Moulvibazar ( bn, মৌলভীবাজার) is a town in north-eastern

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 ...

just south of Sylhet. It is the capital of

Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila Moulvibazar Sadar ( bn, মৌলভীবাজার সদর) is an upazila of Moulvibazar District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. History In ancient times, the region was known as Chandrapur or Chandrarajya. After the Conquest of Go ...

and

Moulvibazar District Moulvibazar ( bn, মৌলভীবাজার) also spelled Maulvibazar, Moulavibazar, and Maulavibazar, (former South Sylhet) is the southeastern district of Sylhet Division in northeastern Bangladesh, named after the town of Moulvibazar. It ...

, and is located on the banks of the

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. The town has a high population density.

History

In 1771,

Moulvi Syed Qudratullah Moulvi Syed Qudratullah Sattar Munsef, ( bn, মৌলভী সৈয়দ কুদরত উল্লাহ ছাত্তার মুন্সেফ; born 1750) was a Bengali judge and entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder of Town ...

established a bazaar near the banks of the

using his

zamindar A zamindar ( Hindustani: Devanagari: , ; Persian: , ) in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semiautonomous ruler of a province. The term itself came into use during the reign of Mughals and later the British had begun using it as ...

i land. He started importing edible goods, such as fruits and vegetables opening up opportunities for people to purchase as well as sell. The location allowed easy access through river and land transport. The bazaar became the headquarters of South Sylhet subdivision in 1882. The anti-British Khilafat Movement in 1921 also spread to Moulvibazar and campaigners that were present included

Chittaranjan Das Chittaranjan Das (5 November 1870 – 16 June 1925), popularly called ''Deshbandhu'' (Friend of the Nation), was an Indian freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer during the Indian independence movement and founder-leader of the Swara ...

Hussain Ahmed Madani Hussain Ahmad Madani (6 October 1879 – 5 December 1957) was an Indian Islamic scholar, serving as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was among the first recipients of the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1954.

and

Sarojini Naidu Sarojini Naidu (''née'' Chattopadhyay; 13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949) was an Indian political activist, feminist and poet. A proponent of civil rights, women's emancipation, and anti-imperialistic ideas, she was an important person in Ind ...

. In 1932, the

Ali Amzad Government Girls' High School Ali Amzad Government Girls' High School ( bn, আলী আমজাদ সরকারী বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is a public secondary school located at Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila, Moulvibazar Moulvibazar ( ...

was opened as a public school. During the

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 Decem ...

and Bangladesh Liberation War, the Pakistan Army moved its 313rd Brigade from Sylhet to Moulvibazar and a battalion from the 313rd was kept at Sylhet to form the nucleus of the 202nd ''ad hoc'' Brigade.Salik, Siddiq, Witness to Surrender, pp126 On 20 December, a number of people were killed and wounded by mine explosions at the premises of the Moulvibazar Government High School. On 22 February 1984, Moulvibazar became the headquarters of the newly established

, and the

- which was renamed from South Sylhet. In 2005, the Saifur Rahman Stadium was established, acting as a multi-use arena fitting 15,000 people.

Administration

The pourashava is made up of 9 wards: *Ward 1: North Samoli, Banani, Shoiyarpur, Forest Office, Girzapara, Kashinath, Shamshernagar *Ward 2: Borobari, Bonosree, Raghunandanpur, East Court, Circuit House, Mission Area, Shonapur, West Borshijura *Ward 3: Arambag, Kalimabad, Noyagaon, Chubra, West Court *Ward 4: Madhyapara, Shantibag, Muslim Quarter *Ward 5: Berry Lake Char, Lakeview, Shahbag, Golbag, Paschim Bazar, *Ward 6: Borohat, Kushumbag, Baroikona, Boliyarbag, Upazila Complex *Ward 7: Dargah Mahalla, Kazirgaon, New Hospital, East Gavindasri, Sultanpur *Ward 8: Darzir Mahal, Dhorkapon, Gavindasri, Sabuzbag *Ward 9: Borkapon, Daarok, Sheikher Gaon, Khindur, North Mostafapur

Climate

Moulvibazar has a humid subtropical climate. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Cwa. The climate of Moulvibazar is generally marked with

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal osci ...

s, high temperature, considerable

humidity Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation, dew, or fog to be present. Humidity dep ...

and heavy rainfall. The hot season commences early in April and continues till July. The average annual temperature in Moulvibazar is . About of precipitation falls annually.

References

{{Moulvibazar District Populated places in Maulvibazar District