Teknaf () is a municipality of
Teknaf Upazila
Teknaf ( ''Ṭeknaf'') is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong Division, Chittagong, Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh (St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point overall). The name ...
of
Cox's Bazar District
Cox's Bazar District () is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.
It is named after Cox's Bazar town. It is located south of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the names ''Panowa'' ("yellow flower") and ''Palongkee''. T ...
in south-eastern
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
. It forms the southernmost point in mainland
Bangladesh
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(
St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point).
The name of the region comes from the
Naf River which forms the eastern boundary of the upazila and is the boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar. Teknaf port is used to trade with Myanmar.
History
Teknaf was originally inhabited by the
Rakhine people who called it Kawau Sang.
In October 2017, seven
Detective Branch officers kidnapped the brother of Teknaf mayor Moniruzzaman and demanded a ransom for his freedom.
After being released, the victim's family filed a complaint with the
Bangladesh Army check post which detained the officers with the ransom money.
In May 2018, Ekramul Haque, councillor of Teknaf Municipality Ward three,
was killed by a unit of
Rapid Action Battalion.
He was elected as councilor in
Teknaf Municipality three times in a row as a candidate of
Awami League
The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...
.
On 10 December 2021, the United States approved sanctions against seven current and former officers of Rapid Action Battalion under the
Magnitsky Act, the first Bangladeshi officials to face sanctions under the act, for the killing of Ekramul Haque.
Administration and demographics
Teknaf municipality has nine wards and 16 Mahallas.
Teknaf has a population of 25,056 and a literacy rate of 40.9%.
See also
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Cox's Bazar District
Cox's Bazar District () is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.
It is named after Cox's Bazar town. It is located south of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the names ''Panowa'' ("yellow flower") and ''Palongkee''. T ...
*
St. Martin's Island
*
Naf River
References
External links
Banglapedia article on Teknaf upazila
Beaches of Bangladesh
Subdivisions of Bangladesh
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