Dolarbazar Union ( bn, দোলারবাজার ইউনিয়ন) is a
Union Parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...
under
Chhatak Upazila
Chhatak ( bn, ছাতক) is an upazila of the Sunamganj District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. It is named after its headquarters, the town of Chhatak.
Etymology
According to the majority of researchers including Dewan Mohammad Azraf, the ...
of
Sunamganj District
Sunamganj ( bn, সুনামগঞ্জ) is a district located in north-eastern Bangladesh within the Sylhet Division.
History
In the ancient period, Sunamganj was part of the Laur Kingdom. After the conquest of Sylhet (Kingdom of Gauiurh) ...
in the division of
Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 24.7 square kilometres and a population of 32,150.
History
Suf saint Ahsan Shah came to this area and is now buried in Moinpur.
The 20th century was an important part for Dolarbazar's development. In 1903, its first government primary school opened in Moinpur. In 1940, the Moinpur Eidgah was established. A decade later, the Golal Ratiya graveyard was created serving the local community. In 1994, the Janata Degree College opened in Moinpur. The union council office building was established on 7 January 2006.
Geography
Dolarbazar Union is located in the Chhatak Upazila. It borders Chhaila Afjalabad Union in the east, Singchapair Union in the west, North Khurma Union and Gobindganj Syedergaon in the north and
Jagannathpur Upazila
Jagannathpur ( bn, জগন্নাথপুর) is an upazila located in the southeast of the district of Sunamganj and in the middle of the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is bordered by Chhatak and Dakshin Sunamganj to the north, Bish ...
in the south. It has an area of 24.7 square kilometres.
Demography
Dolarbazar has a population of 32,150.
Administration
Dolarbazar constitutes the no. 10 union council of Chhatak Upazila. It contains 51 villages and 28
mouzas.
Villages
The villages are divided into 9 wards, each with a representative.
They are as follows:
* Ward 1 (Giash Uddin Moinpuri): Amajastipur, Kursi, Chowkh Isabpur, Chankhar Bagoin, Chhaila, Durgapur, Moinpur, Shashon
* Ward 2 (Tajud Miah Katasholi): Katashola, Rauli
* Ward 3 (Shafiq Miah Southern Kursi): North Kursi, South Kursi
* Ward 4 (Abul Khayr Jahedpuri): Chanpur, Chelarchor,
Jahedpur, Sherpur
* Ward 5 (Fayzur Rahman Muhammadpuri): Alampur, Chowkh Krishnapur, Khaghata, Gopinathpur, Chichhorauli, Talebpur, Doshpaika, Bubrajan, Buraiya, Bhaowa, Muhammadpur, Rampur
* Ward 6 (Salik Miah Chowdhury Eastern Boshontopuri): Gobindpur, Talupat, Dilalpur, Narsinghpur, Boshontopur, Jugolnogor, Srikrishnapur
* Ward 7 (Arif Ahmad Zamir Barogopi): Kollanpur, Barogopi
* Ward 8 (Hafiz Abdul Jalil Palpuri): Ekakamai, Gopalpur, Joti, Janaiya, Jomshorpur, Palpur, Lakshmipasha, Sulaymanpur
* Ward 9 (Abdul Hashim Mukhtarpuri): Nomshapur, Bademuktarpur, Bahubali, Muktarpur, Rampur
List of chairmen
Economy and tourism
Dolarbazar has a significant number of British and American immigrants contributing to its economy. It has eight
Haat bazaar
Haat or hat, even haat bazaar, is an open-air market that serves as a trading venue for local people in rural areas and towns of Indian subcontinent, especially in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. Haat bazaars are conducted on a regular ba ...
s.
They are as follows:
# Moinpur Bazar
# Dolar Bazar
# Kursi Bazar
# Alampur Bazar
#
Jahedpur Old Bazar
#
Jahedpur New Bazar
# Buraiya Bazar
# Palpur Point
Education
The Union has a literacy rate of 35%. It has 18 primary schools and 3 high schools. There are six
madrasa
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
s (including one
Kamil madrasa).
Language and culture
The native population converse in their native
Sylheti dialect but can also converse in
Standard Bengali
Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second most widely spoken of t ...
. Languages such as
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
and English are also taught in schools. The Union contains 51 mosques and 9
eidgah
Eidgah or Idgah, also Eid Gah or Id Gah ( fa, "site of Eid bservances; bn, ঈদগাহ; pnb, ; ur, ; hi, ईदगाह) is a term used in South Asian Islamic culture for the open-air enclosure usually outside the city (or at th ...
s.
They are as follows:
# Moinpur Central Jame Masjid and Eidgah
# Katashola Jame Masjid
# Rauli Jame Masjid
# Kursi Jame Masjid
# Chelarchor Jame Masjid
#
Jahedpur Jame Masjid
# Chanpur Jame Masjid
# Buraiya Jame Masjid
# Khaghata Jame Masjid
# Jugolnogor Jame Masjid
# Dolarbazar Jame Masjid
# Kollanpur Jame Masjid
# Palpur Jame Masjid
# Muktarpur Jame Masjid
# Rampur Jame Masjid
Sports
Moinpur, Palpur,
Jahedpur and Buraiya each have their own football clubs.
References
{{Sunamganj District
Unions of Chhatak Upazila
Sunamganj District