Barisal Division

Barisal is located in south-central Bangladesh. Formerly a district called Bakhraganj, it is now a division. The town lies in the Ganges (Padma) River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River (Kirtonkhola). The Barisal town was under the control of the Roychoudhury family, which now has moved to Calcutta. Incorporated as a municipality in 1876 and upgraded to city corporation in 2002, it is a trans-shipment center for rice, hides, and pulses. Bakery, textile, Pharmaceutical products are output of a few industrial installation. It is linked by steamer with Dhaka (73 miles [117 km] north) and with Chittagong to the southeast. Road communication improved in last decade with building of few bridges. There is a medical college (Sher-e Bangla Medical College) affiliated with the National University. It also has a famous Cadet College - Barisal Cadet College (est. 1985) which has a number of record results on both HSC and SSC board exams.

Geography

Purojpur is also the name of a city of about 100,000 persons.

Subdivisions

Pirojpur district is divided into the following units, also known as Thanas : Pirojpur Sadar, Nesarabad, Mothbaria, Bhandaria, Zianagar, Nazirpur. The subdivision of Pirojpur was created in 1866. The Pirojpur municipalty was established in 1985. Nesarabad is famous for business centers and also for the Sundori tree (a kind of mangrove tree) that grows there.