Chhagalnaiya Upazila

Chhagalnaiya

ছাগলনাইয়া
Chhagalnaiya ছাগলনাইয়া
Upazila
	Chand Ghazi Bhuiyan mosque
	Coordinates: 23°2.2′N 91°31.2′E / 23.0367°N 91.5200°E
country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Feni
Headquarters	Chhagalnaiya
Area
• Total	139.59 km2 (53.90 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	187,156
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Chhagalnaiya

Chhagalnaiya (Bengali: ছাগলনাইয়া) is an upazila of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.^[1]

Chhagalnaiya lies in the southern part of the district, bordering Tripura and Mirsharai Upazila of Chittagong. It is rich in history and culture. The great medieval warrior Shamsher Gazi hailed from Chhagalnaiya. It is also the birthplace of many other noted historical figures including Sir A. F. Rahman, first Muslim Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University, journalist Abdus Salam, Gaziul Haque, Advocate Kazi Fazlul Haque and Riaz Rahman (former Foreign Secretary). Hafej al Arif (R) is forefather of Nizpanua Khondaker family. Al-Haj Nur Ahmed Mozumder, Former Upazila Chairman son of famous businessman Haji Baduzzaman Mozumder.

^ RK Shamim Patowari (2012), "Chhagalnaiya Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

[Banglapedia-1] RK Shamim Patowari (2012), "Chhagalnaiya Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

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