Morrelganj Union

Morrelganj Union
মোড়েলগঞ্জ ইউনিয়ন
Morrelganj Union
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictBagerhat
UpazilaMorrelganj
Area
 • Total
41.36 km2 (15.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
12,530
 • Density302.9/km2 (784.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitemorrelganjup.bagerhat.gov.bd

Morrelganj Union (Bengali: মোড়েলগঞ্জ ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Morrelganj Upazila of Bagerhat District in the division of Khulna, Bangladesh.[1] It has an area of 41.36 km2 (15.97 sq mi) and a population of 12,530.[2]

Villages

  1. Gabtala
  2. Kathaltala
  3. Vaijora
  4. Badurtala
  5. Bisharighata
  6. Purbo Saralia
  7. Paschim Saralia
  8. Uttar Saralia
  9. Bahrbuniya Union

Notable people

  • Shahid Rahimullah, leader of Indigo Revolt
  • Liakat Ali Khan, student freedom fighter commander in 1971
  • Mohammad Ruhul Amin, Police Superintendent in Charge of the region in 1996 who helped clean-up river pirates in the Mongla rivers to practically zero
  • Muhaiminul Islam Sajib, served in the Bangladesh military from 2019 to 2022 and is currently working in digital marketing as a Top Rated Plus SEO professional on Upwork[3]. He received the Successful Youth Entrepreneur Award, Morrelganj in 2024[4]

References

  1. ^ "Morrelganj Union". Unions of Morrelganj Upazila. morrelganjup.bagerhat.gov.bd. 2020.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)". Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  3. ^ "Muhaiminul I." Upwork. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  4. ^ "মোড়েলগঞ্জে যুব দিবসে সফল ৫ উদ্যোক্তাকে সম্মাননা প্রদান". somoyjournal.com. Retrieved 2026-01-17.