Sunamganj Sadar ( bn, সুনামগঞ্জ সদর) is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

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 Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Geography

Sunamganj Sadar is located at . Geographically, it is situated on the northeastern part of

. It has 50664 households and total area 268.61 km². 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

. 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

In the 1991 Bangladesh

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Sunamganj Sadar had a population of 303,153. Males constituted 51.27% of the population, and females 48.73%. The population above 18 was 153,046. Sunamganj Sadar had an average literacy rate of 23.9% (7+ years), below the national average of 32.4%. Religions:

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

65%,

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

35%,

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

2%,

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

0.72%, and others 0.28% the population of the upazila was approximately 367,230, with males constituting 51.32% of the population, and females 48.68% of the population (a drop of 0.5% since 1991). There were 401

villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

present, with total households of 8,341, with 236 mauzas, 14 unions, 44 mahallahs, and 9 wards. The total literacy rate for both females and males was 35.3%, an increase of 2.9% since 1991.Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Upazila/Thana-2001
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

Administration

Sunamganj Sadar Upazila is divided into Sunamganj Municipality and nine

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 ...

s: Aptabnagar, Gourarang, Jahangirnagar, Kathair, Laxmansree, Mohonpur, Mollahpara, Rangarchar, and Surma. The union parishads are subdivided into 114 mauzas and 268 villages. Sunamganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 44

mahalla is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...

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 Dewan Hason Raja Chowdhury, or simply known as Hason Raja ( bn, হাসন রাজা; 21 December 1854 – 6 December 1922), was a Bengali mystic poet and songwriter from Sylhet, Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh). His unique style of mu ...

, musician, mystic poet, philosopher *

Dewan Mohammad Azraf Dewan Mohammad Azraf ( bn, দেওয়ান মোহাম্মদ আজরফ; 1908–1999) was a Bengali philosopher, teacher, author, politician, journalist and activist. In 1993, he was honoured as a National Professor in Bangladesh. H ...

, teacher, author, politician, journalist, philosopher

References

{{Upazilas of Sylhet Division Upazilas of Sunamganj District