Kaptai

Kaptai

Kaptai is a region in south-eastern Bangladesh. The Kaptai Upazila (subdistrict) is part of the Rangamati District of Chittagong Division. Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station, the only Hydro-electric power plant of Bangladesh is located here. The Kaptai Dam built for this purpose on the Karnaphuli River created the Kaptai Lake, the largest man-made dam in Bangladesh.

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