Chakladar Explained

Chakladar (Bengali: চাকলাদার <small>([[Bengali alphabet|Bengali]])</small> ) also spelled as Chaklader which means ′Head of the Chakla′, is a Bengali Surname of the people in the Indian states of West Bengal and Bangladesh (previously Bengal Presidency).^[1]

Origin and meaning

Chakla means an administrative division^[1] under the Province and dar means owner, head of something.

• Advocate Abdus Satter Chacklader (1950 - 2023), Bangladeshi Politician, Lawyer, Society worker

Notable people

• Awlad Hossain Chakladar (1950/51–2019), Bangladeshi freedom fighter, film producer and director
• Monotosh Chakladar (born 1998), Indian footballer
• Shahin Chakladar, Bangladeshi politician

Notes and References

1. Book: Akhtar, Shirin . 2012 . Chakla System . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chakla_System . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.