At that time, some changes in education policy closed many schools, so the number of schools dropped to 1330 in the year of 1898. The urbanisation rate of the district is 18.98%. There are amphibnians like toads, frogs and tree frogs. The luxuriant growth of palms is the most characteristic feature of the vegetation. Shade trees include banyan or bot (Ficus benghalensis), pipal (Ficus religiosa) and nim (Azadirachta indica) and are seen commonly. Mandar (Erythrina variegata), a thorny tree mostly used as fuel and fencing, is seen in almost every household forest. You have entered an incorrect email address! His ancestors came here from Baghdad on 5th Magh 1149 Bengali year. Covering an area of 9,000 acres (3,600 ha), it has now developed into a deep forest with a variety of plant species. The Noakhailla dialect does not have any recognised grammar recording. In Noakhali, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C (78.1 °F) and the average annual rain fall is about 3,302 mm (130.0 in). District Information Mahatma Gandhi Ashram Noakhali. The district of Noakhali has actually gained more than 73 km2 (28 sq mi) of land in the past fifty years.[5]. Annually, 15%–20% of labour is involved in this sector (boating, fishing, drying, net and boat making and repairing, transporting fish from one location to other). There was only one English high school in the year of 1857. They function as sub-units of districts.Their functionality can be seen to be analogous to that of a county or a borough of Western countries. Toddy palms or tal (Borassus flabellifer) and date palms or khejur are also very common. Noakhali town, the headquarters of Noakhali, vanished in the river-bed in 1951 as a result of erosion of the Meghna River. [12] About 75 Bengali freedom fighters were killed in Noakhali during a direct encounter with the Pakistan army on 15 June 1971, in front of the Sonapur Ahmadia School. No. The juice of the gaab fruit mixed with charcoal is used in colouring boats and stiffening fishing nets. Islam is the predominant religion in the district with Hindu minority. Gandhi stayed for about four months in the riot-stricken areas. Noakhali District is bordered by the Comilla district to the north, the Meghna estuary and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Feni and Chittagong districts to the east and Lakshmipur and Bhola districts to the west. Noakhali Municipality was established in 1876. In Noakhali, there were only five English high schools in 1905. Noakhali Thana was established in Trucks carry the majority of goods transported in the district. Most Popular and Collection List of all Bangladeshi, Indian, Kolkhata, UK, USA and Other Forigen online News Site and Newspaper.Bangladesh, India, Uk, USA news: Find the latest Bangla news, International News from Digital World Newspaper. However, a certain portion of the dam was washed away within three hours of its construction; later with the joint efforts of locals and the Water Development Board (WDB) here, the erosion could be prevented. Tal wood is used for posts of houses and other building purposes. On 8 April 2001 the government declared the 40,390 acres (16,350 ha) of forest of the Jahajmara range including 9,550 acres (3,860 ha) of forest land on Nijhum Dweep as a national park to protect the development of the biodiversity of the forest. Owing to the absence of organised forest and other natural conditions, no large or medium-sized carnivores are seen in the district. The district has 4,159 mosques, 497 Eid Gah, 239 temples, two Buddhist pagodas and two churches.[18]. [citation needed] In 1984, the District of Noakhali was further divided into three districts for administrative convenience; Noakhali District, Lakshmipur and Feni. [10] A book titled Noakhalir Itihas was written by Sri Perimohan Sen, and mentioned the name of Syed Sultan Alam Chowdhury as a prestigious person of Noakhali. Its quiet, bland shadowed environment made the Church glamorous. A huge number of mass killing, raping, looting, and forcible conversions took place. have been produced as wayside trees as well as in farm forestry. By road the distance between Dhaka and Noakhali is 151 km (94 mi). Hatiya Upazila Health Complex Hatiya, Noakhali Tel: 01730-324863. Noakhali, Feni, Laxmipur, Laksham Upazila, Nangalkot Upazila, Chauddagram Upazila, Mirsharai Upazila, Sandwip, Hajiganj Upazila: Native speakers. The mission maintains two boys' schools and one girls' school at Noakhali and one girls' school at Ewazbalia. Coconut (Cocos nucifera) is abundantly produced in Noakhali. List of Secondary Chatkhil Panch Gaon Government High School PG is a government higher secondary school. 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