Laksam Upazila

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Laksam
লাকসাম
Upazila
Laksam is located in Bangladesh
Laksam
Laksam
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°14.8′N 91°7.7′E / 23.2467°N 91.1283°E / 23.2467; 91.1283Coordinates: 23°14.8′N 91°7.7′E / 23.2467°N 91.1283°E / 23.2467; 91.1283
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictComilla District
Area
 • Total135.61 km2 (52.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total294,719 [1]
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitelaksam.comilla.gov.bd

Laksam (Bengali: লাকসাম) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] Laksam is widely known as the birthplace of Nawab Faizunnesa Chowdhurani.[2]

History[]

Laksam was made into a Upazila in 1983. On 6 April 1971 more than 200 people were at Ajgara Bazar during the Bangladesh Liberation war. The Pakistan army was defeated on 12 December 1971 in the Upazila.[1] The Upazila has experienced a water crisis due to arsenic in the groundwater.[3]

Geography[]

Laksam Upazila has an area of 135.61 km2 (52.36 sq mi).[1] It is bounded by Comilla Sadar and Barura upazilas on the north, Chatkhil, Begumganj and Senbagh upazilas on the south, Nangalkot and Chauddagram upazilas on the east, Barura and Shahrasti upazilas on the west. The main rivers are Dakatia and Little Feni.

Places of interest[]

Paschimgaon Nawab bari
  • Laksham Moishan Bari
  • Nawab Fayzunesa Govt. College[4]
  • Laksham Junction railway station
  • Kaliapur Pak Darbar Sharif
  • Huzur Bari in Narayanpur, now known as Madrasa Bari
  • Paschimgaon Qazi Mosque
  • Karim Haider's house in Gazimura
  • Laksam North Bazar Jame Mosque
  • Karbala Dighi, Paschimgaon
  • Hazrat Shah's house, Narpati
  • Dewan Shah's house, Narpati
  • Three Dome Mosque, Dokhaiya
  • Boro Dighi, Dokhaiya
Laksham Moishan Bari

Administration[]

Laksham Upazila is divided into Laksham Municipality and seven union parishads: Azgora, Bakoi, Gobindapur, Laksam Purba, Kandirpar, Mudafar Gonj, and Uttarda. The union parishads are subdivided into 136 mauzas and 178 villages.[5]

Laksham Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 31 mahallas.[5]

Transport[]

Laksam Railway Junction, on the Akhaura-Laksam-Chittagong Line, Laksam-Noakhali Line and Laksam-Chandpur Line is one of the two biggest junctions of Bangladesh. From here people go to Chandpur District, Noakhali District.

Notable residents[]

  • Nawab Faizunnesa Chowdhurani, philanthropist and social worker, was born at Paschimgaon village, Pourva Laksam, in 1834.[6]
  • Muhammad Shamsul Haque, Foreign Minister (1977–1982) was born in Paschimgaon village, Pourva Laksam.[citation needed]
  • Md. Tajul Islam, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development (2019–present), was elected from Laksham.[7]
  • Biplop Bhattacharje, former goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach of Bangladesh National Football Team[8] is from Sahapara, Paschimgaon, Laksam.[citation needed]

Education[]

  • (High school at Dargah Road, Paschimgaon)[9][10]
  • (also known as NFBN[11] high school, situated at Paschimgaon, Laksam-Pouroshova)[12]
  • Laksam Government Pilot High School (High school at New Road)
  • Nawab Fayzunesa Govt. College Laksam (Government college at Paschimgaon)[13][14]
  • Laksam Pilot Girls High School[15][16]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Muhammad Nur E Alam Siddiqi (2012). "Laksham Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "Choudhurani, Nawab Faizunnesa - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. ^ "Comilla residents have to drink arsenic contaminated water". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  4. ^ https://www.nfgc.edu.bd/
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. ^ Karim, Saydul. "Nawab Faizunnessa Chowdhurani History". Nawab Faizunnessa Government College. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  7. ^ Haq, Kazi Enamul (11 January 2019). "Bangladesh will astonish the world in next five years: LGRD Minister Tajul". bdnews24.com.
  8. ^ "Biplob Bhattacharjee made national goalkeeping coach". Biplob Bhattacharjee made national goalkeeping coach | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  9. ^ "AL-AMIN INSTITUTE(আল আমিন ইনস্টিটিউট)". al-amin-institute.business.site. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  10. ^ Bangladesh, Review Network. "AL AMIN INSTITUTE (Address, EIIN, Mobile Number)". amar-school.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  11. ^ "Nabab Faizunnessa & Badrunnessa Amalgtd High School". nfbn.edu.bd. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  12. ^ "Nawab Faizunnessa And Badrunnessa Amal High School - Sohopathi | সহপাঠী". Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  13. ^ "National University :: College Details". www.nubd.info. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  14. ^ https://www.nfgc.edu.bd/
  15. ^ Bangladesh, Review Network. "LAKSAM PILOT GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL (Address, EIIN, Mobile Number)". amar-school.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  16. ^ "Laksam Pilot Girls High School - Sohopathi | সহপাঠী". Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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