Madarsha Union

History

The Madarsha Union was formed in 1943 during the British rule with the two present villages of Rampur and Madarsha. At that time the chairman of the union was called the village president. During the rule of Pakistan in 1950, the post of village president was declared as the chairman of the union council. In 1954, Oshiuddin Sarkar became the first village president. Abu Noyeem Mohammad Selim Chowdhury is the current Chairman of the Madarsha Union. In 2010, the then administrator separated Rampur village from Madarsha Union and formed a separate union called West Dhemsha Union to facilitate administrative work.

Geography

The union total area is . Madarsha Union is located in the south-western part of Satkania Upazila. The distance of this union from Upazila Sadar is about 10 kilometers. Eochia Union is to the north of this union, Satkania Municipality is to the east, Sonakania Union is to the south and Saral Union, Bailchhari Union and Kalipur Union of Banshkhali Upazila are to the west.

Most-observed species

• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  30
• Red-vented Bulbul

  Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  24
• Black Drongo

  Dicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
  24
• Spotted dove

  Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
  24
• Chestnut-tailed Starling

  Sturnia malabarica (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  23
• Jungle Myna

  Acridotheres fuscus (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
  21
• Yellow-browed Warbler

  Phylloscopus inornatus (Blyth, 1842) · Aves
  20
• Large-billed Crow

  Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
  18

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2024-04-20
  50 km ESE of Bāndarban, Bangladesh
• M 4.8 — 2021-10-19
  19 km W of Saiha, India
• M 4.8 — 2019-02-17
  16 km WSW of Saiha, India
• M 4.1 — 2018-03-30
  40 km SSW of Saiha, India
• M 4.7 — 2016-06-27
  24 km NE of Raoj?n, Bangladesh
• M 4.3 — 2015-01-15
  32 km SSW of Lunglei, India