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30 Oct 2013

Sunamganj District

Sunamganj District
সুনামগঞ্জ
District
Location of Sunamganj District in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25.030869°N 91.403761°ECoordinates: 25.030869°N 91.403761°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Sylhet Division
Area
 • Total 3,669.58 km2 (1,416.83 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 1,968,669
 • Density 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
 • Summer (DST) BDST (UTC+7)
Postal code 3000
Sunamganj (Bengali: সুনামগঞ্জ Sunamgonj) is a district located in north-eastern Bangladesh within the Sylhet Division.

Geography

Sunamganj is located in the Sylhet Division with the Sylhet District to its east, Habiganj District to its south and Netrokona District to its west. The Surma River and Kushiyara River run through the district. The River Dhawka also run through district sunamganj.
The annual average temperature of Sunamganj has a maximum of 33.2°C and a minimum 13.6°C, with annual rainfall of 3334 mm. There are many haors and beels (wetlands ecosystems) in Sunamganj.

Civic administration

People and population

Sunamganj has a total population of 1,968,669; males constitute 50.89% and females 49.11%.
There are also some 6,643 person with ethnic affiliations of Manipuri, Khasia, Garo and Hajong ethnic groups from neighbouring countries.

Religion

Religion in Sunamganj District
Religion

Percent
Islam
  
 83.62%
Hinduism
  
 15.95%
others
  
 0.43%
The district of Sunamganj has 3566 mosques, 740 temples and 61 churches.

History

The name Sunamganj is derived from its founder, Sipahi Sunamuddin, who established a bazaar on the bank of the river Surma. In the ancient period, Sunamganj was part of the Rarh Kingdom that included western part of Sylhet, Habiganj, Netrokona, Kishoreganj and the northern part of Mymensingh. After the conquest of Sylhet in 1303 by Muslims under the spiritual guidance of Hazrat Shah Jalal, Hazrat Shah Kamal Qahafan brought the entire Kingdom of Rarh under his control with aid of his twelve disciples and Shah Moazzamuddin, administered the entire district from Shaharpara. Between the latter part of 1300 CE and 1765 CE, the present-day Sunamganj district was a part of Iqlim-e-Muazzamabad, i.e. the state of Muazzamabad, which was an independent state until 1612 when it was conquered by the mighty Mughal of Delhi. The last sultan of Muazzamabad was Hamid Khan Qureshi, who was widely known by his appellation of Shamsher Khan. After the fall of Jalalabad (present-day Sylhet), Shamsher Khan accepted the post of fauzad and remained so until his death.[1]
In 1336, a devastating flood occurred as a result of a broken dam in Manipur. This flood is popularly known as the 'White Water Flood'. An earthquake on 12 June 1897 caused many deaths.
During the war of liberation there were many encounters between freedom fighters and the Pakistani Army. Sunamganj was liberated on 6 December 1971.
Source Of Sylhet Sand (FM 2.5 to 2.8) in place Sunamganj Sadargor and Thahirpur Upzala Fazilpur. Only one Reserv Howor in Bangladesh Natural Fish Birth at Thahipur Upzala is called Townger Howor. Many Howor /Bil as Matihein Howor, Shonir Howor, Khocher Howor, jhamkhola howor,Dhekhar howor,Nalwar howor,Fatar howor, grow Paddy and Natural Fish Birthplace in Sunamganj.

Education

The major schools of Sunamganj are:[citation needed]
  • Rafinagor Union high school, Rafinagor, Derai,Sunamgonj
  • Sunamganj Deeni Senior Madrasah
  • Derai Girls High School, Derai
  • Derai High School, Derai
  • Al Hera Jamea Islamia Madrasha, Maizbari, Sunamganj
  • Buraiya Kamil Madrasah, Chhatak, Sunamganj
  • Aktapara Islamia Alim Madrasah, South Sunamganj
  • Amriya Islamia Dakhil Madrasah, South Sunamganj
  • Khairul Wara Tahfizul Quran Madrasah, Sichni, Pagla Bazar, South Sunamgonj
  • Birgaon Islamia Dakhil Madrasah, South Sunamgonj
  • Damodhar Topi Mahmudpur Dakhil Madrasah, South Sunamgonj
  • Pagla High School, South Sunamgonj
  • Purba Pagla High School, South Sunamgonj
  • Ikorsoi Jamea Islamia Senior Madrasah, Jagannatpur
  • Holiyarpara Jamea Qadriya Sunniya Senior Madrasah, Jagannatpur
  • Rasulganj Jamea Qurania Senior Madrasah, Jagannatpur
  • Habibpur Keshobpur Fazil Madrasa, Jagannatpur
  • Jubilee High School, Sunamganj
  • Abdul Haque Memorial College, Chhatak
  • Chhatak Cement Factory High School
  • Chhatak Bohumukhi High School
  • Government Satish Chandra Girls High School
  • HMP High School
  • Bulchand High School
  • Panchogram High School, Ronshi
  • Hazi Kamar Ali High School
  • Pirpur High School, Chattak
  • Moinpur High School, Chattak
  • Moinpur Janata College, Chattak
  • Sunamganj Government College, Sunamganj
  • Sunamganj Government Girls College, Sunamganj
  • Dargapasha Janata High School,South Sunamganj
  • Badshagonj Public High School, Dharampasha
  • Madhyanagar B.P. High School, Dharampasha
  • Chamardani High School, Dharampassa
  • Patli Union High School, Jagannathpur
  • Mirpur Deepakick High School,Jagannatpur
  • Abdus Subhan High School, Jagannathpur
  • Shaharpara Shah Kamal High School, Jagannathpur
  • Abdul Jabbar High School, Jagannathpur
  • Raniganj High School, Jagannathpur
  • Hatia High School, Derai
  • GC girls high school, Shalla
  • Shahid Ali high school, Shalla
  • Sulla College, Shalla
  • Balijuri Haji Elahi Baksh High School
  • Thahirpur Govt. High School, Tahirpur
  • Jagdish pur, Shafath Ullah High School, Jagannatpur

Stone and sand business

Since 1960 sunamganj has been known for the stone and sand business, River Sand. It has been supplying river sand, natural sand, crushed stone, gravel and shingle. Beside this there are more than a thousand businessman are involved in this business, where about fifty thousand workers are directly dependent in this sector.[citation needed]

Financial institutions

The leading financial institutions are:
  • BRAC Bank Limited, Sunamganj
  • Prime Bank Limited, Sunamganj
  • Pubali Bank Limited, Sunamganj
  • Mercantile Bank Limited, Sunamganj
  • Dutch Bangla Bank Limited, Sunamganj
  • National Bank Limited, Sunamganj
  • Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, Sunamganj
  • Sonali Bank Limited, Sunamganj
  • Rupali Bank Limited, Sunamganj
  • Agrani Bank Limited, Sunamganj
  • Janata Bank Limited, Sunamganj
  • Bangladesh Krishi Bank Limited, Sunamganj
  • Karmasangstan Bank

Subdivisions

Sunamganj District comprises 11 sub-districts or Upazilas:

Administration

Administrator of Zila Porishod: Barrister M. Anamul Kabir Emon][2]
Deputy Commissioner (DC): Mohammad Yamin Chowdhury[3]
IT Solutions
  • The IT industry is a relatively new sector in the country's economy. Though it is yet to make tangible contributions in the national economy. in Sunamganj It sector is rising attraction to the young generation.
  • Inspire new generation is a rising young web developer group started their mission to Inspire new generation by their voluntary workshop and seminar on Website design, Graphics, Networking to create new young entrepreneurship in Sunamganj. They also provide IT, Website design, Domain Registration, Web Hosting, Graphics, Software Development & Email Marketing and other computer aided Services.

Media and culture

Sunamganj is renowned for bards and folk music; mystic poet Hason Raja (1854CE-1922CE), Saifa Banu (1860-1926), Diwan Moshin Raja, Syed Shahnoor, Radharaman Dutta, Radhamadhav Dutta, Doorbin Shah, Shah Abdul Karim, Muniruzzaman Munir, Nurul Ghani, Dilly Meah, Qari Amiruddin and many more have hailed from this area.
Print media:
  • Daily sunamganjer khobor (Local)
  • Prothom Alo (National)
  • The Daily Kaler kantho (National)
  • The Daily Samakal (National)
  • The Daily Janakhanta (National)
  • The Daily Jugantar (National)
Telecommunications:
Satellite Television:

Notable personalities

  • Dewan Hasan Raja, lyricist of mystic Sufi songs
  • Abdus Samad Azad, politician
  • Shah Abdul Karim, mystic poet
  • Shahed Ali, author and novelist
  • Radharaman Dutta, lyricist of folk dhamal songs, a traditional form of dance imported from Punjab by early settlers in Sunamganj
  • Saifa Banu (1860-1926) is regarded as the first female poet of Bangladesh; she was a step-sister of the mystic poet Hasan Raja, and composed lyrics in Bengali, Urdu and Hindi. Local people called her ‘Haji Bibi’ as a mark of respect, following her pilgrimage to Mecca, and she was entrusted to resolve civil disputes as an arbitrator. She was married to ‘Abdul Wahid’, alias Hiran Miah, whose mental incapacity compelled Saifa to extend her responsibility beyond domestic chores, which rather challenging those days.[4]
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