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ABOUT MOULVIBAZAR DISTRICT
Maulvi Bazar (Bengali: মৌলভীবাজার জেলা Moulvibazar Zila) is a district of Sylhet Division in North-EasternBangladesh.
Geography
The Welcome Square of Moulvi Bazar District besides Dhaka-Sylhethighway
Moulvi Bazar is in Sylhet, a district to the North-East of Bangladesh. It is 2,707 km² in area, and has a population of 1.38 million. It is situated between 24.10 degree 24.35 degree north latitude and between 90.35 degree and 91.20-degree east longitude. It is surrounded by Sylhet District in the north, Habiganj District in the west and Indian States ofAssam and Tripura in the east and south respectively.[citation needed]
The main rivers of the district are the Manu, the Dholoi and the Juri which flow from India. Every year during the rainy season, when there is excessive rainfall in India, the surplus water flows through these rivers and causes floods in low-lying parts of Moulvibazar (for example, the villages of Balikhandi and Shampashi on the northern side of the river Manu).[citation needed] Unless the rivers are properly dredged the floods can be devastating.[citation needed]
In the last few years Moulvibazar has had a muti-million dollar flood defence system built, which is the only one like it in the whole country.[citation needed]
Upazila (Subdivisions)
Maulvi Bazar is made up of 7 subdivisions or upazilas. They are:
- Moulvibazar Sadar
- Barlekha
- Juri
- Kamalganj
- Kulaura
- Rajnagar
- Sreemangal
There are 67 Unions, 2,064 Villages and 5 Pourashavas namely Kamalganj, Kulaura, Sreemongal, Barlekha and Moulvibazar. Almost 50,000 of the clan population belong to Manipuri, Khasia and Tripura clans. They tend to live in the areas of Kamalganj, Sreemongal and Kulaura Upazila of this district. There are 92 tea gardens in this district that has made it one of the most beautiful places in Bangladesh.
History
Islam was brought to the area hundreds of years ago by the famous Muslim Saint, Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA). The Shrine of Hazrat Shah Mustafa (RA) a companion of the greatest saint Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) is located in Moulvibazar town. Originally, with the advent of a saint Hazrat, Syed Shah Mustafa Sher-E-Sowar Chabukmar Baghdadi (RA) for preaching Islam, Moulvibazar became famous. Moulvibazar got its name from one of the descendents of Hazrat Shah Mustafa,who was preaching there as a maulavi there
In the year 1882, it was declared a sub-division under the name of "South Sylhet". Later the Sub-division was renamed, during the Pakistan occupation of the region, as Moulvibazar. Moulvibazar was liberated on December 6 1971 and the then Pakistani administration surrendered to the joint forces of the Indian Army.
Economy
A tea estate in Sreemangal
The main exports of Maulvi Bazar are bamboo, tea, pineapple, cane,jackfruit, oranges, agar, rubber, mangoes and lemons. Ninety-one of Bangladesh's 153 tea gardens are located in Moulvi Bazar. The area is also home to the three largest tea gardens (size and production wise) in the world. Pineapples from the Sreemangal area are famous for their flavour and natural sweetness. Sreemongal is known as the 'tea capital of Bangladesh' due to the high frequency of tea plantations found there.
Religion
| Religion in Maulvi Bazar District |
| Religion |
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Percent |
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| Islam |
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85% |
| Hinduism |
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12% |
| Christianity |
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2.2% |
| Buddhism |
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0.8% |
The district of Maulvi Bazar consists 2967 mosques, 613 temples, 56 churches and 22 Buddhist temples
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