famous Food Panchagarh District

famous Food Panchagarh District

Notable Person Of Hafiz, Mirza Golam

Hafiz, Mirza Golam (1920-2000) lawyer, politician. He was born on 2 January 1920 at village Mirzapur in Panchagarh district. His father was Mirza Azimuddin Sarkar. Mirza Golam Hafiz obtained MA degree in Economics in 1941 from Calcutta University and B.L degree in 1948 from Dhaka University. Mirza Golam Hafiz was involved in politics since his student life. He was the president of Jalpaiguri district unit of All India Muslim Students Federation in 1938. Later he was elected as member of central committee and vice president of Bengal provincial unit of the Federation. In 1945-47 he performed the responsibility of the deputy chief (Nayeb-e-Suba) of the National Guard. During the partition of India in 1947 he led the movement launched for inclusion of the thanas of Panchagar, Tetulia, Deviganj and Patgram into East Bengal. Later the Radcliff Commission included these thanas into Pakistan. An exponent of citizens rights, Mirza Golam Hafiz was the general secretary of Pakistan branch of International Civil Liberties League in 1948-58. He was the treasurer of Ganatantri Dal in 1951-58. Golam Hafiz was a member of the Sarbadaliya Rashtra Bhasha Songram Parishad. For his active participation in the language movement he had to suffer imprisonment in 1952. Hafiz was elected a member of the Dhaka University Senate in 1953.

Mirza Golam Hafiz was elected a member of the East Bengal Provincial Assembly in 1954 as a candidate of united front. In 1954 he had to suffer imprisonment for his participation in the movement against the proclamation of Section 92-A by the government. He was elected president of Pakistan-China Maitry Samity in 1956. In 1967 he was elected as vice president of East Pakistan Bar Council and of All Pakistan Bar Council. Golam Hafiz rendered legal assistance to the accused in agartala conspiracy case in 1968.

Mirza Golam Hafiz was appointed as Minister for Land Administration in the cabinet of ziaur rahman in 1978. In 1979 he was elected a member of the Jatiya Sangsad as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He performed the responsibilities of the Speaker in this Sangsad. He was again elected a member of the Jatiya Sangsad in 1991 and was included in the cabinet of begum khaleda zia in charge of the Ministry of Law and Justice.

Mirza Golam Hafiz made important contribution towards the development of education and in social services. He established Mirza Golam Hafiz College in Atwari upazila. Dr. Abeda Hafiz Girls' School in Panchagarh town, Mirzapur Shishu Sadan and Maulana Azimuddin Madrasa, Mirza Golam Hafiz High School and Degree Madrasa at Tetulia. He died in Dhaka on 20 December 2000. [Abu Md. Delwar Hossain

Tourist Spots And Places Of Interest

Atwari

As tourist spot, Atwari has the three domed mosque at Mirzapur, Chhaprajhar (Pahar bhanga) and Sardarpara, which bears the relics of Mughal architecture; remains of the ruined the "Zamindar Bari" of Aloakhoa. The Bara Awliyar Majar is another notable place in the upazila.

Atwari has the marks of War of Liberation of 1971. These are 2 mass graves, 1 twin grave and 1 martyr memorial monument.

• Mirzapur Jamei Mosque
• Chaprajhar Mosque
• Solthori Mosque
• Shordarpara Mosque

Tetulia

Tetulia has great hospitality for tourists. It has a "Dak Banglo" situated on the bank of river Mahananda facing Darjeeling, a charming ice city of India. Tea of Tetulia has same quality like tea of Darjeeling. The "Kazi & Kazi" tea garden, the "Tetulia Tea" garden, the Banglabandha land port are the attractive places for the visitors.

Remnants of a fort at a place named Buraburi between Bhajanpur and Tetulia. Also Bhadreswar temple and Shiva-temple are the two tombstones of the Greek sculptural.It has Bhadreswar Temple, Vitorgarh.

Panchagarh Sadar

Mirzapur in Panchagarh

Maharaja Dighi (Pond) at Bhitargarh is well known tourist attraction of the sadar upazila. Bhitrar Shalmara is a notable beel (Lake). Shal forest of Bhitargarh and the government forest on the banks of the Chawai and Karatoya are notable.

During the War of Liberation in 1971 the guerrilla fighters demolished the bridge on the Chawai near the Amarkhana camp thereby obstructing the advance of the Pak-army towards the north. At the initial stage of the war Maqbul Darji & the Badi Howladar (EPR) were killed in an encounter with the Pak army which however lost eighteen of its soldiers.

The Shaheed Farooque Ahmad memorial monument at Dhakka-mara in Panchagarh town is the marks of war of liberation. Also the grave of the martyr freedom fighter Sakimuddin at Jagdal-hat in front of the Baital Aman mosque is another Mark of the war.

Pond of beside the 12 Auliar mazar in Panchagarh

Boda

The Vadeswari mosque, Vadeswari temple and Govinda temple are the tourist attractions in Boda.

Debiganj

In Debiganj, the Revenue office building and old residential house of the raja of Kuch-Bihar is famous; Also Jagabandhu Thakur-bari is another place of interest for the tourists. The town has one Dakbungalow (Rest house). thumbnail

Notable Persons

• Muhammad Jamiruddin Sarkar Former speaker, Jatiyo sangshad
• Mirza Ghulam Hafiz Former Minister of Law and Justice, Jatiyo sangshad

Location of Panchagarh in Bangladesh