Feni District

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This article is about a district of Bangladesh; for the alcoholic spirit see Feni (liquor); for other uses see Feni (disambiguation)

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Feni (Bengali: ফেনী জেলা , Feni Jela also Feni Zilla) is a small southeastern district of Bangladesh bordering (clockwise from the north) Tripura in [India], Chittagong District, the Bay of Bengal, Noakhali District and Comilla District.[1] It comprises six sub-districts ("Upazilas"): Feni Sadar, Chhagalnaiya, Porshuram, Fulgazi (variant of Phool Ghazi), Daganbhuiyan and Sonagazi.

District details

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The main highway of Bangladesh, Dhaka-Chittagong inter-district highway passes through Feni. Buses usually take 3–4 hours to travel on 165 km highway from Dhaka and about 2 hours from Chittagong. There is a railway junction situated here called Feni Junction.[citation needed] Feni is the only connecting link between the rest of the country and the districts of Chittagong (where the largest port of the country is situated), Cox's Bazar (the most important tourist destination of the country) and three Hill Districts: Rangamati, Bandaraban and Khagrachari.[citation needed]

One of the three girls cadet colleges in Bangladesh is situated in Feni. The other two are in Mymensingh District and Joypurhat District.[citation needed] The country's only government-run Computer Institute is situated in Feni. Three private electricity plants supplying electricity are existing here.[citation needed]

Administration

Feni District was established on February 15, 1984. It has six upazillas, 45 union parishads, and approximately 570 villages including North Chandpur. The upazillas are:

  1. Feni Sadar
  2. Sonagazi
  3. Fhulgazi
  4. Chagalnaiya
  5. Daganbhuiyan
  6. Parshuram

Sports

Shahid Salam Stadium is the main sports venue in Feni. One great All-rounder named Rajesh Poddar born in Feni. It is the home ground of Bangladesh Premier League (football) team Feni Soccer Club.[citation needed]

Notable people

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Politicians

Journalists and editors

Culture

Business Firms

  • Star Line Group
  • Zenith Pharma
  • Renata Pharmaceuticals
  • Nokshi Properties Ltd.
  • Sizzol Foods
  • I-Computer Feni
  • Moubon Food Products (since 1995)

References

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External links

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