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Laksam (Bengali: লাকসাম) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] Laksam is widely known as the birthplace of Nawab Faizunnesa Chowdhurani.[2]

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Laksam লাকসাম
Upazila
Laksam Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°14.8′N 91°7.7′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Comilla District
Area
• Total	135.61 km2 (52.36 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	294,719
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	laksam.comilla.gov.bd

History

Laksam was made into a Upazila in 1983. On 6 April 1971 more than 200 people were killed by Pakistani army at Ajgara Bazar during the Bangladesh Liberation war. The Pakistan army was defeated on 12 December 1971 in the Upazila.[1] During the course of the war, 17 freedom fighters died along with numerous Pakistani soldiers.[1] The Upazila has experienced a water crisis due to arsenic in the groundwater.[3]

Geography

Laksam Upazila has an area of 135.61 km² (52.36 sq mi).[1] It is bounded by Comilla Sadar and Barura upazilas on the north, Chatkhil, Begumganj and Senbagh upazilas on the south, Nangalkot and Chauddagram upazilas on the east, Barura and Shahrasti upazilas on the west. The main rivers are Dakatia and Little Feni.

Places of interest[1]

• Kaliapur Pak Dharbar Sharif
• 3 domed Kazir Mosque;
• 10 domed Nawab Bari Mosque;
• Paschimgaon Nawab Bari;
• 3 domed Afrannesa Mosque (1869);
• Atulchandra Zamidar Bari;
• Sree Sree Jagannath Bari Devalaya;
• Jagannath Dighi.

Administration

Laksham Upazila is divided into Laksham Municipality and seven union parishads: Azgora, Bakoi, Gobindapur, Laksam Purba, Kandirpar, MudafarGonj, and Uttarda. The union parishads are subdivided into 136 mauzas and 178 villages.[4]

Laksham Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 31 mahallas.[4]

Transport

Laksam Railway Junction, on the Akhaura-Laksam-Chittagong Line, Laksam-Noakhali Line and Laksam-Chandpur Line is one of the two biggest junctions of Bangladesh. From here people go to Chandpur District, Noakhali District.

Extinct mediums of transport

Motor launch, bullock drawn cart, palanquin, horse drawn carriage.[1]

Rivers

• Dakatia[1]
• Choto Feni[1]
• Curzon Canal[5]

Fruits and crops

Main fruits include jackfruit, litchi, mango, carambola. Main crops include paddy, wheat, potato, seasonal vegetables.[1]

Notable residents

• Nawab Faizunnesa Chowdhurani, philanthropist and social worker, was born at Paschimgaon village, Pourva Laksam, in 1834.[6]
• Muhammad Shamsul Haque, Foreign Minister (1977–1982) was born in Paschimgaon village, Pourva Laksam.^{[citation needed]}
• Md. Tajul Islam, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development (2019–present), was elected from Laksham.[7]
• Biplob Bhattacharjee, former goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach of Bangladesh National Football Team[8] is from Sahapara, Paschimgaon, Laksam.^{[citation needed]}

Education

• Al Amin Institute (High school at Dargah Road, Paschimgaon)[9][10]
• Nawab Faizunnesa and Badrunnesa Joint High School (also known as NFBN[11] high school, situated at Paschimgaon, Laksam-Pouroshova)[12]
• Laksam Government Pilot High School (High school at New Road)
• Nawab Fayzunesa Govt. College Laksam (Government college at Paschimgaon)[13][14]
• Laksam Pilot Girls High School[15][16]

Sports

• 1st Division Football League[17]
• Volleyball League is held every year
• Inter-union football competition and Inter-school various sports competitions

Newspapers

Weekly Laksam, Weekly Laksam Barta, Weekly Alor Dishari, Weekly Somoyer Dorpon, Weekly Naxi Barta, Weekly Joy Kantha, Daily Torun Kontho.[18]

References

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