Moulvibazar (Bengali: মৌলভীবাজার জেলা Moulbibazar Zila), also called Maulvibazar,[1] Moulavibazar,[2] and Maulavibazar,[3] is a district of Sylhet Division in North-Eastern Bangladesh.
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Geography
Moulvibazar 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 of Assam 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)
Moulvibazar is made up of 7 subdivisions or upazilas. They are:
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 Hazrat Shah Jalal.
The shrine of Hazrat Shah Mustafa, a companion of Hazrat Shah Jalal is
located in Moulvibazar town. Originally, with the advent of a saint
Hazrat, Syed Shah Mustafa Sher-E-Sowar Chabukmar Baghdadi 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. Freedom fighter Rana Choudhury was
present on behalf of the Mukti Bahini.
Economy
A tea estate in Sreemangal
The main exports of Moulvibazar are bamboo, tea, pineapple, cane, jackfruit, oranges, agar, rubber, mangoes
and lemons. Ninety-one of Bangladesh's 153 tea gardens are located in
Moulvibazar. 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
The district of Moulvibazar consists 2967 mosques, 613 temples, 56 churches and 22 Buddhist temples.[citation needed]
Transport
Further information: Transport in Bangladesh
The main transport systems used in the city are Cycle rickshaws, auto rickshaws
(mainly known as baby-taxis or CNGs), buses, mini-buses and cars. There
are about 10,000 rickshaws running each day. Bus service prices have
increased as of 2008, up to 30% higher, prices ranges from Tk4 to 25.95.[4]
The Kulaura Railway Station, Sreemangal Railway Station is the main
railway station providing trains on national routes operated by the
state-run Bangladesh Railway. Also Bhanugach Railway Station, Tilagaon, Vatera, Rashidpur Station is used by local peoples.
Places of interest
A sculpture of a girl plucking tea leaves from tea garden. The sculpture is located at Moulvibazar District
The shrine of Shah Mustafa, a companion of Shah Jalal,
the man who brought Islam into what was then India, is here. It is also
home to many tea plantations. Moulvibazar town now has a shopping mall
and several Indian, Chinese and American eateries. Madhabkunda waterfall at Barlekha and 'Ham Ham waterfall' at Kamalgonj are among the enchanting places of the district. Hakaluki Haor, 'Hail Haor' Madhobpur Lake', 'Bilashchhara Lake', 'Lawachara National Park' in Kamalganj upazilla are other places of interest in the district.
See also
References
- Shah Abdul Wadud (2012). "Maulvibazar District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- "List of Institutes in Moulavibazar District". Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Directorate General of Health Services. Retrieved 27 Aug 2013.
- "Estimates of Aman Rice, 2012-2013". Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Agriculture Wing. Retrieved 27 Aug 2013.
- Sylhet city bus services hike fares on whim New Age Metro. 4 November 2008. Retrieved on 25 May 2009.
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