Kulia Union

Kulia (Bengali: কুলিয়া) is a union parishad situated at the north-west part of Debhata Upazila, in Satkhira District, Khulna Division of Bangladesh.[1]

Kulia Union
কুলিয়া ইউনিয়ন
Union
Kulia Union
CountryBangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictSatkhira
UpazilaDebhata
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitekuliaup.satkhira.gov.bd

History

Guruthakurgans of Satkhira zamindars lived in Kulia Union which is why the post office and a village are called Gurugram.

Geography

Kuliya Union is bounded on the north by Alipore Union, on the south by Parulia Union, on the east by Fingri Union and Bhomra, which is adjacent to the Indian state of West Bengal.

Area: 59.49 sq. km.

Demographics

Population: 35,154. 17,949 males, 18,205 females, 26,364 Muslims, 6,375 Hindus and 2,393 others.

Administration Area
01 No Word

Bohera

02 No Ward

Baliadanga

Hirarchak

03 No Ward

Pushpokati

Khaskhamar

04 No Ward

North. Kulia

05 No Ward

South: Kulia

06 No Ward

East Kulia

Dattadanga

Kamat Para

Kultali

07 No Word

Subarnabad

Nunekhola

Raghunathpur

Ramnagar




 08 No Ward

Tickets

Deukul

Gabindapur

Pargava

Rajaram

Hizoldanga

09 No Ward

Shashadanga

Shyamnagar

Gobrakhali

Vennapota

Borboria

Dhalir Gher

Andulpota

Kadamkhali

Charbalitha

Bill Shimulbaria

Jelmari

Koremari





List of chairmen

Current Chairman is Md. Asadul Haque

Serial No. The names of the chairmen are term
01 Abu Salek Sardar Bitish to 1966
02 Abdul Ghaffar Sardar 1966-1971
03 Nurul Momin Sardar 1972-1988
04 Md. Asadul Haque 1988-2016
05 Md. Imadul Islam 2016-2021
06 Md. Asadul Haque 2021-present

Education

Just like any other areas in Bangladesh, Kulia has few number of educational institutions. They include:

  • Bohera A.T. Secondary School
  • Kulia Girls Secondary School
  • Bohera Primary School
  • Hazrat Naimuddin (RH) Hafijia & Foorkania Madrasah
  • Shashadanga Government Primary School

Literacy rate: 86.04%

Educational Institutions

The number of primary schools is 8

02 secondary schools

1 secondary girls school

Dakhil Madrasa 3

There are 37 sub-formal schools

Jami Masjid 48

Notable residents
A. F. M. Entaz Ali

Md. Asadul Haque, who has been elected chairman six time in and Kulia is the most respectable person in the union, has played an important role in district politics, he was the treasurer of the district Awami League more than once, he is currently the vice-president of the district Awami League.

A. F. M. Entaz Ali, was born on 20 January 1937. He was involved in politics during his student life. After completing postgraduate studies from University of Dhaka he started his career as a lawyer. He was an organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. He also took part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. After the Liberation of Bangladesh he was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Khulna-12 in 1973. Entaz Ali died on 26 January 1998 at the age of 61.

Md Asaduzzaman Asad

Md Asaduzzaman Asad, who is the owner of Care Diagnostic Center and Clinic, has been providing health services in Satkhira district with a good reputation. He is also a member of Bangladesh Private Clinic and Diagnostic Owners Association and a prominent social worker. He was born in an aristocratic family of Shashadanga village in Kulia Union to his father Nur Mohammad Sardar a prominent social worker.

Abul Kalam Azad, Journalist, Daily Patradoot

References
  1. "Kulia Union". Bangladesh National Portal.

http://www.bpcdoa.com/ http://kuliaup.satkhira.gov.bd/


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