Chhatak Upazila
Chhatak ( bn, ছাতক) is an upazila of the Sunamganj District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. It is named after its headquarters, the town of Chhatak. Etymology According to the majority of researchers including Dewan Mohammad Azraf, the area got its name from ''chhātā'', the Bengali word for umbrella. It is said that upon the founding of a haat bazaar in such a rain-prone area, shopkeepers and shoppers would arrive with umbrellas and use umbrellas to prevent rain from falling on their fruits and crops. The area would be filled with umbrellas which later caused the market to be known as ''Chhātār Bazār'' (Umbrella's Market). Over time, it became corrupted into ''Chhātak Bazār''. On the other hand, Monir Uddin Chowdhury asserted that ''Chhātak'' was actually corrupted from ''Chhatrāk'', the word for an umbrella holder. He added that the area was first settled by a group of ''Chhatrāk''s who used to serve the local ruler. History After the Conquest of Srihatta in 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chhatak
Chhatak ( bn, ছাতক; formerly known as Chhatak Bazaar) is a town in northeastern Bangladesh, on the Surma River in Chhatak Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet. Further reading * {{cite book , last=Hossain , first=Ashfaq , year=2012 , chapter=Chhatak Upazila , chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chhatak_Upazila , editor1-last=Islam , editor1-first=Sirajul , editor1-link=Sirajul Islam , editor2-last=Jamal , editor2-first=Ahmed A. , title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh , edition=Second , publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Bureau, Government of Bangladesh. The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society ... Cement Americas Populated places in Sunamganj District ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sylhet Division
Sylhet Division ( bn, সিলেট বিভাগ) is the northeastern division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to the north, east and south respectively, and by the Bangladeshi divisions of Chittagong to the southwest and Dhaka and Mymensingh to the west. Prior to 1947, it included the subdivision of Karimganj (presently in Barak Valley, India). However, Karimganj (including the thanas of Badarpur, Patharkandi and Ratabari) was inexplicably severed from Sylhet by the Radcliffe Boundary Commission. According to Niharranjan Ray, it was partly due to a plea from a delegation led by Abdul Matlib Mazumdar. Etymology and names The name ''Sylhet'' is an anglicisation of ''Shilhot'' (শিলহট). Its origins seem to come from the Sanskrit words শিলা ''śilā'' (meaning 'stone') and হট্ট ''haṭṭa'' (meaning 'marketplace'). These words match the landscape and topography of the hilly region. The shila stones ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thana
Thana means "police station" in South Asian countries, and can also mean the district controlled by a police station. * Thanas of Bangladesh, former subdistricts in the administrative geography of Bangladesh; later renamed ''upazila'' * in (British) Indian history, a ''thana'' was a group of princely states deemed too small to perform all functions separately *Thane is a city named after the word ''thana'' (police station) because it was important for its barracks back in colonial era, it is located in Konkan division, a province of India *Thana Bhawan (), also known simply as Thana, is a town in Uttar Pradesh, India See also * * {{wikt-inline, thana * Tana (other) * Thaana Thaana, Taana or Tāna ( ) is the present writing system of the Maldivian language spoken in the Maldives. Thaana has characteristics of both an abugida (diacritic, vowel-killer strokes) and a true alphabet (all vowels are written), ..., also known as Tāna, the modern writing syste ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kalim Uddin Ahmed
Kalim Uddin Ahmed is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major ... politician and the former member of parliament for Sunamganj-5. Career Ahmed was elected to parliament from Sunamganj-5 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) People from Chhatak Upazila Politicians from Sylhet Division {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abul Hasnat Md
Abul is an Arabic masculine given name. It may refer to: * Abul Kalam Azad * Abul A'la Maududi * Abul Khair (other), several people * Abul Abbas (other), several people * Abul Hasan * Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi * Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak * Abul Hasan Qutb Shah * Abul-Hasan Al-Muhajir * Khidr * Abul Farah Faridi, Bangladeshi academic * Abul Kalam (other), several people * Abul Kalam Azad, a photographer * Abul Hossain * Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani * Abul Maal Abdul Muhith * Aurangzeb * Abul K. Abbas See also * Abul Kalam Mohammad (other), a compound given name * Abul Aish, a village in Bahrain * Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (1931 – 2015), 11th President of India * Abu (other) * Abdul * Apu (other) APU or Apu may refer to: Film and television * ''The Apu Trilogy'', a series of three Bengali films, directed by Satyajit Ray, with the fictional character Apu Roy, comprising: ** ''Pather Panchali'' (''Song of the Little Road ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdul Hoque
Abdul Hoque ( bn, আব্দুল হক; 1930–1971) was a Bangladeshi politician, lawyer and teacher. He was elected as an Awami League candidate at the 1970 Pakistani general election, although the assembly was not inaugurated. He participated as a freedom fighter during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Early life and education Abdul Hoque was born in 1930, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bhatgaon in Chhatak (then under Sylhet district, British Raj). He was the eldest of the three sons of Moulvi Abdul Wahid and Mahebun Nesa. His younger brother, Abul Hasnat Md. Abdul Hai, was a three-time member of the Jatiya Sangsad. In 1951, Abdul Hoque passed his matriculation from the Government Jubilee High School in Sunamganj. Abdul Hoque enrolled at the Sunamganj College from where he completed his Intermediate of Arts. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Dhaka. During his studies in Dhaka, he was elected as the G.S. of Sali ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social institutions built around familial ties and Islamic rituals. Today it is popularly recognised also by non-Muslims as a neighbourhood in large cities and towns. Mahallas lie at the intersection of private family life and the public sphere. Important community-level management functions are performed through mahalle solidarity, such as religious ceremonies, life-cycle rituals, resource management and conflict resolution. It is an official administrative unit in many Middle Eastern countries. The word was brought to the Balkans through Ottoman Turkish ''mahalle'', but it originates in Arabic محلة (''mähallä''), from the root meaning "to settle", "to occupy". In September 2017, a Turkish-based association referred to the historical mahal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dolarbazar Union
Dolarbazar Union ( bn, দোলারবাজার ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Chhatak Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet Division, Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 24.7 square kilometres and a population of 32,150. History Suf saint Ahsan Shah came to this area and is now buried in Moinpur. The 20th century was an important part for Dolarbazar's development. In 1903, its first government primary school opened in Moinpur. In 1940, the Moinpur Eidgah was established. A decade later, the Golal Ratiya graveyard was created serving the local community. In 1994, the Janata Degree College opened in Moinpur. The union council office building was established on 7 January 2006. Geography Dolarbazar Union is located in the Chhatak Upazila. It borders Chhaila Afjalabad Union in the east, Singchapair Union in the west, North Khurma Union and Gobindganj Syedergaon in the north and Jagannathpur Upazila in the south. It has an area of 24.7 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Union Parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh. Each union council is made up of nine wards. Usually one village is designated as a ward. There are 4,562 unions in Bangladesh. A union council consists of a chairman and twelve members including three members exclusively reserved for women. Union councils are formed under the ''Local Government (Union Parishads) Act, 2009''. The boundary of each union council is demarcated by the Deputy Commissioner of the District. A union council is the body primarily responsible for agricultural, industrial and community development within the local limits of the union. History The term ''union'' dates back to the 1870 British legislation titled the ''Village Chowkidari Act'' which established union ''panchayats'' for collecting tax ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1991 Bangladesh Census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children etc. According to the census, Hindus were 10.5 per cent of the population, down from 12.1 per cent as of 1981. Bangladesh have a population of 106,314,992 as per 1991 census report. Majority of 93,886,769 reported that they were Muslims, 11,184,337 reported as Hindus, 616,626 as Buddhists, 350,839 as Christians and 276,418 as others. See also * Demographics of Bangladesh * 2001 Bangladesh census * 2011 Bangladesh census References External links * Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics"Census Reports: Population Census-2001" 2001. The 1991 census figures can be seen compared to the 2001 census. Censuses in B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Surma River, Chhatak
Surma may refer to: * Surma (Finnish mythology), a beast which guards the gates of the Underworld * Surma people, a pastoralist ethnic group in western Ethiopia * Surma (woreda), a district in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia * Surma River, a river in Sylhet, Bangladesh * Surma, Nepal * Surma, Tripura, an assembly constituency within the Tripura East (Lok Sabha constituency), India * Kohl (cosmetics), an eyelash dye and eye cosmetic * Surma-horn, a Ukrainian musical instrument * Soorma (film), 2018 Indian film by Shaad Ali, based on the life of hockey player Sandeep Singh Persons * Surma D'Bait Mar Shimun (1883–1975), an Assyrian leader. * Damian Surma (1981- ), Canadian ice hockey player; * John P. Surma (1954- ), American businessman; * Franciszek Surma (1916–1941), Polish pilot in World War II; * Łukasz Surma Łukasz Surma (born 28 June 1977 in Kraków) is a retired Polish footballer (defensive midfielder). He is the current record h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |