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Netrakona
Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোণা) is a district of the Mymensingh Division in northern Bangladesh. Etymology The headquarters of Netrokona District was located at the end of the Mogra River and was called Natorkona. Many people believe that over a period of time, Natorkona became Netrakona. Geography Netrokona is situated in the northern part of Bangladesh, along the border with the Indian state of Meghalaya. There are five main rivers in Netrokona: Kangsha, Someshawri, Dhala, Magra, and Teorkhali. It is a part of the Surma-Meghna River System. Much of the district becomes a haor during the monsoon. The total area of Netrokona District is of which is under forest. It lies between 24°34’ and 25°12’ north latitudes and between 90°00’ and 91°07’ east longitudes. Netrokona District is bounded by the Garo Hills in Meghalaya, India on the north, Sunamganj District on the east, Kishoreganj District on the south and Mymensingh District on the west. Netrokona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangsha River
Kangsha River ( bn, কংস নদী) (also known as the Kangsai or the Kangsabati) is a river in the northern parts of Mymensingh District, Mymensingh and Netrakona District, Netrakona districts of Bangladesh. The Someshwari River, Someshwari is one of the rivers that join it from the north. Course At Gaglajuri the Dhanu is joined by the Kangsha which coming from the Garo Hills past Nalitabari as the Bhogai is at its best in the Netrakona subdivision at Deotukon and Barhatta. After Mohanganj it becomes a narrow winding khal with banks little higher than its own lowest level. The river flows past Barhatta Upazila, Barhatta, Mohanganj Upazila, Mohanganj and Dharampasha Upazila, Dharampasha. The Dhala and Dhanu rivers which flow into Kishoreganj District are branches of Kangsha. The Kangsha flows into Surma River in Sunamganj District. Watershed According to a report on wetland protection, "All floodwaters come from the Garo Hills, Garo/Meghalaya Hills through a number of hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someshwari River
Someshwari River (Popularly known as Singsang chi or Simsang wari by A.chik Tribe) ( bn, সোমেশ্বরী নদী), known as Simsang River in the Indian state of Meghalaya which originates from Nokrek Range and flows into Bangladesh. Simsang River is a major river in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya and Netrakona District of Bangladesh. It divides the Garo Hills into two parts. Simsang River is main source of water for agricultural activities people living in the Simsang River banks. It is the longest and largest river in Garo Hills region of Meghalaya Bangladesh In Bangladesh it flows through the Susang-Durgapur and other areas of Netrakona District till it flows into the Kangsha River. A branch of the river flows towards Kalmakanda and meets the Balia River. Another branch of the river flows into the haor areas of Sunamganj District and flows into the Surma River It is one of Bangladesh's trans-boundary river A transboundary river is a river that crosses at least one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mymensingh Division
Mymensingh Division ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ) is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 11,370,000 as of the 2011 census. It was created in 2015 from districts previously composing the northern part of Dhaka Division. Its headquarters are in Mymensingh city in Mymensingh District. History The Greater Mymensingh region (Mymensingh District along with five other neighbouring districts) was created as a Mymensingh district by the British Indian government in 1787. Later it was reorganized in two phases into six districts: Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, Netrakona, Jamalpur, Tangail, and Sherpur. But Kishoreganj and Tangail are no longer part of Mymensingh, so Mymensingh comprises four districts. On 12 January 2015 prime minister Sheikh Hasina declared the establishment of a new Mymensingh Division. The initial intention was to carve six districts (those comprising the original Mymensingh district of 1787 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalmakanda Upazila
Kalmakanda ( bn, কলমাকান্দা), originally Karamakhanda, is an upazila of Netrokona District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Geography Kalmakanda is located at . It has 39275 households in total area 377.41 km2. Demographics According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Kalmakanda had a population of 217,912. Males constituted 49.61% of the population and females 50.39%. Muslims formed 85.48% of the population, Hindus 11.18%, Christians 3.17%, and others 0.18%. Kalmakanda had a literacy rate of 36.58% for the population 7 years and above. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kalmakanda has a population of 209,360. Males make up 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. The over 18 population of Upazila numbers 103,227. Kalmakanda has an average literacy rate of 21.4% (7+ years); the national average is 32.4%. Administration Kalmakanda Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Barakharpan, Kaitali, Kalmakanda, Kharnai, Langura, Nazirpur, Pogla, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kendua Upazila
Kendua ( bn, কেন্দুয়া) is an upazila of Netrokona District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Geography Kendua is located at . It has 51221 households and total area 303.6 km2. Demographics According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Kendua had a population of 304,729. Males constituted 49.24% of the population and females 50.76%. Muslims formed 96.16% of the population, Hindus 3.72% and others 0.13%. Kendua had a literacy rate of 37.58% for the population 7 years and above. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kendua has a population of 265628. Males constitute 50.58% of the population, and females 49.42%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 133969. Kendua has an average literacy rate of 37.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Administration Kendua Upazila is divided into Kendua Municipality and 13 union parishads: Asujia, Balaishimul, Chirang, Dalpa, Garadoba, Gamda, Kandiura, Mashka, Muzaffarpur, Noapara, Paikura, Roailbari, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barhatta Upazila
Barhatta ( bn, বারহাট্টা) is an upazila of Netrokona District, located in Bangladesh's Mymensingh Division. History The area that is now known today as Barhatta was a part of the Mughal Empire in the seventeenth century. One example of a remnant from this historical period includes an old Mughal building in Saudpur which is currently in dilapidated condition. In 1763, many members of the anti-colonial Pagal Panthi movement, led by Tipu Shah, stationed themselves in different areas around modern-day Barhatta. They set up a central barracks near a village named Borohati/Boruhati/Bouhati. The British troops, in search of a safe haven, founded Brahatta, another village in imitation of Barohati's name, which facilitated river communication. Although Brahatta is now known as Barhatta, the nameplate of the Barhatta railway station bears the memory of the previous name, Brahatta. This village is currently adjacent to Barhatta bazaar. On 15 June 1906, the Eastern Benga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atpara
Atpara ( bn, আটপাড়া) is the smallest upazila of Netrokona District, in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. History When the Baro-Bhuiyans were in power in Bengal, Atpara was a part of the Sarkar Bazuhar. It later became part of the parganas of Sirujial and Mymensingh. The ''zamindar'' (landlord) of Mymensingh Pargana, Brajendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury of Gouripur named this area as Brajer Bazaar (Braj's market) after himself. It was later renamed to Atpara, although some locals may still refer to it today as Brajer Bazaar. During the Mughal period, a three-domed mosque was constructed in between the villages of Shormushia and Haripur. An established Hindu ''zamindar'' family later formed in the village of Rameshwarpur. The remnants of the family palace (Roy Bari) remains a popular tourist site. The Village of Amati in Teligati Union, Atpara is quite notable. Social reformers such as Sonafor Uddin, Muktul Husayn Khan, Shariat Khan, Anfar Uddin, Manfar Uddin and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaliajuri Upazila
Khaliajuri ( bn, খালিয়াজুড়ি) is an upazila (sub-district) of the Netrokona District in Bangladesh, part of the Mymensingh Division. History Until the middle of the fourteenth century AD, the Bhati Rajya (Khaliajuri and surrounding areas) was the capital of Kamarupa. In the fourteenth century, a Kshatriya monk named Jitari invaded and occupied Bhati Rajya. Another Kshatriya monk named Lambodar came took over the rule of Bhati in the twelfth century. Nagendranath Basu asserts that Lambodar and Jitari may have been the same person. In the 16th-century, Khaliajuri was home to a Bengali Hindu man called Shitanath Om. His three sons; Raghunath Om, Kamakhya Om and Maheshnath Om, later found employment under Khwaja Usman of Bokainagar, a Baro-Bhuiyan chief who had control over large parts of Greater Mymensingh. Following the defeat of Raja Subid Narayan of Ita by Khwaja Usman and his allies which included the Om family, the Om brothers migrated to Satgaon in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atpara Upazila
Atpara ( bn, আটপাড়া) is the smallest upazila of Netrokona District, in the Division of Mymensingh Division, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. History When the Baro-Bhuiyans were in power in Bengal, Atpara was a part of the sarkar (country subdivision), Sarkar Bazuhar. It later became part of the parganas of Sirujial and Mymensingh. The ''zamindar'' (landlord) of Mymensingh Pargana, Brajendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury of Gouripur, Bangladesh, Gouripur named this area as Brajer Bazaar (Braj's market) after himself. It was later renamed to Atpara, although some locals may still refer to it today as Brajer Bazaar. During the Mughal period, a three-domed mosque was constructed in between the villages of Shormushia and Haripur. An established Hindu ''zamindar'' family later formed in the village of Rameshwarpur. The remnants of the family palace (Roy Bari) remains a popular tourist site. The Village of Amati in Teligati Union, Atpara is quite notable. Social reformers such as Sonafor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona
Durgapur ( bn, দূর্গাপুর) (also referred to as Susang Durgapur) is an Upazilas of Bangladesh#List of Upazilas, upazila of the Netrokona District in the Mymensingh Division of Bangladesh. Geography Durgapur is located at . It has 32,245 households and a total land area of 293.42 km2. Demographics According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Durgapur had a population of 224,873. Males constituted 49.67% of the population and females 50.33%. Muslims formed 90.10% of the population, Hindus 5.87%, Christians 3.89%, and others 0.14%. Durgapur had a literacy rate of 39.52% for the population 7 years and above. At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Durgapur had a population of 169,135, of whom 83,795 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 50.49% of the population, and females 49.51%. Durgapur had an average Literacy, literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. Composition of Durgapur Thana Total Households: 8,250 1. Bengalis, Bangali; Total V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mughal Period
The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the dynasty and the empire itself became indisputably Indian. The interests and futures of all concerned were in India, not in ancestral homelands in the Middle East or Central Asia. Furthermore, the Mughal empire emerged from the Indian historical experience. It was the end product of a millennium of Muslim conquest, colonization, and state-building in the Indian subcontinent." For some two hundred years, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus river basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of present-day Assam and Bangladesh in the east, and the uplands of the Deccan Plateau in South India. Quote: "The realm so defined and governed was a vast territory of some , rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razakar (Pakistan)
Razakar ur, , literally "volunteer"; bn, রাজাকার) was an East Pakistani paramilitary force organised by General Tikka Khan in then East Pakistan, now called Bangladesh, during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Since the 1971 war, it has become a pejorative term (implying traitor) in Bangladesh due to the atrocities allegedly committed by the Razakars during the War. The Razakar force was composed of mostly anti-Bangladesh and pro-Pakistan Bengalis and Urdu-speaking migrants who lived in Bangladesh at the time. Creation The East Pakistan Razakars Ordinance was promulgated on 2 August 1971 by the Governor of East Pakistan, Lieutenant General Tikka Khan. The Ordinance stipulated the creation of a voluntary force to be trained and equipped by the Provincial Government. This was to add to the government's forces to suppress the rebellion of people who wanted independence for the region. It is also alleged that Razakars were recruited by the Shanti Committee, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
