Halishahar Thana
Halishahar
হালিশহর | |
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Coordinates: 22°20′12.12″N 91°46′29.64″E / 22.3367000°N 91.7749000°E | |
Thana | ![]() |
Division | Chittagong Division |
District | Chittagong District |
Government | |
• Officer In Charge | Inspector Mohammad Rafiqul Islam |
Area | |
• Total | 9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 151,515 |
• Density | 15,717.3/km2 (40,708/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Halishahar (Bengali: হালিশহর) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.[1] Halishahar Housing Estate is a large residential area in Chattogram.
Geography
[edit]Total area of this thana is 9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi)[2]
Places
[edit]Areas
[edit]Block A | Block B | Block I | Block J | Block K | Block L | Block G | Block H | Block Z |
Anandabazar
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Anandabazar is a coastal area located at Halishahar, near Bay of Bengal. As of 2014, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) was also starting a process for developing a Bay Terminal on about 1000 acres of land along the coastal area at Anandabazar, near the Port of Chittagong.[3]
Anandabazar post office and Ananda Bazar Government Primary School are also located in this place. There is a bus terminal named Anandabazar Bus Terminal.
![Halishahar B-Block Map](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/B_Block_Map.png/208px-B_Block_Map.png)
Halishahar A-Block
[edit]This is one of the largest and densely populated area of Halishahar Thana. It is under 11 No. Ward of Chittagong.
Halishahar B-Block
[edit]![Halishahar B-Block from top](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/B_Block_from_top.jpg/220px-B_Block_from_top.jpg)
This is the largest and densely populated area of Halishahar Thana. It is under 26 No. Ward of Chittagong. Most of the people here were migrated from Sandwip. A large number of Bihari people also live here. Halishahar Police Station, North Halishahar Post Office, Baitul Karim Madrasha Complex, Halishahar Public School & College, Halishahar Housing Estate School, Bihari Graveyard, Central Eid-Gah,S-Club Circle E.T.C are situated here.
Halishahar J-Block
[edit]This is one of the smallest and not overcrowded area of Halishahar Thana. It is under 11 No. South Kattally Ward (Ctg. City Corporation) of Chittagong. It has only 4 lanes. J Block is situated at east side of Halishahar Housing Estate Field.
Address: J Block, Halishahar Housing Estate, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Coordinate: 22.3413, 91.7821.
Halishahar H-Block
[edit]H block is a relatively smaller area in Halishahar and probably most quieter too. It is adjacent to I block. H block falls under Ward No. 25.
Education
[edit]Colleges
[edit]- Barrister Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury College
- City Commerce College
- Halishahar Women College
Schools
[edit]- Ananda Bazar Government Primary School
- Asgar Ali Chowdhury Para Primary School
- Garib-E-Newaz High School
- Gunners' English School
- Halishahar Alhaj Mohobbot Ali City Corporation High School
- Housing & Settlement Public School
- Rabeya Basari Girl's High School
- Halishahar Housing Estet Model Primary School
- Halishahr Housing Estet High School
- Halishahar Public School and College
- Halishahar Cantonment Public School & College
- Shaheed Lieutenant General Mushfique Bir Uttam High School
- Shah Amanat Shishu Niketan
- Silver Bells Kindergarten & Girls' High School
Others
[edit]- Ananda Bazar Shopping Complex
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ প্রশাসনিক এলাকাসমূহ [Administrative areas]. www.chittagong.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ "Chittagong (Bangladesh): City Districts and Subdistricts - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ "Various Projects to Boost Chittagong Port Capacity". June 20, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2016.