Sunamganj Sadar Upazila
Sunamganj Sadar
সুনামগঞ্জ সদর | |
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UTC+6 (BST) | |
Postal code | 3000 |
Website | www |
Sunamganj Sadar (Bengali: সুনামগঞ্জ সদর) is an upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Sunamganj Sadar is located at 25°04′N 91°24′E / 25.067°N 91.400°E. Geographically, it is situated on the northeastern part of Bangladesh. It has 49,557 households and total area 290.71 km2.[1] It is the meeting place of three different upazilas. People are comparatively rich here and love fashion. Also It is placed near the bank of the Surma which is the longest river of Bangladesh. This area has mineral resources like natural gas, mineral oil, raw material for industries, crops, fish and so on. "Tanguar haor" has been included the world heritage site which has thousand species of bird, fish, reptiles and so on are living together. Every year many Bangladeshi and foreign tourists, researchers, nature-lovers, etc. visit.
Demographics
According to the
In the
In the 1991 Bangladesh
Administration
Sunamganj Sadar Upazila is divided into Sunamganj Municipality and nine
Sunamganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 44
Sunamganj Sadar
- Mollapara UP is a model union in Sunamganj Sadar
Technology
The city of Sunamganj is now being developed in different areas like technology, education, improvement of living system though it was far away from the modern technology. For instance, except few people, nobody knows how can use an internet or just making a phone call. However, nowadays, many residents use modern technology instead without formal education. There are five first class international standard mobile phone company like Grameen phone and Banglalink. and national mobile phone company Teletalk has been installing communication tower, BTS, and related to its even every place from city to rural areas. This area is becoming the most probable business sector for mobile companies to make a business. Now everyone has at least a mobile phone even he or she is worker. In addition, these communication companies are offering competitive call rates and data bonus. On the other hand, every school, college or madrasa are offering computer education. Besides, most of the coaching centers are also bestowing the basic introduction to English with computers in the city.
Notable people
- Hason Raja, musician, mystic poet, philosopher
- Dewan Mohammad Azraf, teacher, author, politician, journalist, philosopher
- Shah Abdul Karim, musician, philosopher, mysterious poet, Baul Emperor
See also
- Sunamganj
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Sunamganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Sunamganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Upazila/Thana-2001 Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.