station compound). In the aftermath, 8 Pakistan Army soldiers and 3 freedom fighters were killed. The freedom fighters raided the thana on 27 November, gaining control and thus liberating Rajapur. Dilwar Husayn of Gopalpur village was appointed as a sub-sector commander for Dinajpur under Sector 6 and later awarded Bir Protik. Alamtaj Begum Sabi was a notable female freedom fighter of Rajapur. The status of Rajapur Thana was upgraded to upazila (sub-district) in 1983 as part of the President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralisation programme. Demographics According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rajapur had a population of 143,659. Males constituted 49.93% of the population, and females 50.07%. The population aged 18 or over was 72,392. Rajapur had an average literacy rate of 52.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. Administration Rajapur Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Baraia, Galua, Mathbari, Rajapur, Saturia, and Suktagarh. The union parishads are subdivided into 72 mauzas and 75 villages. Chairmen Notable people A. K. Fazlul Huq, first and longest-serving Prime Minister of Bengal Abdul Auwal Khan, educationist Sultan Hossain Khan, former chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Commission and Bangladesh Press Council Shahjahan Omar, retired army major and former minister Harun ar-Rashid, agricultural researcher See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh References Upazilas of Jhalokati District