Feni is a district located in the South-Eastern part of Bangladesh. It was a part of the Greater Noakhali. It is an Administrative division of Chittagong. As of 2015, the district's estimated population stood at 1,437,371, making it the ninth-most populous district in Chittagong Division. Feni was the part of Greater Noakhali. The administrative hub of the district is in Feni City, which also serves as the headquarters of Feni Sadar Upazila in the central section of the district. The original name of the district was Shamshernagar, which served as a mahakuma under the district of Noakhali until 15 February 1984. The district consists of six sub-districts: Sonagazi, Fulgazi, Parshuram, Daganbhuiyan, Chhagalnaiya and Feni Sadar.
Tangail formerly an Upzilla of Greater Mymensingh district is a district (zila) in the central region of Bangladesh. It is the largest district of Dhaka division by area and second largest by population. The population of Tangail zila is about 3.8 million and its area is 3,414.28 square kilometres (1,318.26 sq mi). The main city of the district is Tangail. It is surrounded by Jamalpur District on the north, the Dhaka and Manikganj Districts on the south, the Mymensingh and Gazipur on the east, and the Sirajganj on the west.
Noakhali, historically known as Bhulua, is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division. It was established as district in 1821, and officially named Noakhali in 1868. Its headquarters lie in the town of Maijdee, making Noakhali the only district of Bangladesh that isn't named after its town name.
Manikganj is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.
Lakshmipur (Bengali: লক্ষ্মীপুর, romanized: Lokkhipur, also spelt Laxmipur, with an area of 1455.96 km2, is a district of Bangladesh. It is bordered by Chandpur to the north, Bhola and Noakhali districts to the south, Noakhali to the east, and Barisal and Bhola districts to the west.
Begumganj is an upazila of the Noakhali District in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division. Begumganj Thana, now an Upazila, was Established in 1892.
Chatkhil is an upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.It is bounded by Laksham and Shahrasti Upazila on the north, Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila on the south, Begumganj Upazila on the east, and Ramgonj Upazila on the west. Chatkhil thana was formed in 1977 and was upgraded into an upazila in 1983.
Companiganj is an upazila of Noakhali District. The area is famed for water buffalo doi (curd).
Senbag is an upazila of Noakhali District. Senbag is located within an area of 155.83 square kilometres (60.2 sq mi), which is enclosed by Nangalkot upazila, Noakhali Sadar and Companiganj upazilas (south), Daganbhuyiyan upazila, Feni (east), with Begumganj and Laksam upazilas.
Noakhali Sadar is an upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Noakhali Thana was established in 1861 and was converted into an upazila in 1984. The upazila takes its name from the district and the Bengali word sadar (headquarters). It is the subdistrict where the district headquarters, Noakhali town, is located. The town is situated on the western bank of the Noakhali Canal, from which it takes its name. The Noakhali Canal was dug in 1660 to control flooding of the river Dakatia. The name Noakhali means "New canal", derived from the Bengali words noa (new) and khal (canal).
Companiganj is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Muzaffar Ahmad was an Indian-Bengali politician, journalist and communist activist.
Sonaimuri (সোনাইমুড়ী) is a newly established upazila or sub-district in Noakhali District, Bangladesh. It consists of ten union councils or parishads - Ambarnagar, Amisha Para, Bazra, Deoti, Jayag, Nadana, Nateshwar, Sonaimuri, Sonapur and Baragaon. Sonaimuri was declared as an upazila in response to a popular demand in 2005. The area of Sonaimuri is 169.14 km2 while its population is 327,194. People in this upazila is generally solvent and engaged in business and agriculture.
Kabirhat is an upazila of the Noakhali District, located in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Kabirhat, and is the newest upazila of the district.
Obaidul Quader is a Bangladeshi politician who has been General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League since October 2016. He is the Minister of Road Transport and Bridges since December 2011 and a Member of Parliament representing the Noakhali-5 constituency since January 2009. He is still representing Awami League in the media and working voluntarily as their media advisor. He was the State Minister of Youth, Sports and Cultural Affairs from 1996 to 2001.
Noakhali Government Girls' High School is a girls' school in Noakhali Sadar Upazila, Noakhali District, Bangladesh, established in 1934, founded by late Uma Devi, a school in Maijdee for the girls' education. It was upgraded to a government school in 1963. Now it is considered one of the prominent schools in the Noakhali district. Noakhali Government Girl's High School is situated in the center of Maijdee town.
Chowmuhani Government S.A College is a public college in Begumganj Upazila, Noakhali District, Bangladesh established in 1943. The college is affiliated with National University.
Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury(afwc, psc, te) is a retired Brigadier general of Bangladesh Army who is one of the incumbent Election Commissioners of Bangladesh.
The Greater Noakhali region predominantly includes the districts of Noakhali, Feni and Lakshmipur in Bangladesh, though it has historically also included Bhola, Sandwip and some southern parts of Tripura in India and southern Comilla. The history of the Noakhali region begins with the existence of civilisation in the villages of Shilua and Bhulua. Bhulua became a focal point during the Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms of Pundra, Harikela and Samatata leading it to become the initial name of the region as a whole. The medieval Kingdom of Bhulua enjoyed autonomy under the Twipra Kingdom and Bengal Sultanate before being conquered by the Mughal Empire. At the beginning of the 17th century, Portuguese pirates led by Sebastian Gonzales took control of the ara but were later defeated by Governor Shaista Khan. Affected by floodwaters, the capital of the region was swiftly moved to a new place known as Sudharam/Noakhali, from which the region presently takes its name. By 1756, the British East India Company had dominated and started to establish several factories in the region. The headquarters was once again moved in 1951, to Maijdee, as a result of Noakhali town vanishing due to fluvial erosion.
