Feni District
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| Feni District | |
  Feni
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| Division_name | Chittagong Division |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 928.34 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (1991) - Density - Literacy rate |
1196219 - 1,288.56/km² - 40.7% |
| Website: Banglapedia Article | |
| Maplink: Official Map of Feni District | |
Feni (Bengali: ফেনী) is a small southern district of Bangladesh, bordering (clockwise from the north) Tripura in India, Chittagong district, the Bay of Bengal, Noakhali district and Comilla district. It is comprised of six sub-districts ("Upazilas"): Feni Sadar, Chhagalnaiya, Porshuram, Fulgazi, Daganbhuiyan and Sonagazi.
Before becoming a full-fledged district in 1984, it was part of the Noakhali district. Feni has a moderate climate, and a rich history dating back almost 3000 years. Except agriculture, maximum people of Feni resides in Dhaka City and Chittagong City, engaged in Job and Business.It has a large contingent of its population residing in the Middle East and other parts of the world. Two years back, a Feni native, Abul Kashem, was in the news when he was captured by Iraqi insurgents while driving a truck for a Kuwaiti company. He was subsequently released without any harm.[citation needed]
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 2.5 hours from Chittagong. Panaromic landscape comprising of the Tripura valley, Feni River estuarine and green paddy fields add to Feni district's scenic beauty.Feni is also impotant in strategic viewpoints, its position near indian border,Bay of Bengal and shrink geographical location on Bangladesh makes it important. Among the famous personalities of Feni district are journalist Abu Musa, Film-maker Shahidullah Kaiser and Johir Rayhan, Language Martyr Abdus Salam, legendary playwright Selim Al-din. The only female cadet-college of Bangaldesh is situated in Feni.
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