Laksam Upazila

Laksam (Bengali: লাকসাম) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] Laksam is widely known as the birthplace of Nawab Faizunnesa Chowdhurani.[2]

Laksam
লাকসাম
Upazila
Laksam
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°14.8′N 91°7.7′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictComilla District
Area
 • Total135.61 km2 (52.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total294,719
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitelaksam.comilla.gov.bd

History

Laksam was made into a Upazila in 1983. On 6 April 1971 more than 200 people were at Ajgara Bazar during the Bangladesh Liberation war. The Pakistan army was defeated on 12 December 1971 in the Upazila.[1] The Upazila has experienced a water crisis due to arsenic in the groundwater.[3]

Geography

Laksam Upazila has an area of 135.61 km2 (52.36 sq mi).[1] It is bounded by Comilla Sadar and Barura upazilas on the north, Chatkhil, Begumganj and Senbagh upazilas on the south, Nangalkot and Chauddagram upazilas on the east, Barura and Shahrasti upazilas on the west. The main rivers are Dakatia and Little Feni.

Places of interest
Paschimgaon Nawab bari
  • Kalipur Pak Darbar Sharif
  • Paschimgaon Nawab Bari
  • Laksham Moishan Bari
  • Nawab Fayzunesa Govt. College[4]
  • Laksham Junction railway station
  • Kaliapur Pak Darbar Sharif
  • Huzur Bari in Narayanpur, now known as Madrasa Bari
  • Paschimgaon Qazi Mosque
  • Karim Haider's house in Gazimura
  • Laksam North Bazar Jame Mosque
  • Karbala Dighi, Paschimgaon
  • Hazrat Shah's house, Narpati
  • Dewan Shah's house, Narpati
  • Three Dome Mosque, Dokhaiya
  • Boro Dighi, Dokhaiya
Laksham Moishan Bari

Administration

Laksham Upazila is divided into Laksham Municipality and seven union parishads: Azgora, Bakoi, Gobindapur, Laksam Purba, Kandirpar, MudafarGonj, and Uttarda. The union parishads are subdivided into 136 mauzas and 178 villages.[5]

Laksham Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 31 mahallas.[5]

Transport

Laksam Railway Junction, on the Akhaura-Laksam-Chittagong Line, Laksam-Noakhali Line and Laksam-Chandpur Line is one of the two biggest junctions of Bangladesh. From here people go to Chandpur District, Noakhali District.

Notable residents

Education

References
  1. Muhammad Nur E Alam Siddiqi (2012). "Laksham Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Choudhurani, Nawab Faizunnesa - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. "Comilla residents have to drink arsenic contaminated water". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  4. https://www.nfgc.edu.bd/
  5. "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. Karim, Saydul. "Nawab Faizunnessa Chowdhurani History". Nawab Faizunnessa Government College. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  7. Haq, Kazi Enamul (11 January 2019). "Bangladesh will astonish the world in next five years: LGRD Minister Tajul". bdnews24.com.
  8. "Biplob Bhattacharjee made national goalkeeping coach". Biplob Bhattacharjee made national goalkeeping coach | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  9. "AL-AMIN INSTITUTE(আল আমিন ইনস্টিটিউট)". al-amin-institute.business.site. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  10. Bangladesh, Review Network. "AL AMIN INSTITUTE (Address, EIIN, Mobile Number)". amar-school.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  11. "Nabab Faizunnessa & Badrunnessa Amalgtd High School". nfbn.edu.bd. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  12. "Nawab Faizunnessa And Badrunnessa Amal High School - Sohopathi | সহপাঠী". Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  13. "National University :: College Details". www.nubd.info. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  14. https://www.nfgc.edu.bd/
  15. Bangladesh, Review Network. "LAKSAM PILOT GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL (Address, EIIN, Mobile Number)". amar-school.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  16. "Laksam Pilot Girls High School - Sohopathi | সহপাঠী". Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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