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| Introduction About » PATUAKHALI |
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Patuakhali District (BARISAL division) with on area of 3204.58 sq km, is bounded by BARISAL district on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, BHOLA district on the east, BARGUNA district on the west.
The area of the district is composed of some small chars or islands. Maximum temperature 33.3°C and minimum 12.1°C; annual rainfall 2506 mm. Main rivers are the Andharmanik, Agunmukha, Payra, Lohalia, Patuakhali and Tentulia. The region having been close to the sea, frequently falls victim to tornado and tidal bore. Patuakhali (Town) consists of 9 wards and 29 mahallas.
The area of the town is 5.81 sq km. It has a population of 62439; male 53.68%, female 46.32%. The density of population is 10747 per sq km. The literacy rate among the town people is 61.6%. The town has one dakbungalow. |
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| History About » PATUAKHALI |
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Historical events The area constituting Patuakhali district had been included within the ancient kingdom of CHANDRADVIPA. Kachua under Baufal upazila had once been the capital of the kingdom. Due to natural calamities on the coastal areas and the frequent Partuguese and Magh raids the capital was transferred to Madhabpasha in Barisal.
Raja Todarmal, Revenue minister of Emperor AKBAR, sent a kanungo Jimmak Khan to Chandradvipa in 1599 to survey the area. The forest area of Chandradvipa was separated from Chandradvipa and marked as 'bazuha` or protected region. Three parganas such as Selimabad, Buzurg Umedpur and Aurangpur were then constituted in this region. In the last quarter of the eighteenth century huge number of Buddhist Rakhains of Arakan escaped the atrocities of the Burmese king to this district and settled at Rangabali Island of Galachipa upazila, Khepupara and Kuakata in Kalapara upazila.
Since then human settlement began to grow in this region. During the liberation war in 1971 three Pak army were killed in an encounter between the Pak army and the freedom fighters at village Panpatti in Galachipa upazila. On 8 May the Pak army raided the villages of Chikanikandi and Dakua, killed 29 villagers and sacked many houses and establishments.
In a conflict between the local freedom fighters and the Pak army on the border of MIRZAGANJ 32 freedom fighters including a commander were killed while a considerable number of Pak army were either killed or wounded. A battle was fought between the Pak army and the freedom fighters on the Kumarkhali river near Kalisuri in Bauphal upazila. The Pak army killed 35 villagers by gunshot at Madanpura and Dhulia and racked many houses.
Marks of War of Liberation Mass grave: inside the old jail compound, at southwestern side of the new jail and at Tulatali; memorial monument in front of the old Town Hall, memorial monument at the premises of Muktiyoddha Sangsad; proposed memorial monument at the premises of Chikanikandi High School and at Panpatti. |
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