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Chuadanga District Information

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Area1157.42 square kilometers.
Bounded by
Kushtia district on the northeast, Meherpurr district on the northwest, Jhenaidah district on the south and southeast, Nadia district of west bengal of India on the southwest.
Profile
Chuadanga sub-division was within Nadia district before the Partition. In 1947, excepting Krishnagar thana, the whole territory of Chuadanga sub-division was included in Kushtia district. It was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 4 municipalities, 36 wards, 93 mahallas, 4 upazilas, 31 union parishads, 421 mouzas and 514 villages.

Chuadanga District is located in Khulna Division. Districts in Khulna Division are Bagerhat, Chuadanga, Jessore, Jhenaidah, Khulna, Kushtia, Magura, Meherpur, Narail, and Satkhira.
Upazilla/ Thana
Elected MP(s) in 2008 Election
Area# Area NameElected MPFrom
79Chuadanga-1Solayman Haque Joaddar (Salun)Bangladesh Awami League
80Chuadanga-2Md. Ali AzgarBangladesh Awami League
Chuadanga Map
History
It is supposed from the records of the Greek historians and geographical formations that this region was a part of the kingdom of Gangaridhi and there was a city called Gangey here. From the beginning of the British rule the people of Chuadanga participated in many uprisings and democratic movements. Their contributions to uprisings and movements including the wahabi movement (1831), faraizi movement (1838-47), sepoy revolt (1857), Indigo Rebellion (1859-60), khilafat movement (1920), swadeshi movement (1906), Non cooperation, Violation of Law and Satyagraha Movements (1920-40), Quit India Movement or August Revolt (1942) and Freedom Movement are notable. During the War of Liberation in 1971 early resistance was put up in Chuadanga. During the War of Liberation more than one hundred direct encounters were held between the Pak army and the Freedom Fighters in Chuadanga district.
Places to see
Three domed Chuadanga Bara Mosque, Gholdari Mosque (1006 AD), Thakurpur Mosque, Shibnagar Mosque, Jamjami Mosque, Hazar Duari School (Damurhuda), Karpasdanga Neelkuthi, Gholdari Neelkuthi.
Newspapers
Dainik Pratham Rajdhani, Weekly Chaudanga Darpan, Weekly Chaudanga Samachar and Weekly Din Badaler Kagaj.
Rivers Mathabhanga, bhairab, kumar, Chitra, and nabaganga.
 
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