Laksham Upazila

Laksam
লাকসাম
Upazila
Laksam

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°14.8′N 91°7.7′E / 23.2467°N 91.1283°E / 23.2467; 91.1283Coordinates: 23°14.8′N 91°7.7′E / 23.2467°N 91.1283°E / 23.2467; 91.1283
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Comilla District
Area
 • Total 135.61 km2 (52.36 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 294,719
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Laksam

Laksam (Bengali: লাকসাম) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Laksam has 7 Unions/Wards, 136 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 183 villages.[1]

History

Lasham was made into a Upazila in 1983. On 6 April 1971 more than 200 people at Ajgara Bazar during Bangladesh Liberation war. Pakistan army was defeated on 12 December 1971 in the Upazila.[1] The Upazila has experience a water crises thans to arsenic in the groundwater.[2]

Geography

Laksam Upazila with an area of 135.61 km,[1] is bounded by Comilla Sadar and Barura upazilas on the north, chatkhil, begumganj and senbagh upazilas on the south, nangalkot and chauddagram upazilas on the east, Barura and shahrasti upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Dakatia and Little Feni.

The only river Dakatia flows through the upazilla. This river comes from Tripura, India runs over the Comilla and fall on to the Meghna river near Chandpur District.[3] The river is 207 km long.

Points of interest

Transport

Laksam Railway Junction, on the Akhaura-Laksam-Chittagong Line, Laksam-Noakhali Line and Laksam-Chandpur Line is one of the two biggest junctions of Bangladesh. From here People go to Chandpur District, Noakhali District.

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 3 Muhammad Nur E Alam Siddiqi (2012). "Laksham Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Comilla residents have to drink arsenic contaminated water | Dhaka Tribune". archive.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  3. ↑ Laksam, Comilla
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