and Jamaat-e-Islami 1. In the 12th Parliament (2024), of these seats independents held 2 and the Awami League 1.
Masood SayedeePirojpur-1, Jamaat-e-Islami
Ahammad Sohel MonzoorPirojpur-2, BNP
Md. Ruhul Amin DulalPirojpur-3, BNP
Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026