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Chandraghona
Chandraghona is a town on the Karnaphuli River in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. Geography The town is located on the Kaptai Road between Kaptai Upazila and Ranguni, 48 kilometres from the city of Chittagong. It is from Bahaddarhut bus station. One of the larger fields of the Bangladeshi crop ''Gumai Jheel'' is in the area. Cultures represented here include those of the Chakma people and Marma people. There are historic Buddhist temples in the region. Economy One of the larger paper mills in South Asia, the Karnaphuli Paper Mills Limited, is located in Karnaphuli. It was the first paper manufacturing industrial establishment registered under the Factories Act in then East Pakistan. At the time of its establishment, it was the biggest paper mill in Asia, with over 3,000 workers. There is also a rayon Rayon, also called viscose and commercialised in some countries as sabra silk or cactus silk, is a semi-synthetic fiber made from natural sources of regenerated cellul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kaptai Upazila
Kaptai () is an upazila of Rangamati Hill District, Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong Division, Chittagong, Bangladesh. The name of the Kaptai was derived from the Tripuri word "Kaptetoima". It is said that in the past, the river was wild and full of tropical flora and fauna. Large quantities and several varieties of canes could be found along the river bank that flows from the south, upper ridge. The river reaches its estuary at the Kainsa Khyong (Karnafuli River). Notable landmarks are the Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station, the only hydroelectric power plant of Bangladesh. The Kaptai Dam, built for this purpose on the Karnaphuli River, created the Kaptai Lake, the largest man-made dam in Bangladesh. Geography Kaptai is located at . It has a total area 258.99 km2. Kaptai upazila is bordered by Kawkhali Upazila, Rangamati, Kawkhali and Rangamati Sadar Upazila, Rangamati Sadar upazilas to the north, Belaichhari Upazila, Belaichhari upazila to the east, Banda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |