Sunamganj
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Sunamganj
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| Country | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh |
| Division | Sylhet |
| District | Sunamganj |
| Upazila | Sunamganj Sadar |
| Municipality | 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Paurashava |
| • Body | Sunamganj Paurashava |
| • Mayor | Nader Bakth[1] (AL) |
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Sunamganj (Template:Langx), is a town in the Sylhet Division of northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarters and largest town of Sunamganj District. It is located on the banks of the Surma River, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) west-northwest of Sylhet, the divisional headquarters.[citation needed]
Municipality
The municipality was formed in 1960.[2]
Nader Bakht was elected to a second consecutive term as mayor of Sunamganj in January 2021, as an Awami League candidate.[3] Days later, a warrant was issued for his arrest on allegations that in 2019 he supplied fake birth certificates to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. He obtained bail on 21 January.[4]
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Sunamganj city had a population of 74,570 and a literacy rate of 81.33%.[6]Template:Rp
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sunamganj city had 11,926 households and a population of 65,332. 14,408 (22.05%) were under 10 years of age. Sunamganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 60.46%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 949 females per 1000 males.[5]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.পৌরসভার মেয়রবৃন্দ [Mayors of municipalities Paurashava]. Sunamganj District (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chowdhury, Alok Ghosh (2012). "Sunamganj Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AL sweeps mayoral posts - Front Page". The Daily Observer. 18 January 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sunamganj ex-mayor sent to jail for giving Rohingyas fake papers". New Age. UNB. 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series)". bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.
External links
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". [[voy:Sunamganj#Template:Wikidata|Sunamganj]] travel guide from Wikivoyage
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