Charghat Upazila
Charghat
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Charghat (Bengali: চারঘাট) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]
Background
Charghat is located on the bank of the river Padma. Bangladesh Police Academy is located in Sardah area of this upazila. There is also a cadet college here. Charghat was declared Pourashava in 1998. Md. Anwar Hossain was the first chairman under this Pourashava. Charghat is famous for Khoer (an element which is used for taking a green leaf which is called Paan) industry. Mangoes are produced here in plenty. The noted villages of Charghat are Gopalpur, Charghat, Miapur, Babupara, Kakramari, Pirozpur, Sardah and Mokterpur. A sand mine is located here. There is a club named Mokterpur Shobuj Shangha. A charity organization named Botbrikkho is also there which works for the poor people. It was established by Md. Oashimul Bari Oashim, a student of Dhaka University's English Department.
Charghat is a centre of a varieties of cultural programs. Padma Boral Theatre, Projonmo Theatre of Dakra and Botbrikkho are at the helm of arranging the program. Sports are organized here frequently.
Geography
Charghat is located at 24°17′00″N 88°46′30″E / 24.2833°N 88.7750°E. It has 51,783 households and total area 164.50 km2.
Charghat Upazila is bounded by
Demographics
According to the
As of the
Administration
Charghat Upazila is divided into Charghat Municipality, and six
Education
According to Banglapedia, Sardah Government Pilot High School, founded in 1916, is a notable secondary school.[1] Also Charghat Pilot High School is another notable secondary school in Charghat which has been founded in 1956.[7] There are few more secondary schools are at Charghat Upazila. Among them, Charghat Padma High School and Charghat Govt. Technical School and College are renowned.
Hospital
Charghat Upazila Health Complex.[8]
Famious Personality
Sree Provash Lahiri born in Rajshahi district at Charghat Upazila at the village of Arani. He was a graduate at the time before 1954. He was elected at the election of United Front. Later, he has been selected as the member of cabinet in 1956. After the war of 1971 in Bangladesh, he left the country to India. In 1974, he rest in peace at Bahrampur, India.[9]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Rajshahi Districts
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ a b Alam, Md Jaidul (2012). "Charghat Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Paba Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Tehsil Map of Murshidabad". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajshahi" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Rajshahi district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ https://b.com. "Charghat Pilot High School - Sohopathi | সহপাঠী". Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ https://app.dghs.gov.bd/localhealthBulletin2016/publish/publish.php?org=10001528&year=2016&lvl=1
- ^ https://charghat.rajshahi.gov.bd/bn/site/page/nJCP-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC