Matlab Dakshin Upazila
Matlab Dakshin (Bengali: মতলব দক্ষিণ, romanized: Motlob Dakshin, lit. 'Matlab South') is an upazila of Chandpur District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The former Matlab Upazila was divided into two in 2000, Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar.
Matlab Dakshin
মতলব দক্ষিণ | |
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  Matlab Dakshin Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°21′N 90°42.5′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chandpur District |
| Government | |
| • MP (Chandpur-2) | Nurul Amin Ruhul |
| • Upazila Chairman | B H M Kabir Ahamed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.69 km2 (50.85 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 207,611 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal Code | 3640 |
| Website | http://matlabsouth.chandpur.gov.bd/ |
Geography
Matlab is located at 23.3500°N 90.7083°E. It has a total land area of 131.69 km2.[1]
Administration
Matlab Dakshin Upazila is divided into 2 municipalities and 5 union parishads.
- Matlab Municipality
- Narayanpur Municipality
- Nayergaon Uttar
- Nayergaon Dakshin
- Khadergaon
- Upadi Uttar
- Upadi Dakshin[2]
Matlab Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas. And Narayanpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 24 mahallas[2]
Notable people
- Shahed Ali Patwary- Deputy Speaker and member of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.
- A. T. M. Abdul Mateen- Deputy Speaker and Member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Pakistan.
- AB Siddique- a drafter of the Constitution of Bangladesh and member of parliament.
- Mohammad Rafiqul Islam- was a former Chief of Bangladesh Air Force and member of parliament.
- Dr. Shoeb Ahmed Patwary- was an Adviser of Ministry of Commerce[3]
References
- Patwari, Masum (2012). "Matlab Dakshin Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- "District Statistics 2011: Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "Obituary". The Daily Star. 4 September 2012.
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