| Overview » LAKSHMIPUR Travel Guide |
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| Introduction About » LAKSHMIPUR |
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Lakshmipur District (CHITTAGONG division) with an area of 1455.96 sq km, is bounded by CHANDPUR district on the north, BHOLA and NOAKHALI districts upazilas on the south, Noakhali district on the east, BARISAL and Bhola districts and the MEGHNA and on the west.
Maximum temperature 34.3°C, minimum 14.4°C; annual rainfall 3302 mm. Main rivers are the Meghna, DAKATIA, Katakhali, Rahmatkhali and Bhulua. Lakshmipur (Town) stands on the bank of the Rahmatkhali, consists of 12 wards and 22 mahallas.
Lakshmipur municipality was constituted in 1976. The area of the town is 16.88 sq km. The town has a population of 65398; male 52.07%, female 47.93%. The density of population is 3874 per sq km. The literacy rate among the town people is 45.1%. |
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| History About » LAKSHMIPUR |
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Historical events Lakshmipur district area had been a part of the kingdom of Bhulua at the beginning of the thirteenth century. Lakshmipur is said to have been a military outpost during the Mughal and Company period. From the sixteenth to the nineteenth century this area used to produce huge quantity of salt and exported them outside.
It was on the issue of salt production that the Salt Movement occurred in this area. The inhabitants of this district had important role in the INDIGO RESISTANCE MOVEMENT, Sannyasi uprising, SWADESHI MOVEMENT and Debt Arbitration Movement. During the Swadeshi Movement Mahatma Gandhi travelled through the district and often stayed at Kafilatali Akhra and at Sreerampur Rajbari in Ramganj.
The rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam visited Lakshmipur town in June 1926. On this occasion a silver plate and a silver cup were presented to the poet on behalf of the residents of the town.
During the war of liberation in 1971 seventeen battles were fought between the freedom fighters and the Pak occupation army. Marks of War of Liberation Memorial monument 3, Mass grave 2, mass killing site 1. |
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