Moulvibazar District
Moulvibazar
মৌলভীবাজার | ||
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Moulvibazar (Bengali: মৌলভীবাজার) also spelled Maulvibazar,[2] Moulavibazar,[3] and Maulavibazar,[4] (former South Sylhet) is the southeastern district of Sylhet Division in northeastern Bangladesh, named after the town of Moulvibazar. It is bordered by the Indian states of Tripura and Assam to the south and east, respectively; by the Bangladeshi districts of Habiganj to the west and Sylhet to the north.
Etymology
The district, Moulvibazar is named after the
History
Copper plates have been found from 930 AD in Paschimbagh, Tengubazar Mandir, Rajnagar and one of Raja Marundanath from the 11th century in Kalapur,
After the
The final raja of the Ita Kingdom, Raja Subid Narayan lost a battle in 1610 in which the region became under the rule of Khwaja Usman, a fierce opponent of the Mughal Empire. He then established his new capital in Uhar, Kamalganj and managed to gain control of South Sylhet.[10] However, this rule was short-lived after Mughal General Islam Khan I's attack in 1612.[11] An important battle between the Mughal Empire and the Baro-Bhuyans was held in Pathan Ushar, Kamalganj. This led to the death of Afghan leader Khwaja Usman.[12]
The Panchgaon Factory in Rajnagar Upazila produced cannons for the Mughal Empire. The famous Jahan Kosha Cannon, built by Janardan Karmakar remains in display in Dhaka.[8]
After the
In 1912, there was an anti-British protest held in the village of Jagatshi in the
In 1950, the Shah of Iran,
Armed resistance begun at the village of Srirainagar in Kanakpur on 27 March 1971. The Pakistani army was said to have made a surprise attack on the procession there in which two people were killed. On 20 December, a number of people were killed and wounded by mine explosions at the premises of the Moulvibazar Government High School.[2]
On 22 February 1984, the
Geography
Moulvibazar is in Sylhet, a district to the North-East of Bangladesh. It is 2,707 km2 in area, and has a population of 1.38 million. It is situated between 24.10 degree 24.35 degree north latitude and between 90.35 degree and 91.20-degree east longitude. It is surrounded by Sylhet District in the north, Habiganj District in the west and Indian states of Assam and Tripura in the east and south respectively.[citation needed]
The main rivers of the district are the
In the last few years Moulvibazar has had a muti-million dollar flood defence system built, which is the only one like it in the whole country.[13]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1974 | 991,768 | — |
1981 | 1,171,606 | +2.41% |
1991 | 1,376,566 | +1.63% |
2001 | 1,612,374 | +1.59% |
2011 | 1,919,062 | +1.76% |
2022 | 2,123,445 | +0.92% |
Sources:[1][14] |
According to the
Religion | Population (1941)[15]: 36–37 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2011)[14] | Percentage (2011) |
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Hinduism | 306,136 | 51.31% | 471,974 | 24.59% |
Islam | 277,011 | 46.43% | 1,425,786 | 74.30% |
Tribal religion | 12,745 | 2.14% | 5,727 | 0.30% |
Christianity | 433 | 0.07% | 15,350 | 0.80% |
Others [b] | 285 | 0.05% | 225 | 0.01% |
Total Population | 596,610 | 100% | 1,919,062 | 100% |
Muslims make up 74.61% of the population, while Hindus are 24.44% and Christians 0.80% of the population. Moulvibazar was formerly a Hindu-majority region before Partition. Ethnic population is 63,466 (3.31%), mainly tea tribes and indigenous groups like Tripuri and Khasi.[14]
Administration
Moulvibazar is made up of 7 subdivisions or upazilas. They are:
- Moulvibazar Sadar
- Kamalganj
- Kulaura
- Rajnagar
- Sreemangal
- Barlekha (originally part of Joldhup in Karimganj)
- Juri (formed in 2005 from unions of Kulaura and Barlekha)
There are 67 Unions, 2,064 Villages and 5
During the
The incomplete list of parganas of South Sylhet are as follows:- Noyakhali Zila: Chowallish, Balishira, Satgaon, Chautali, Giasnagar, Chaitanyanagar, Athanagiri
- Rajnagar Zila: Ita, Shamshernagar, Alinagar, Indeshwar, Panishail/Panishali, Bhanugach, Adampur
- HingaziaZila: Kanihati, Baramchal, Bhatera, Patharia, Yaqubnagar, Longla
Later on, South Sylhet subdivision was divided into five thanas:[18]
- Moulvibazar Thana: Parganas - Shamshernagar, Chowallish, Shaistanagar, Howlisatrasati
- Kamalganj Thana: Parganas - Adampur, Bhanugach, Chhoychiri, Shamshernagar
- Kulaura Thana: Parganas - Kanihati, Patharia, Longla, Baramchal
- Rajnagar Thana: Parganas - Indeswar, Shamshernagar
- Sreemangal Thana: Parganas - Balishira, Chautali
Economy
The main exports of Moulvibazar are
Religion
The district of Moulvibazar consists 2967 mosques, 613 temples, 56 churches and 22
An small minority of
Transport
The main transport systems used in the city are Cycle
Tourism
The District contains the highest amount of tea plantations in the country.
Education
The
Notable people
- Syed Mujtaba Ali, writer, scholar and linguist[citation needed]
- Md. Keramat Ali, MLA, 1954 and MNA 1965
- Abdul Muntaquim Chaudhury MNA, MP was MNA in 62 and 70 in East Pakistan and MP of Bangladesh First Parliamentary Election was also a senior member of constitution writing team in 1971[citation needed]
- Mohammad Ataul Karim is provost and executive vice chancellor at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.[23]
- Tommy Miah, restaurateur and celebrity chef[24]
- Shafiqur Rahman, physician and Amir of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
- Finance Minister of Bangladesh.[25]
- Doly Begum, Canadian politician[26]
- Naser Rahman, former MP for Moulvibazar-3 and chairman of the Saifur Rahman Foundation
- Surendra Kumar Sinha, Chief Justice of Bangladesh (2015-2017)[27]
- British Bangladeshi mayor.[32]
- Nijhum Raat was released.[33]
- Shanaj Ahmed, cricketer for Sylhet Division
- Syed Mohammad Ali, founder of The Daily Star - the largest circulating daily English-language newspaper in Bangladesh.[34]
- CIE, first native minister of Assam, pioneer of the agricultural industry
- Dwijen Sharma, botanist, environmentalist and science writer.[35]
- Mahbubur Rahman Sufil, footballer and captain of Arambagh KS
- Syed Mohsin Ali, former Social Welfare Minister of Bangladesh
- Syeda Saira Mohsin, former MP for Moulvibazar-3
- Bangladesh Awami League
- Shahab Uddin, Bangladeshi Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Nawab of Longla, Honorary Magistrate, Expert hunter, Philanthropist and Educationist
- Nawab Ali Abbas Khan, Jatiya Party politician and three-time MP for Moulvibazar-2
- Nawab of Longla, ministerand leader of the Independent Muslim Party
- Abdul Matin, former MP for Moulvibazar-2
- Parvez Haris, biomedical science professor at De Montfort University
- Rangalal Sen, National Professor of Bangladesh
- Mohammad Zillur Rahman, MP for Moulvibazar-3
See also
Notes
- ^ South Sylhet subdivision and Barlekha upazila of Sylhet district
- ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated
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- ^ a b "Bhougolik Porichiti". Moulvibazar Gov. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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