CHUADANGA DISTRICT

Chuadanga (Bengali: চুয়াডাঙ্গা;, pron: tʃuaɖaŋga), Chuadanga district or Chuadanga Zilla (চুয়াডাঙ্গা জেলা) is a Western district (zilla) of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna administrative division that covers most districts in the south-west of the country.

Chuadanga witnessed a number of uprisings during the British rule of India. The uprisings included Wahabi Movement (1831), Faraizi Movement(1838–47), Sepoy Rebellion (1857), Indigo Rebellion (1859–60), Khilafat Movement (1920), Swadeshi Movement (1906), Non-cooperation movement, Violation of Law and Salt Satyagraha (1920–40), Quit India Movement or August Revolt (1942).

Under British rule, Chuadanga was a sub-division within Nadia District. During partition, in 1947, excepting Krishnanagar thana (still under Nadia in West Bengal). History of Chuadanga can be found in Nadia District Gazetteer during British rule. During Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, Chuadanga was the location of more than 100 battles between the Pakistan Army and the pro-independence Mukti Bahini. There is a mass graveyard of the victims of the Bangladesh genocide during the Bangladesh Liberation war behind the Chuadanga Central Hospital.

The district had an outbreak of bird flu and two thousand chickens were culled. In April 2016, a government investigation found the building of Biological Research Centre and Lab under the Department of Agricultural Extension was being built with bombos instead of steel rods. The two story building was being constructed by Joy Construction Ltd based in Dhaka for a 24 million dollar contract. The District has seen some Islamist attacks in the early 2000s, in April 2015, a police camp was attacked by Madrassa students and villagers after Police arrested Lakmipur Darus Sunnah Cadet Madrasa students extorting money from the highway. Five police officers and 35 attackers were injured in the attack led by Islami Chhatra Shibir activists. In 8 February 2016, Sacred Heart Catholic Church was attacked by 15 armed men. Bauls, traditional Bengali singers, were attacked in July 2016.

Chuadanga district has an area of 1,157.42 km². It shares domestic borders with the Kushtia District on the northeast, Meherpur on the northwest, and Jhenaidah on the south and southeast. On its southwest lies the Nadia District (in the state of West Bengal in India). In January 2018, the district had the lowest temperature in Bangladesh.

Chuadanga district is divided into four Upazilas.

• Alamdanga Upazila
• Chuadanga Sadar Upazila
• Jibannagar Upazila
• Damurhuda Upazila

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Chuadanga District had a population of 1,129,015. Males constituted 50.03% of the population and females 45.91. Muslims formed 97.459% of the population, Hindus 2.348%, Christians 0.141% and others 0.051%. Chuadanga District had a literacy rate of 44.15% for the population 7 years and above.

The population of the district was 987,382 during the 2001 national survey with 50.82% male and female 49.18% compositions.

Notable educational institutions according to Banglapedia include the Victoria Jubilee Government High School (est. 1880), Damurhuda Pilot High School ( est. 1913 ), Alamdanga Pilot High School (est. 1914), Natudaôho High School (est. 1906), Carew's High School (1947), Gokulkhali High School (1947), Sarojgonj High School (1948), Jibonnôgor Pilot High School (1957), SSV High School (Dingadha, 1968) and Hajar Duari School.


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