Moju Chowdhury Hat Explained

Moju Chowdhury Hat
Settlement Type:Small Town and Transit
Native Name:মজু চৌধুরীর হাট
Native Name Lang:bn
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:22.8739°N 90.7839°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Lakshmipur District
Subdivision Type3:Upazila
Subdivision Name3:Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1965
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Abu Yousuf
Area Total Km2:68.42
Population:100000
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3700

Moju Chowdhury Hat (Bengali: মজু চৌধুরীর হাট) is a market village and tourist center in Charramani Mohan Union[1] of Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila in southeastern Bangladesh.[2] According to Banglapedia,[3] the sluice gate on Lakshmipur Khal (canal) is a tourist attraction[4] and an transport hub in southeastern Bangladesh,[5] with over 10,000 travelling passengers per day.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Geography

The village is situated on the north bank of Lakshmipur Khal near where it meets the Meghna River.[10] [11]

Transport

National highway [12] N809 is interrupted at Moju Chowdhury Hat by the Meghna River. The village is the southern terminus of the northern segment of the highway, which connects to Laksmipur, about away.[13] [14]

There is a ferry ghat (terminal) at Moju Chowdhury Hat. In 2011, The Daily Star reported that unsafe vessels sail the dangerous waters of the Meghna from the village.[15] [16] [17]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://charramonimohonup.lakshmipur.gov.bd/. bn:চররমনী মোহন ইউনিয়ন. Charramoni Mohon Union . bn . 2019-10-18.
  2. Web site: Upazila Map: Upazila Laxmipur Sadar . Local Government Engineering Department . 1 August 2017.
  3. Book: Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco.. Epochs of chinese & japanese art, an outline history of east asiatic design.. 2010. Nabu Press. 978-1176605213. 944410673.
  4. Mahmud. Nazimuddin. Lakhsmipur Sadar Upazila.
  5. Web site: Port of Moju Chowdhury Hat. www.industryabout.com. 2019-10-19.
  6. Chowdhury . Mostafiz R. . Tabiei . Ala . January 2006 . Air Gun Launch Simulation Modeling and Finite Element Model Sensitivity Analysis . Army Research Laboratory . 10.21236/ada441366 . 55275601 .
  7. Web site: Sea transport in Barisal. Planet. Lonely. Lonely Planet. en. 2019-10-19.
  8. Web site: Moju Chowdhury Hat – ভ্রমণবন্ধু. en-US. 2019-10-19.
  9. Web site: travel. Joel is curious. en. 2019-10-19.
  10. Book: Hydrological and morphological study of the Meghna River : final report of the Japan-Bangladesh Joint Study Project on Floods . Oka . Tarō . Mozammel Hoque . Md. . 2004. AHOPH--a Development Publishing House. 74498069.
  11. Web site: How to get from Chittagong to Barisal by boat. 2018-02-24. Lost With Purpose. en-US. 2019-10-19.
  12. 1940-01-06. The "Barisal Guns". Notes and Queries. 10.1093/notesj/178.1.10. 1471-6941.
  13. Web site: RHD Road Network, Comilla Zone . . May 2005 . Roads and Highways Department . 1 August 2017.
  14. News: Laxmipur-Bhola ferry to usher in a new era. bdnews24.com. 2019-10-19.
  15. News: Ghosh . Sushanta . 27 May 2011 . Unsafe water transports ply 'danger zone' defying ban . The Daily Star . 10 March 2016 . 10 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310140746/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=187443 . dead .
  16. Web site: Moju Chowdhury Hat, Chittagong (+880 1771-954928). placesmap.net. 2019-10-19.
  17. News: BIWTC Eid special services start from June 13. 2018-06-05. Dhaka Tribune. 2019-10-19.