[cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.] ]Administrative
Galachipa has 13 Unions/Wards, 145 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 230 villages.
Educational Institutions
Galachipa Upzilla is very famous for academic affairs. There are many good as well as famous schools and colleges here. Galachipa High School is one of them. This is one of the most famous schools of greater Barisal. Website of the school:www.galachipasecondaryschool.net [http://www.galachipasecondaryschool.net] The school has many achievements and she is the holy symbol of knowledge of Galachipa Upzilla. The school is now 75 years old. The Diamond Jubilee of the school will be celebrated in 2008. All are welcome very cordially.
Galachipa Degree College is another famous institution of Galachipa. Galachipa Girls'Secondary School, Haridebpur Secondary School, Charkhali Secondary School, Galachipa Girls' College, Galachipa High Attached Primary School, Udayan School etc. are some famous institutions too.
Political Leaders
In Galachipa there were and are many pungent politicians as:
"Late Abdul Barek Miah": Ex-MP of Galachipa. He was the President of Galachipa Upzilla Awami League. He was a great organizer and popular leader.
"A.K.M. Jahangir Hossain": Ex-state Minister, Ministry of Textiles, Ex-MP (3 times). He is a central leader of Bangladesh Awami League. Mr. Hossain is a famous ex-student leader. For a time interval he was the General Secretary of Bangladesh Chattro League, Students' wing of Bangladesh Awami League. He has been elected MP from Patuakhali-3 (Galachipa-Dashmina) for three times (1991-96, 1996-2001, 2001-2006). He is very popular in the area.
"Shahjahan Khan": Ex-MP. He elected MP in 1996 from Galachipa-3. He is a leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He is popular among his party men.
Journalists
Galachipa feels pride for her journalists. Many famous journalists are the son of her.
"Late Abdul Gani Mia" is the pioneer of journalism at Galachipa. He was very famous for his co-operating mood and non-communal strategy.
"Late Mufti Munir" is another very famous photo-journalist. He achieved National award several times for photo-journalism. He was the photographer of "The Daily Sangbad" and "The Daily Ittefuq". He was so innovative.
"Altaf Mahmud" is a very strong journalist leader. He is the president of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ). He has been elected for four times.
"Shankar Lal Dash" is another famous journalist of Galachipa. He is now in "The Daily Janakantha". He is a specialist in Coastal Affair specially in Government Land Management. He has many exciting reports on "Charer GanoManush", "Charer SangramMukhor Jibika", "Charer Banchona", "Khash Jami Bandobaste Durniti" etc. His great innovation is "Mousumi Bibaho (Monsoon Weeding)" and "Mantha (A group of people living on boat and depend on fish for their livelihood)". Mr. Dash has got "MamtajUddin Memorial Award", the most prestigious award in Journalism in Bangladesh in 2007 for his reports in Janakantha. He has also got "Salimullah Memorial Award" and "Prakritojon Award". He is now working on floating people of the society. He will go a long way definitely.
"Parvez Nadir Reza" is one of the promising journalists. He is now working in "Channel One", an electronic media and famous TV channel in Bangladesh. He is a reporter of the channel. Mr. Reza is highly creative and very ingenious. He has got "Manobadhikar Padok" for the report "Seven Mystrious Children of Ex-DIG". He will also go a long way.
Rivers
Galachipa Upzilla is highly river densed. Rivers and canals are here and there in Galachipa. The Bay of Bengal is very much colose her. However, Galachipa is situated on the bank of the ""Ramnabad". Due to the river Galachipa is a famous port fot rice and other crops. A lare "Haat" is used to take place every Satur Day of the week based on the river. It is one of the largest "Haat" of greater Barisal. Another very famous river of Galachipa is "Agunmukha". This is dangerous as well as beautiful. In Bengali we can say ""Sundarer Majhe Voyongkar". There are also many other dangerous and beautiful rivers in Galachipa.
Charanchal
Galachipa Upzilla is famous for her "Charanchal". "Char" means land disconnected from the mainland by rivers. These lands are highly disconnected and the river route is the only route. Road traffic has not been arranged yet. Some "Char"s are larger while some are very smaller. "Rangabali, Baher Char, Barho Baishdia, Choto Baishdia, Chalitabunia, Char Kajal, Char Shiba, Char Montaj, Char Biswas, Mayar Char, Char Karfarma, Char Lakshmi, Char Kukrhi Mukrhi, Latar Char, Char Kalagachia" etc. are very known to all. The land of these "Char"s are very fertile and crops grow heavily here. But most of the people here are poor and deprived. They also suffer from "Information" greatly and their style of life is very low. The people here are mainly ""Bhumiheen" (landless). Journalist "Shankar Lal Dash" is continuing research on this area. He is a specialist of "Charanchal".
Educational Personalities
Galachipa Upzilla is highly famous for academic affairs. Here there are and were many learned persons who has a lot of contribution towards the knowledge-base of the mass. Some of them are:
**Late Sharat Bihari Dash
**Late Pundit Sir
**Late Md. Yousuf Mia
**Md. Moslem Alam
**Md. Hatem Ali
**Shyama Kanta Biswas
**Sukhlal Dutta
**Ratnesshwar Chattrerjhee
**Makbul Ahmed
**Sultan Ahmed
**Amullya Chandra Nath
**Abdur Razzak
**Santosh Kumar Dey
**Birendra Nath Das
Besides them there are also many other dedicated accademicians who are working with great devotion. Our open and cordial salute to all of them.
Games & Sports Personalities
Galachipa is also famous for games and sports. Once many Footballers of Bangladesh National Team were used to come to play in the tournaments of Galachipa for the sake of local teams. Some personalities related to this field are as below:
**Late Muzammel Khalipha
**Sohrab Miah
**Abul Kalam Azad
**SalahUddin Ahmed
**Makbul Ahmed
**Sattya Saha
**Shibly
**Vashkor Debnath
**Amar Kundu
**Manindra Paul
**Paran Banik
**Madhu Dash
**Pada Paul
**Swadesh Saha
**Alamgir
**Yudhisthir Gangulyand so on.
Cultural Personalities
In Galachipa Cultural Activities are regarded as one of the favourite passions. Many dedicated personalities in this field have make the locality enlightened. "Late Paresh Chandra Paul" is one of the great pioneers in this field. Oters are as below:
**Abdul Karim Chowdhury (ex. sub-registrar of Galachipa, Brother of Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, the writer of "Amar Vaier Rakte Rangano Ekhushe February")
**Ostad Buddhi Master
**Ostad Milon Master
**Ostad Jatin Sir (Ex. Visiting Teacher of Shilpakala Academy)
**Ostad Asit Sir (Ex. Visiting Teacher of Shilpakala Academy)
**Haripada Roy
**NagendraNath Saha
**Radheshyam Roy
**Sohrab Ali
**Amullay Chandra Nath
**Kamal MAhmud
**Nani Gopal Hawlader
**Md. Kawsar
**Subrata Roy
**Anil Shil
**Dilip Karmakar
**Kartik Das
**Dilip Banikand also many more.
Trade and Commerce Personalities
There are many busiunessmen in Galachipa. Some of them are:
**Bijoy Kundu and Sons (Daily Consuming Products, Cargo)
**Balohari Banik and Brothers (Daily Consuming Products, Cargo)
**Suren Saha and Sons (Daily Consuming Products)
**Upendra Nath Roy and Sons (Textile)
**Engr. Kutub Uddin (Industrialist, Dhaka)
**Golam Mostafa Nantu (Industrialist, Dhaka)
**Saiful Alam Jakir (Industrialist, Dhaka)
**Engr. Chan Mia (Industrialist, Dhaka)
**Ramani Karmakar and Sons (Jewellary)
**Nanna Mia and Sons (Raw Goods)
**Haji Shahjahan and Sons (Medicine)
**Alhaj Shahjahan Khan (Hotel, Launch)
**Parimal Karmakar (Jewellary)
**Md. Alim and Sons (Cinema)
**Oahab Kalipha (Fishing)
**Sohrab Mia (Oil, Diesel, Speed Boat etc.)
**Abu Kalam Mohammad Isa (Raw Goods)
**Haji Zakir Hossain (Textile)
**Idrisur Rahman (Textile)
**SattyNarayan Saha and Sons (Textile)
**Sahnti Paul and Sons (Foods)
**Ranjan Saha and Brothers (Foods)
**Sunil Dutta and Sons (Hardware)
**Dilip Dutta and Brothers (Cosmetics)
**Habib Mia and Brothers (Foods, Medicine)
**Dhiren Paul and Brothers (Books)
**Shankar Lal Dash (News Agency)
**Jibon Karmakar and Sons (Studio)
**Ramlal Banik (Studio)
**Ramlal Saha (Threads)
**Santosh Banik and Brothers (Herbal and Baniati)and many more.
YoungStars
There are many young who are contributing a lot towards the society. Some of them are:
**"Subrata Roy": The most popular young among the people of the area. He is an enchanting scriptwriter, director, set designer, planner, motivator, negotiator and many more. He is now working in BRAC as a Field Organizer (Officer Level). He is the founder of Galachipa Theatre.
**"Rusel & Kamrul": Though they are two but virtually they are one. These two are great organizer and drama player. They are co-founder of Galachipa Theatre. They can even cross the Everest if necessary.
**"Asim Shil": A great singer. He has achieved 3rd prize in National Level competition in 1998 in Tagore's Song.
**"Sandipan Dash": He is a genius in Computing. In Galachipa he is second to none in this field. His idea is much clear and he can solve problem very quickly. Not only in Galachipa but also in Barisal town he is popular for his computing capability.
**"Sudeb Das": This boy is very much innovative with his high observation capability. He is a good orator as well as a very efficient scout. He has achieved 2nd position in Instant Public Speaking Competition in Divisional Level in 2005.
ee also
*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh
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