Tungipara

{{Short description|Municipality in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh}}

Tungipara (Bangla: টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is a municipality in Tungipara Upazila of Gopalganj District in Bangladesh.{{Cite news |date=2010-01-29 |title=Thousands in Tungipara pay homage to Bangabandhu |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-123963 |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is considered the founding father of the nation. It has a population of 29, 424.{{Cite web |title=Tungipara Upazila |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Tungipara_Upazila |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Banglapedia |language=en}} Sheikh Tozammel Haque Tutul is the mayor of Tungipara municipality.{{Cite news |date=2023-01-24 |title=AB Bank disburses loans among marginal farmers |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/ab-bank-disburses-loans-among-marginal-farmers-3228751 |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}

In December 2013, The Daily Star reported that the mayor of Tungipara, Sardar Issial Hossain, was using a government project car as a personal vehicle.{{Cite news |date=2013-12-04 |title=Ministers, advisers using project cars |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/ministers-advisers-using-project-cars |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} A Jubo League leader locked the office of the Bangladesh Water Development Board which was later reopened by Mayor Sheikh Ahmad Hossan Mirja for not getting the contract for a tender in April 2017.{{Cite news |date=2017-03-12 |title=Jubo League leader locks Gopalganj WDB office |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/jubo-league-leader-locks-gopalganj-wdb-office-1374448 |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}