Sholokbahar () is Ward No. 8 of the Chattogram City Corporation and is administratively divided among three thanas: Chawkbazar Thana (East), Panchlaish Thana (Central), and Khulshi Thana (West) in Chattogram, Bangladesh.
Sholokbahar Ward covers an area of 12.04 square kilometres.
According to the 2011 Population and Housing Census of Bangladesh, Sholokbahar Ward had a total population of 134,056, of which 72,091 were male and 61,965 were female. The ward contained 28,558 households.
Sholokbahar Ward is located in the central part of the Chattogram City Corporation. It is bounded by: ⢠West: Ward No. 9 North Pahartali ⢠South: Ward No. 13, Ward No. 14, Ward No. 15, Ward No. 16, and Ward No. 6 ⢠East: Ward No. 6, Ward No. 4, and Ward No. 7 ⢠North: Ward No. 7 and Ward No. 2
During the era of Arab merchants, the part of the ancient Karnaphuli River where trading vessels anchored was known as âÂÂSulukul Bahar.â In Arabic, the term means âÂÂa resting place or harbour for merchant ships.âÂÂ
Over time, the name evolved from Sulukul Bahar to Salluk Bahar, and eventually to the modern name Shulakbahar (Shulk Bahar).
Sholokbahar is Ward No. 8 of the Chattogram City Corporation. ⢠The eastern part is administered under Chawkbazar Thana. ⢠The central part falls under Panchlaish Thana. ⢠The western part is under Khulshi Thana.
It is also part of the Chittagong-10 (Constituency 287) of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament).