Akhaura (Bengali: আখাউড়া ) is an Upazila of Brahmanbaria District a district of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Akhaura Upazila, with an area of 99.28 km2 is bounded by Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila to the north, Kasba Upazila to the south, Tripura (India) to the east and Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila on the west. The main river in the surrounding area is the Titas River.
It played an important historical role during both World War II and Liberation War of Bangladesh.
Akhaura is a transportation hub in Bangladesh. It is a Municipality City with an area of 2.35 km2 and a population of 32,435; male 50.43%, female 49.57%. It has 9 wards and 23 mahallas.
The administration of Akhaura thana, now an upazila, was established in 1976. The upazila includes one municipality, five union parishads, 107 mouzas and 113 villages.[1]
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Historical events: During the British colonial period, Akhaura was a famous jute-trading centre. From here, bailed jute used to be exported to the industrial city of Dundee, England.
During the war of liberation, Bir Shrestha Mohammad Mostafa Kamal was killed in an encounter with the Pak army at village Daruin of the Akhaura Sector.
There are several important sites in the area, they include the memorials ofbthe War of Liberation, two mass killing sites, the Western bank of the Ganga Sagar Dighi and Ajjampur; the mass grave at Sonarabadia; and the tomb of Shaheed (martyr) Sepahi Mostafa Kamal (Bir Sreshtho), located at Akhaura.
Demography
According to the 2011 District Statistics Report for Brahmanbaria, Akhaura has a population of 145,215. Males constitute approximately 70,000 of the population, and females 75,000. The majority of the population (95.2%) are Muslim with a minority (5.8%) following Hinduism. This upazila has a literacy rate of 52.7%.
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Administration
Akhaura Upazila has one large land port, one Pourashava (Municipality) and the largest railway junction of Bangladesh within its town area at the Upazila headquarter, 5 Unions/Wards, 102 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 125 villages.
Railways and Transportation
Akhaura Railway Station
Akhaura Railway Station
Akhaura railway junction has emerged as national railway junction of Bangladesh. It's an important Railway Junction of Bangladesh. Chittagong, Sylhet, Mymensingh and Dhaka are connected through this Junction. A railway link between Agartala, India and Akhaura has been approved by the Government of Bangladesh and India in September 2011.[3] The international railway system is under construction that will connect Bangladesh with Silchar–Sabroom section of Indian railways. India-Bangladesh Highway will go through this city as well. The Asian Highway was proposed to connect this city.
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