Rangamati district
1 parliamentary seat · 10 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.
About Rangamati district
Rangamati District, officially Rangamati Hill District, is a district in the south-eastern Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division. The city of Rangamati is known as the capital of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. By area, Rangamati is the largest district of the country.
History
Rangamati was a contesting ground for the kings of Tripura and Arakan. In 1737, Sher Mosta Khan, a tribal leader, took refuge with the Mughals. Subsequently, the Chakma settlement began along with various other settlements of varying ethnicity. From 1760 to 1761, the area was leased to the East India Company.
Geography
Rangamati is located in the Chittagong Division. It is bordered by the Tripura state of India to the north, Bandarban District to the south, Mizoram State of India and Chin State of Myanmar to the east, and Khagrachari and Chittagong Districts to the west. Rangamati is the only district in Bangladesh with international borders with two countries: India and Myanmar.
Economy
The economy of Rangamati is hugely dependent on agriculture, with a total of 41.94% of the population employed there. Other occupational percentages are: agricultural labourer 12.06%, wage labourer 4.95%, commerce 8.22%, service 13.04%, fishing 2.02%, industry 4.57%, forestry 3.2%, and others 10%.
Source: Wikipedia, Rangamati District · CC BY-SA 4.0
Notable people of Rangamati
- Kamrul Islam
- Russel Mahmud Liton
- Shahajuddin Tipu
- Alamgir Kabir
- Mumtaheena Toya
- Zahed Ur Rahman
- Firoja Begum Chino
- Kanak Chanpa Chakma
- Monjulika Chakma
- Parijat Kusum Chakma
- Ritu Porna Chakma
- Suro Krishna Chakma
Map of the district
Boundaries from the Election Commission's description of the seats, drawn on the maps of OpenStreetMap (upazilas), OCHA (city corporations) and geoBoundaries (city wards; BBS, 2015); approximate. Background map from OpenStreetMap. 1 seat; tap an area to open that seat's page.
Seats and their members
Rangamati is a district in Chattogram division with 1 seat in Parliament: Rangamati (Rangamati Hill District). In the 13th Parliament the seat is held by the BNP. In the 12th Parliament (2024) the seat was held by the Awami League.
Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026