Sagarnal Union Council (Bengali: সাগরনাল, romanized: Shagornal) is a Union Parishad of Bangladesh, located in Juri Upazila, Moulvibazar District, Sylhet Division.[1] It has an area of 29 square kilometres and a population of 34,492.
Sagornal Union
সাগরনাল ইউনিয়ন Shagornal, Sagarnal | |
|---|---|
| No. 6 Sagornal Union Council | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| District | Moulvibazar District |
| Upazila | Juri Upazila |
| Population | |
| • Total | 34,492 |
| Demonym(s) | Sagarnali, Shagornali, Sagornali |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | sagornalup |
Demography
editSagarnal has a population of 34,492.
Administration
editSagarnal constitutes the no. 6 union council of Juri Upazila. It contains 16 villages and 14 mouzas.[2]
The villages are as follows: Sagornal (North, South and Tea Garden), Kapna Mountain Tea Garden, Bathnighat, Baradahar (North, South, East and West), Jalalpur, Hosnabad, Birgugali, Patilashangon, Jangaliya and Kharkuna.[3]
Economy and tourism
editSagornal has four Haat bazaars.[2]
Education
editThe Union has a literacy rate of 70%. It has 8 government primary schools, 7 private primary schools. Sagornal High School is one of two high schools. It also has 4 junior schools. There is one madrasa which is Sagornal Senior Alim Madrasha.
Language and culture
editThe native population converse in their native Sylheti dialect but can also converse in Standard Bengali. Languages such as Arabic and English are also taught in schools. The Union contains 30 mosques.[4] They are as follows:
- Kashinagar Jame Masjid
- Batnighat Jame Masjid
- Birgugali Jame Masjid
- South Patila Shangon Jame Masjid, Patila Shongon Baytul Jannat Dorer Par Jame Masjid, Patila Shangon Chutiyabari Jame Masjid
- West Patila Shangon Jame Masjid, Patila Shangon Hatiwali Jame Masjid, Patila Shangon Jame Masjid, Patila Shangon Baytul Aman Jame Masjid
- Jangaliya Jame Masjid
- Hosnabad Jame Masjid Babusingh Gaon
- Boroitola Jame Masjid Boroituli, Boroituli Panjegana Jame Masjid
- East Baradahar Jame Masjid, South Baradahar Jame Masjid, North Baradahar Jame Masjid
- North Sagornal Tilagaon Baytus Salam Jame Masjid, North Central Sagornal Jame Masjid, North Sagornal Nalarpar Jame Masjid, North Sagornal Jurirpar Jame Masjid
- Northeast Sagornal Jame Masjid, North Sagornal Timukhi Jame Masjid, South Sagornal Jame Masjid, Southeast Sagornal Jame Masjid,
- South Sagornal Rahmaniya Jame Masjid Kathatila, Southwest Sagornal Jame Masjid and Mazar
- Sagornal Tea Garden Jame Masjid
- Kapna Pahar Jame Masjid
It also has 5 eidgahs and they are: Sagornal Shahi Eidgah, South Sagornal Shahi Eidgah, Maqam Bari Eidgah, Batnighat Shahi Eidgah and Patilashangon Shahi Eidgah.[5]
List of chairmen
edit| Number | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Haji Ghiyathuddin Chowdhury | 1960 - 1972 |
| 02 | Alhaj Mahmud Ali | 1974 - 1984 |
| 03 | Abdul Hannan Chowdhury | 1984 - 1988 |
| 04 | Abdun Nur | 1988 - 1992 |
| 05 | Abdul Hannan Chowdhury | 1992 - 1998 |
| 06 | Abdun Nur | 4/2/1998 - 3/3/2003 |
| 07 | Abdul Hannan Chowdhury | 2003-2011 |
| 08 | Imdadul Islam Chowdhury Liyaqat | 2011–present |
References
edit- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ a b "Sagornal Union at a glance". Sagornal Union. Retrieved 12 Oct 2019.
- ^ "Population by village". Sagornal Union. Retrieved 12 Oct 2019.
- ^ মসজিদ (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Eidgah" (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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