Kamrangirchar Thana Explained

Official Name:Kamrangirchar Thana
Native Name:কামরাঙ্গীরচর থানা
Native Name Lang:bn
Settlement Type:Thana
Established Title:Established as a thana
Established Date:1998
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kamrangirchar Thana within Dhaka##Location of Kamrangirchar Thana within Dhaka Division##Location of Kamrangirchar Thana within Bangladesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Map Caption1:Expandable map of vicinity of Kamrangirchar Thana
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dhaka District
Population Total:93601
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:25785
Area Total Km2:3.63
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:23
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:23.718°N 90.3678°W

Kamrangirchar (Bengali: কামরাঙ্গীরচর|lit=shoal of Kamrangi) is a thana (police precinct) in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. The thana is under the jurisdiction of Dhaka South City Corporation wards 55, 56, and 57.

Kamrangirchar was a disconnected landmass until 1991. The thana was established in 1998 and incorporated into the city corporation in 2013. A long-term plan to transform the area into a business district is underway.

Geography

Kamrangirchar is bounded by Hazaribagh Thana and Lalbagh Thana on the north, Lalbagh Thana and Chawkbazar Thana on the east and Keraniganj Upazila on the south and west. Its total area is .[3]

History

The exact origin of the name Kamrangirchar is uncertain. According to historian Nazir Hossain, the area was named after a beautiful woman named Kamrangi, who drowned while crossing the Buriganga.[4] [5] He also suggests that British surveyors named the area after seeing Kamranga chilli peppers being cultivated there. Another legend proposes that the name evolved from, referring to a Mughal-era cannon.

Sources suggest that Kamrangirchar may have first been settled in the 17th century. In 1912, the government acquired the land from Bhawal Raja, who owned most of it. Until 1991, Kamrangirchar was an island in the Buriganga, completely disconnected from the main landmass of Dhaka, when it was first connected to Lalbagh through the construction of the 'Hakkul Ebad Iron Bridge'.

In 1998, Kamrangirchar Thana was formed consisting parts of Lalbagh Thana. In 2013, Kamrangirchar was brought under the jurisdiction of wards 55, 56, and 57 of Dhaka South City Corporation, following the dissolution of Sultanganj Union.[6] [7]

In November 2021, mayor of Dhaka South Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh announced long-term plans to build a modern central business district in Kamrangirchar.[8] In March 2024, residents held a rally protesting the plan, which would require acquisition of 1200acres and eviction of almost two million people.[9]

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Kamrangirchar Thana has a population of 93,601 with average household size of 4.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 57.6% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.[1]

A 2006 survey of slums in Bangladesh found that the single largest concentration of slums in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area was in Kamrangirchar, and reported that of the 300,000 people living there, 265,000 are slum dwellers.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population & Housing Census . 2011 . . Bangladesh Government . 17 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170903181037/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/National%20Reports/Union%20Statistics.pdf . 3 September 2017 . dead.
  2. Web site: Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh . DATEANDTIME.INFO . 7 July 2016.
  3. Molla . Md Tuhin . Kamrangirchar Thana.
  4. News: Alim-uz-zaman . Kazi . 2017-05-30 . bn:অনিন্দ্যসুন্দরী কামরাঙ্গী থেকে কামরাঙ্গীরচর . From the beautiful Kamrangi to Kamrangirchar . https://www.prothomalo.com/world/usa/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B0 . 2024-07-15 . Prothom Alo . bn.
  5. Book: Hossain, Nazir . Kiṃbadantira Ḍhākā . Three Star Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited . 3rd . Dhaka . April 1995 . 414–417 . bn . bn:কিংবদন্তির ঢাকা . Dhaka in Legends . 95905768 . 33970022.
  6. News: 2013-06-02 . bn:সুলতানগঞ্জকে ৫৭ নম্বর ওয়ার্ডে অন্তর্ভুক্ত করে গেজেট . Gazette includes Sultanganj in ward number 57 . https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A7%AB%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87 . 2024-07-15 . Prothom Alo . bn.
  7. News: 2013-02-03 . bn:কামরাঙ্গীরচর এলাকা যেন তোরণ-পোস্টারপাড়া . Kamrangirchar a neighbourhood of posters . https://www.banglanews24.com/cat/news/bd/170847.details . 2024-07-15 . banglanews24.com . bn.
  8. News: 2021-11-07 . Kamrangirchar to get central business district . 2024-07-15 . The Daily Star . en . Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
  9. News: 2024-03-12 . Kamrangirchar locals protest land acquisition for CBD project . 2024-07-15 . banglanews24.com . bn.
  10. Book: Slums of Urban Bangladesh : Mapping and Census, 2005 . May 2006 . Centre for Urban Studies, National Institute of Population Research and Training, MEASURE Evaluation . Dhaka.