Aditmari Upazila

Aditmari is located at {{coord|25.9250|N|89.3500|E|}}. It has 52,144 households and total area 195.03 km².

Aditmari was historically a part of Kaliganj thana. This area was formerly part of a chakla governed by Indra Narayan Chakravarti during the reign of Maharaja Madan (Moda) Narayan (1665–1680) of Koch Bihar. Ibadat Khan, the Mughal faujdar of Ghoraghat, led an expedition against Koch Bihar in 1687, incorporating the region into the Bengal Subah once again.{{cite news|url=http://m.priyo.com/articles/lalmonirhat-kakina-jamindar-bari-2017327|script-title=bn:লালমনিরহাটের কাকিনা জমিদার বাড়ি|language=bn|work=Priyo}}{{cite news|url=http://www.kalerkantho.com/online/nagorik-montobbo/2016/07/24/385013|script-title=bn:লালমনিরহাটের কাকিনা জমিদার বাড়ি হতে পারে আকর্ষণীয় পর্যটন কেন্দ্র|language=bn|work=Kaler Kantho|date=24 July 2016}} Nawab Nuruddin Muhammad Baqer Jang, his minister, Raja Dayashil of Qadamtala (Moinpur) and local supporters were punished by the forces of Captain McDonald in this area, which came to be known by the locals as "Aadatmara". It later got corrupted to Aditmari.{{cite book|script-title=bn:পলাশী যুদ্ধোত্তর আযাদী সংগ্রামের পাদপীঠ|pages=87, 120|author=Chowdhury, Haydar Ali}}

On 10 April 1981, the Government of Bangladesh established a thana in Aditmari, taking eight unions from Kaliganj thana.{{cite web|url=https://kaliganj.lalmonirhat.gov.bd/bn/site/page/L8b0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF|website=Bangladesh National Portal|language=bn|title=কালীগঞ্জ উপজেলার পটভূমি}} The status of Aditmari thana was upgraded to upazila (sub-district) on 7 November 1983, as part of the President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralisation programme.

During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, Aditmari thana was under Sector No. 6 led by Khademul Bashar. Several houses in Aditmari were set on fire by the Pakistan Army on 4 April. The army executed innocent civilians in Lalpur, which is located to the east of Aditmari railway station. A mass grave can be found in Batrish Hazari High School field. The area was liberated by Bengali freedom fighters on 6 December.

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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Aditmari Upazila had 52,144 households and a population of 224,796. 54,912 (24.43%) were under 10 years of age. Aditmari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.06%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 19,355 (8.61%) lived in urban areas.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lalmonirhat |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Lalmonirhat.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Lalmonirhat district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Lalmonirhat.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Aditmari has a population of 176760. Males constitute 51.22% of the population, and females 48.78%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 84204. Aditmari has an average literacy rate of 18.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.{{cite web | accessdate = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}

Aditmari Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Bhadai, Bhelabari, Durgapur, Kamalabari, Mohishkhocha, Palashi, Saptibari, and Sarpukur. The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 102 villages.

Aditmari is well connected with other parts of the country by road, river and train via the N509, Z5903, Z5904, Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line and the Dharla, Teesta and Sharnamati rivers. Aditmari has 525 mosques, most notably the Khetu Muhammad Sarkar Jame Mosque and Sher Mahmud Jame Mosque. There are 38 madrasas in Aditmari including the North Gobdha Dakhil Madrasa founded in 1986. There is also an orphanage and lillah boarding in Palashi,{{cite web|url=https://aditmari.lalmonirhat.gov.bd/bn/site/page/t3aZ-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE|website=Bangladesh National Portal|language=bn|title=এতিমখানা}} and a mazar (mausoleum) in Khatapara (Saptibari).{{cite web|url=https://aditmari.lalmonirhat.gov.bd/bn/site/page/Aeiz-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0|website=Bangladesh National Portal|language=bn|title=মাজার}} Other than the Aditmari Central Graveyard, there are also Muslim cemeteries in Durgapur, Bhelabari, Kamlabari, Sarpukur, Saptibari, Bhadai, Palashi and Mahishkhocha.{{cite web|url=https://aditmari.lalmonirhat.gov.bd/bn/site/page/FhBU-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8|website=Bangladesh National Portal|language=bn|title=কবরস্থান}}

• Mojibur Rahman, former MP
• Canteswar Barman, politician{{cite web|url=https://aditmari.lalmonirhat.gov.bd/bn/site/page/5ltD-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC|website=Bangladesh National Portal|language=bn|title=প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব}}

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