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==Notable people==
==Notable people==
* [[Ilias Ali]], politician that went missing
* [[Ilias Ali]], [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician that went missing
* [[Mokabbir Khan]], politician
* [[Mokabbir Khan]], politician
* [[Muhammad Nurul Haque]], cultural activist, social worker and writer
* [[Muhammad Nurul Haque]], cultural activist, social worker and writer
* [[Ragib Ali]], industrialist, tea-planter, educationalist
* [[Ragib Ali]], industrialist, tea-planter, educationalist
* [[Rubel Ahmed]], died in [[Morton Hall immigration detention centre]] under controverted circumstances
* [[Rubel Ahmed]], died in [[Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre]] under controverted circumstances
* [[Rushanara Ali]], British politician
* [[Rushanara Ali]], British politician
* [[Shohid Ali]], advocate
* [[Shohid Ali]], advocate
* [[Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury]], politician
* [[Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury]], [[Awami League]] politician
* [[Mufti Saiful Islam|Saiful Islam]], founder of [[Jamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen]] in [[Bradford]]
* [[Mufti Saiful Islam|Saiful Islam]], founder of [[Jamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen]] in [[Bradford]]
* [[Hason Raja]], mystic poet, musician, philosopher
* [[Hason Raja]], mystic poet, musician, philosopher

Revision as of 14:56, 19 May 2021

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 20 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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