Chakladar
Chakladar (Bengali: চাকলাদার (Bengali) ) also spelled as Chaklader which means ′Head of the Chakla′, is a Bengali Surname of the people in the Indian states of West Bengal and Bangladesh (previously Bengal Presidency)[1][2]
Origin and meaning
Chakla means an administrative division[2] under the Province and dar means owner, head of something.
References
- ↑ Mookerjee, S (1959), Bengalee Surnames (PDF)
- 1 2 Akhtar, Shirin (2012). "Chakla System". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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