Raozan Upazila

Raozan () is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established in 1947.

Geography
It has 45,775 households and a total area of 246.58 km². The two main rivers are Karnaphuli  and Halda. Raozan is surrounded by Fatikchhari Upazila on the north, Boalkhali Upazila and karnafuli river on the south, Rangunia and Kawkhali(Rangamati) Upazilas on the east, and Hathazari and Fatikchhari Upazila on the west.

Historical Events
From about 1000 years before the conquest of Chittagong in 1666, the entire Chittagong region was under the control of the Buddhist religion, Mog or Arakanese. It is believed that in Arakan, it was called 'Raajwang' or the land of the royal family. The idea of eminent scholars is to say that Raozan has originated from the name of this name.
In August 1947, the activities of Raozan Police Station were started and in 1984 it was turned into an upazila. It was declared as Raozan Municipality in 2000.

History of the War of Liberation
On 13 April 1971, the Pak army carried out extensive loot and firing in Raozan Upazila of Pahartali union Unsotturpara and killed 48 innocent people. On the same day, Saifuddin Khaled Chowdhury, Professor Dilip Kumar Chowdhury, Sheikh Mozaffar Ahmad, Abdur Rab and Yunus were martyred in front of the Chittagong Engineering College (now CUET) in front of the Pak army. The memorial plaques of the martyrs have been uncovered at the place.
On April 13, 1971, the Pak army and the Razakars were brutally killed in front of his organization, Nutan Chandra Singha, founder principal of Kundeshwari Pharmacy. In addition, 35 Pakistani soldiers were killed arbitrarily by the Jagatmallapara of Ward No. 4 in Raozan Municipality. 
 Memorandum
Mass killing site: 3 (Unsotturpara, Jagatmallapara, Gohira-Shilapara)
 Memorial monument: 1 (Name of martyr freedom fighters in the municipality)

History
Raozan is an upazila of Bangladesh's liberation movement and many memories of the great liberation war. The birthplace of Raozan has been written on the pages of the history of many great people. Among them are Masterda Surya Sen, A. Who M. Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury, Mahbubul Alam Chashi, researcher Abdul Huq. Many of the region participated in the 1952 Language Movement. Although there were many primary and secondary schools in Raozan, Raozan were deprived of higher education. After 10 years of Language Movement, the dream of the region was the famous felicity of the region. East Pakistan Provincial Legislative Council Chairman AKM Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury. He dreamed that day he needed a college to educate Rauzanese in higher education. Therefore, he established the Raozan College after discussing with one of Raozan's most charitable people Dr. Shamsul Huda Chowdhury, Advocate Jalal Ahmad, Nutan Chandra Singh, Rebati Ranjan Biswas, Principal Tofail Ahmed and others. A raging movement against the British under the leadership of Raozan's son Maastarda Surya Sen led the movement. Among the poets of medieval poets Hamid Ali, poet Nabin Chandra Sen, poet Shankar Bhatta and poet Sananand Bhatta, educationist Hafizur Rahman BA BT, educationist Miraj Ahmed, literary Mahbubal Alam, Prof Abdul Jalil, Md. Mohiul Islam, Engineer Abdus Salam and many poets are literary, great spiritual teachers, Raozan the birthplace of renowned politicians. This Raozan College has been named after the name of the Traditional Raozan Upazila. Raozan is the most known and important place in Chittagong district. Which is 246.58 sq km Karnaphuli and Halda Raozan two major riverside side of the upazila. Fatikchari north of Raozan, Boalkhali along the Rangunia and Karnaphuli in the south, Kawkhali of Rangamati, Hathazari upazila on the west. The communication system of Raozan is very good. From Raozan College (Munshir Ghata) can be reached from anywhere in the country, from Muradpur in Chittagong city or from Oxygen bass. Khagrachari Government College, 107 km north of Raozan upazila, 31 km south of Chittagong Government College, 126 km west of the government Haji AB College Sandip and 36.7 km east of Rangamati Government College. Besides, Raozan College, named after Raozan upazila, is 750 meters from the Raozan upazila headquarters on the Chittagong-Rangamati highway.

Administration
Raozan has 1 municipality,  14 Unions/Wards,  68 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 76 villages. It has a fire station and two health complexes.

Municipality
 Raozan

Union
 Raozan
 Kadalpur
 Gohira 
 Dabua
 Chikdair
 Urkirchar
 Noajispur 
 Noapara 
 Paschim Guzara 
 Pahartali 
 Purba Guzara
 Bagoan 
 Binajuri
 Haladia

Economy

Agriculture
The demand for pepper in Chittagong is very broad. The size, color, and taste of the pepper is very unique. A lot of pepper is grown throughout the broad range of Rauzane. In addition to chilli, Dhania, Piaz, Almond, Sugarcane, Watermelon, Cucumber, Mustard, Plant, Fellan etc. are produced. Under the supervision of the Raozan Agricultural Research Center, the cultivars of Ginger, Garlic, Piaz, Yellow, Tejpata, Cinnamon, Banana, Coconut, Pineapple, Superiree, Olive etc. are being cultivated in the hills of Haldia and Pahartali areas.

Other industries and business trade
In the face of the river of Halda until 1960, there were plenty of shoots in Maduunhat zia market. The people of Banskhali used to buy a piece of boat from the Gaduna boat and enter the canal through the river Halda. Raozan was famous for bamboo, cane and cottage making cottage industries. Plow yaws for cultivation of hay, etc, were produced in wood hills. Raozan was famous for the cottage industry, especially the plow yawl. Raozan Chowdhury Hat for the sacrifice, there was a well-known market during the distant English and Pakistan period.

Sights
 Isa Khan Dighi
 Shah Bibi Mosque 
 Moisah Bibi Mosque 
 Roymukut Dighi
 Laskar Wazir Dighi
 Masterada SuryaSen's Homestead and Memorials
 Jagatpur Ashram
 Habakubi Nabinchandra Sen's Homestead and Memorial Museum
 Mahamuni Buddhism
 Dabua Dhar's house
 Jagannath Devalia and Toran (Dabua)
 Kailashasvara Shiva Temple and Shiva murtis (Dabua, nineteenth century)
 Stirred Buddhist Vihara (Ladakhchari)
 Aburkhil Buddhist Vihara
 Aryamatreya Buddhist monastery (lying idols)
 Sri Sri ketropal Bigroh Mondhir  (Janalihat).
 Sri Sri Ramthakur Ashram, Raozan  (Janalihat).

Haat bazaar

There are 24 haats and seven annual fairs in Raozan Upazila.

Notable Haat's:

. Fakir Haat
. Ramzan Ali Haat

. Sombaijja Haat
. Natuan Baghicha Haat

Rivers
The river Karnaphuli on the south side of the Raozan Upazila and the river Halda flows on the west side.

Health centres

 2 Health Complexes
 Private Hospitals
 Many More

Demographics
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Raozan had a population of 274,344. Males constituted 50.58% of the population, while females constituted about 49.42% of the population. The average literacy rate is 52.5% (7+ years), above the national average of 32.4%.

According to the 2011 figures, the total population of Raozan Upazila is 3,25,389. Males: 1,63,963 female: 1,61,426 Muslims, 75% of the total population. 18% Hindus, 6% Buddhists and 1% other religions. Indigenous communities like Marma, Tripura, Mogh are living in this Upazila.

Education

Three Universities among other educational institutions in the Upazila including Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology 3 Graduate Colleges, 3 Higher Secondary Colleges, 4 Schools and Colleges, 2 Kamil Madrasha, 4 Fazil Madrasha, 4 Alim Madrasha, 12 Dakhil Madrasha, 5 MPo Dakhil Madrasha, 48 Secondary Schools (Student), 3 Girls' Secondary Schools, 9 Lower Secondary Schools, 177 Government Primary Schools and Community Schools and Kindergartens.

Universities
 Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET)

Madrasah
 Raozan Darul Islam Fazil (M.A) Madrasah 
  West Guzra Muniria Darussunnah Fazil Madrasah
 Kagatia Eshatul Ulum Kamil M.A Madrasah

Primary schools
 Raozan Station Model Government Primary School
 Mohammedpur Government Primary School.
 East Lelangara Government Primary School.

High schools
•	Dalainagar High School

•	Fatehnagar Noajishpur Wadudia High School

•	Gaschi High School

•	Gaurachandra Jatindra High School

•	Gohira A. J. Y. M. S. Multilateral Institution

•	Guzra Shyama Charan High School

•	Haladia High School

•	Harpara High School

•	Hazrat Yasin Shah Public High School

•	Kachu Khain Meah Ali High School

•	Kadalpur High School

•	Khaiya Khali High School

•	Kotowali Ghona Adarsha High School

•	Kundeswari Bilika Vidyamandir

•	Lelangra Public High School

•	Madhyam Adhar Manik High School

•	Mahamuni Anglo Pali High School

•	Mohammedpur High School

•	Nandi Para S.M.Pilot Girls High School

•	Noapara High School

•	Noapara M.B. Mollick High School

•	Noapara Muslim High School

•	North Gujra High School

•	North Sartha Dargah High School

•	Panchkhain Bagoan Sammilani High School

•	Paschim Andhar Manik Gujra Rahman High School

•	Paschim Binajuri High School

•	Purba Gujra High School

•	Quepara Girls High School

•	Quepara J. C. Sen A & I Institution

•	Raozan Aryamitreya Institution

•	Raozan R.R.A.C Model High School

•	Raozan Salamatullah High School

•	Raozan Suresh Vidyayattan

•	South Gohira Khan Saheb A Karim High School

•	South Noapara High School

•	Sultanpur High School

•	Unsattor Para High School

•	Urkirchar High School

•	West Gohira Younus Sufia Chowdhury Public High School

•	West Guzra High School

•	Yeasin Nagar Model High School

Colleges 
 Raozan Government College
 Cuet School & College
 Noapara University College
 Imam Gazzali University College
 Gohira Degree College
 Yeasin Shah College
 Kadalpur School & College
 Mohammedpur School & College

Notable residents
 Mohammad Chunnu Mia Chowdhury Head of Alam Bari. kadalpur (Late 2019)
 A. B. M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury was the Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Chittagong-6 from 2001 to 2006 and for Chittagong-5 from 2009 to 2014, and has been the MP for Chittagong-6 again since 2014.
 A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury, mayor of Chittagong (1994–2010), was born at Gohira village in 1944. 
 Abdul Haq Choudhury, writer, was born in Raozan in 1922.
 Abdullah Al Noman, former Minister of Fisheries 
 Anisul Islam Mahmud, was the Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Chittagong-5 from 1979 to 1982 and from 1986 to 1990, and for Chittagong-4 from 2009 until 2014, and has been the MP for Chittagong-5 again since 2014.
 Benimadhab Barua, scholar of ancient Indian languages, Buddhism and law, was born at Mahamuni village in 1888.
 Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry, Speaker of the Pakistan National Assembly (1963–1965), was born at Gohira village in 1919.
 Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury, former Member of Parliament 
 Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury, writer, was born at Gohira village in 1927.
 Nabinchandra Sen, poet, was born at Noapara village in 1847.
 Nutan Chandra Singha, businessman, was born at Gohira village in 1990.
 Saber Hossain Chowdhury was the Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Dhaka-6 from 1996 until 2001, and has been the MP for Dhaka-9 since 2009. 
 Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, executed war criminal and Member of Parliament, was born at Gohira village in 1949.
 Shabana, film actress 
 Sukumar Barua, poet 
 Surya Sen, anti-British revolutionary, was born at Noapara village in 1894.
 Syed Wahidul Alam was the Member of Parliament for constituency Chittagong-5 from 1991 until 2006.
 Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu, Jatiya Party Member of Parliament 
 Daulat Qazi, Poet
Ambika Chakrabarty
Kanak Baran Barua, Educationist & Writer. He was recognised as Google Scholar. His Research Articles   published at ResearchGate, Germany & USA Journal.[21 ]

See also

 Upazilas of Bangladesh
 Districts of Bangladesh
 Divisions of Bangladesh

References

21.Kanak Baran Barua       

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=n2D3bfMAAAAJ&hl=en       

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kanak_Baran_Barua      

Category:Upazilas of Chittagong District