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Noakhali

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Noakhali District

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Noakhali
নোয়াখালী জিলা
—  District  —
Location of Noakhali in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22.83°N 91.10°ECoordinates: 22.83°N 91.10°E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
Area
 - Total3,600.99 km2 (1,390.4 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 - Total2,533,394
 - Density703.5/km2 (1,822.1/sq mi)
Literacy rate
 - Total37.11%
Time zoneBST (UTC+6)
 - Summer (DST)BDST (UTC+7)
WebsiteBanglapedia Article
Noakhali (Bengali: নোয়াখালী জিলা) [1] is a district in South-eastern Bangladesh. It is located in the Chittagong Division.

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[edit]Geography

Noakhali District located in Chittagong Division,Bangladesh. It has a land area of 3600.99 km2, and is bounded by the Comilla district in the north, theMeghna estuary and the Bay of Bengal in the south,Feni and Chittagong districts in the east,Lakshmipur and the Bhola districts in the west. The district's annual average temperature ranges from a maximum of 34.3 °C to a minimum of 14.4 °C; its annual rainfall is 3302 mm. Its main rivers are theBamni and Meghna.[2]

[edit]History

The ancient name of Noakhali is Bhulua. In the 1660s, the agricultural activities of the north-eastern region of Bhulua were seriously affected by floodwater of the Dakatia River flowing from the Tripurahills. To salvage the situation, a canal was dug in 1660 that ran from the Dakatia through Ramganj, Sonaimuri and Chaumuhani to divert water flow to the junction of the rivers Meghna and Feni. After excavating this long canal, Bhulua was renamed "Noakhali" after "Noa" (new) and "khal" (canal) in 1668. The Noakhali district was created in 1821.[3]
Since 1790, Noakhali district was seriously affected many times by natural disasters including high tidal bores, tornadoes, flooding, and cyclones. In 1970, a devastating tornado and tidal bore took the lives of about 3 lakh people of the district. During the War of Liberation many direct and guerilla encounters took place between the Pakistani Armed Forces and the independence fighters. About 70 independence fighters were killed in a direct encounter with the Pakistan army on 15 June 1971, in front of the Sonapur Ahmadia School. Noakhali was liberated on 7 December 1971.
The swift currents that course down from the Himalayas, does not only bring river erosion but also opportunity: a rich bath of fertile silt that, when it reaches the Bay of Bengal, settles along the coast, gradually forming new land called "chars." The district of Noakhali has actually gained more than 28 square miles (73 km2) of land in the past 50 years.
The Bangladeshi government is finishing up the largest phase of a decades-long effort to develop nearby chars as well as building a new dam to speed up the process of creating new land for settlers.[4]

[edit]Economy

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[edit]Society and Culture

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[edit]Language

The people of Noakhali (Noakhali's) all speak an informal Bengali dialect which includes the usage their own distinctive accent.[citation needed]

[edit]Notable People (inclusive of Greater Noakhali, Feni)

  • Abdul Malek Ukil Former home Minister, Speaker of parliament and President of Bangladesh Awami League.
  • Barrister Moudud Ahmed Ex Vice President, Prime Minister,Minister and a leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
  • Mr. Jainal Abedin Faruk. Chisf whip of agt. party of Parlament. and senior leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
  • Abdur Rashid, only Bengali Muslim member of Indian Civil Service pre-1947, Government Secretary (Pakistan).
  • Raja Laksmanmanikya King of the kingdom of Bhulua
  • Major General Abul Manzur, freedom fighter (Bir Uttom)
  • Barrister Abul Mansur, successful corporate lawyer
  • Lt. Colonel Mahbubur Rahman (Bir Uttom)
  • Abdul Hakim 17th century poet
  • Muzaffar Ahmed Founder Member of All India Communist Party Later Secretary General of All India Communist Party.
  • Sergeant Zohurul Haque was an accused in the historic Agartola Case
  • Nurul Islam Ex. President of Bangladesh Ganatontri party.
  • Munir Chowdhury Playwright
  • Rosy Samad Dollywood Actor
  • Prafulla Chandra Majumdar (Freedom Fighter)
  • Retired General Moeen U Ahmed(Former Army Chief)
  • Azim - Film Actor

[edit]Liberation War in Noakhali

[edit]Freedom Fighters

  • Mohammad Ruhul Amin Bir Shreshtho
  • Shahid Sirazul Islam
  • Abdul Malek Ukil (Former Speaker) Razapur, Bander Hat, Sudharum, Noakhali.
  • Ali Ahmed Patwary (Commander, Sector # C), Bander Hat, Sudharum, Noakhali.
  • Sofi Dewan, Noannai, Bander Hat, Sudharum, Noakhali.
  • Major General Abul Manzur, freedom fighter (Beer Uttom)
  • Barrister Abul Mansur
  • Lt. Colonel Mahbubur Rahman (Bir Uttom)
  • Sirajul Alam Khan
  • Fazlul Haque Badal (BLF)
  • Mustafizur Rahman (BLF)
  • Mahmumudur Rahman Belayet (BLF)
  • Mostafizur Rahman(Lutu) Deputy Commender and Goanda Prodhan(BLF)
  • Ghazi Mushi-ur Rahman
  • Khaled Mohammed Ali (BLF)
  • Mumin Ullah BSc(BLF)
  • Shahid Shah Alam (Beer Uttam)
  • A S M Abdur Rob (BLF)
  • Mir Mofijur Rahman (FF)
  • Harinur Rsahid (FF)

[edit]Places of interest

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[edit]Prominent educational institutions

[edit]University

[edit]Institutions

[edit]Textile Engineering College

″===College and Institutes===

[edit]High school

[edit]Medical College

  • Noakhali Medical College
(Temporary Address: Noakhali General Hospital,Maijdee, Noakhali) It is a government medical college in noakhali district. It is a new medical college established in 2008. It is temporaryly running in noakhali general hospital. It admits 50 students per year and provide MBBS degree.

[edit]Development Organization

[edit]References

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Britannica
  2. ^ Banglapedia
  3. ^ Bangladesh Portal
  4. ^ http://pulitzercenter.org/openitem.cfm?id=1973
  • banglapedia
  • www.softit.page.tl
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