Noakhali Sadar ( Bengali : নোয়াখালি সদর ) is an upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong , Bangladesh . Noakhali Thana was established in 1861 and was converted into an upazila in 1984. The upazila takes its name from the district and the Bengali word sadar (headquarters). It is the subdistrict where the district headquarters, Noakhali town, is located. The town is situated on the western bank of the Noakhali Canal, from which it takes its name. The Noakhali Canal was dug in 1660 to control flooding of the river Dakatia. The name Noakhali means "New canal", derived from the Bengali words noa (new) and khal (canal).
19-409: Noakhali Sadar Upazila has a total area of 336.06 square kilometres (129.75 sq mi). It borders Begumganj Upazila to the north, Kabirhat Upazila to the east, Suborno Char Upazila to the south, and Komolnagar and Lakshmipur Sadar upazilas of Lakshmipur District to the west. The Noakhali Canal flows north through the upazila. According to the 2022 census, the population was 642,000. In
38-403: A new upazila, Suborno Char, and again in 2006 to create Kabirhat Upazila. The combined population of the three in 2011 was 1,012,392, a 32% increase from 2001. The most popular sports in the upazila are football and cricket . Shaheed Bulu Stadium is used for both, as well as for large community gatherings such as Victory Day celebrations. UNO : Akhinoor Jahan Nila. Noakhali Sadar Upazila
57-712: A point near Bhola, Meghna is 13 km wide. In its lower reaches, this river's path is almost perfectly straight. The Meghna is formed by the confluence of the Surma and Kushiyara rivers originating from the hilly regions of eastern India . Down to Chandpur , Meghna is hydrographically referred to as the Upper Meghna. After the Padma joins, it is referred to as the Lower Meghna. Near Muladhuli in Barisal district,
76-571: A single stream but braids into two distinct streams that remain separate before re-joining the Meghna. In Daudkandi, ( Comilla District ), the Meghna is joined by the Gumti River , which increases the Meghna water flow considerably. The pair of bridges over the Meghna and Gumti are two of the country's largest bridges. Meghna is reinforced by the Dhaleshwari before Chandpur. Further down,
95-677: Is an upazila of the Noakhali District in Bangladesh 's Chittagong Division . Begumganj Thana, now an upazila, was established in 1892. Begumganj is located at 22°57′00″N 91°06′00″E / 22.9500°N 91.1000°E / 22.9500; 91.1000 . It has 101,689 households and total area 238.37 km . It is considered to be a very poorly-drained area of the Old Meghna Estuarine Floodplain along with Laksam Upazila . During
114-448: Is divided into Noakhali Municipality and 13 union parishads : Anderchar, Ashwadia, Binodpur, Char Matua, Dadpur, Dharmapur, Ewazbalia, Kadir Hanif, Kaladaraf, Niazpur, Noakhali, Noannai, and Purba Char Matua. The union parishads are subdivided into 166 mauzas and 173 villages. Noakhali Municipality was established in 1876. It is subdivided into 9 wards and 36 mahallas . Rail stations Maijdi, Maijdi Court, Harinarayanpur, and Noakhali are
133-731: Is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh , one of the three that form the Ganges Delta , the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal . A part of the Surma-Meghna River System , the Meghna is formed inside Bangladesh in Kishoreganj District above the town of Bhairab Bazar by the joining of the Surma and the Kushiyara , both of which originate in the hilly regions of eastern India as
152-911: Is subdivided into 9 wards and 23 mahallas . There are four colleges in Begumganj. They include Chowmuhani Government S.A College , Jalal Uddin College , and M. A. Hashem College . Among specialized colleges are Begumgonj Textile Engineering College, Noakhali and Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College, Noakhali . According to Banglapedia, Begumganj Government Pilot High School , Babupur Jirtoli Union High School, founded in 1928, Ghatla High School (1915), Hazipur Abdul Majid High School (1928), Kadirpur High School (1915), and Kalikapur Babupur Union High School (1929) are notable secondary schools. The madrasa education system includes eight fazil and one kamil madrasas. Meghna River The Meghna ( Bengali : মেঘনা নদী , romanized : Mēghanā Nadī )
171-835: Is the only medical school. There are ten colleges in the upazila: Bandher Hat A. M. College, Bhulua Degree College, Char Matua College, Maijdee Public College, Major (Rtd) Abdul Mannan College, National Model College, Noakhali Government College (founded in 1963), Noakhali Government Women's College , Noakhali Model College, and Sonapur Degree College . According to Banglapedia, Noakhali Zilla School , founded in 1853, Brother Andre High School (1857), Ahmadia Model High School (1906), Arun Chandra High School (1914), Noakhali Government Girls' High School (1934), and Paura Kalyan High School (1940) are notable secondary schools. The madrasa education system includes two fazil and two kamil madrasas. Begumganj Upazila Begumganj ( Bengali : বেগমগঞ্জ , romanized : Begomgonj )
190-411: The 2011 Census of Bangladesh , Noakhali Sadar Upazila had 100,219 households and a population of 525,934. 145,447 (27.65%) were under 10 years of age. Noakhali Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.73%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1081 females per 1000 males. 130,842 (24.88%) lived in urban areas. The boundaries of the upazila were redrawn in 2005 to create
209-765: The Barak River . The Meghna meets its major tributary, the Padma , in Chandpur District . Other major tributaries of the Meghna include the Dhaleshwari , the Gumti , and the Feni . The Meghna empties into the Bay of Bengal in Bhola District via four principal mouths, named Tetulia (Ilsha), Shahbazpur, Hatia, and Bamni. The Meghna is the widest river that flows completely inside the boundaries of Bangladesh. At
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#1732802266118228-771: The Mughal period , a mosque was established in Chowdhury Bari, Gopalpur which still stands today. On 7 November 1946, Begumganj was visited by Mohandas Gandhi to suppress the Noakhali riots . Begumganj suffered from tidal bore on 12 November 1970 as part of the 1970 Bhola cyclone . During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the Noakhali Company led by Subedar Lutfur Rahman was based in Begumganj. Bengali freedom fighters brawled with
247-757: The Padma River - the largest distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh, along with the Jamuna River - the largest distributary of the Brahmaputra, join with the Meghna in Chandpur District , resulting in the Lower Meghna. After Chandpur, the combined flow of the Padma, Jamuna, and Meghna moves down to the Bay of Bengal in an almost straight line, braiding occasionally into a number of riverines including
266-624: The Pakistan Army at Aminbazar Point on Chaumuhani-Lakshmipur road on 25 April. The freedom fighters launched an attack on a Razakar Camp located in Chandraganj High School on 2 July. On 19 August, 50 civilians were killed at Nayahat Bazar. Begumganj Thana was finally liberated on 6 August, and monuments were established in Chowmuhani and Sonaipur. In 1982, Begumganj Thana was upgraded to upazila status as part of
285-528: The President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad 's decentralisation programme. The 1988, 1998 and 2004 floods caused a lot of damage to properties, crops and lives. According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh , Begumganj Upazila had 101,689 households and a population of 549,308. 137,673 (25.06%) were under 10 years of age. Begumganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 59.25%, compared to
304-464: The Pagli, Katalia, Dhonagoda, Matlab, and Udhamodi. All of these rivers rejoin the Meghna at different points downstream. Near Bhola , just before flowing into the Bay of Bengal , the river again divides into two main streams in the Ganges delta and separates an island from both sides of the mainland. The western stream is called Ilsha while the eastern one is called Bamni. They form the largest delta in
323-594: The Safipur River is an offshoot of the Surma that creates one of the main rivers in South Bengal. 1.5 km wide, this river is one of the widest in the country as well. At Chatalpar of Brahmanbaria District , the river Titas emerges from Meghna and after circling two large bends by a distance of about 240 kilometres (150 mi) , falls into the Meghna again near Nabinagar Upazila . The Titas forms as
342-414: The last four on the branch line connecting Laksam and Noakhali . In May 2015, they were served by one intercity and four mail trains a day. The town of Noakhali is the southern terminus of national highway N104, which connects to Feni , about 50 kilometres (31 mi) away. Noakhali Science and Technology University , founded in 2006, is the only university. Noakhali Medical College , founded in 2008,
361-513: The national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1103 females per 1000 males. 132,948 (24.20%) lived in urban areas. UNO : Md. Arifur Rahman. Begumganj Upazila is divided into Chowmuhani Municipality and 16 union parishads : Gonipur, Alyearpur, Amanullapur, Begumganj, Chayani, Durgapur, Eklashpur, Gopalpur, Hajipur, Jirtali, Kadirpur, Kutubpur, Mirwarishpur, Narottampur, Rajganj, Rasulpur, and Sharifpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 178 mauzas and 184 villages. Chowmuhani Municipality
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