Ramgarh Upazila

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Ramgarh
রামগড়
Upazila
Ramgarh is located in Bangladesh
Ramgarh
Ramgarh
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°58′N 91°42′E / 22.967°N 91.700°E / 22.967; 91.700Coordinates: 22°58′N 91°42′E / 22.967°N 91.700°E / 22.967; 91.700
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChattogram Division
DistrictKhagrachari District
Area
 • Total240.87 km2 (93.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total44,217
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Ramgarh

Ramgarh (Bengali: রামগড়) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[1] in the Division of Chattogram, Bangladesh.

History

This was part of ancient Pundra Kingdom.

Pakistani Eastern Command plan for the defence of East Pakistan from 1967 to 1971 (generic representation—some unit locations not shown).

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh, when Pakistan Army created the 91st ad hoc brigade as part of the 39th Division to hold on to this area and to defend north of Chittagong, but these ad hoc formations lacked the staff and equipment of regular formations.[2] Pakistan Army's 93,000 troops unconditionally surrendered to the Indian Army and India's local ally Mukti Bahini on 16 December 1971.[3] This day and event is commemorated as the Bijoy Dibos (Bengali: বিজয় দিবস) in Bangladesh and Vijay Diwas in India.[4][3]

Geography

Ramgarh is located at 22°58′00″N 91°42′00″E / 22.9667°N 91.7000°E / 22.9667; 91.7000. It has 9,304 households and total area 240.87 km2.[citation needed]

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ramgarh has a population of 44,217. Males constitute 53.01% of the population, and females 46.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 22,854. Ramgarh has an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]

Administration

Ramgarh Upazila is divided into Ramgarh Municipality and two union parishads: Pathachhara, and Ramgarh. The union parishads are subdivided into 6 mauzas and 136 villages.[6]

Ramgarh Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 29 mahallas.[6]

Wadud Bhuiyan, the former MP and Chairman, Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board is the famous personality of this upazila as well as district.

See also

References

  1. ^ Md. Nizam Uddin Lavlu (2012), "Ramgarh Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ Salik, Siddiq, Witness to Surrender.
  3. ^ a b Team, Editorial (17 December 2017). "Why Do India Celebrate 'Vijay Diwas' On 16th December". SSBToSuccess. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. ^ "About us". Liberation War Museum. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  6. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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