The Siliguri Corridor, or Chicken's Neck, is a narrow stretch of land of about 22 kilometres, located in the Indian state of West Bengal, that connects India's northeastern states to the rest of India, with the countries of Nepal and Bangladesh lying on either side of the corridor. The Kingdom of Bhutan lies on the northern side of the corridor. The Kingdom of Sikkim formerly lay on the northern side of the corridor, until its merger with India in 1975.
The Meghna River is one of the most important rivers in Bangladesh, one of the three that forms the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal. A part of the Surma-Meghna River System, Meghna is formed inside Bangladesh in Kishoreganj District above the town of Bhairab Bazar by the joining of the Surma and the Kushiyara, both of which originate in the hilly regions of eastern India as the Barak River. The Meghna meets its major tributary, the Padma, in Chandpur District. Other major tributaries of the Meghna include the Dhaleshwari, the Gumti, and the Feni. The Meghna empties into the Bay of Bengal in Bhola District via four principal mouths, named Tetulia (Ilsha), Shahbazpur, Hatia, and Bamni.
Bhola District is an administrative district (zila) in south-central Bangladesh, which includes Bhola Island, the largest island of Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division and has an area of 3737.21 km². It is bounded by Lakshmipur and Barisal District to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the south, by Lakshmipur and Noakhali districts, the (lower) Meghna river and Shahbazpur Channel to the east, and by Patuakhali District and the Tetulia river to the west. About 400 mmcf natural gas has been found at Kachia in Bhola which is being used to run a power station.
Naogaon is a district in northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division. Naogaon is a city of the same name in the district.
Panchagarh is a district of Rangpur division, Northern Bangladesh.It is in the extreme northern part of Bangladesh with an area of 1404.62 square km, is bounded on three sides by 288 km long Indian border, having Darjeeling district on the north, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar Districts on the northeast, West Dinajpur District and Purnea district on the west. Dinajpur and Thakurgaon Districts on the south, Nilphamari District on the east. Its soil is sandy, alluvial and bears close affinity with the soil of the old Himalayan basin. On the northern part of the district there exists underground layer of pebbles. It is 150 feet (46 m) high from the sea level. Panchagarh has 16 rivers. Among them some main rivers are Karatoya (Karatoa), Atrai, Teesta, Nagor, Mahananda, Tangon, Dahuk, Pathraj, Bhulli, Talma, Chawai, Kurum, Tirnoi, and Chilka.
The Treaty of Titalia was signed between the Chogyal (monarch) of Kingdom of Sikkim and the British East India Company (EIC). The treaty, which was negotiated by Captain Barre Latter in February 1817, guaranteed security of Sikkim by the British and returned Sikkimese land annexed by the Nepalese over the centuries. It followed the Anglo-Nepalese War, 1814-1816. In return, the British were given trading rights and rights of passage up to the Tibet frontier. The treaty was signed at Titalia, now known as Tetulia Upazila, in the Rangpur District of present-day Bangladesh. In the Gazette of Sikkim, 1894 by H.H. Risley, it was written that "by the Treaty of Titalia, British India has assumed the position of Lord's paramount of Sikkim and a title to exercise a predominant influence in that State has remained undisputed."
Angarpathar is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India.
Sijua is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India.
Doshmina is an Upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Tetulia or Tentulia also known as "The City of Dream" or "স্বপ্নের শহর" is an Upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
The TinBigha Corridor is a strip of land belonging to India on the West Bengal–Bangladesh border which, in September 2011, was leased to Bangladesh so that it can access its Dahagram–Angarpota enclave which stills exists after the 2015 resolution of the India-Bangladesh enclaves issue. It is based at Patgram upazila town.
Panchagarh-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Mazharul Haque Prodhan of the Awami League.
The Tetulia Jami Mosque, also known as the Khan Bahadur Salamatullah Mosque, and the তেতুঁলিয়া শাহী মসজিদ, is located in village of Tetulia in Tala Upazila in the district of Satkhira in Bangladesh. The founder of the mosque was Khan Bahadur Maulvi Qazi Salamatullah Khan, of the zamindar (feudal-lord) Qazi family of Tetulia, who was also the founder of the mansion known as Salam Manzil in the vicinity. The six-domed mosque was built Mughal style in 1858–59 and resembles those built by Tipu Sultan's descendants, as does the Salam Manzil, now in virtual decay.
Teatulia is a privately owned tea company based in Denver, Colorado. Teatulia is named after the Tetulia region in Northern Bangladesh where they grow and produce their teas. It is the first USDA-certified organic tea garden in Bangladesh and the first tea in the United States that is imported from Bangladesh. As of 2013, Teatulia had produced over 700,000 pounds of tea per year, making it one of the largest tea gardens in the world.
The Tetulia Corridor is a proposed 4 to 6 kilometres passage that would connect the political subdivision of Chopra in North Dinajpur district to the towns of Jalpaiguri and Mainaguri in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal, through Tetulia Upazila in Bangladesh. The government of India has taken up the opening of the corridor with the government of Bangladesh. The corridor would reduce the travel distance by about 84 km (52 mi) and facilitate easier access to Northeast India.
Nurul Islam Faruqi, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, businessman, politician and preacher. He was killed by unknown assailants in 2014.
Tetulia tea garden is the third tea area of Bangladesh after Sylhet and Chittagong located in Tetulia, Panchagarh, Bangladesh.
Azizunnessa Khatun (1864–1940) was an Indian poet, writer, and philanthropist.
Swarupnagar is a village in Swarupnagar CD Block in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Swarupnagar Banglani forms a gram panchayat.
The paradise threadfin, scientific name Polynemus paradiseus, is a fresh water fish found in South and South-East Asia.
