Panchlaish Thana

Panchlaish (পাঁচলাইশ) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

Geography
Panchlaish is located at 22.3667°N, 91.825°W. It has 37105 households and total area 27.45 km2.

Demographics
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Panchlaish had a population of 193,357, of whom 112,099 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 59.39% of the population, and females 40.61%. Panchlaish had an average literacy rate of 59.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.

Points of interest
Rupali Guitar, an 18 ft stainless steel sculpture memorializing Ayub Bachchu, was erected in the Prabartak roundabout in 2019.

Notable residents

 * Shakil Khan, film actor