Maheshkhali Upazila
Maheshkhali (Bengali: মহেশখালী) is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Maheshkhali মহেশখালী | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() From top: Adinath Buddhist Temple, Ananda Myitta Buddha Temple, Maheshkhali Bridge, Mangrove Island, Maheshkhali Hill Dried fish Village, Fish boats | |
![]() ![]() Maheshkhali Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 21°33′N 91°57′E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong Division |
District | Cox's Bazar District |
Area | |
• Total | 362.18 km2 (139.84 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 219,520 |
• Density | 606/km2 (1,570/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Maheshkhali |
Geography
Maheshkhali is located at 21.5500°N 91.9500°E . It has 33287 households and total area 362.18 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Maheshkhali has a population of 219520. Males constitute are 53.13% of the population, and females 46.87%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 90892. Maheshkhali has an average literacy rate of , and the national average of literate.[2]
Notable people
- Md. Rashid Mia (Former MP)
- Md. Ishaq (Former MP)
- Dr. Badiul Alam former VC, University of Chittagong
- Alamgir Farid (Former MP)
- Dr. Ansarul Karim, Environment scientist
- Moulana Sultan Zouk, Islamic scholar
- Ashekullah Rafique MP
- Salimullah Khan, academic, essayist, and critic, grew up in Maheshkhali.[3]
- Doctor Ahidul Helal - Lecturer & Medicine specialist - Cox’s Bazar Medical College and Hospital.
- Professor Dr. Rashid Zahid, Social activist, Islamic scholar.He teaches Quranic Sciences & Islamic studies at International Islamic University of Chittagong (IIUC).
- Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun- Lawyer
- Abul Hashem- Civil Servant
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See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- Mohammad Jasim Uddin (2012), "Maheshkhali Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- স্বর্গে ঈশ্বর নাই, ঈশ্বর আছে ভাষায় [There is no God in heaven, God is in the language]. vinnochokh.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 July 2016.
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