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{{Infobox settlement|official_name=Dhamrai|native_name=ধামরাই|settlement_type=[[Upazilas of Bangladesh|Upazila]]|image_skyline=|imagesize=|image_alt=|image_caption=The Dhar Zamindar Bari, Nannar Village, Dhamrai Upazilla|image_blank_emblem=|blank_emblem_size=|blank_emblem_type=|blank_emblem_link=|image_map=Dhamrai in Dhaka division (Bangladesh).svg|subdivision_type=[[Country]]|subdivision_name={{flag|Bangladesh}}|subdivision_type1=[[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]]|subdivision_name1=[[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]|subdivision_type2=[[Districts of Bangladesh|District]]|subdivision_name2=[[Dhaka District|Dhaka]]|subdivision_type3=|subdivision_name3=|population_total=517135|population_as_of=[[2022 Bangladeshi census|2022]]|population_footnotes=<ref name="census2022">{{Cite book |url=http://nsds.bbs.gov.bd/storage/files/1/Publications/PHCensus/Dhaka/District%20Report%20Dhaka.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Dhaka |date=June 2024 |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |isbn=978-984-475-286-3 |series= District Series |location=Dhaka |pages=xiv, 54}}</ref>|population_density_km2=auto|area_total_km2=307.41|area_metro_km2=|elevation_m=|elevation_ft=|leader_title=|leader_name=|leader_title1=|leader_name1=|timezone=[[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]]|utc_offset=+6|coordinates={{coord|23|{{#expr:.9083*60 round 1}}|N|90|{{#expr:.2167*60 round 1}}|E|type:city_region:BD|display=inline,title}}|postal_code_type=[[Postal codes in Bangladesh|Postal code]]|postal_code=1350<ref name="postalcode">{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/6aaeabe4-479b-4e5a-a671-e9e5b994bf9a |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=19 October 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |location=Dhaka}}</ref>|area_code=06222<ref name="areacode">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rebtel.com/en/international-calling-guide/phone-codes/bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Rebtel.com |location=Stockholm, Sweden}}</ref>|website=[http://dhamrai.dhaka.gov.bd Dhamrai Upazila]}}'''Dhamrai''' ({{langx|bn|ধামরাই}}) is an [[upazila]] of [[Dhaka District|Dhaka district]] in [[Dhaka Division|Dhaka division]], [[Bangladesh]]. It is the largest [[upazila]] in the [[district]] by [[land]] area.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web|title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dhaka|url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Dhaka.pdf|website=bbs.gov.bd|publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]|pages=26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=No room for communalism, extremism in BNP: Chief whip|url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Politics/no-room-for-communalism-extremism-in-bnp-chief-whip/190805|access-date=2026-07-17|website=unb.com.bd|language=English}}</ref>
[[File:Dhamrai_Upazila_mauza_geocode_map_-_Small_Area_Atlas_Dhaka.svg|thumb|Dhamrai Upazila mauza geocode map]]

== Geography ==
Dhamrai upazila is located about 40 kilometers northwest of the capital city of Dhaka. It is bounded by the upazilas of [[Mirzapur Upazila|Mirzapur]] and [[Kaliakair Upazila|Kaliakair]] on the north, [[Singair Upazila|Singair]] on the south, [[Savar Upazila|Savar]] in the east, and [[Manikganj Sadar Upazila|Manikganj Sadar]], [[Saturia Upazila|Saturia]] and [[Nagarpur Upazila|Nagarpur]] on the west.
[[File:Dhamrai_Night_Panorama.jpg|left|thumb|Dhamrai Night Panorama]]
The total area of the upazila is 307.41 km<sup>2</sup>. Dhamrai upazila is composed of the alluvium soil of the Bongshi and Dhaleshwari rivers. Other rivers are Kolmai and Gazikha

== History ==
There are two theories on the naming of Dhamrai. The first is that during the time of [[Ashoka]], there was a Buddhist called Dharmarajika and that the area was named after him. The discovery of a Buddhist [[stupa]] in [[Savar]], about 10 miles from Dhamrai, lends credence to this opinion. Another theory is that in the early fourteenth century, five companions of the Sufi saint [[Shah Jalal]] (Tirmidhi Al-Husayni, Haji, Ghazi, Zam Bahadur, and Shah Makhdum) came and settled in the sparsely populated and heavily forested area. Food supplies ultimately ran short and one day they found a stray cow wandering about which they slaughtered the cattle to eat and satisfy their hunger. After a few days, they were approached by Dhama Gope and his wife Rai Goalini who claimed that the cow was theirs and demanded compensation for it. The Sufis learnt that the couple was childless. It is said that with their blessings a child was born to the couple and also they said that they would name the place so that their names would forever be remembered. Thus the name Dhamrai (Dham+Rai) came about.<ref name="ReferenceA">Booklet published by Dhamrai Upazila Krishibid Association; published June 2012; Edited by Dulal Chandra Sarkar and Mohammad Shahadat Hossain</ref>{{Verification needed|date=March 2024}} Dhamrai was a [[Zamindar|Zamindari]] Estate to the Dhar family established by [[Kashmiri Pandits|Kashmiri Pandit]] [[Maharaja Virendra Mohan Dar]] of Akhnoor. The Zamindari comprised thousands of acres of land from Rajrajeshwar, Sheriffbag, Nannar, Dhamrai after the royal family shifted from [[Akhnoor]]. The Dhar Zamindar Palace was established in {{Circa|1802}} by the [[Maharaja]] in Dhamrai.<ref>{{Cite book|last=مکھرجی|first=رمیش|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3uW4EQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=وِرینٛدر موہن دار|date=1979-12-06|publisher=بنوارا پبلشنگ|year=1979|publication-date=6 December 1979|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Badal|first=M. N. C.|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=m9C8EQAAQBAJ&pg=PT58&dq=Virendra+Mohan+dar&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixuaawtMuSAxUqSGcHHc8qBF0Q6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=Virendra%20Mohan%20dar&f=false|title=ZAMĪNDĀRS OF EARLY BAṄGĀL AND EAST PĀKISTĀN AND DECLINE OF ZAMĪNDĀR SYSTEM|date=1949-06-11|publisher=Baṅgāl Granthālaya Prakāśan|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Territories_of_Dar_Raj_in_Dhamrai_Upazila,_Bangladesh.svg|thumb|Territories of Dar Raj in Dhamrai Upazila, [[Bangladesh]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh Chandra|url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Mah%C4%81r%C4%81ja_V%C4%ABrendra_Mohan_D%C4%81r_of_Akhn.html?id=eUy3EQAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y|title=Mahārāja Vīrendra Mohan Dār of Akhnūr|date=1987-07-21|publisher=Nīldhôni Prokāśônā|pages=24, 25|language=en}}</ref>{{Legend|#aa162a|Territories under the Dar Raj}}{{Legend|#fde4e7|Disputed territories under the Dar Raj}}]]
Dhamrai was once under the Thana (now Upazila) of Savar. Dhamrai became a Thana itself in 1914 during the British rule; the same year Dhamrai Hardinge High School was established. In 1947 it was put under the district of Dhaka. On December 15, 1984, Dhamrai was upgraded into a full-fledged Upazila.

== Demographics ==
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hinduism]]|darkorange|9.53}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.09}}}}According to the [[2022 Bangladeshi census]], Dhamrai Upazila had 134,023 households and a population of 517,135. 7.96% of the population were under 5 years of age. Dhamrai had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.72%: 77.45% for males and 69.99% for females, and a sex ratio of 100.54 males for every 100 females. 124,767 (24.13%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book|url=http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_2021/Dhaka%20Division/District%20Report%20Dhaka_25062024.pdf|title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Dhaka|date=June 2024|publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]|isbn=978-984-475-286-3|series=District Series|location=Dhaka|pages=xiv, 54}}</ref>

According to the [[2011 Bangladesh census|2011 Census of Bangladesh]], Dhamrai had 94,776 households and a population of 412,418. 81,402 (19.74%) were under 10 years of age. It had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 50.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 992 females per 1000 males. 60,802 (14.74%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="census2011" /><ref name="community">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Community Tables: Dhaka district|url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Com_Dhaka.pdf|website=bbs.gov.bd}}</ref>

As of the [[1991 Bangladesh census]], Dhamrai had a population of 312,777.<ref name="census">{{cite web|access-date=10 November 2006|url=http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm|archive-date=27 March 2005|title=Population Census Wing, BBS}}</ref> Males constituted 50.37% of the population, and females constituted 49.63%. The population of citizens 18 years and older was 163,449. Dhamrai had an average literacy rate of 29.5% (7+ years), lower than the national average of 32.4%.<ref name="census" />

== Administration ==
The upazila consists of one municipality ([[List of municipal corporations in Bangladesh|pourasabha]]) called Dhamrai pourasabha, 16 [[Union councils of Bangladesh|union parishads]], and 398 villages.<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite book|last=Uddin|first=Md Ilias|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|year=2012|editor1-last=Islam|editor1-first=Sirajul|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam|edition=Second|chapter=Dhamrai Upazila|editor2-last=Jamal|editor2-first=Ahmed A.|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Dhamrai_Upazila}}</ref>

The union parishads are: Amta, Baisakanda, Balia, Bhararia, Chauhat, Dhamrai, Gangutia, Jadabpur, Kulla, Kushura, Nannar, Rowail, Sanora, Sombhog, Suapur, and Sutipara. They are collectively subdivided into 290 mauzas and 398 villages.

Dhamrai pourasabha is subdivided into 9 wards and 44 [[Mahalla|mahallas]].<ref name="district-stats">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Dhaka.pdf|url-status=dead|title=District Statistics 2011: Dhaka|author=|website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424233706/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Dhaka.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2015|access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

== Economy and development ==
The total cultivable land is 23,470 [[Hectare|hectares]].<ref name="ReferenceA" />{{Verification needed|date=March 2024}} Of the total cultivable land (in hectares):
[[File:Guti-Urea.jpg|thumb|Guti-Urea plant at SOJAG, Shailan, Dhamrai]]
[[File:Guti_Urea-Demo_plot.jpg|thumb|Guti urea demonstration plot in Dhamrai]]
[[File:Paddy_Thrasher_being_used_in_Dhamrai.jpg|thumb|Paddy Thrasher at work]]

* 1 crop: 2,050
* 2 crop: 14,580
* 3 crop: 6,740
* More than 3 crops: 100
* Intensity of cultivation: 220.83%

'''Farmers by land occupancy''':

* Landless (less than 0.02 hectares): 11,755
* Marginal (0.02 - 0.20 hectares): 10,670
* Middle (1.01 - 3.0 hectares): 5,675
* Big (more than 3.0 hectares): 535

'''Food production''':

* Total demand (metric tons): 65,209
* Actual production (metric tons): 75,023
* Total surplus (metric tons): 9,814

=== NGOs working in Dhamrai ===

* SOJAG: Works throughout Dhamrai and adjoining upazilas of Mirzapur, Shaturia, Kaliakoir, and Singair. The headquarters is at village Shailan under Shombhag Union.
* Grameen Choa: Located at Dhantara Bazar, Dhamrai
* SDI: Located at Dhamrai Bazar, Dhamrai
* ASA: Located at, Dhamrai, Shimulia, Dhantara, Kalampur, Kushura, Kawalipara, Bathuli, Suapur.
* JCF: Located at, Dhamrai, Shimulia, Dhantara, Kalampur, Kushura, Kawalipara, Bathuli, Suapur.

== Culture ==

=== Dhamrai Ratha Yatra ===
{{Main article|Dhamrai Rathayatra}}
The annual Jagannath {{Transliteration|bn|roth jatra}} ([[Ratha Yatra]]) chariot festival is a significant Hindu festival that draws a large number of participants. Dhamrai is particularly renowned for hosting this event. The event typically commences around the 10th day of the [[Bengali calendars|Bengali calendar]] month of [[Asharh|Ashar]], followed by the {{Transliteration|bn|ulto roth}} (return of the chariot) occurring approximately one week later. To mark this occasion, Dhamrai holds a month-long {{Transliteration|bn|roth mela}} (Bengali: রথ মেলা). This festival commemorates the annual journey of the Hindu deities [[Jagannath]], [[Balarama]], and their sister [[Subhadra]] to their aunt's temple.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ইশতিয়াক|first=আহমাদ|date=2022-07-01|title=আজো প্রবাহমান ঐতিহাসিক ধামরাই রথ|trans-title=Historical Dhamrai rath prevails even today|url=https://bangla.thedailystar.net/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%90%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%90%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5-366296|access-date=2024-03-04|website=The Daily Star Bangla|language=bn}}</ref>

During the festival, devotees assist in pulling the chariot of the deities using ropes, considering it a sacred act, despite the potential risks associated with navigating the large crowds. The processions accompanying the chariots feature devotional songs performed on drums, tambourines, trumpets, and other musical instruments. Along the route, children gather to join in the chorus. The Roth cart itself stands at approximately {{Convert|45|ft|m}} tall and is pulled by the assembled pilgrims.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

=== Handmade crafts ===
The primary hub for metal crafts in Bangladesh is in Dhamrai. For many generations, this place has produced handmade metal ware for markets throughout Bangladesh, using the [[lost wax casting]] (cire perdue) method and [[hollow casting]] method.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tithi|first=Tahmina Khan|date=17 January 2010|title=The process of manufacturing metal crafts|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/campus/2010/01/03/feature_metal.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211051118/http://archive.thedailystar.net/campus/2010/01/03/feature_metal.htm|archive-date=11 December 2015|access-date=|website=Campus - The Daily Star}}</ref> These methods are used to make items ranging from ornate Hindu and Buddhist statues to simple household objects such as pitchers (kolshi as is locally called) and also items include quality statues, decanters, bowls, spoons, and plates. Over the past fifty years, many of the families in Bangladesh who have been involved in the metal casting trade have taken on other work. With stiff competition from inexpensive machine-made aluminium and plastic products coming in from India and other countries in the region, the market for hand-cast items has gradually dwindled away. As a result, the tradition of making handmade cast metal objects is in jeopardy. For example, there are only five people left in Bangladesh who are capable of making masterpiece-quality Hindu and Buddhist images using the lost wax method. The trade is at risk of disappearance due to the dwindling number of craftsmen.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chaity|first=Afrose Jahan|date=9 October 2013|title=Metal craft display upholds rich heritage of Bangladesh|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-others/40424/metal-craft-display-upholds-rich-heritage-of|access-date=4 March 2024|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Charanji|first=Kavita|date=8 October 2004|title=Preserving a 200-year-old family tradition|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/10/02/tradition|access-date=4 March 2024|magazine=Star Weekend Magazine|issue=16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-19|title=Major shift in Dhamrai's heritage bronze and brass industries|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/major-shift-dhamrais-heritage-bronze-and-brass-industries-290269|access-date=2024-03-04|website=The Business Standard|language=en}}</ref>

Additionally, Dhamrai is home to several families engaged in the declining practice of earthenware crafting.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 June 2016|title=হারিয়ে যাচ্ছে সাভার-ধামরাইয়ের ঐতিহ্যবাহী মৃৎশিল্প|trans-title=The vanishing traditional pottery of Savar and Dhamrai|url=https://www.banglatribune.com/country/dhaka/115591/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%90%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA|access-date=2024-03-04|website=Bangla Tribune|language=bn}}</ref>

== Education ==
There are 139 government primary schools, 16 high schools, 25 junior high schools, 109 schools run by NGOs, 11 madrasahs, 6 colleges, and 1 agriculture college in Dhamrai upazila.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
[[File:Dhamrai_Hardinge_High_School.JPG|thumb|Dhamrai Hardinge High School]]
[[File:Afazuddin_High_School.jpg|thumb|Afazuddin High School, Sharifbagh, Dhamrai]]
[[File:Dhamrai_Central_Eidgah.JPG|thumb|Dhamrai Central Eidgah]]

=== High schools ===

* [[Dhamrai Hardinge High School and College|Dhamrai Hardinge High School & College]], established in 1914 after the British Viceroy [[Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst|Lord Hardinge]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Kushura Abbas Ali High School, established in 1941{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Abdus Subhan Model High School
* Haralal High School, Amta established in 1887{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Hamida-Afaz Girls High School, Kushura
* Ruail High School, established in 1857, as one of the oldest schools not only in Dhamrai but in India and Bangladesh. It is one of the four schools established in British India as early as 1857, the year of the Sepoy Mutiny{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Elokeshi High School, Jalshin, established in 1924{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Jadavpur B M High School, established in 1929{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Berosh Shibnath Shastri Institution, established in 1936{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Suapur Nannar High School, established in 1939{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Bhalum Ataur Rahman Khan High School, established in 1957{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Balia Wadudur Rahman High School, established in 1957{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Dhamrai Girls' High School, established in 1959{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Beliswar Mohini Mohon High School, established in 1967{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Nikla Z. Haque High School, established in 1970{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Bannol Lakkhu Haji High School, established in 1969{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Jalsha High School, established in 1972{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Shailan Surma High School, established in 1973{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Afazuddin High School, established in 1988{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Shailan Surma High School
* Rajapur Kahela Baharam Mollik High School, established in 1985{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Dhalkunda High School, established in 1973{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

=== Colleges ===

* Dhamrai Govt. University College, the highest educational institute of the locality.
* Dhamrai Hardinge High School and College
* Nobojug University College, established in 1972 in Kushura
* Abul Bashar Krishi College, established in 2003 in Mongolbari, Dhamrai
* Bhalum Ataur Rahman School Degree College, established in 1987, Bhalum, Kalampur
* Afaz Uddin School & College, established in 1988 in Sharifbag, Dhamrai
* Rajapur Begum Anowara Girls' College, established in Rajapur, Dhamrai
* Monmon School & College

== Notable people ==

* [[Ataur Rahman Khan]], eminent politician and former prime minister of Bangladesh<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khan, Ataur Rahman|url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Khan,_Ataur_Rahman|access-date=2024-03-04|website=Banglapedia|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Azizur Rahman Mallick]], former finance minister, education secretary, and ambassador<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=5 February 2023|title=Dr. AR Mallick: More than just an individual!|url=https://www.dailypost.net/national/dr.-ar-mallick-more-than-just-an-individual/1970|access-date=2024-03-04|website=The Daily Post|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Challenger (actor)|ASM Tofazzal Hossain (Challenger)]], former actor{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* [[Md. Nurul Alam|Nurul Alam]], educationist and vice chancellor of Jahangirnagar University<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 September 2022|title=Prof Nurul Alam made new JU VC|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/education/294020/prof-nurul-alam-made-new-ju-vc|access-date=4 March 2024|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref>
* [[Ziaur Rahman Khan]], former politician and lawyer<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-04-27|title=Barrister Ziaur Rahman Khan laid to rest|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/barrister-ziaur-rahman-khan-laid-rest-2084501|access-date=2024-03-04|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>
* Akhtar Hossain Bhuiyan, bureaucrat{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Monira Mithu, actress{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* [[Benzir Ahmed]], politician and businessman<ref>{{Cite web|last=|title=JS committee on Home Ministry gets new chair|url=https://www.businessinsiderbd.com/bangladesh/news/27525/js-committee-on-home-ministry-gets-new-chair|access-date=2024-03-04|website=Business Insider Bangladesh|language=en}}</ref>
* [[M. A. Maleque]], politician<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 November 2023|title=Dhaka-20: Five from AL, three from BNP to contest polls|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/331565/dhaka-20-five-from-al-three-from-bnp-to-contest|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref>
* [[Virendra Mohan Dar|Maharaja Virendra Mohan Dar]], Zamindar Maharaja of [[Nannar (village)|Nannar]] and Dhamrai from 1813-1821.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh Chandra|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=eUy3EQAAQBAJ&pli=1|title=Mahārāja Vīrendra Mohan Dār of Akhnūr|date=1987-07-21|publisher=Nīldhôni Prokāśônā|language=en}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Dhamrai_Metal_Work.jpg|Metal work by Dhamrai Artisan
File:Dhamrai_Roth_at_Night.jpg|Dhamrai Roth at Night
File:Old_style_building_in_Dhamrai.jpg|Old style building in Dhamrai
File:Dhamrai_Police_Station.jpg|Dhamrai Police Station
File:Shailan_Mosque.jpg|85-yr old mosque at Shailan
File:Dhamrai_Builiding.jpg|Majestic old building in Dhamrai
File:Borat_Nogor.jpg|Borat Nogor at dusk
File:Southend_of_Dhamrai.jpg|South end of Dhamrai Township
File:Madhob_Mondir,_Jatrabari,_Dhamrai.jpg|Madhob Mondir, Jatrabari, Dhamrai
File:Ruins_of_the_Dhar_Zamindar_Bari_(Later_part_of_Alokeshi_High_School)_2015.jpg|Ruins of the Dhar Zamindar Bari
</gallery>

== See also ==

* [[Brassware Industry in Bangladesh|Brassware industry in Bangladesh]]

== References ==
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Dhamrai Upazila - Revision history