Moju Chowdhury Hat
Moju Chowdhury Hat or Rahmat Khali is a town and tourism in Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila of Lakshmipur District,[1] in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is commonly known as Moju Chowdhury Hat but it used to be called Rahmat Khali. It was renamed Moju Chowdhury in 1965. It is spelled as M.C.H. for short [2] (Bengali: মজু চৌধুরীর হাট ). This town is 12 km² south of Lakshmipur City. It is across the Meghna River from Bhola 38 km² to the southwest. Moju Chowdhury Hat is 76 km² east of Barisal. Moju Chowdhury Hat is itself municipality and a tourist destination. It is also a ransport hub for passengers from the Bhola Barisal Division and Chittagong Division, serving about four thousand people per day.
মজু চৌধুরীর হাট | |
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Coordinates: 22°52′29″N 90°47′05″E / 22.8745967°N 90.7846910°ECoordinates: 22°52′29″N 90°47′05″E / 22.8745967°N 90.7846910°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong Division |
District | Lakshmipur District |
Upazila | Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila |
Established in | 1965 |
Funded by Moju Chowdhury | 1966 |
Area | |
• Total | 145.18 km2 (56.05 sq mi) |
Elevation | 56.05 m (183.89 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 42,000 |
• Density | 56.05/km2 (145.18/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
postal code | 3700 |
Website | Official Website of Moju Chowdhury Hat |
History
Moju Chowdhury is named after a person. Moju Chowdhury came to Rahmat Khali when it was still part of the Mughal Empire. Moju Chowdhury was the second of Pana Mia Hazi's four sons. He went to Lakshmipur Government Collage, where he studied landscapes.
Geography
Moju Chowdhury Hat is located at 22°52′29″N 90°47′05″E / 22.8745967°N 90.7846910°E It has 145.56 households and a total area of 56.05 km².
Gallery
Bangladesh Coast Guard posted in Moju Chowdhury Hat 2010
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Unsafe water transports ply 'danger zone' defying ban". archive.thedailystar.net. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ↑ Nazimuddin Mahmud (2012), "Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh