Dhannapur
Dhannapur (Bengali: ধন্যপুর, romanized: Dhoinnopur) is a village in Mohammadpur Union, Chatkhil Upazila, Noakhali District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It is located at 23.0500°N 90.9583°E. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dhannapur had 228 households and a population of 1,207.[1]
Dhannapur
ধন্যপুর | |
|---|---|
  Dhannapur Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°3′N 90°57.5′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Noakhali District |
| Union Parishad | Mohammadpur Union |
| Ward | 4 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,207 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3871 |
History
During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971,[2] some of the people of this village were freedom fighters such as Muhammad Abul Khayr ibn Zaynul Abidin and Muhammad Abul Hashim ibn Ali Miah.[3] Abdul Matin ibn Sikandar Miah is a notable Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician from North Dhannapur.[4]
Facilities
It is in close proximity to the Palla Bazar marketplace. There is an eidgah in the northern side of the village.[5] The Sunrise Community Welfare Council (Bengali: সূর্যোদয় সমাজ কল্যাণ পরিষদ, romanized: Shurzodoy Shomaz Koillan Horishod) is a local charity operating in northern Dhannapur.
References
- "Population Census 2011: Noakhali Table C-01" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- "Chatkhil Upazilla moktijodda Final data-2015" (PDF). Chatakhila Upajela.
- "মুক্তিযোদ্ধা ভাতা". Mohammadapura Iuniyana (in Bengali).
- Husayn, Arif (4 October 2019). "চাটখিলে উপজেলা বিএনপির যে সব নেতাদের বিরুদ্ধে মামলা". Chatkhil Barta (in Bengali).
- "ঈদগাহ" [Eidgah]. Mohammadpur Union (in Bengali).