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]   |
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Upazilas Of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into Union councils of Bangladesh, union council areas (union parishads). Bangladesh has 495 upazilas. The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs). This system of devolution was introduced by the former military ruler and president of Bangladesh, Hossain Mohammad Ershad, Lt-Gen Hossain Muhammad Ershad, in an attempt to strengthen local government. Below UPs, villages (''gram'') and ''para'' exist, but these have no administrative power and elected members. The Local Government local ordinance, Ordinance of 1982 was amended a year lat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Belaichhari Upazila
Belaichhari () is an upazila of Rangamati District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Geography Belaichari is located at . It has a total area 745.91 km2. Belaichhari is bordered by Rangamati Sadar upazila to the north, Kaptai and Rajasthali upazilas to the west, Bandarban district to the south, and Juraichhari upazila, the Indian state of Mizoram and Chin State of Myanmar to the east. Demographics As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Belaichhari upazila had a population of 29,540. The ethnic population was 24,852 (84.13%), of which Tanchangya were 11,452, Chakma 7,882, Marma 2,650, Tripura 1,796, Pankho 498 and Bom 356. Administration UNO: Jamshed Alam Rana. Belaichari Upazila is divided into three union parishads: Belaichari, Farua, and Kengrachari. The union parishads are subdivided into 9 mauzas and 59 villages. See also * Upazilas of Bangladesh * Districts of Bangladesh * Divisions of Bangladesh Divisions are the first-level administrative divi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karnaphuli
The Karnaphuli River ( ''Kôrnophuli''; also spelt Karnafuli and Khawthlangtuipui in Mizo, meaning "western river" and Borgang in Chakma, meaning "Big River") is the largest and most important river in Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. It is a wide river in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. Originating from the Saithah village of Mamit district in Mizoram, India, it flows southwest through Chattogram Hill Tracts and Chattogram into the Bay of Bengal. It is the fastest flowing river in Bangladesh, after the Padma. It is said to "represent the drainage system of the whole south-western part of Mizoram." Principal tributaries include the Kawrpui River or Thega River, Tuichawng River and Phairuang River. A large hydroelectric power plant was built on the Karnaphuli in the Kaptai region in the 1960s. The mouth of the river hosts the Port of Chattogram, the largest and busiest seaport of Bangladesh. Etymology The presence of Arab traders and merchants in the hi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kaptai National Park
Kaptai National Park is a national park in Bangladesh situated in Rangamati District. It was established in 1999 and its area is . Prior to the declaration of the national park, it was known as Sitapahar Reserve. The original Sitapahar Reserve area was 14,448.0 acres. Out of this an area of 100 acres have been dereserved for the establishment of the industrial estate at Kaptai. It is about 57 kilometre from Chittagong city. It comprises with two Ranges namely Kaptai Range and Karnaphuli Range. Kaptai National park is managed under CHT South Forest Division. It is historically important because teak (''Tectona grandis'') plantations in Bangladesh were started from this area. Its forest type is mixed evergreen forest. In 2009 IPAC (Integrated Protected Area Co-management) project started its activities in this protected area. Socio-economic context The national park is situated inside the Kaptai City and it gets many visitors year round. Nearly 60 local people are employed as s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kaptai Lake
Kaptai Lake is the largest man-made lake in Bangladesh. It is located in the Kaptai Upazila under Rangamati District of Chittagong Division. The lake was created as a result of building the Kaptai Dam on the Karnaphuli River, as part of the Karnafuli Hydropower Station. Kaptai Lake's average depth is and maximum depth is . History Construction of the reservoir for the hydro-electric plant began in 1956 by the Government of East Pakistan.Daily JaiJaiDin, January 10, 2008. Page 10. of farmland in the Rangamati District was submerged with the creation of the lake. The project was finished in 1961. 40% of the total arable land went underwater as a result of the dam construction and 100,000 people were displaced. The palace of the king of the Chakmas was also flooded and is also underwater. The International Engineering Company and Utah International Inc. received the contract for the construction of the dam. The dam is 670.8 meters long, and 54.7 meters high. In early September 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bengalis
Bengalis ( ), also rendered as endonym and exonym, endonym Bangalee, are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia. The current population is divided between the sovereign country Bangladesh and the India, Indian regions of West Bengal, Tripura, Barak Valley of Assam, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and parts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Jharkhand. Most speak Bengali language, Bengali, a classical languages of India, classical language from the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language family. Bengalis are the List of contemporary ethnic groups, third-largest ethnic group in the world, after the Han Chinese and Arabs. They are the largest ethnic group within the Indo-European languages, Indo–European linguistic family and the largest ethnic group in South Asia. Apart from Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Manipur, and Assam's Barak Valley, Bengali-majority popula ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chakma People
The Chakma or Changhma people (, 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄟), are an ethnic group and nation native to the Indian subcontinent and Western Myanmar. They are the largest indigenous group and as well as the second largest ethnic group of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of southeastern Bangladesh. They also form the majority in Chakma Autonomous District Council of Mizoram. Significant Chakma populations are found in the northeast Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Assam and Rakhine State of Myanmar. The Chakma possess strong ethnic affinities to Tibeto-Burman-speaking groups in Northeast India. Because of a language shift in the past to consolidate power among the tribes, they adopted an Indo-Aryan language Chakma, which is closely related to Pali and the Chittagonian language, predominant near the areas in which they live. Most modern Chakma people practice Theravada Buddhism, due to 19th-century reforms and institutionalisation by Queen regnant Rani Kalindi. In Myanmar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tanchangya People
The Tanchangya people , Tonchonga, Tanchangyas or Tonchongyas () are an Chinwin valley origin ethnic group living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh, Indian states of Tripura and Mizoram, and Rakhine state of Myanmar. According to the 2022 census, there are 45,972 Tanchangyas in Bangladesh. Origin No history of Tanchangya has been published on the origin, development, and present of Tanchangyas. Only a brief history of the Tanchangyas is found in the history of the Chakma nation. The Tanchangyas have been identified as a branch of the Chakma nation based on speculative information. The Chakmas also recognize the Tanchangyas as a branch of the Chakmas. Even Chakma claim Tanchangya as original Chakma. Surprisingly, there is no similarity between the Gocha group of the Chakmas and the names of the twelve Gocha groups of the Tanchangyas. Historians of the Chakma Nation do not even mention the name of the Gosa group or social rituals of the Tanchangyas in thei ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marma People
The Marma () are the second-largest ethnic community in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, primarily residing in the Bandarban District, Bandarban, Khagrachhari District, Khagrachari and Rangamati Hill Districts. They belong to the same community as the Rakhine people. There are three endogamous groups of Marma within the Magh Community which are known as i) The Thongtha, Khyongtha, Mrokpatha, ii) The Marma, Mayamma, or Rakhaing Magh, iii) The Maramagri, otherwise called the Barua people, Barua maghs. Ethnonyms Between the 17th and 18th centuries, the Rakhine began calling themselves Mranma (မြန်မာ) and its derivatives like Marama (မရမာ), as attested by texts like the ''Rakhine Min Razagyi, Minrazagri Ayedaw Sadan'' and the ''Dhanyawaddy Ayedawbon''. This endonym continues to be used by the Marma. The term "Marma" is derived from "Myanmar," which was first used in the early 1100s. In the Marma and Arakanese language, Arakanese, Myanmar is pronounced ''M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christianity In Bangladesh
Christians in Bangladesh () account for 0.30% (accurately 488,583) of the nation's population according to the 2022 census in Bangladesh. Together with Buddhism in Bangladesh, Buddhism (plus other minority groups such as Irreligion in Bangladesh, Atheism, Sikhism in Bangladesh, Sikhism, the Bahá'í Faith and others), Christianity accounts for 1% of the population. Islam in Bangladesh, Islam accounts for 91.04% of the country's population, followed by Hinduism in Bangladesh, Hinduism at 7.95% according to the 2022 census. History The introduction and development of Christianity in the Indian subcontinent can be traced back to several periods, with the help of several countries and denominations. The earliest connection to Christianity can be linked back to the arrival of the Thomas the Apostle, Apostle Thomas to the Malabar Coast during the first century, in 52 A.D. In addition, the Apostle had managed to convert several thousands of Hindu Brahmins, as they were "attracted" to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hinduism In Bangladesh
Hinduism is the second largest religion in Bangladesh, as according to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, approximately 13.1 million people responded as Hindus, constituting 7.95% of the nation. Bangladesh is the third-largest Hindu populated country in the world, after India and Nepal. Hinduism is the Religion in Bangladesh, second-largest religion in 61 of 64 districts in Bangladesh, but there are no Hindu majority districts in Bangladesh. Demographics According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, there were around 11.82 million Hindus in Bangladesh constituting 9.6% of the population, which at the time was 123.15 million. The 2011 Bangladesh census, Bangladesh 2011 census states, that approximately 12.73 million people responded that they were Hindus, constituting 8.54% of the total 149.77 million. While 2022 Census of Bangladesh, put the number of Hindus in Bangladesh at 13.1 million out of total 165.1 million population, thus constituting 7.95% of the population. According to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Buddhism In Bangladesh
Buddhism is the third-largest religious affiliation and formed about 0.61% of the population of Bangladesh. It is said that Buddha once in his life came to this region of East Bengal to spread his teachings and he was successful in converting the local people to Buddhism, specially in the Chittagong division and later on Pala empire propagate and patronized Buddhist religion throughout the Bengal territory. About 1 million people in Bangladesh adhere to the Theravada school of Buddhism. Over 65% of the Buddhist population is concentrated in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region, where it is the predominant faith of the Rakhine, Chakma, Marma, Tanchangya, Jumma people and the Barua. The remaining 35% are Bengali Buddhists. Buddhist communities are also present in the urban centers of Bangladesh, particularly Chittagong and Dhaka. History Legend said that Gautama Buddha came to the region to spread Buddhism, and it was speculated that one or two individuals became monks to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |