Habiganj District
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Habiganj District

Administration
Full nameHabiganj
হবিগঞ্জ
Official nameHabiganj
হবিগঞ্জ
DivisionSylhet Division
Geography
Total Area1017.7 sq mi (2636.58 km2)
Demography
Total Population1830554
Density (pop.)693/km2 (1794.9/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneBST (UTC+6)
- Summer (DST)BDST (UTC+7)
Postal code3360-3374

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Habiganj (হবিগঞ্জ Hobigônj) is a district in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh. It is under Sylhet Division.

Habiganj is the historical place where the Mukti Bahini started their first guerrila movement against aggressor Pakistani Army. It is also the place full of memory of Syed Nasir Uddin(R), an associate of Hazrath Shah Jalal (R) the great saint of Bengal. Historically, Habibganj was a bazar or ganj beside the river Khowai established by Syed Habib Ullah, the son of Syed Hadaiet Ullah. With the passage of time, Habibganj turned into Habiganj. During the British Raj, Habiganj was established as a Thana (police precinct) in 1790, under Dhaka district (1779 � 1793). Until 1896, Habiganj's administrative center was in Court Andar, Laskarpur. On 12 September 1874 it came under Sylhet district (part of Assam). Habiganj was declared as subdivision in 1867. On 7 April 1893, according to the Notification no. 273 of Assam Provincial Government, Habiganj Thana (Administrative unit) was established. Habiganj was rejoined with East-Bengal (now Bangladesh) in 1911. Then the Office of the Circle Officer (Development) was established in 1960. Finally on 1 March 1984 Habiganj was established as a District.

At present Habiganj consists of 8 upazilas, 6 municipalities, 36 wards, 77 union parishads, 124 mahallas, 1241 mouzas and 2093 villages.

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Road crashes kill 6, injure 50 - The Daily Star Tweet this news
The Daily Star--Condition of Khalil, 25, of Bahubal in -Habiganj district- and Amirul Islam, 40, of Dhaka, was very critical, doctors at Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital said. ... - Date : Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:15:14 GMT+00:00
Habiganj expat dies, 14 of his family hospitalised - The Daily Star Tweet this news
The Daily Star--Victims of 'food poisoning' at Gabdevpur village in Nabiganj upazila of -Habiganj district- on Monday night, these children of an expatriate family taking ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:20:54 GMT+00:00
Taste of life for ex-militant - Calcutta Telegraph Tweet this news
Calcutta Telegraph--Militant bosses in our area had lured me into the All Tripura Tiger Force in 1997 and taken me to their Satcherri camp in Bangladesh's -Habiganj district-. ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:42:10 GMT+00:00
Jamaat trio, JMB boss being quizzed together - The Daily Star Tweet this news
The Daily Star--DB sources said Saidur, former ameer of -Habiganj district- Jamaat, had also claimed Mojahid used to boast at party meetings that he led the killings of ... - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:39:10 GMT+00:00
6 die in Habiganj accident - Bangladesh News 24 hours Tweet this news
Bangladesh News 24 hours--Kashem lived in Srirampur village of Kamalganj upazila under Moulvibazar -district-. The officer in charge of Madhabpur police station Kabirul Islam told ... - Date : Sun, 09 May 2010 14:49:44 GMT+00:00

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Barisal DivisionBarguna * Barisal * Bhola * Jhalokati * Patuakhali * Pirojpur
Chittagong DivisionBandarban * Brahmanbaria * Chandpur * Chittagong * Comilla * Cox's Bazar * Feni * Khagrachari * Lakshmipur * Noakhali * Rangamati
Dhaka DivisionDhaka * Faridpur * Gazipur * Gopalganj * Jamalpur * Kishoreganj * Madaripur * Manikgonj * Munshiganj * Mymensingh * Narayanganj * Narsingdi * Netrokona * Rajbari * Shariatpur * Sherpur * Tangail
Khulna DivisionBagerhat * Chuadanga * Jessore * Jhenaidah * Khulna * Kushtia * Magura * Meherpur * Narail * Satkhira
Rajshahi DivisionBogra * Naogaon * Natore * Nawabganj * Pabna * Rajshahi * Sirajganj
Sylhet DivisionHabiganj * Maulvibazar * Sunamganj * Sylhet
Rangpur DivisionDinajpur * Gaibandha * Kurigram * Lalmonirhat * Nilphamari * Panchagarh * Rangpur * Thakurgaon



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