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==Notable people==
==Notable people==
* [[Jatindramohan Bhattacharya]], academic and literary researcher
* SM Nunu Miah - Sylhet Bishwanath Upazila Chairman
* [[Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi]] - Islamic Scholar
* [[Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi]], Islamic scholar
*[[Nurul Islam Khan]], Advocate and former [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|MP]] for Sylhet-7
* [[Nurul Islam Khan]], Advocate and former [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|MP]] for Sylhet-7
* [[Ilias Ali]], former [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|MP]] for [[Sylhet-2]]
* [[Ilias Ali]], former [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|MP]] for [[Sylhet-2]]
* [[Mokabbir Khan]], current [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|MP]] for [[Sylhet-2]]
* [[Mokabbir Khan]], current [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|MP]] for [[Sylhet-2]]

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Bishwanath
বিশ্বনাথ
Location of Bishwanath
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictSylhet District
Government
 • MP (Sylhet-2)Mokabbir Khan (Gano Forum)
Area
 • Total
214.5 km2 (82.8 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
169,730
 • Density791/km2 (2,050/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Bishwanathi, Bishnathi
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3130-34
Websitebishwanath.sylhet.gov.bd

Bishwanath (Template:Lang-bn) is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

History

After the Conquest of Gour in 1303, three disciples of Shah Jalal; Shah Kalu, Shah Kabir and Shah Chand, migrated to modern-day Bishwanath. The British Raj granted zamindari to Baburam Jivan Ray and his son, Bishwanath Ray Choudhury. They established the Bishwanath Bazaar, named after the latter, which gradually expanded. Bishwanath was established as a thana in 1922. It became an upazila in 1983.[1][2]

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bishwanath had a population of 169,730, of whom 83,794 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. Bishwanath had an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]

Administration

Bishwanath Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Alankari, Bishwanath, Doshghar, Daulatpur, Deokalas, Khajanchi, Lamakazi, and Rampasha. The union parishads are subdivided into 123 mauzas and 444 villages.[4]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Jayanta Singh Roy (2012). "Bishwanath Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ বিশ্বনাথ উপজেলার পটভূমি [Background of Viswanath Upazila]. Bishwanath Upazila.
  3. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Sylhet" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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