Rajbari, Bangladesh Video Documantary

Information Of Rajbari Sadar Upazila

Historical events During the last part of the eighteenth century many people of the upazila were involved in the fakir-sannyasi resistance. The ruins of a dilapidated house at a place called Rath bear the memories of this Fakir-Sannyasi resistance. In November 1971 an encounter between the freedom fighters and the Pak army was held at village Alhadipur in which 9 Pak soldiers were killed.

Marks of the War of Liberation Mass grave 1 (Khankhanapur); mass killing site 1 (Alipur); memorial monument 1 '(the sculpture Atandra Prohari).

Religious institutions Mosque 257, temple 132, church 1, tomb 15, sacred place 1. Noted religious institutions: Gayebi Mosque, Ram Mandir.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 41.4%; male 45.1%, female 37.5%. Educational institutions: homeopath college 1, college 5, vocational training institute 1, secondary school 27, primary school 104, community school 3, madrasa 15. Noted educational institutions: Rajbari Government High School (1892), Yasin High School (1950), Raja Surjakumar Institute (1888), Government Girls' School (1961), Bazar Pathshala Government Primary School (1908).

Newspapers and periodicals Daily: Gatakal (1984); weekly: Anushandhan (1984), Rajbari Kantha (1990); defunct: Khathak (1893), Shikha (1930), Chandana (1972), Samgsar (19th century), Rajbari Patrika (19th century), Matrikantha, Anushandhan (1984), Rajbari Sangbad (1986), Saptahik Bani (1906), Sahaj Katha (1922), Saptahik Barta, Shahashi Samaya.

Cultural organisations Library 21, club 15, stadium 1, children's park 1, press club 1, theatre group 10, theatre stage 4, women organisation 4, literature and social welfare organisation 17, children's organisation 2, community centre 3, cinema hall 5, playground 14.

Main sources of income Agriculture 50.78%, non-agricultural labourer 3.66%, industry 1.15%, commerce 16.58%, transport and communication 5.79%, service 9.41%, construction 3.18%, religious service 0.16%, rent and remittance 0.99% and others 8.3%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 33.49%, landless 66.51%.

Main crops Paddy, jute, sugarcane, sesame, ground nut, catechu.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Watermelon, karpas cotton.

Main fruits Mango, blackberry, jackfruit, litchi.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 2, dairy 68, poultry 244, hatchery 2, nursery 253.

Communication facilities Pucca road 70 km, semi-pucca road 44 km, mud road 883 km; railway 31 km; waterway 113 nautical miles.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, duli, horse carriage, bullock cart.

Noted manufactories Goalanda Textile Mills, Bio-Gas Production Centre, Bangladesh Oxygen Plant.

Cottage industries Weaving, silk industry.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 19, fairs 6, most noted of which are Khankhanapur Hat, Belgachhi Hat, Rajbari Hat, Banibaha Hat, Kholar Hat and annual fairs are organised on occasions of Durgapuja, Baishakhi and Dolmancha festivals.

Main exports Jute, sesame, catechu.

Access to electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 19.89% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 96.82%, tap 0.69%, pond 0.24% and others 2.25%.

Sanitation 35.13% (rural 29.33% and urban 65.67%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 57.06% (rural 62.03% and urban 30.68%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 7.81% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, health and family planning centre 9, hospital 1, child welfare centre 1, homeopathic hospital 1, clinic 12, maternity welfare centre 1.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, BRDB. [Badrul Alam Tipu]

Traffic jam eases at Daulatdia as ferry services resume

BIWTC and BIWTA dredged the Daulatdia–Paturia river channel to facilitate ferry movement.
Traffic jam in Daulatdia eased slightly Saturday after nine hours of frantic efforts by Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority. 
BIWTC and BIWTA dredged the Daulatdia–Paturia river channel to facilitate ferry movement. 
Ferry operation on the river route was suspended due to emergence of hidden shoals and poor navigability at the entrance points on both sides of the ferry ghats. 
Transpiration by ferries suffered a serious setback over the last couple of days that resulted in an immense sufferings to the passengers and vehicles. 
The situation led to 4-5 miles long queue of goods-laden trucks on Dhaka-Khulna highway across Daulatdia. Shortage of ferries, strong current and poor navigability in the river Padma are attributed to the frequent setbacks to the ferry operation.
 A regular scenerio being that vessels get stuck in hidden shoals and ferry services get interrupted. Ferry services resumed Saturday after an emergency dredging at the entrance point of Daulatdia river channel. 
Of the 13 ferries, seven RO-RO ferries and two K-type small ferries started sailing on the river route nine hours after passengers were left stranded. 
Sources said ferries could not reach Daulatdia from Paturia ferry ghat due to emergence of innumerable shoals on the river route. Lack of proper and timely dredging in the river Padma led to the situation. 
Hundreds of passenger buses and goods-laden trucks travelling to and from the south and southern districts had to wait for hours on both sides of ferry ghats.
 Heavy current and a rapid fall in water level were also bar to ferry movement with its full load and speed. On Saturday, two ferries Shajalal and Hamidur Rahman got stuck in hidden shoals and were later salvaged by tug boat. 
BIWTC Assistant General Manager Md Zillur Rahman of Daulatdia-Paturia ferry services Saturday told this correspondent two ferries Motiur Rahman and keramot Ali were out of service in the wake of technical glitch and had been sent to dockyard Saturday. 
Many big ferries are carrying passenger buses and goods-laden trucks at half their capacity due to strong current and hidden shoals in the river. 
Ferry master Kefayet Ullah of vessel Khanjahan said at least nine-fourteen feet depth of water were necessary for smooth ferry movement. 
The depth of water in the river is below nine feet at different points including those at Daulatdia and Paturia ferry ghats. 
Executive Engineer of BIWTA (Aricha) Md Tarequl Hassan said: “We started dredging to create 8,000 feet long and 2,500 feet wide new approach channel to maintain ferry services.

Dense Fog Disrupts Ferry Services On Kawrakandi, Daulatdia Routes

Dense fog forced nine ferries left from both ghats to anchor in the middle of 

the river causing about 200 vehicles to spend the night in the middle of the river 

Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia and Shimulia-Kawrakandi routes came to a halt yesterday for several hours because of dense fog.

The ferry services between the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route along the Padma River resumed after five hours, causing tailback on both sides of the river, our Munshiganj correspondent reported.

Hundreds of vehicles, including perishable goods-laden truck, waited in long queues in the morning.

Assistant Manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) in charge of Shimulia pontoon Shekhar Chandra Roy said they had been compelled to suspend the ferry services around 4am due to thick fog.

“We started ferry services around 9am,” he said.

Dense fog forced nine ferries left from both ghats to anchor in the middle of the river causing about 1,000 passengers and 200 vehicles to spend the night in the middle of the river.

“About 200 hundred vehicles got stuck on both sides because of the disruption, creating immense suffering to the commuters,” he added.

Meanwhile, ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route along the Padma River resumed in the morning after a four-hour disruption for thick fog, reports UNB.

Mahiuddin Rasel, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha, said the ferry services as well as the plying of other water vessels came to a halt at 4am due to blurred visibility caused by dense fog.

Two ferries with a large number of vehicles and passengers were kept anchored at Daulatdia while three were at Paturia.

Eleven ferries stood in the middle of the Padma river since 4am.

Passengers  and a good number of vehicles were waiting to cross on either side of the river.

Ferry services on the important route resumed around 8am as fog started disappearing after  sunrise. 

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