Ashuganj Upazila

Ashuganj (Bengali: আশুগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Ashuganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.20%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1045 females per 1000 males.

[6] Ashuganj Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Araishidha, Ashuganj, Char Chartala, Durgapur, Lalpur, Paschim Talshahar, Sarifpur, and Tarua.

[6] Ashuganj Upazila is known for its power plant which generates much of the electricity for the country especially for the capital city.

The area has experienced severe power shortages but a revamped project is being planned and implemented under Japanese Debt Relief Grant Aid.