Matlab Dakshin Upazila
Matlab Dakshin (Bengali: মতলব দক্ষিণ, romanized: Motlob Dakshin, lit. 'Matlab South') is an upazila of Chandpur District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The former Matlab Upazila was divided into two in 2000, Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar.
Matlab Dakshin
মতলব দক্ষিণ | |
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  Matlab Dakshin Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°21′N 90°42.5′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chandpur District |
| Government | |
| • MP (Chandpur-2) | Nurul Amin Ruhul |
| • Upazila Chairman | B H M Kabir Ahamed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.69 km2 (50.85 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 207,611 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal Code | 3640 |
| Website | http://matlabsouth.chandpur.gov.bd/ |
History
During the Mughal period, when the Lalar Hat Bazaar, located on the banks of the Dhanagoda River, a tributary of the Gumti, at the northern end of the present villages of Babu Para and Pail Para, was destroyed by river erosion, a market called Bairagir Hat at the northern end of the Kaladi village was founded by the Jamadar of Matlab. Jealous of this, the Zamindar of Faridpur increased his zamindari and established another market in his name in the western part south of the Bairagir Hat. After some time, both the markets became very competitive and Jamadar's haat bazaar became popularly known as Matlab rather than Bairagir Hat. The name Matlab was gazetted on 9 August 1918. Gazette No. 236. In 1900, the government divided the Chandpur circle and created the Matlab circle. As a result, the progress of police station with 22 unions started.
Geography
Matlab is located at 23.3500°N 90.7083°E. It has a total land area of 131.69 km2.[1]
Administration
Matlab Dakshin Upazila is divided into 2 municipalities and 5 union parishads.
- Matlab Municipality
- Narayanpur Municipality
- Nayergaon Uttar
- Nayergaon Dakshin
- Khadergaon
- Upadi Uttar
- Upadi Dakshin[2]
Matlab Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas. And Narayanpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 24 mahallas[2]
Research
Matlab, including both Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar Upazilas, is the primary rural field site for the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b- Matlab Hospital), and the world's longest-running health project.
Education
- Matlab Govt. Degree College
- Roymonen Nessa Mohila Degree College
- Narayanpur Degree College
- Munshirhat College
- Dr. M Shamsul Haque Model College
- Kachiara School and College
- KFT Collegiate School
- Matlabganj J. B. Pilot High School
Notable people
- Shahed Ali Patwary- Deputy Speaker and member of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.
- A. T. M. Abdul Mateen- Deputy Speaker and Member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Pakistan.
- AB Siddique- a drafter of the Constitution of Bangladesh and member of parliament.
- Mohammad Rafiqul Islam- was a former Chief of Bangladesh Air Force and member of parliament.
- Dr. Shoeb Ahmed Patwary- was an Adviser of Ministry of Commerce[3]
References
- Patwari, Masum (2012). "Matlab Dakshin Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- "District Statistics 2011: Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "Obituary". The Daily Star. 4 September 2012.
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