Matuail

Matuail lies within the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra Irrigation Project (DND) area. The project, started in 1962 and completed in 1968, was meant to transform the floodplain of three rivers: the Buriganga, Balu, and Shitalakshya, into an agricultural polder protected by embankments against flooding and drained or irrigated by a pumping station. Unplanned urbanization and industrialization took off within the DND in 1988 after the Dhaka–Chittagong Highway was completed. Matuail became part of Dhaka South City Corporation in 2016 when Dhaka was expanded to include 16 largely rural union parishads mostly to the east. This increased the pace of urban sprawl. ==Geography==

It is located on the north side of the Dhaka–Chittagong Highway and on the south side of the Dhaka-Sylhet (Old Dhaka-Demra) Highway. Its area is . The area is about away from Motijheel. == Education ==

There are two colleges in Matuail: Matuail Haji Abdul Latib Bhuiyan Colleg e, founded in 1994, and Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College (2009). The former is the only honors level one. Secondary schools include Shamsul Hoque Khan School and College, founded in 1989, Rafiqul Islam School and College (2014), Matuail Bahumukhi High School (1969), Matuail Adarsha High School (1985), and Matuail Girls High School (2007). == References ==