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Geological structure

Introduction of Chandpur
History applauded Chandpur, which appears from the tritidal congregation of the Padma, the Meghna and Dakatia, being, closely lapped in the nursing nature, seems to be a princess of glamour-land. Her spell-bounding beauty brings down the moon of the sky into the water of reflecting tides. Chandpur is the name of densely green land that is developed with the extract of the flow of the Meghna, the Dakatia and the Dhonagoda. It is about 1704. 06 sq. km in area. Chandpur main town of the moon. This Chand is not the insomnious, night-keeping mere light source, this chand is a beaming name brightened by the radiating time.

 

Naming of Chandpur
Once upon a time, it is believed that folk-tale famous Chand Sawdagor with his seven commercial boats sailed here and his name contributes to the name of this land. Someone thinks that the name is derived from Chand Fakir of Purindapur (Koralia at present) mahalla of the town. During the ruling of BaroBhuiyan, this land was under the reign of Chand Roy, who was Zaminder of Bikrampur . He established a centre of governance here. This truth helped historian J. M. Sengupta to tell that Chandpur was named in the name of Chand Roy.

 

Geological structure of Chandpur
Geological formation of Chandpur was taken place in Pliostocin and Holocin Era. Geographical history of Chandpur was found in the East-Indian country-map of Perguitar. In the map, south to Bangladesh, Sagornooper, to the north Pragjyotish and the Eastern plain beside hills was known as ‘Kiratas.’ The then Red River (Brammhaputra of today) borne alluvial soil contributed the formation of ‘Kiratas’ and Comilla was under it. That is Chandpur was under  Kiratas.’ In the map of Tomas Water, a land named ‘Srikhetra’ was shown to the south of the combined course of both the Titas and Gomati (probably). It is guessed that Chandpur and the west part of Noakhali were under ‘Srikhetra.’

 

In the map of Jean De Baros in 1560, ‘Tropo’ was shown by river banks. This ‘Tropo’ was actually Tripura or comilla region. That is, Chandpur was a part of Tripura. In the map of Portugese sailor Sanson de Abevil in 1652, Bander, a place was marked where there was a big river port. This port was actually Chandpur. In 1779, English surveyor Major Renel drew a map where not only Tripura,but also Chandpur and Comilla were rightly spotted.