Kathaltali ( bn, কাঠালতলী, Kathaltoli, Under the jackfruit) is a large village (separated into two villages) located in North Dakshinbhag Union,
Barlekha Upazila
Barlekha ( bn, বড়লেখা, Bôrlekha) is an upazila (sub-district) of Moulvibazar District, located in Bangladesh's Sylhet Division.
Etymology
Barlekha Upazila is named after Barlekha (formerly 'Barlikha') which means Great ''Likha''. ' ...
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Sylhet District
Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট), located in north-east Bangladesh, is the divisional capital and one of the four districts in the Sylhet Division.
History
Sylhet district was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Bengal Pro ...
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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 ...
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The population of the village is 3,162 with 1,545 living in South Kathaltali and 1,617 living in North Kathaltali.
North Kathaltali is in the 4th ward of the Union while South Kathaltali is in the 5th ward. It has three mosques, Kathaltali Jame Mosque, Kathaltali Taki Jame Mosque and Kathaltali Bazar Jame Mosque. Kathaltali also has one
eidgah
Eidgah or Idgah, also Eid Gah or Id Gah ( fa, "site of Eid bservances; bn, ঈদগাহ; pnb, ; ur, ; hi, ईदगाह) is a term used in South Asian Islamic culture for the open-air enclosure usually outside the city (or at th ...
. There are two sports club in the village - the Kathaltali Cricket Club and Shonar Bangla Cricket Club.
History
The name Kathaltoli is made up of two
Sylheti language words. Kathal is the word for jackfruit while Toli refers to under.
In 1929, the Kathaltali Government Primary School, currently headed by AKM Ataur Rahman, was opened.
Notable people
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Ebadot Hossain
Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury ( bn, এবাদত হোসেন চৌধুরী; born 7 January 1994), better known as simply Ebadot Hossain, nicknamed 'Sylhet Rocket' due to his speed and skill, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his internat ...
, cricketer
References
Barlekha Upazila
Villages in Maulvibazar District
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