Religion
:Muslim
92.80%, Hindu 7.13%,
Buddhist 0.03%, Christian
0.01% and others 0.03%.
Literacy rate
:Average
literacy 40.7%; male
48.2%, female 33.1%.
Boundary
:It has
boundary with Tripura in
India, Chittagong district,
the Bay of Bengal,
Noakhali district and
Comilla district.
Climate
:Moderate
climate. Annual average
temperature maximum is
34.3°C, minimum 14.4°C,
annual rainfall is 3302
mm.
Main rivers
:Feni, Little
Feni and Muhuri.
Mineral Resources
:Feni
Gas Field.
Main crops
:Paddy,
wheat, potato, pulses,
sugarcane.
Transportation
:Buses
take 3-4 hours to travel on
165 km highway from
Dhaka(capital city) and
about 2.5 hours from
Chittagong usually.
Feni Town
:Feni town is a small town
which Consists of 18
wards and 34 mahallas. It
has an area of 7.43 sq
km. The town has a
population of 90157.
Among them male are
53.24% and female
46.76%. Population
density per sq km is
12134. Literacy rate among
the town people is 68.6%.
Major Educational
institutions
: College 19,
polytechnic institute 4,
nursing institute 1, local
cooperative training
institute 1, local youth
development institute 1,
teacher’s training institute
1 and private medical
college 1, Cadet College 1.
Cultural organizations
:Public library 7, club 143,
drama stage 1, theater
group 7, women’s
organization 17, cinema
hall 6, community center
4, shilpakala academy 1.
Prominent
personalities
:Famous saint Shah Syed
Amir Uddin Pagla Miah/
Baba( RA) who is
regarded as founder of
Feni is a part of history of
Feni. Sultanul Awlia Feni,
Saint Mamu Fakir (RA) are
also saints from Feni
district.
Begum Khaleda Zia
(former Prime Minister),
Sir A. F. Rahman (the first
Muslim Vice Chancellor of
Dhaka University), Dr.
Mustafa Chowdhury
(former Public Service
Commission Chairman),
journalists Johur Hossain
Chaudhury, Iqbal Bahar
Chaudrury, Abdus Salam,
A. B. M. Musa, Iqbal
Sobhan Chowdury,
Obaidul Haque, Mokbul
Ahmed are from this
district.
Feni is also proud of his
brave sons language
martyr Abdus Salam,
martyred intellectuals
during the war of
liberation Selina Parvin
novelists Shahidullah
Kaiser and Jahir Raihan,
and Dr. Faizul Mohi.
Famous playwrights
Selim Al-din and Dr.
Inamul Huq are also from
this district which made
this district a special one.
Specialty of the
district
:Feni is the only connecting
link between the districts
of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar
(the most important
tourist destination of the
country) and three Hill
Districts (Rangamati,
Bandaraban and
Khagrachaari).
One of the three Girls
Cadet Colleges of
Bangladesh is situated in
Feni. The country’s only
Government-run
Computer Institute also is
situated in Feni.
Feni has special
characteristics in respect
of the name Feni. There
are a lot of myths about
the naming of the district.
Bangladesh is a reverence
country. But it is very rare
to have a name of a
region by the name of a
river. Probably Feni is an
exception to this which
has been named as it is
surrounded from three
sides by the river Feni.
Places of interests
:Feni has very beautiful
view of Tripura valley.
Feni River estuarine and
green paddy fields add to
Feni district’s scenic
beauty. Feni is also
important for its position
near the Indian border
and the Bay of Bengal.
India can be viewed from
Feni.
Mohammad Ali
Chowdhury Mosque (built
700 years ago),
Chandgazi Mosque (built
400 years ago) ,Feni
Government College
Building (1822 AD) and
Bijoy Singh Dighi at
Mohipal (1760) are
important Archaeological
heritage which is a matter
of interest.
