Indurkani Upazila

Indurkani, also known as Zianagar, is an upazila, or sub-district, of the Pirojpur District in Barisal Division, Bangladesh.[1][2]

Zianagar
Upazila
Indurkani Upazila
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictPirojpur District
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

History

On 28 July 1980, President Ziaur Rahman turned Indurkani river police station into a full police station. On 21 April 2002, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia renamed Indurkani into Zianagar Upazila. On 9 January 2017, the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reform led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina renamed Zianagar Upazila back to Indurkani Upazila.[3][4]

Administration

Indurkani Upazila is divided into three union parishads: Balipara, Parerhat, and Pattashi. The union parishads are subdivided into 29 mauzas and 48 villages.[5]

References
  1. "upazila List". Bangladesh National Portal.
  2. "LIST OF UPAZILA NIRBAHI OFFICERS". MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. "Zianagar upazila becomes Indurkani again". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  4. "Zia Nagar now Indurkani upazila again". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  5. "District Statistics 2011: Pirojpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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