Sirajganj district
6 parliamentary seats · 9 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.
About Sirajganj district
Sirajganj District is a district in North Bengal, Bangladesh, it is located in Rajshahi Division. It is the 25th largest district by area and 9th largest district by population in Bangladesh. It is known as the gateway to North Bengal. Its administrative headquarter is Sirajganj. It is famous for its hand-loom cottage industries. In 1885, Sirajganj emerged as a thana. Formerly under Mymensingh District in Dacca Division, it was transferred to Pabna District on 15 February 1866. It was upgraded to become a subdivision of Pabna in 1885. In 1984, it was upgraded to a district.
History
In 1762, a severe earthquake changed the flow of the Jamuna river and created a new river named Baral on the west bank of the Baral river, new land emerged and most of the land in the surrounding areas belonged to zamindar Siraj Ali Chowdhury. Gradually, this area got its recognition as Sirajganj after his name. The historic Salanga Movement in 1922 led to 1,200 deaths, most notably in a massacre of pro-independence activists on 27 January 1922, referred to as the Salanga massacre in Bengali history and memorialized with "Salanga Day" annually. In 1924, a conference of All India Congress Party there.
Geography
Sirajganj District is the gateway to the North Bengal. It is bordered on the north by Bogra District and Natore District; on the west by Natore District and Pabna District; on the south by Pabna District and Manikganj District; on the east Manikganj District, Tangail District and Jamalpur District. It is composed mainly of low-lying alluvial deposits.
People
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Sirajganj District has 842,308 households and a population of 3,357,706 with an average 3.93 people per household. Among the population, 651,384 inhabitants are under 10 years of age. The population density is 1,398 people per km2.
Economy
Sirajganj is home to Sirajganj Economic Zone, the largest private economic zone in Bangladesh as of March 2024 spanning 1,041 acres of land. The government is building a flyover to link the zone with the Dhaka-Bogura Highway. The zone supplies water from Jamuna river after treatment. As of June 2024, Sirajganj has a growing dairy market worth over BDT 100 core and receiving export orders. There are around 33,000 dairy farms in Sirajganj.
Source: Wikipedia, Sirajganj District · CC BY-SA 4.0
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. 6 seats; tap an area to open that seat's page.
Seats and their members
Sirajganj is a district in Rajshahi division with 6 seats in Parliament: Sirajganj-1, Sirajganj-2, Sirajganj-3 (Raiganj and Tarash upazilas), Sirajganj-4 (Ullapara upazila), Sirajganj-5 (Belkuchi and Chauhali upazilas) and Sirajganj-6 (Shahjadpur upazila). In the 13th Parliament, of these seats the BNP holds 5 and Jamaat-e-Islami 1. In the 12th Parliament (2024) the seats were all held by the Awami League.
Md. Salim RezaSirajganj-1, BNP
Iqbal Hassan MahmoodSirajganj-2, BNP
Md. Aynul HaqueSirajganj-3, BNP
Md. Rafiqul Islam KhanSirajganj-4, Jamaat-e-Islami
Md. Amirul Islam KhanSirajganj-5, BNP
M. A. MuhitSirajganj-6, BNP
Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026