Paiyapathar
Paiyapathar is a village in Comilla District, Bangladesh. It is 114 km from Dhaka.
History
Paiyapathar or Paia Pathar (পৈয়াপাথর, পইয়াপাথর) is in the Muradnagar upazila of Comilla. Its population is approximately 1,044.[1] Although Paiyapathar is a village, due to modern urbanization it has most of the modern facilities available in Bangladesh. Paiyapathar is part of the Companigonj region along with two other villages, Gunjor and Vinglabhari. Companigonj is renowned for its historic market area.
The name Paiyapathar is a compound of two Bengali words: paiya (meaning touched) and pathor(meaning stones), to thus mean "touched stones".
Notable people
Notable people from Paiyapathar include:
- Mr Kamal Uddin Chairman
- Mr Dhunu Mia Sarkar
- Mr Habibur Rahman Sarkar
- Mr Abdul Kadir Jilani
- Mr Jaidol Hossian
- Mamunur Rashid
- Mr Abu Kawsar
- MrOmar Faruque
- Mr Babor Ali
See also
- Muradnagar Upazila
- Mr. Kaikobath PM
- Mr. Dhunu Mia Sarkar
- List of villages in Bangladesh