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Meghna Division (
Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
: মেঘনা বিভাগ) is a proposed administrative division within Bangladesh for the north-western parts of the existing
Chittagong Division Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2 ...
, comprising Brahmanbaria, Comilla, Chandpur, Noakhali, Feni, and
Laxmipur Laxmipur may refer to: * Lakshmipur District, Bangladesh ** Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila * Laxmipur, Dang Deokhuri, Nepal * Laxmipur, Jhapa, Nepal * Laxmipur, Mahakali, Nepal * Laxmipur, Narayani, Nepal * Laxmipur, Salyan, Nepal * Laxmipur (Odisha ...
Districts of
Chittagong Division Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2 ...
. The headquarter of the division is in Comilla. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2011 census of 16,708,000.


Terminology and naming dispute

Various terms are used to describe the different (and sometimes overlapping) geographical and political areas of the proposed Meghna division. In brief, the main terms and their simple explanations are as follows: * Geographical terms: * Samatata (or Samatat) ( bn, links=no, সমতট); was an ancient kingdom. Cumilla region and greater Nokhali region were within The Kingdom of Samatata.Geographically, the proposed Division is made up of two distinct cultural regions – Cumilla and Greater Noakhali. ** Greater Noakhali ( bn, links=no, নোয়াখালী);- The ancient name of Noakhali is Bhulua. The Noakhali district was created by the
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in 1787. It included the Sub-divisions of
Lakshmipur Lakshmipur ( bn, লক্ষ্মীপুর , Lokkhipur) is a city and headquarter of Lakshmipur District Lakshmipur ( bn, লক্ষ্মীপুর, Lokkhipur), also spelt Laxmipur, with an area of 1455.96 km2, is a distric ...
and Feni which eventually became separate districts in 1984. ** Comilla, ( bn, links=no, কুমিল্লা)- Established as the Tippera or Tipperah district of Bengal by the British in 1790 and later renamed as Comilla in 1960. It included the Sub-divisions of Brahmanbaria and Chandpur which eventually became separate districts in 1984. * Roshanbad (or Rowshanabad) ( bn, links=no, রসানবাদ): (roughly equating to the proposed Cumilla Division, excluding Rangamati Hill District). It was a district level administrative unit ( Chakla) in Bengal Subah during
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period.


History

The Greater Noakhali District was established in 1868 as a renaming of the Bhola District, which the British founded on 29 March 1822. It headquarters was in the town of Noakhali until the town vanished in the river-bed in 1951, as a result of the Meghna River erosion. A new headquarters for the Noakhali District was then established at Maijdee. The present Cumilla was once under ancient Kingdom of Samatata and was joined with Tripuri Kingdom. Lalmai Mainamati was ruled by Deva dynasty (eighth century AD), and (during tenth and mid-eleventh century AD). In 1732, it became the center of the Bengal-backed domain of
Jagat Manikya Jagat Manikya, pre-reign name Jogotroy, was the Bengali-backed ruler of Roshnabad, which had been until then part of the Kingdom of Tripura from 1732. In that year Jogotroy decided that he wanted to be the ruler instead of his relative Dharm ...
. The Peasants Movement against the king of Tripura in 1764, which originally formed under the leadership of
Shamsher Gazi Shamsher Gazi ( bn, শমসের গাজী; 1712-1760), also known as the Tiger of Bhati ( bn, ভাটির বাঘ, Bhatir Bagh), was a ruler of Roshnabad and Tripura, which covers parts of modern-day Bangladesh and India. Gazi's reign ...
. It came under the rule of East India Company in 1765 and was established as Tippera district (also known as Chakla Roshanbad) in 1790. Later, it was reorganized in three phases into six districts.


Administrative districts

The Division will be subdivided into six districts (zilas) and thence into 59 sub-districts ( upazilas). The six districts listed below comprise the north-western portion (37.6%) of the present
Chittagong Division Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2 ...
, while the remaining five districts (zilas) comprise the south-eastern portion (62.4%) being separated by the lower (or Bangladeshi) stretch of the Feni River.


Demographics

The division would have a population of 16,918,446. 16,008,777 (94.62%) are Muslims, 899,286 (5.32%) Hindus.


See also

* Padma Division


References

{{Authority control History of Chittagong Division Divisions of Bangladesh Proposed political divisions Comilla District Proposed divisions of Bangladesh