Manirampur Upazila
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Manirampur মণিরামপুর |
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| Upazila | |
 Manirampur
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| Coordinates: 23°1′N 89°14′E / 23.017°N 89.233°ECoordinates: 23°1′N 89°14′E / 23.017°N 89.233°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Khulna Division |
| District | Jessore District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 444.7 km2 (171.7 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 326,093 |
| • Density | 733/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Postal Code | 7440 |
| Website | dcjessore |
Manirampur Upazila (Bengali: মণিরামপুর) is an upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Jessore Sadar Upazila on the north, Kalaroa and Jhikargachha upazilas on the west, Abhaynagar Upazila on the east, and Dumuria and Keshabpur upazilas on the south.
Manirampur upazila stands on the bank of Harihar river.
There is a hearsay that Manirampur was named after the name of Muniram Roy who was the lawyer of King Seetaram Roy. Certain woman from Chanchra basilica (King palace) dug a large pond here which still stands as the witness of time. It was dug on the first decade of nineteenth century. The kings constructed a road of nine kilometres from Manirampur to Rajgonj at the Trimohani connecting road. Manirampur is known from 1785. The first elected chairman of Manirampur was Md Lutfar Rahman and the first nirbahi officer (TNO/UNO) was Md S. M. Mizanur Rahman.
Shaheed Asaduzzaman Asad, younger brother of Poet and Professor of Dhaka University from Chinatola village was killed 23 October during the 1971. He was buried in Chinatola, near Chinatola bridge on the bank of Harihar river. Not only Asad,But also Sirajul Islam Shanti, Mashikur Rahman Tojo, Ahsan Uddin Khan Manik, Fazlur Rahman Fazlu were killed at the same time, same Place and they all are buried in a grave together.
They were bosom friend and leaders of political party. They were arrested together, killed together and buried together.
Shaheed Akram, Khanpur, Manirampur was killed at Juranpur, Manirampur.
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