Rajnagar Upazila

Rajnagar
রাজনগর
Division Sylhet Division
District Moulvibazar District
Government
 • MP (Moulvibazar-3) Vacant
Area
 • Total 338.15 km2 (130.56 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 174,280
 • Density 515/km2 (1,330/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 3240

See Rajnagar for disambiguation

Raj Nagar (Bengali: রাজনগর) is an Upazila of the Moulvibazar District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. The district has roughly 29,300 houses and an area of approximately 340 km². There are three well-known rivers which flow across the Upazila border side of Rajnagar: the Kushiara in the North, the Manu across the southern three unions (Kamarchak, Tengrabazar, and Mansurnager), and the Dholai across Kamarchak and the southern border.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh Census, Rajnagar's population was 232,666, with 113,149 males and 119,517 females. The religious make-up is 180,566 Muslims, 51,867 Hindus, 4 Buddhists, 133 Christians, and 92 people of other religions. This Upazila's over-18 population is about 100,000. Rajnagar has an average literacy rate of 48.6%, above the national average of 42.4%.[1]

Administration

Rajnagar has 8 Unions (Fatehpur, Uttarbhag, Munshibazar, Panch goan, Rajnager, Tengrabazar, Kamarchak, and Monsurnager), 149 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 255 villages. Rajnagar contains many tea gardens and historical places. The first Upazila Chairman Freedom Fighter Rana Choudhury is the founder of Rajnagar Degree College (Principal Abdul Ahad Choudhury founded the college in 1982); Major General Abdu Rab is the co-founder of that college. The present Upazila Chairman is Freedom Fighter Md. Askir Khan of the Ruling Party Awamileague. For the last two terms Md. Misbahuduzza (Velai) of Awamileague has been the Upazila Chairman of Rajnagar. Munshibazar is one of the most important commercial unions in this Upazila due to the large number of goods and services. The tea gardens produce plenty of different types of tea and fruit as well. A list of important figures in Munshibazar is given below.

  1. Eng. Syed Golam Sarwar, Ex-Superintendent Engineer, DPHE, BANGLADESH
  2. Dr. Syed Sharmin Sarwar, Assistant Professor, Osmani Medical college, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  3. Mr. Mohtossir Ali, Educationalist
  4. Syed Golam Shahjarul Alam, Deputy Director, Bangladesh Bank

KAMARCHAK UNION : The Kamarchak Union is the most famous of the eight unions, as many well-known people were born and still live in the region. The union consists of 44 villis and does substantial business through foreign exchange. In 1971, during the freedom fighting, Kamarchak was one of the most advantageous places for freedom fighters. Fighters under Kazi Jafor Ahmed, ex-Prime Minister of the Jatiya Party government, fought in this union. Kamarchak is almost surrounded by two rivers - the Manu to the north and the Dholai across (which is crisscrossed by the Udna and the Palki, two smaller rivers). Very often, this union becomes affected by floods but produces plenty of paddy, sugarcane, and vegetables. River erosion, flooding, a poor communications infrastructure, and a low literacy rate are the four main problems. The "Vishnu Pod" Dham (named after the Foot Sign of God Vishnu), one of the sacred places of the Hindus, is situated half a kilometer east of Tarapasha Bazar. Tarapasha High School, a high school and college founded in 1932 by the estate of theNag family, is one of the oldest educational institutions in Rajnagar. The founding headmaster of this school was Md. Rezawar Khan.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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