Banglarpothe Chandpur EP 01

Chandpur (Bengali: চাঁদপুর) is a district in east-central Bangladesh, located at the mouth of the Meghna River. The Chandpur district is administered by the Chittagong Division, the second largest of Bangladesh's seven administrative divisions.

The Chandpur district has a total area of 1,704.06 kilometers-squared (1,058.85 mi). The district is bordered by the Munshiganj District and Comilla District Districts to the north; the Noakhali District, Lakshmipur District and Barisal District Districts to the south and the Meghna River and Shariatpur District to the west.

Chandpur is a conflux of two major rivers, the Padma River (the main branch of the Ganges River) and the Meghna River, which converge near the town of Chandpur. Several significant tributaries of the Meghna River flow through the Chandpur district, including the Dakatia River, Dhanagoda River, Matlab River and Udhamdi River.

In December 2011, the Bangladeshi government appointed Lieutenant Colonel (Rtd.) Abu Osman Chowdhury, a local leading member of the Bangladesh Awami League, as the administrator to the Chandpur district council. Md. Ismiel Hossain, the Deputy Commissioner of the Bangladeshi government's Cabinet Division, is responsible for Chittagong division's Chandpur district.

The Chandpur district consists of 6 municipalities, 60 wards, 195 mahallahs (sub-divisions), 8 upazilas (administrative sub-districts), 8 thanas (administrative police districts), 87 Union Councils of Bangladesh (rural administrative districts) and 1226 villages.
The 6 municipalities of Chandpur district are:
Chandpur Sadar
Shahrasta
Matlab
Changer Char
Hajiganj
The Chandpur district's 8 upazilas are:
Chandpur Sadar
Faridganj
Haimchar
Haziganj
Kachua
Matlab Uttar
Matlab Dakkhin
Shahrasti