Nabiganj Upazila

Nabiganj (Bengali: নবীগঞ্জ, romanized: Nobīgonj, is an Upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.^[4]

Nabiganj নবীগঞ্জ
Upazila
Bibiyana Gas Field
Coordinates: 24°34′N 91°30.9′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet
District	Habiganj
Thana	1839
Upazila	1983
Government
• MP (Habiganj-1)	Vacant
• Upazila Chairman	Muhammad Fazlul Haq Chowdhury Salim Timirpuri
Area
• Total	439.61 km2 (169.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	367,385
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Nabiganji or Nobigonji
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	3370[2]
Area code	08328[3]
Website	nabiganj.habiganj.gov.bd

History

After the Conquest of Sylhet in 1303, many disciples of Shah Jalal migrated and settled in present-day Nabiganj where they preached Islam to the local people. Shah Sikandar migrated to Paschimgaon (Sikandarpur), Hafiz Muhammad Zakariyyah Arabi to Pithua, Shah Sadruddin Qurayshi to Parbatpur (Sadrabad) and Qazi Tajuddin Qurayshi to Chouki.

In the late 17th century, Inathganj Bazar was founded. Inathganj became a centre for the Asian Jute trade. The current Inathganj High School was originally a jute warehouse. Many ships would crowd in the banks of Inathganj Bazar, and go to many corners of the world, and evidence of this remains at the present-day high school.^[5]

Geography

Nabiganj is located at 24.56701°N 91.51430°E / 24.56701; 91.51430. It has 61,770 households and total area 439.61 km² (169.73 sq mi).

Demographics

Religions in Nabiganj Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion			Percent
Islam			85.01%
Hinduism			14.97%
Other or not stated			0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Nabiganj Upazila had 61,770 households and a population of 345,179. 95,265 (27.60%) were under 10 years of age. Nabiganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1034 females per 1000 males. 29,513 (8.55%) lived in urban areas.^[7][8]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nabiganj has a population of 246933. Males constitute 50.27% of the population, and females 49.73%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 126527. Nabiganj has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[9]

Administration

Nabiganj Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads: Aushkandi, Bausha, Debparra, Digholbak, Gaznaipur, Inatganj, Kaliarbhanga, Kargoan, Kurshi, Nabiganj Sadar, Paniumda, Paschim Bara Bhakoir, and Purba Bara Bhakoir. The union parishads are subdivided into 219 mauzas and 355 villages.^[7]

People

• Shah A M S Kibria, Late Finance Minister of Bangladesh
• Shah Abdul Musawwir, Late Addn. Chief Engineer, PWD, Bangladesh
• Abdul Moshabbir, lawyer
• Hazrat Shah Tajuddin Qurashi, Companion of Hazrat Shahjalal
• Abdul Munim Chowdhury, former MP
• Abdul Momin Imambari, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician
• Abdur Rouf Choudhury, writer
• Dewan Farid Gazi, politician
• Dewan Mahbubur Rob Sadi Chaudhuri (Bir Protik), Sub-Sector Commander (1971), Former MP^[10]
• Foysol Choudhury, businessman and member of the Scottish Parliament

• Gazi Mohammad Shahnawaz, politician
• Ismat Ahmed Chowdhury, politician
• Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury, politician
• Nazra Chowdhury, Doctor & Politician
• Protap Uddin Ahmed ( Politician)
• Prof. Dr. Mohammed Afzal Miah ( Founder Chairmen of North East Medical College)
• Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri, fourth Governor of Bangladesh Bank
• Zahin Ahmed Chowdhury, founder of FIVDB.
• Anudvaipayan Bhattacharya, physicist
• Emamul Haque, deputy secretary, Bangladesh Parliament secretariat
• Md Nizam Chowdhury community leader, social & educational activist
• Shah Sirajul Islam, Late Director of CMH, Bangladesh
• Shah Shamsuddin Ahmed, Late Lawyer, Bangladesh
• Tabassum Islam, Former Judge, Bangladesh

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh