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  • Kaptai Dam
  • Dam in Kaptai, Rangamati District

    Kaptai Dam (Bengali: কাপ্তাই বাঁধ) is on the Karnaphuli River at Kaptai, 65 km (40 mi) upstream from Chittagong in Rangamati District, Bangladesh. It

    Kaptai Dam

    Kaptai Dam

    Kaptai_Dam

  • Kaptai Lake
  • Man-made lake in Bangladesh

    created as a result of building the Kaptai Dam on the Karnaphuli River, as part of the Karnafuli Hydropower Station. Kaptai Lake's average depth is 100 feet

    Kaptai Lake

    Kaptai Lake

    Kaptai_Lake

  • Karnaphuli
  • River in India and Bangladesh

    power plant in the country. An earth-filled dam on the Karnaphuli River, the Kaptai Dam, created the Kaptai Lake, which acts as the water reservoir for

    Karnaphuli

    Karnaphuli

    Karnaphuli

  • Chakma history
  • History of an Indian subcontinent ethnic group

    East Pakistan, which later became Bangladesh. The construction of the Kaptai Dam in the 1960s, which flooded vast areas of the Chittagong Hill Tracts,

    Chakma history

    Chakma_history

  • Kaptai Upazila
  • Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh

    of Bangladesh. The Kaptai Dam, built for this purpose on the Karnaphuli River, created the Kaptai Lake, the largest man-made dam in Bangladesh. According

    Kaptai Upazila

    Kaptai Upazila

    Kaptai_Upazila

  • List of dams and reservoirs
  • Mi Dams Hòa Bình Dam Lai Châu Dam Na Hang Dam Sơn La Dam Thác Mơ Dam Trị An Dam Trung Sơn Dam Yali Falls Dam Kaptai Dam Tala Dam Bhote Koshi Dam Chilime

    List of dams and reservoirs

    List_of_dams_and_reservoirs

  • Karnaphuli Hydropower Station
  • Hydropower station in Bangladesh

    of Bangladesh. This power station was constructed by building a dam, known as Kaptai Dam, across the Karnaphuli River, harnessing the power of flowing water

    Karnaphuli Hydropower Station

    Karnaphuli_Hydropower_Station

  • Chakma people
  • Ethnic group from the Indian subcontinent

    conflict with the 1997 peace treaty. This force and the construction of Kaptai Dam by the then-Pakistan government in Chakma areas which submerged cultivable

    Chakma people

    Chakma people

    Chakma_people

  • Kaptai
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    District Kaptai Dam, an artificial dam in Rangamati District Kaptai Lake, the largest lake in Bangladesh Kaptai road, Chittagong-Kaptai highway Kaptai High

    Kaptai

    Kaptai

  • East Pakistan
  • Former provincial wing of Pakistan (1956–1971)

    Khan did implement significant industrialisation in East Pakistan. The Kaptai Dam was built in 1965, and the Eastern Refinery was established in Chittagong

    East Pakistan

    East Pakistan

    East_Pakistan

  • Rangamati District
  • District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh

    as a result of building the Kaptai Dam on the Karnaphuli River, as part of the Karnaphuli Hydro-electric Project. The Kaptai Lake's average depth is 100

    Rangamati District

    Rangamati District

    Rangamati_District

  • Ayub Khan
  • President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969

    Mangla Dam (one of the world's largest dams), several small dams and water reservoirs in West Pakistan, and one dam in East Pakistan, the Kaptai Dam. President

    Ayub Khan

    Ayub Khan

    Ayub_Khan

  • Jumma (people)
  • Term used to refer the indigenous peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts

    customary practices were left in place. During the construction of the Kaptai Dam, more than 18,000 families and 100,000 tribal people were evicted by then

    Jumma (people)

    Jumma (people)

    Jumma_(people)

  • Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict
  • Conflict between the Bangladeshi government and tribal insurgents

    displacement of as many as 100,000 natives due to the construction of the Kaptai Dam in 1962. The displaced did not receive compensation from the government

    Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict

    Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict

    Chittagong_Hill_Tracts_conflict

  • Banknotes of the Bangladeshi taka
  • (the national bird) 29 December 1988 ৳10 Copper Atia Mosque Spillway of Kaptai Dam 3 September 1982 ৳50 Red National Martyrs' Memorial Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban

    Banknotes of the Bangladeshi taka

    Banknotes of the Bangladeshi taka

    Banknotes_of_the_Bangladeshi_taka

  • Bangladesh Army
  • Land warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces

    people, numbering an estimated 100,000 caused by the construction of the Kaptai Dam by the then Pakistan government in 1962. Displaced tribesmen did not receive

    Bangladesh Army

    Bangladesh Army

    Bangladesh_Army

  • Special Frontier Force
  • Special covert unit of Indian armed forces

    successfully executed several mission plans that included the destruction of the Kaptai Dam and other bridges of strategic value. The Inspector General also urged

    Special Frontier Force

    Special Frontier Force

    Special_Frontier_Force

  • Greater Chittagong
  • Historic district of Bangladesh

    Chatteshwari Temple Cox's Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive Shah Amanat Bridge Kaptai Dam Nandirhat Zamindar Bari City Gate, Chittagong Lal Dighi, Chittagong Chittagong

    Greater Chittagong

    Greater Chittagong

    Greater_Chittagong

  • List of reservoirs by surface area
  • by damming the outlets of natural lakes to regulate water levels, such as ones at Uganda's Owen Falls Dam (Lake Victoria) and Russia's Irkutsk Dam (Lake

    List of reservoirs by surface area

    List_of_reservoirs_by_surface_area

  • Chittagong Hill Tracts
  • Region in southeastern Bangladesh

    hills and flows into the Bay of Bengal. The Kaptai Dam, built on the Karnaphuli River, has created Kaptai Lake, the largest artificial lake in Bangladesh

    Chittagong Hill Tracts

    Chittagong Hill Tracts

    Chittagong_Hill_Tracts

  • Tlabung
  • Place in Mizoram, India

    to Rangamati in Bangladesh but due to construction of downstream Kaptai Dam at Kaptai in Bangladesh, access to Port of Chittagong is not possible by boat

    Tlabung

    Tlabung

  • Tridev Roy
  • Pakistani politician

    the region. The Pakistani government also opened a hydro-electric dam, the Kaptai Dam in the early 1960s, which flooded about 40% of the Chakmas' available

    Tridev Roy

    Tridev Roy

    Tridev_Roy

  • Azam Khan (general)
  • Pakistani general and Governor (1908–1994)

    infrastructure projects such as the Kaptai Dam, a major U.S.-funded project previously plagued by mismanagement and corruption. The dam's completion was regarded

    Azam Khan (general)

    Azam Khan (general)

    Azam_Khan_(general)

  • Censorship in Bangladesh
  • to censor Teardrops of Karnaphuli, a documentary about the effect of Kaptai Dam on the indigenous community in Chittagong Hill Tracts. The documentary

    Censorship in Bangladesh

    Censorship in Bangladesh

    Censorship_in_Bangladesh

  • Manabendra Narayan Larma
  • Bangladeshi politician (1939–1983)

    at Maorum (Mahapuram) village, which is now drowned under the Kaptai Lake of Kaptai Dam. He belonged to the Chakma tribe, which inhabits in the Chittagong

    Manabendra Narayan Larma

    Manabendra Narayan Larma

    Manabendra_Narayan_Larma

  • Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord
  • 1997 agreement in Bangladesh

    people, numbering an estimated 100,000 caused by the construction of the Kaptai Dam in 1962. In the mid 1980s, the government began settling Bengalis in the

    Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord

    Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord

    Chittagong_Hill_Tracts_Peace_Accord

  • Shamoon Alam Khan
  • Pakistani retired admiral

    Marines battalions, and later made a way to secure intelligence on the Kaptai Dam. In 1971, Lt-Cdr. Shamoon was taken war prisoner by Indian Army after

    Shamoon Alam Khan

    Shamoon_Alam_Khan

  • Refugees in India
  • Overview of legally registered refugees residing in India

    part of Mizoram because they were displaced by the construction of the Kaptai Dam on the Karnaphuli River in 1962. Because there was no rehabilitation or

    Refugees in India

    Refugees in India

    Refugees_in_India

  • History of Bangladesh
  • autonomous status was revoked by Pakistan, which built the controversial Kaptai Dam that displaced the area's indigenous people. When Bangladesh became independent

    History of Bangladesh

    History_of_Bangladesh

  • Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti
  • Bangladeshi political party

    on behalf of the 100,000 natives displaced by the construction of the Kaptai Dam, seeking rehabilitation and compensation. After the creation of Bangladesh

    Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti

    Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti

    Parbatya_Chattagram_Jana_Samhati_Samiti

  • Terrorism in Bangladesh
  • influx of Bengali settlers and development projects like the 1963 Kaptai Dam. The Kaptai Dam had displaced nearly 100,000 tribal people. The Parbatya Chattagram

    Terrorism in Bangladesh

    Terrorism in Bangladesh

    Terrorism_in_Bangladesh

  • Chakmas of Arunachal Pradesh
  • Ethnic group in India

    by the Kaptai Dam, built on the Karnaphuli River in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of what was then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. The dam's reservoir

    Chakmas of Arunachal Pradesh

    Chakmas of Arunachal Pradesh

    Chakmas_of_Arunachal_Pradesh

  • Changlang district
  • District of Arunachal Pradesh in India

    many Chakmas and Hajong. They had fled from East Pakistan, where the Kaptai Dam was constructed on their lands, displacing hundreds of thousands. Changlang

    Changlang district

    Changlang district

    Changlang_district

  • Chittagong Hill Tracts Welfare Association
  • projects encouraged logging and the establishment of rubber plantations. The Kaptai Dam, completed in 1962, submerged 40% of the arable land in the CHT and displaced

    Chittagong Hill Tracts Welfare Association

    Chittagong_Hill_Tracts_Welfare_Association

  • Operation Dabanal
  • Operation by Bangladesh Army

    Over 100 thousand tribals became refugees due to the construction of the Kaptai Dam, which also flooded 40 percent of agricultural land, and many were not

    Operation Dabanal

    Operation Dabanal

    Operation_Dabanal

  • Buddhism in Mizoram
  • Buddhism in the Indian state

    neighbouring Indian states after their lands were submerged by the filling of Kaptai dam and due to the communal violence. Some also migrated to Mizoram to escape

    Buddhism in Mizoram

    Buddhism in Mizoram

    Buddhism_in_Mizoram

  • Charles E. Bowers
  • American civil engineer and researcher (1919–2008)

    cause of the failure of Kaptai Dam on the Karnafuli river in Bangladesh. The river originates in the Himalaya Mountains and the dam was supposed to protect

    Charles E. Bowers

    Charles E. Bowers

    Charles_E._Bowers

  • International rankings of Bangladesh
  • Kaptai Dam

    International rankings of Bangladesh

    International_rankings_of_Bangladesh

  • Pablakhali Wildlife Sanctuary
  • the valley and pale brown to yellow-red (acidic) loam on the hills. A dam at Kaptai (Bengali: কাপ্তাই বাঁধ) was constructed as a part of Karnaphuli hydroelectric

    Pablakhali Wildlife Sanctuary

    Pablakhali Wildlife Sanctuary

    Pablakhali_Wildlife_Sanctuary

  • Illegal immigration to India
  • Illegal foreigners in India

    because they were displaced by the construction of the Kaptai Dam on the Karnaphuli River in 1962, the dam flooded 655 square kilometres and displaced over

    Illegal immigration to India

    Illegal_immigration_to_India

  • Chandranath Hill
  • Mountain in Bangladesh

    Bay of Bengal. Now a rubber dam is built on Mahamaya canal. It is the second-largest man-made lake in Bangladesh after Kaptai Lake. Upon reaching the base

    Chandranath Hill

    Chandranath Hill

    Chandranath_Hill

  • Prajnananda Mahathera
  • Bangladeshi Buddhist monk and educator

    Committee from 2010 President, Banophool Adibashi Education Foundation, Dhaka Kaptai Dam Chakma people Bangladesh Bauddha Kristi Prachar Sangha Bangladesh Sanskrit

    Prajnananda Mahathera

    Prajnananda Mahathera

    Prajnananda_Mahathera

  • National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh (1996)
  • 1996 Indian Supreme Court case on the rights of non-citizens

    East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) were displaced by the construction of the Kaptai Dam hydroelectric project in 1964 and took shelter in Assam and Tripura. Since

    National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh (1996)

    National_Human_Rights_Commission_v._State_of_Arunachal_Pradesh_(1996)

  • Mahamaya Chhara Irrigation Extension Project
  • Reservoir in South-Eastern Bangladesh

    December 2010. It is the second largest man made lake in Bangladesh after Kaptai Lake. The project also provided recreational areas. Government is also planning

    Mahamaya Chhara Irrigation Extension Project

    Mahamaya Chhara Irrigation Extension Project

    Mahamaya_Chhara_Irrigation_Extension_Project

  • List of lakes by country
  • – Located on the border of Israel and Jordan. Lake Khanka Gowd-e-Zereh Kaptai Lake Cypt Tonlé Sap Dongting Lake Poyang Lake Qinghai Lake Lake Tai Avalanche

    List of lakes by country

    List_of_lakes_by_country

  • Piranha
  • Common name for certain fishes of the family Serrasalmidae

    piranha or Pygocentrus nattereri). Piranhas have also been discovered in the Kaptai Lake in southeast Bangladesh. Research is being carried out to establish

    Piranha

    Piranha

    Piranha

  • Meromictic lake
  • Permanently stratified lake with layers of water that do not intermix

    altitude. Kaptai Lake, in Rangamati Hill District, at the southeastern part of Bangladesh. It was created by constructing a dam at Kaptai to set up a

    Meromictic lake

    Meromictic lake

    Meromictic_lake

  • Danio annulosus
  • Species of fish

    in the pool. There is a good chance of finding them in Kaptai lake system formed by the damming of Karnafuli River, as a small stream drains the pool to

    Danio annulosus

    Danio_annulosus

  • Tourism in Bangladesh
  • administrative headquarters of Rangamati Hill District in the Chittagong. Kaptai lake, the hanging bridge and Pablakhali reserve forest are some of the notable

    Tourism in Bangladesh

    Tourism in Bangladesh

    Tourism_in_Bangladesh

  • List of banned films
  • of Karnaphuli This documentary by Tanvir Mokammel about the effects of Kaptai Dam on the indigenous community in Chittagong Hill Tracts was banned in Bangladesh

    List of banned films

    List_of_banned_films

  • Sonagazi Upazila
  • Upazila in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh

    Feni District including Sonagazi Upazila. The project features a closure dam located in Sonagazi Upazila tasked with regulating the combined flow of the

    Sonagazi Upazila

    Sonagazi Upazila

    Sonagazi_Upazila

  • Fatikchhari Upazila
  • Upazila in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh

    Garden and Kanchannagar Rubber Garden. It also home to the Bhujpur Rubber Dam. Bibir Hat is the administrative centre of the Fatikchhari Upazila, not Fatikchhari

    Fatikchhari Upazila

    Fatikchhari Upazila

    Fatikchhari_Upazila

  • Bangladesh Scouts
  • National scout organization of Bangladesh

    Bahadurpur (Rover Scout Training Centre), Gazipur Muktagacha, Mymensingh Kaptai, Rangamati Dosmail, Dinajpur Lokkhonabond, Sylhet Rupatoly, Barisal Lalmai

    Bangladesh Scouts

    Bangladesh Scouts

    Bangladesh_Scouts

  • Ramgati Upazila
  • Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh

    Pakistan's Irrigation Department constructed the earthen 13.68 km Meghna Cross-Dam I across a major branch of the Meghna River which flowed between Ramgati

    Ramgati Upazila

    Ramgati Upazila

    Ramgati_Upazila

  • Sandwip Upazila
  • Upazila in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh

    2030. In 2010, the Government of Bangladesh announced a plan to build a dam in Urir Char to reclaim land as it had suffered greatly from Tropical Storm

    Sandwip Upazila

    Sandwip Upazila

    Sandwip_Upazila

  • Monohorgonj Upazila
  • Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh

    is Dakatia River. This Upazila is situated on the banks of this river. A dam has been built by the Water Development Board toward one side of the waterway

    Monohorgonj Upazila

    Monohorgonj Upazila

    Monohorgonj_Upazila

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