Jamalganj Upazila
Jamalganj (Bengali: জামালগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Jamalganj
জামালগঞ্জ | |
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Jamalganj upazila, as seen from Surma river | |
Division | Sylhet Division |
District | Sunamganj District |
Government | |
• MP (Sunamganj-1) | Moazzem Hossain Ratan (Awami League) |
Area | |
• Total | 338.74 km2 (130.79 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 107,771 |
• Density | 318/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Jamalganji, Jamalgonji, Jamalgoinji |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 3000 |
Website | jamalganj |
Geography
Jamalganj is located at 24.9833°N 91.2333°E. It has 18119 households and total area 338.74 km2. Jamalganj Upazila is bounded by Tahirpur and bishwamvarpur upazilas on the north, khaliajuri and derai upazilas on the south, sunamganj sadar upazila on the east, mohanganj and dharmapasha upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Nawa Gang, Baulai and Dhanu; Pakna Haor and Hail Haor are also notable. Patilachura, Pangna, Lamba, Baska, Chhatidhara and Kachma beels are noted.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jamalganj has a population of 107,771. Males constitute 51.75% of the population, and females 48.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 53158. Jamalganj has an average literacy rate of 20.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
Administration
Jamalganj thana was established in 1940 and was turned into an upazila in 1984.
Jamalganj Upazila is divided into Jamalganj Municipality and five union parishads: Beheli, Bhimkhali, Fenerbak, Jamalganj, and Sachnabazar. The union parishads are subdivided into 97 mauzas and 192 villages.[2]
Jamalganj (Town) consists of 3 mouzas. It has an area of 11.58 km2. The town has a population of 14968; male 53.12%, female 46.88%; density of population is 1292 per km2. Literacy rate among the town people is 26.7%.Population 107771; male 51.75%, female 48.25%; Muslim 78.92%, Hindu 21.00%, Buddhist, Christian and others 0.08%.[3]
Chairmen
Serial No. | Name | Term of Office |
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1 | Abul Mansur Ahammod Talukdar (Lal mia) | 1985-1990 |
2 | Yousuf Al Azad | 1990-1991 |
3 | Yousuf Al Azad | 2009-2014 |
4 | Shamsul Alam Talukdar (Junu) | 2014-2019 |
5 | Yousuf Al Azad | 2019-2020 |
(UNO) Upazila Nirbahi Officers
Serial No. | Name | Term of office |
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1 | Md. Nuruzzaman Khan | 11/04/1983-12/06/1983 |
2 | A.K.M. Kadam Ali | 13/06/1983-19/06/1983 |
3 | Dewan Abdur Rouf | 20/07/1983-16/09/1985 |
4 | S. Said-ur-Rahman | 17/09/1985-24/01/1987 |
5 | Fazle Kabir | 25/01/1987-10/04/1987 |
6 | Upendra Nath Sarkar | 11/04/1987-18/10/1989 |
7 | Md. Sirajul Islam Sheikh | 18/10/1989-10/08/1994 |
8 | Md. Mizanul Ul Alam | 11/08/1994-28/09/1994 |
9 | M. A. Bashar Sarkar | 29/09/1994-01/04/1999 |
10 | Kazi Md. Anwarul Hakim | 08/04/1999-08/08/2001 |
11 | Md. Kamruzzaman Chy | 13/08/2001-18/03/2002 |
12 | Shah Mohammad Nasim | 19/03/2002-12/04/2004 |
13 | Shankar Prashad Shen | 12/04/2004-26/01/2006 |
14 | Md. Jahangir Alam | 27/01/2006-25/06/2006 |
15 | Jahangir Kabir | 25/06/2006-23/11/2006 |
16 | Jakaria | 24/11/2006-01/12/2006 |
17 | Ashraf Uddin | 02/12/2006-25/06/2007 |
18 | Jakaria | 26/06/2007-28/07/2007 |
19 | Anjan Chandra Paul | 29/07/2007-01/04/2009 |
20 | Md. Dewan Humayun Kabir | 10/04/2009-16/05/2009 |
21 | Hayat Ud Doula | 17/05/2009-30/08/2010 |
22 | Md. Lutfur Rahman | 31/08/2010-26/09/2010 |
23 | Md. Abul Hashem | 27/09/2010-24/07/2011 |
24 | Md. Khoybar Rahman | 24/07/2011-12/02/2012 |
25 | Md. Shamsul Haque | 13/02/2012-01/04/2012 |
26 | Md. Mashhudul Kabir | 01/04/2012-18/03/2013 |
27 | Md. Shamsul Haque | 19/03/2013-28/03/2013 |
28 | S. M. Shafi Kamal | 28/03/2013-05/11/2015 |
29 | Titan Khisha | 06/11/2015-20/10/2016 |
30 | Taslima Ahmed Poly | 20/10/2016-17/11/2016 |
31 | Tania Sultana | 17/11/2016-29/12/2016 |
32 | Prashun Kumar Chakrabarti | 29/12/2016-03/08/2017 |
33 | Monirul Hasan | 03/07/2017-26/09/2017 |
34 | Shamim Al Imran | 26/09/2017-31/03/2019 |
35 | Priyanka Paul | 31/03/2019 to 2020 |
Education
Colleges
- Jamalganj Govt. College, Jamalganj
Secondary schools
Serial No. | Name | Established |
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1 | Jamalganj Model High School | 1 January 1950 |
2 | Jamalganj Girls' High School | 1981 |
3 | Sachna Bazar High School | 22 January 1989 |
4 | Beheli High School | 24 January 1993 |
5 | Abdul Mukit High School | 14 August 1999 |
6 | Nabin Chandra High School | 1 January 1970 |
7 | Alauddin Memorial High School | 1967 |
8 | Bhimkhali High School | 1 January 1958 |
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jamalganj Upazila. |
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Sunamganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- Golam Mortuza (2012), "Jamalganj Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh