Jamalganj
জামালগঞ্জ
Upazila
Jamalganj upazila, as seen from Surma river
Jamalganj upazila, as seen from Surma river
Location of Jamalganj
Country Bangladesh
DivisionSylhet
DistrictSunamganj
Government
 • MP (Sunamganj-1)Moazzem Hossain Ratan (Awami League)
Area
 • Total309.38 km2 (119.45 sq mi)
Population
 • Total167,260
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Jamalganji, Jamalgonji, Jamalgoinji
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3000
Websitejamalganj.sunamganj.gov.bd

Jamalganj (Bengali: জামালগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

History

Little is known about the ancient history of Jamalganj. The Arabic word "jamal" means pleasant and beautiful and the word "ganj" means market or where buying and selling takes place. "Ganj" also means city. In that sense, Jamalganj is a beautiful city.

Geography

Jamalganj is located at 24°59′00″N 91°14′00″E / 24.9833°N 91.2333°E / 24.9833; 91.2333. It has 29,935 households and total area 309.38 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, Dharmapasha and Madhyanagar 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

Religions in Jamalganj upazila (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 83.00%
Hinduism
 
 16.99%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Jamalganj Upazila had 29,935 households and a population of 167,260. 51,398 (30.73%) were under 10 years of age. Jamalganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 32.46%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 977 females per 1000 males. 10,133 (6.06%) lived in urban areas.[1][2]

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.[3]

Economy

The people of Jamalganj upazila live mainly on the basis of agricultural economy. There are many haors and rivers in Jamalganj. Many people make a living by fishing from open haors, especially during the rainy season. Besides, government revenue also comes from rivers, canals and beels. The Surma River flows along the middle of Jamalganj.

Administration

Jamalganj thana was established in 1940 and was turned into an upazila in 1984.

Jamalganj Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Beheli, Bhimkhali, Fenerbak, Jamalganj, and Sachnabazar. The union parishads are subdivided into 97 mauzas and 192 villages.[1]

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%.[4]

Chairmen

Chairman's of Jamalganj Upazila Parishad
Serial No. Name Term of Office
1 Alhaj Abul Mansur Ahmed Talukdar (Lal Mia) 1985-1990
2 Yousuf Al Azad 1990-1991
3 Yousuf Al Azad 2009-2014
4 Alhaj Samsul Alam Talukdar (Jhunu Miah) 2014-2019
5 Yousuf Al Azad 2019-2020

(UNO) Upazila Nirbahi Officers

UNO's of Jamalganj Upazila
Serial No. Name Term of office
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

Secondary schools

Secondary Schools of Jamalganj Upazila
Serial No. Name Established
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

|9 |Al-haj Jhunu Mia High School |1 January 2010

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Sunamganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Community Tables: Sunamganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  3. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. ^ Golam Mortuza (2012), "Jamalganj Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
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