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Chakladar (Bengali: চাকলাদার (Bengali)) also spelled as Chaklader which means ′Head of the Chakla′, is a Bengali Surname of the people in the Indian states of West Bengal and Bangladesh (previously Bengal Presidency)[1][2]

Origin and meaning

Chakla means an administrative division[2] under the Province and dar means owner, head of something.

References

  1. ^ Mookerjee, S (1959), Bengalee Surnames (PDF)
  2. ^ a b Akhtar, Shirin (2012). "Chakla System". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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