Halishahar Housing Estate ( bn, হালিশহর) is a

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 (Briti ...

of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division,

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. Halishahar Housing Estate is a large residential area in Chattogram.

Geography

Total area of this thana is 9.64 km² (3.72 sq mi)

Places

Areas

Anandabazar

Anandabazar is a

coastal The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. The Earth has around of coastline. Coasts are important zones in ...

area located at Halishahar, near

Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line betwee ...

. As of 2014, the

Chittagong Port Authority Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is a government agency of Bangladesh responsible for the management, maintenance and governance of the country's major port of Chittagong, located in the city of Chittagong on the Karnaphuli River nine nautical m ...

(CPA) was also starting a process for developing a

Bay Terminal A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...

on about 1000 acres of land along the coastal area at Anandabazar, near the

Port of Chittagong The Chittagong Port ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম বন্দর) is the main seaport of Bangladesh. Located in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong and on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the port handles over 90 percent of Bangladesh's ...

. Anandabazar post office and Ananda Bazar Government Primary School are also located in this place. There is a bus terminal named Anandabazar Bus Terminal. B Block Map

Halishahar A-Block

This is one of the largest and densely populated area of Halishahar Thana. It is under 11 No. Ward of Chittagong.

Halishahar B-Block

This is the largest and densely populated area of Halishahar Thana. It is under 26 No. Ward of Chittagong. Most of the people here were migrated from

Sandwip Sandwip ( bn, সন্দ্বীপ, Shondip) is an island located along the southeastern coast of Bangladesh in the Chattogram District. Along with the island of Urir Char, it is a part of the Sandwip Upazila. Description Sandwip is locate ...

. A large number of Bihari people also live here. Halishahar Police Station, North Halishahar Post Office, Baitul Karim Madrasha Complex, Halishahar Public School & College, Halishahar Housing Estate School, Bihari Graveyard, Central Eid-Gah,S-Club Circle E.T.C are situated here.

Halishahar J-Block

This is one of the smallest and not overcrowded area of Halishahar Thana. It is under 11 No. South Kattally Ward (Ctg. City Corporation) of Chittagong. It has only 4 lanes. J Block is situated at east side of Halishahar Housing Estate Field. Address: J Block, Halishahar Housing Estate, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Coordinate: 22.3413, 91.7821.

Halishahar H-Block

H block is a relatively smaller area in Halishahar and probably most quieter too. It is adjacent to I block. H block falls under Ward No. 25.

Education

Colleges

*Barrister Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury College *City Commerce College *Halishahar Women College

Schools

* Ananda Bazar Government Primary School *Asgar Ali Chowdhury Para Primary School * Garib-E-Newaz High School * Gunners' English School * Halishahar Alhaj Mohobbot Ali City Corporation High School * Housing & Settlement Public School * Rabeya Basari Girl's High School * Halishahar Housing Estet Model Primary School * Halishahr Housing Estet High School *

Halishahar Public School and College Halishahar Housing Estate ( bn, হালিশহর) is a Administrative divisions of Bangladesh, thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Halishahar Housing Estate is a large residential area in Chattogram. Geography ...

* Halishahar Cantonment Public School & College * Shaheed Lieutenant General Mushfique Bir Uttam High School * Shah Amanat Shishu Niketan * Silver Bells Kindergarten & Girls' High School

Others

* Ananda Bazar Shopping Complex

References

Thanas of Chittagong District {{Chittagong-geo-stub