Akhaura (Bengali: আখাউড়া ) is an Upazila of Brahmanbaria District, a district of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Akhaura Upazila, with an area of 99.28 km2. The main river in the surrounding area is the Titas River.It played an important historical role during both World War II and Liberation War of Bangladesh. The administration of Akhaura thana, now an upazila, was established in 1976. The upazila includes one municipality, five union parishads, 107 mouzas and 113 villages.