Ancestral Home: Roots Assignment #1

Zarif Afridi
Sec A Know
Roll 23
Your
Course- Bangladesh Studies (G102)
Faculty- Mr. Sheikh Morshed Jahan, Roots
Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar
Date- 20 December 2021
Contents
About Gazipur
Life & Livelihood: The People
River Shitalakshya
Development
Updates
Economy
Notable Institutes
Tourism
 About Gazipur
In the blend of history and tradition, the Gazipur
district has endless potential. On March 1, 1984,
Gazipur district was initiated in Bhawal Pargana's
vastly forested area and Garik Soil Cell's Tektila. To
the north, Mymensingh and Kishoreganj districts are
placed, to the east, Kishoreganj and Narsingdi
districts , to the south, Dhaka and Narayanganj
districts , and to the west, Dhaka and Tangail
districts. During the Mughal-British-Pakistan period,
Gazipur played a pivotal part in a number of
movements and struggles. On March 19, 1971, the
first armed resistance war took place on the
grounds of Gazipur, marking the start of the great
liberation war.
 Life & Livelihood
In the few number of times I have been to Gazipur, I have seen the people there
being as hospitable as they possibly can. It is a community where everyone knows
each other. The place is also filled with natural blessings, one of which is the
national fruit of the country, Jackfruit. There is jackfruit trees in most parts of the
villages and the jackfruits are very famous for their taste. There are also many
local vegetables and fruits found around the villages growing in plenty. The
roads of the inner part of the villages are well developed which might be
surprising. The roads are quite spacious and are in no way under-developed.
People from all walks of life greet us when we visit there and everyone is
genuinely positive and helpful. The community they have grown into is something
of a strong bond where everyone is helping each other in all kinds of necessities.
River Shitalakshya

Civilisation mainly initiated from this very river and spread around with time. The river is
still being widely used all over the villages and communities.
The fishermen are seen working day and night for
fish farming which is quite popular in the district. The
daily supply of fish market in Gazipur Sadar and
Sripur markets were estimated at 2-3 and 1-1.5 tones
respectively. Carps are thought to account for about
half of all fish sold in markets. 13% hilsa, 9% catfish,
7% small indigenous fish, 6% prawns and shrimp,
5% tilapia, and 12% other fish, including marine
species. Market system, species quality, size, and
weight all affect the prices of fish, and it has been
established that the price per kilogram of carp rises
as the fish increases in size.
 Development
The district has seen changes in many different sectors, specially in the industrial sector.
While Bangladesh's industrial sector has flourished since independence, much of it is
concentrated in only a few districts. The total labor force employed currently in this
district has increased to be more than anywhere in the country. Few of the largest
industries of the countries are situated in this district and are continuously expanding.
The district has also seen some of the most renowned institutes of the country being
built within the last few decades and the rate of education has also been increasing in
lower levels of education Most development in the district has been found in sectors
such as-
Industry
Garments
Agriculture
Education
Updates
The changes in the economic
sectors in the district has
changed the lives of the people
living in the country for good. It
has decreased unemployment to
a great degree, also increasing
the standard of lives of the
people residing in the district.
The per capita income has also
increased, along with the literacy
rate while child mortality and
illiteracy rate decreasing in the
same time. To sum up, the district
has flourished significantly
during the last few decades.
Industry
Bangladesh’s most formidable economic
zone lies in Gazipur. The state-of-the-art
facilities which manufacture drugs for the
poor people of the country at prices that
suit their pockets are quite impressive
Agriculture
Seed Certification Agency (SCA),
responsible for quality control and
certification of seeds produced in the
agriculture sector for crops such as paddy,
wheat, jute, seed, potato and sugarcane is
set up in Gazipur.
Garments
20% of existing mills in Bangladesh are
large-scale mills, roughly 30 percent are
medium-scale mills, and the remaining 50
percent are small-scale mills, most of which
are located in Gazipur.
Economy
Bangladesh's administrative divisions and
subdivisions have diverse population
densities. The industrial sector consists
mainly of a few districts among which
Gazipur has significantly been flourishing
during the last few decades. The number of
members in 75% family is the same as
national level and rest 25% family has
members higher than the national level. The
GNP per capita was 5.68 in the GDL value
recorded in 2018. The percentage of poor
household was around 11.8% while the
malnourished children comprised of 16.4%
of the population. Electricity is available to
almost 100% of the households.
Notable Institutes
Dhaka International Bangabandhu Shaheed Tajuddin
University of University of Sheikh Mujibur Ahmed Medical
Engineering Technology Rahman College Hospital
& Technology Agricultural
University
 Tourism
The district includes number of
places to tour and not limited to

Bhawal Resort
The Rajendra Eco Resort &
Village
Dream Square Resort
Sarah Resort
Nokkhottrobari Resort
Bangabandhu Safari Park
Nuhash Polli
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