rangamati

Rangamati District
A district of Chittagong Division of Bangladesh and the largest district of Bangladesh


Rangamati District is an administrative region of Chittagong Division in the southeastern part of Bangladesh . It is a hilly district. It is the largest district of Bangladesh . According to the number of upazilas, Rangamati is an "A" category district of Bangladesh. [2]

Rangamati
district
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Location of Rangamati district in Bangladesh
Location of Rangamati district in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°38′N 92°12′E Edit it on wikipedia
the country
Bangladesh
department
Chittagong Division
Founding period
June 20, 1860
Parliamentary seat
299 Hill Rangamati
Govt
• Member of Parliament
Dipankar Talukder ( Bangladesh Awami League )
volume
• Total
6,116.13 sq km (2,361.45 sq mi)
Population (2011) [1]
• Total
6,20,214
• Population density
100/sq km (260/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total
43.60%
time zone
BST ( UTC+6 )
Post Code
4500Edit it on wikipedia
Code of Administrative
Division


history

Founding period
On June 20, 1860, Chittagong Hill Tracts were created with these three hilly areas - Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban. Before the creation of the district, its name was Karpus Mahal. When Bandarban and Khagrachari districts were created from Chittagong Hill Tracts in 1981 and Khagrachari in 1983, the main part of Chittagong Hill Tracts emerged as Rangamati Hill District. In the traditional revenue collection system, the Rangamati Hill District has a Chakma Circle Chief. The Chakma Raja is the formal Chakma Circle Chief.

General history

Main article: History of Chittagong Hill Tracts
Before the arrival of the British, Karpus Mahal was the battlefield of Tripura , Mughal, Chakma and Arakan kings. While conquering the kingdom of Vijayagiri, the Chakma king conquered this region and established the kingdom. In 1666 the Mughals invaded some parts of the region and were defeated by the Chakma kings. In this battle, two Mughal cannons, one named Fateh Khan Cannon were captured by Chakma Raja.


Cannon "Fate Khan" captured by Chakma king from Mughal war. It is now preserved in Rangamati Rajbari .
In 1760-61, the British East India Company entered the region. In 1737 Chakma Raja Sher Mosta Khan defeated the Mughals and drove them out of the region. After the creation of Bangladesh, the Ziaur Rahman government resettled four lakh landless Bengalis in the region in the eighties. Now they have also become an integral part of the region. Apart from Bengalis, 14 ethnic groups live in this region.

History of Liberation War

In 1971 Rangamati district was under Sector 1. When the entire country is in turmoil in March, its wave reaches the hill district of Rangamati as well. At that time, Chhatra Sangam Parishad was formed under the leadership of Rangamati Government College student leaders Sunil Kanti Dey and Gautam Dewan. On March 27, the temporary training camp of freedom fighters was opened at the station club ground