Feni is a southern district of Bangladesh and it is a district of greater Noakhali district. Feni District shares borders with Noakhali, Comilla district, Tripura in India, Chittagong, and Bay of Bengal. Feni district consists of 6 Upazila, 5 Municipality (Pourashava), 54 Union Parishad and 570 Villages. Feni district established in 1984.
History of Feni District:
In 1984, the subdivision was upgraded and transformed into Feni district through administrative reorganization. The area of Feni district is 928.34 square kilometers. Feni district is named after Feni river. In 1876, when the new subdivision was formed, the police station was shifted to the subdivision headquarters and the new subdivision came to be known as Feni. In the past the Feni region was part of the ocean. The north east was the foothills of the Paharia region. Scholars opine that within the greater Noakhali region, the eastern Feni region is more ancient as a landmass. There are ruins of an ancient historical rock idol in Shilua village in Chagalnaya upzila of Feni. According to the literature, most of the Noakhali region except modern Feni was low marsh land in ancient times. At that time, the original name of Noakhali was Bhulua and Jugidia (located at the confluence of Feni River with the sea) was like an island.
List of upazilas in Feni districtফেনী জেলার উপজেলা সমূহ :
District: Feni
Division: Chittagong division
Area : 928.34 Sq. Km.
Population (2001) : 12,05,980
Literacy rate: 64.0%
List of Municipality in Feni District: Feni Municipality (Feni Pourashava)
Govt. Web Portal: Feni District
Upazila (Thana) : 6 (Feni Sadar Upazila, Daganbhuiyan Upazila, Chhagalnaiya Upazila, Porshuram Upazila, Fulgazi Upazila and Sonagazi Upazila)
Postal code : 3900 (Feni Sadar post code: 3900, Fazilpur post code: 3901, Sharshadie post code: 3902,
Laskarhat post code: 3903, Chhagalnaia post code: 3910, Maharajganj post code: 3911, Daraga Hat post code: 3912,
Puabashimulia post code: 3913, Dagondhuia post code: 3920, Dudmukha post code: 3921, Chhilonia post code: 3922)
Feni University
Address:Trunk Road, Feni-3900, Bangladesh
Contact:+88-0331-69131
Email: info@feniuniversity.edu.bd
Website: Feni University