Trishal

About Trishal

Trishal (Bengali: ত্রিশাল) is an upazila of Mymensingh District in the Mymensingh Division of Bangladesh. The Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam attended a school here.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Trishal Upazila had 119,144 households and a population of 491,483. 10.87% of the population were under 5 years of age. Trishal had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 71.44%: 72.43% for males and 70.48% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.15 males for 100 females. 58,102 (11.82%) lived in urban areas.

Administration

Trishal Thana was formed in 1909 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Trishal Upazila is divided into Trishal Municipality and 12 union parishads: Amirabari, Bailar, Baliparar, Dhanikhola, Harirampur, Kanihari, Kanthal, Mathbari, Mukshapur, Rampura, Sakhua, and Trishal. The union parishads are subdivided into 91 mauzas and 158 villages.

Trishal Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.

=== Nazrul heritage sites ===

Trishal is famously known for its deep connection with the National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, who spent a significant part of his childhood and early education here. Notable heritage sites include:

Nazrul Academy: A cultural institution and library established in memory of the poet to preserve his literary works.

Darirampur High School: The school where the poet studied in class seven in 1914. It is now a prominent secondary school in the region.

Kazir Shimla: The ancestral residence of the Kazi family where the poet stayed during his time in Trishal.

Education

=== University ===

Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, established on 1 March 2005. Its first batch class was started in June 2007.

=== Colleges ===

Government Nazrul College

Trishal Women's Degree College

Trishal Women's Technical & B.M. College

Islami Academy School & College

Trishal Technical and B.M. College

Aulianagar College

Kalir Bazar School & College

Danikhola Technical & Commercial College

Mukshapur College

Trishal International School & College

Trishal Ideal School & College

Kanthal High School & College

Hazi Cherag Ali Degree College, Dhanikhola

Central Technical & Business Management College, Trishal.

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Notable residents

Abul Mansur Ahmed, journalist, politician and littérateur, was born at Dhanikhola in 1898.

Abul Kalam Shamsuddin, journalist and littérateur, was born at Trishal in 1897.

Source: Wikipedia →