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'''Titas''' ({{lang-bn|তিতাস}}) is an [[ |
'''Titas''' ({{lang-bn|তিতাস}}) is an [[upazila]] of [[Comilla District]] in the Division of [[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]].<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |
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==Administration== |
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Titas Upazila is divided into nine [[union parishad]]s: [[Balorampur Union|Balorampur]], [[Jagatpur Union|Jagatpur]], [[Kala Kandi Union|Kalakandi]], [[Karikandi Union|Karikandi]], [[Majidpur Union|Majidpur]], [[Narayandia Union|Narayandia]], [[Satani Union|Satani]], [[Vitikandi Union|Vitikandi]], [[Zearkandi Union|Zearkandi]]. The union parishads are subdivided into 61 mauzas and 138 villages.<ref name="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Comilla.pdf |url-status=dead |title=District Statistics 2011: Comilla |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425041117/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Comilla.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2015 |access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> |
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Titas Upazila is divided into one municipality and 9 [[Union Parishad|union parishads]]: |
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* [[Balorampur Union|Balorampur]] |
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* [[Vitikandi Union|Vitikandi]] |
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* [[Jagatpur Union|Jagatpur]] |
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* [[Zearkandi Union|Zearkandi]] |
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* [[Kala Kandi Union|Kalakandi]] |
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* [[Karikandi Union|Karikandi]] |
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* [[Majidpur Union|Majidpur]] |
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* [[Narayandia Union|Narayandia]] |
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* [[Satani Union|Satani]] |
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The union parishads are subdivided into 71 mauzas and 113 villages.<ref name=Banglapedia /> |
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==Notable residents== |
==Notable residents== |
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Revision as of 04:07, 4 December 2020
Titas
তিতাস | |
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  Titas Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°36′N 90°46′E / 23.600°N 90.767°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Comilla District |
| Area | |
• Total | 125.74 km2 (48.55 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | http://titas.comilla.gov.bd |
Titas (Template:Lang-bn) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
History
Titas was created in 2004. It split with nine Unions from Daudkandi Upazila. The name Titas named after the river Titas. Then minister and local MP Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain proposed the name.
Location
It has Homna Upazila of Comilla District on the north, Daudkandi Upazila on the south, Muradnagar Upazila on the east and Meghna Upazila on the west.
Administration
Titas Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Balorampur, Jagatpur, Kalakandi, Karikandi, Majidpur, Narayandia, Satani, Vitikandi, Zearkandi. The union parishads are subdivided into 61 mauzas and 138 villages.[2]
Notable residents
- Atiqul Islam - Mayor, Dhaka North City Corporation
- Md Mainul Islam - former chief, Border Guards Bangladesh
- Abdul Matin- Deputy Secretary at Ministary of Public Administration / BCS1986 Batch (Ex APS to ex PM Begum Khaleda Zia)
- Suman Chandra Das - Entrepreneur, Son of Sunil Chandra Das
- Md. Tafazzul Islam - 17th Chief Justice of Bangladesh.[3]
- Ferdous Ahmed - Bangladeshi Film Actor.
- Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah - Former Senior Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Managing Director of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation(PKSF) .
See also
References
- ^ Uddin, AKM Jasim (2012). "Titas Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Life sketch of newly appointed Chief Justice of Bangladesh". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 2009-12-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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