Nabiganj ( bn, নবীগঞ্জ, Nobīgonj) 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 ...

Habiganj District Habiganj ( bn, হবিগঞ্জ, Hobigonj), formerly known as Habibganj ( bn, হবিবগঞ্জ, Hobibgonj), is a district in north-eastern Bangladesh, located in the Sylhet Division. It was established as a district in 1984 as a succ ...

in the Division of Sylhet,

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 ...

History

After the

Conquest of Gour The Conquest of Sylhet ( bn, শ্রীহট্টের বিজয়, Srīhôtter Bijôy, Conquest of Srihatta) predominantly refers to an Islamic conquest of Srihatta (present-day Sylhet, Bangladesh) led by Sikandar Khan Ghazi, the mil ...

in 1303, many disciples of

Shah Jalal Jalāl Mujarrad Kunyāʾī (), popularly known as Shah Jalal, was a celebrated Sufi figure of Bengal. His name is often associated with the Conquest of Sylhet and the spread of Islam into the region, part of a long history of interactions betw ...

migrated and settled in present-day Nabiganj where they preached Islam to the local people. Shah Sikandar migrated to Paschimgaon (Sikandarpur), Hafiz Muhammad Zakariyyah Arabi to Pithua, Shah Sadruddin Qurayshi to Parbatpur (Sadrabad) and Qazi Tajuddin Qurayshi to Chouki. In the late 17th century, Inathganj Bazar was founded. Inathganj became a centre for the Asian

Jute trade The jute trade is centered mainly around India, India's West Bengal and Assam, and Bangladesh. The major producing country of jute is India and biggest exporter being Bangladesh, due to their natural fertile soil. Production of jute by India and ...

. The current Inathganj High School was originally a jute warehouse. Many ships would crowd in the banks of Inathganj Bazar, and go to many corners of the world, and evidence of this remains at the present-day high school.

Geography

Nabiganj is located at . It has 41358 households and total area .

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nabiganj has a population of 246933. Males constitute 50.27% of the population, and females 49.73%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 126527. Nabiganj has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Nabiganj Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads: Aushkandi, Bausha, Debparra, Digholbak, Gaznaipur, Inatganj, Kaliarbhanga, Kargoan, Kurshi, Nabiganj Sadar, Paniumda, Paschim Bara Bhakoir, and Purba Bara Bhakoir. The union parishads are subdivided into 219 mauzas and 355 villages.

People

Abdul Moshabbir Abdul Moshabbir (-28 November 2018) Politician of Habiganj district of Bangladesh, Lawyer And elected a member of parliament from Habiganj-1. Birth and early life Abdul Moshabbir was born in 1938 in Srimatpur village of Kaliar Bhanga Union i ...

, lawyer *

Abdul Munim Chowdhury Mohammad Abdul Munim Chowdhury ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আব্দুল মুনিম চৌধুরী) is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He was the former MP of Habiganj-1, representing the Jatiya Party. Early life Chowdh ...

, former MP *

Abdul Momin Imambari Abdul Momin Shaykh-e-Imambari ( bn, আব্দুল মোমিন শায়খে ইমামবাড়ী; 1930 – 8 April 2020) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, teacher and politician. He was a former president of Jamiat Ulema-e-I ...

, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician *

Abdur Rouf Choudhury Abdur Rouf Choudhury (1 March 1929 – 1996) was a Bengali writer. Early life Choudhury was born on 1 March 1929, in Mukimpur, Nabiganj, Habiganj District, Bangladesh (then part of Assam) where his father Azhar Choudhury, a land owner, and h ...

, writer * Dewan Farid Gazi, politician * Foysol Choudhury, businessman * Gazi Mohammad Shahnawaz, politician * Ismat Ahmed Chowdhury, politician * Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury, politician * Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri, fourth Governor of

Bangladesh Bank Bangladesh Bank ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক) is the central bank of Bangladesh and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union. It is fully owned by the Government of Bangladesh. The bank is active in developing green bankin ...

Shah A M S Kibria Shah Abu Muhammad Shamsul Kibria (Bengali: শাহ্‌ আবু মুহাম্মদ শামসুল কিবরিয়া ; 1 May 193127 January 2005), known as SAMS Kibria or Shams Kibria, was a Bangladeshi economist, diplomat ...

, former

Finance Minister of Bangladesh The Finance Minister of Bangladesh heads the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Bangladesh. It is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet and the Finance Minister must deal with all the other departments and plays an important rol ...

Anudvaipayan Bhattacharya Anudvaipayan Bhattacharya ( bn, অনুদ্বৈপায়ন ভট্টাচার্য; 31 January 1941 – 25 March 1971) was a lecturer of the Department of Applied Physics at the University of Dhaka who was killed by the Pakistan A ...

, physician *

Enamul Haque Inam-ul-Haq ( ar, إنعام الحـــق ), meaning ''Gift of the Truth'', is a masculine Islamic given name.). Notable bearers of the name include; Cricketers * Inam-ul-Haq (Lahore cricketer) (born 1943), Pakistani cricketer *Enamul Haque ( ...

, deputy secretary, Bangladesh Parliament secretariat

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