Halishahar Thana

Halishahar (Bengali: হালিশহর) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.^[5] Halishahar Housing Estate is a large residential area in Chattogram.

Halishahar হালিশহর
Thana
Halishahar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°20′12.12″N 91°46′29.64″E
Thana	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Chittagong District
Metropolis	Chittagong
Jatiya Sangsad constituency	Chittagong-10 & Chittagong-11
Formed	1978; 47 years ago (1978)
Government
• Type	Metropolitan Police
• Body	Chattogram Metropolitan Police
• Officer in Charge	Mohammad Moniruzzaman
Area
• Total	9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	234,450
• Density	15,717.3/km2 (40,708/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4216[3]
Area code	031[4]

Geography

Total area of this thana is 9.64 km² (3.72 sq mi)^[6]

Places

Areas

Block A

Block B

Block I

Block J

Block K

Block L

Block G

Block H

Block Z

Anandabazar

Ananda Bazar Road

Anandabazar is a coastal area located at Halishahar, near Bay of Bengal. As of 2014, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) was also starting a process for developing a Bay Terminal on about 1000 acres of land along the coastal area at Anandabazar, near the Port of Chittagong.^[7]

Anandabazar post office and Ananda Bazar Government Primary School are also located in this place. There is a bus terminal named Anandabazar Bus Terminal.

Halishahar B-Block Map

Halishahar A-Block

This is one of the largest and densely populated area of Halishahar Thana. It is under 11 No. Ward of Chittagong City Corporation. Famous BDR field/ Home ground of Bengali Kheloyar, SOS, Central Mosque, and some primary schools are situated here.

Halishahar B-Block

Halishahar B-Block from the top

This is the largest and densely populated area of Halishahar Thana. It is under 26 No. Ward of Chittagong City Corporation . Most of the people here were migrated from Sandwip, Comilla, Noakhali. Halishahar Police Station, North Halishahar Post Office, Baitul Karim Madrasha Complex, Darussunnah Madrasha, B-Block primary school, Ananda Pathshala, Halishahar Public School & College, Halishahar Housing Estate School, Halishahar Mahila College, Bihari Graveyard, Bihari centre, Central Eid-Gah (Shapla Math), S-Club Circle E.T.C are situated here.

Halishahar J-Block

This is one of the smallest and not overcrowded area of Halishahar Thana. It is under 11 No. South Kattally Ward (Ctg. City Corporation) of Chittagong. It has only 4 lanes. J Block is situated at east side of Halishahar Housing Estate Field.

Address: J Block, Halishahar Housing Estate, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Coordinates: 22.3413, 91.7821.

Halishahar H-Block

H block is a relatively smaller area in Halishahar and probably most quieter too. It is adjacent to I block. H block falls under Ward No. 25.

Images

Khal Par, B-Block, Halishahar

Education

Colleges

• Barrister Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury College
• City Commerce College
• Halishahar Women College

Schools

See also: List of schools in Chittagong

• Ananda Bazar Government Primary School
• Asgar Ali Chowdhury Para Primary School
• Garib-E-Newaz High School
• Gunners' English School
• Halishahar Alhaj Mohobbot Ali City Corporation High School
• Housing & Settlement Public School
• Rabeya Basari Girl's High School
• Halishahar Housing Estet Model Primary School
• Halishahr Housing Estet High School
• Halishahar Public School and College
• Halishahar Cantonment Public School & College
• Shaheed Lieutenant General Mushfique Bir Uttam High School
• Shah Amanat Shishu Niketan
• Silver Bells Kindergarten & Girls' High School

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Thanas of Bangladesh
• Demographics of Bangladesh
• Villages of Bangladesh
• Administrative geography of Bangladesh
• Bangladesh Police
• Gram Police Bahini
• Executive magistrate (Bangladesh)
• Bangladesh Ansar