Noakhali is a district in South-eastern Bangladesh.

History

The ancient name of Noakhali was Bhulua. Once the agricultural activities of the north-eastern region of Bhulua were seriously affected by floodwater of the Dakatia River flowing from the Tripura hills. To save the situation a canal was excavated in 1660 running from the Dakatia through Ramganj, Sonaimudi and Chaumuhani to divert water flow to the junction of the rivers Meghna and Feni. After excavating this long canal, Bhulua was renamed "Noakhali" after "Noa" (new) and "khal" (canal) in 1668. Tripura (ত্রিপুরা) is a state in North-east India. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... Meghna river is an important river in South Asia, one of the three rivers responsible for creating the largest delta on earth, most of which is Bangladesh. ... Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ...

The people of Noakhali actively took part in Jehad Movement in 1830 and Khilafat Movement in 1920. Mahatma Gandhi visited Noakhali (Begumganj upazila) in 1946 to ease communal riots. 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Khilafat Movement was a movement amongst the Muslims of British India (the largest single Muslim community in one geo-political entity at the time) that agitated to try and make sure the British, victors of WWI, kept the promise made at Versailles that the Caliphate would not be abolished. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to world attention. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Noakhali district was seriously affected many times by natural disasters like high tidal bore, tornado, flood, cyclone etc since 1790. In 1970, devastating tornado and tidal bore took lives of about 10 lakh people of the district. During the War of Liberation many direct and guerilla encounters were held between the Pak army and the freedom fighters. About 70 freedom fighters were killed in a direct encounter with the Pak army on 15 June 1971 in front of Sonapur Ahmadia School. Noakhali was liberated on 7 December 1971. 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Geography

Noakhali District (part of Chittagong division) with an area of 3600.99 sq km, is bounded by Comilla district on the north, the Meghna estuary and the Bay of Bengal on the south, Feni and Chittagong districts on the east, Lakshmipur and Bhola districts on the west. Annual average temperature: maximum 34.3°C, minimum 14.4°C; annual rainfall 3302 mm. Main rivers are Bamni and meghna. Chittagong Division is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. ... Comilla (3085. ... Meghna river is an important river in South Asia, one of the three rivers responsible for creating the largest delta on earth, most of which is Bangladesh. ... The Bay of Bengal is a sea that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. ... Feni is a small southern district of Bangladesh, bordering (clockwise from the north) Tripura in India, Chittagong district, the Bay of Bengal, Noakhali district and Comilla district. ... Chittagong (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম, Chaṭṭagrām) is the major sea-port and second largest city of Bangladesh. ...

Noakhali (Town)

Noakhali Sadar upazila town (Maijdi) consists of 9 wards and 36 mahallas. It has an area of 12.61 sq km. The town has a population of 74585; male 51.50%, female 48.50%; population density per sq km 5915. Literacy rate among the town people is 60.7%. The ancient name of Noakhali Sadar was Sudharam. In 1948 when the upazila headquarters were extinct by the erosion of the Meghna River, it was shifted 8 km to the north to its present place at Maijdi.

Administration

Noakhali district, whose earlier name was Bhulua, was established in 1821. It was named Noakhali in 1868. It consists of six upazilas, 5 municipalities, 45 wards, 90 mahallas, 83 union parishads, 909 mouzas and 978 villages. The upazilas are noakhali sadar, begumganj, chatkhil, companiganj, hatiya and senbagh; the municipalities are Begumganj (Chawmuhani), Companiganj (Bashurhat), Noakhali Sadar, Chatkhil, Kabirhat (Sadar). 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...