Chilmari was river port during the Pakistani and British Rule. During the war of Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the Chilmari Riverborne Amphibious Landing Assault was conducted by then BDF Sector 11, Mankarchar Sub-Sector, led by Squadron LeaderM. Hamidullah Khan with participation of the 3rd East Bengal Regiment.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chilmari has a population of 100516. Males constitute 49.98% of the population, and females 50.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 47851. Chilmari has an average literacy rate of 23.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]
Administration
Chilmari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Ashtamir Char, Chilmari, Nayar Hat, Ramna, Raniganj, and Thanahat. The union parishads are subdivided into 50 mauzas and 166 villages.[4]
In the ninth parliament election (জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন) held on 29 December 2008 a total of eight candidates, including two independent ones, are contesting but the contest will be mainly limited to three candidates: former JP MP Md. Golam Habib Dulal from JP-Ershad, Md. Jakir Hossain from AL and Md. Nur Alam Mukul from Jamaat-e Islami candidate of BNP-led four-party alliance. The Jamaat-e Islami candidate is using 'Scale' as the symbol.
The majority voters are in the eastern side of the Brahmaputra river. There are 1,56,822 voters in Raumari and Rajipur upazilas, while 71,730 voters in Chilmari upazila. Of the Chilmari voters, there are about 20,000 voters in Astomir Char and Nayarhat unions under Chilmari that is situated on the eastern side of the Brahmaputra river.
Finally Md. Jakir Hossain from AL elected MP for the 9th Parliament election, 2008 ( Kurigram-4).
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^Islam, Siaful (17 February 2020). বঙ্গবন্ধুর সহযোদ্ধা ছিলেন রংপুরের ছক্কু মিয়া [Bangabandhu's comrade-in-arms was Chhakku Mia of Rangpur]. The Dainik Janata (in Bengali).
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chilmari, upazila, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, septembe. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Chilmari Upazila news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Chilmari Bengali চ লম র is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur Bangladesh 2 Chilmari চ লম র UpazilaChilmariLocation in BangladeshCoordinates 25 34 N 89 41 5 E 25 567 N 89 6917 E 25 567 89 6917 Coordinates 25 34 N 89 41 5 E 25 567 N 89 6917 E 25 567 89 6917Country BangladeshDivisionRangpur DivisionDistrictKurigram DistrictArea Total224 97 km2 86 86 sq mi Population 2011 Total122 841 1 Time zoneUTC 6 BST Websitechilmari wbr kurigram wbr gov wbr bd Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Administration 4 1 Ninth Parliament election from Kurigram 4 5 Notable residents 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory EditChilmari was river port during the Pakistani and British Rule During the war of Independence of Bangladesh in 1971 the Chilmari Riverborne Amphibious Landing Assault was conducted by then BDF Sector 11 Mankarchar Sub Sector led by Squadron Leader M Hamidullah Khan with participation of the 3rd East Bengal Regiment Geography EditChilmari is located at 25 34 00 N 89 41 30 E 25 5667 N 89 6917 E 25 5667 89 6917 It has 20129 households and total area 224 97 km2 Situated in the northern part of Bangladesh it is located by the Indo Bangladesh frontier Chilmari Upazila is intersected by the mighty Brahmaputra River Demographics EditAs of the 1991 Bangladesh census Chilmari has a population of 100516 Males constitute 49 98 of the population and females 50 02 This Upazila s eighteen up population is 47851 Chilmari has an average literacy rate of 23 7 7 years and the national average of 32 4 literate 3 Administration EditChilmari Upazila is divided into six union parishads Ashtamir Char Chilmari Nayar Hat Ramna Raniganj and Thanahat The union parishads are subdivided into 50 mauzas and 166 villages 4 Ninth Parliament election from Kurigram 4 Edit Sunset over the Brahmaputra River In the ninth parliament election জ ত য স সদ ন র ব চন held on 29 December 2008 a total of eight candidates including two independent ones are contesting but the contest will be mainly limited to three candidates former JP MP Md Golam Habib Dulal from JP Ershad Md Jakir Hossain from AL and Md Nur Alam Mukul from Jamaat e Islami candidate of BNP led four party alliance The Jamaat e Islami candidate is using Scale as the symbol The majority voters are in the eastern side of the Brahmaputra river There are 1 56 822 voters in Raumari and Rajipur upazilas while 71 730 voters in Chilmari upazila Of the Chilmari voters there are about 20 000 voters in Astomir Char and Nayarhat unions under Chilmari that is situated on the eastern side of the Brahmaputra river Finally Md Jakir Hossain from AL elected MP for the 9th Parliament election 2008 Kurigram 4 Notable residents EditMohammad Sadakat Hossain Member of Parliament lived in Chilmari 5 See also EditUpazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of BangladeshReferences Edit Chilmari Subdistrict Upazila Bangladesh Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts citypopulation de Md Abdul Hakim 2012 Chilmari Upazila in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A Jamal ed Banglapedia National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second ed Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Population Census Wing BBS Archived from the original on 2005 03 27 Retrieved November 10 2006 District Statistics 2011 Kurigram PDF Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Archived from the original PDF on 13 November 2014 Retrieved 14 July 2014 Islam Siaful 17 February 2020 বঙ গবন ধ র সহয দ ধ ছ ল ন র প র র ছক ক ম য Bangabandhu s comrade in arms was Chhakku Mia of Rangpur The Dainik Janata in Bengali This Rangpur Division location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chilmari Upazila amp oldid 993701903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
