Feni District

Feni (Bengali: ফেনী) is a district in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is part of the Chittagong Division. According to the latest population count in 2022, around 1.6 million people live in Feni.[1]

Feni used to be part of Pakistan, but it became an independent place on 6 December 1971.[2]: Script error: The function "hyphen2dash" does not exist., [189]  At first, it was part of the Noakhali district, but in 1984 it became its own separate district.

Feni is divided into six smaller areas called upazilas. The names of these upazilas are Sonagazi, Fulgazi, Parshuram, Daganbhuiyan, Chhagalnaiya, and Feni Sadar. It also has 43 union councils, which are even smaller divisions.[3]

Feni District Media

References

  1. Population and Housing Census 2022. Preliminary ReportBangladesh Bureau of Statistics. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  2. Ahmed, Jamir. Phenīra itihāsa (in bn) (1990). Chittagong: Samatata Publication. OCLC ocm25204071.
  3. Sultan, Tipu. Feni District. Banglapedia (13 October 2023)Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 24 March 2024.