Feni District

Feni ফেনী
District of Bangladesh
From top: Asgar Ali Chowdhury Mosque, Sharshadi Shahi Mosque, Chandgaji Bhuiyan Mosque, Mohammad Ali chowdhury mosque, Wind electricity-Muhuri Project and Feni ShathMoth
Location of Feni District within Bangladesh
Expandable map of Feni District
Coordinates: 23°00′N 91°24′E / 23.000°N 91.400°E / 23.000; 91.400
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
Established as a sub-division	1876
Upgraded to a district	1 March 1984 (as the 61st district and split from Noakhali District)[1]
Named for	Feni River
Headquarters	Feni, Bangladesh
Upazilas	List of upazilas Feni Sadar Upazila Chhagalnaiya Upazila Parshuram Upazila Fulgazi Upazila Daganbhuiyan Upazila Sonagazi Upazila
Government
• Type	Commissioner–council government
• Deputy Commissioner	Saiful Islam
Area [2]
• Feni District	928.34 km2 (358.43 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[3][2]
• Feni District	1,648,896
• Density	1,665/km2 (4,310/sq mi)
• Urban	489,230
• Rural	1,159,666
• Feni Municipality	234,357
Demographics
• Literacy	80.79%
• Sex Ratio	898.7 males per 1000 females
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal codes[4]	3900–3903 (Feni Sadar), 3910–3913 (Chhagalnaiya), 3920–3923 (Daganbhuiyan), 3930–3933 (Sonagazi), 3940–3941 (Parshuram), 3942–3943 (Fulgazi)
Area code	0331
ISO 3166 code	BD-16
HDI (2021)[5]	0.656 medium · 11th of 21
Notable sport teams	NoFeL SC
Website	www.feni.gov.bd

Feni (Bengali: ফেনী) is a coastal district situated in the south-east of Bangladesh, within the Chittagong Division. One of Bangladesh's smallest districts, it is strategically located along the Dhaka–Chittagong transportation corridor. Bordered by India to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, it serves as the sole entry point linking Chittagong, the country's primary port city, to the northern districts.

The district's population stood at 1.6 million in 2022, ranking 42nd among 64 districts and 4th least populous in Chittagong Division. Established as Bangladesh's 61st district in 1984 with its administrative hub in Feni city, it was previously a sub-division under Noakhali District. The district comprises six upazilas (sub-districts): Sonagazi, Fulgazi, Parshuram, Daganbhuiyan, Chhagalnaiya and Feni Sadar.

Deriving its name from the Feni River, the district has a rich history spanning five millennia, having been historically part of the greater regions of Noakhali, Comilla, and Tripura. It was ruled by ancient kingdoms before coming under the Muslim rule of the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century, and later the Mughals from the 17th century, when it briefly served as a frontier settlement with thriving cities. The British gained control in the late 18th century, formally establishing Feni as a sub-division in 1876. Significant infrastructure development, including schools, colleges, roads and railways, occurred in the early 20th century. Feni's students played a vital role during Bangladesh's language movement in the mid-20th century and subsequent liberation war, ultimately gaining independence from Pakistan on 6 December 1971.