Ramgarh () is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...

Khagrachhari District Khagrachhari District (), officially Khagrachhari Hill District, is a district in the Chittagong Division of Southeastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region. Etymology The zila headquarters is located on the bank of ...

Chattogram Division Chittagong Division (), officially Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the southeasternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population according to th ...

, Bangladesh.

History

This was part of ancient

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. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh, when

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ), commonly known as the Pak Army (), is the Land warfare, land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the Commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the army. The ...

created the 91st ''ad hoc'' brigade as part of the 39th Division to hold on to this area and to defend north of Chittagong, but these ''ad hoc'' formations lacked the staff and equipment of regular formations. Pakistan Army's 93,000 troops unconditionally surrendered to the

Indian Army The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head ...

and India's local ally

Mukti Bahini The Mukti Bahini, initially called the Mukti Fauj, also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was a big tent armed guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military personnel, paramilitary personnel and civilians during the Ba ...

on 16 December 1971. This day and event is commemorated as the Bijoy Dibos () in Bangladesh and Vijay Diwas in India.

Geography

Ramgarh is located at . It has a total area of 199.83 km².

Demographics

As of the

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, the residual Ramgarh upazila had a population of 60,741. The ethnic population was 16,317 (26.86%), of which

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were 8,065, Marma 6,446 and Chakma 1,681.

Administration

UNO: Momota Afrin. Ramgarh Upazila is divided into Ramgarh Municipality and two

union parishad Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...

s: Pathachhara, and Ramgarh. The union parishads are subdivided into 6 mauzas and 136 villages. Ramgarh Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 29

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Notable people

* AKM Alim Ullah, former MP * Wadud Bhuiyan, former MP and chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board

References