Sultanabad Union (Bengali: সুলতানাবাদ ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under North Matlab Upazila of Chandpur District in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. It has an area of 14.7 square kilometres and a population of 25,788.
Sultanabad Union
সুলতানাবাদ ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
| No. 14 Sultanabad Union Council | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chandpur District |
| Upazila | North Matlab Upazila |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Abu Bakr Siddiq Khokan |
| Population | |
| • Total | 25,788 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | sultanabadup |
Geography
editSultanabad Union is located in the North Matlab Upazila. It borders East Fatehpur Union in the west, Islamabad Union in the north and South Matlab Upazila in the south and east. It has an area of 14.7 square kilometres.[1]
Demography
editSultanabad has a population of 25,788.[1]
Administration
editSultanabad constitutes the no. 14 union council of North Matlab Upazila. It contains 22 villages and five mouzas: Faridkandi, Gorairkandi, Konyarkandi, Jamalkandi, Majlispur, Islamabad, Nayakandi, Hatighata, North Tarki, Middle Tarki, South Tarki, Vinandapur, Little Lakshmipur, Great Lakshmipur, Char Lakshmipur, Amuakanda, Tatua, Char Barua, Char Pathalia.[2]
List of chairmen
edit| Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Siraj Master | 10/2/1963 - 9/2/1969 | |
| Ali Husayn | 1963-1968 | |
| Shafiq Mia | 1969-1974 | |
| Zahirul Haq | 1974-1979 | |
| Siddiqur Rahman Dewanji | 1979-1984 | |
| Shafiqul Islam Patwari | 2000-2008 | |
| Abdur Rahman Mia | 2008-2010 | Acting |
| Manzur Murshid Swapan | 2022 | |
| Abu Bakr Siddiq Khokan | 2024 | Present |
Economy and tourism
editSultanabad has hundreds of expatriates in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Maldives, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Italy, United States and Australia contributing to its economy. It has many Haat bazaars: Tarki Old Bazaar, Induria Daser Bazaar, Char Pathalia Daskandi Bazar as well as the ones in Amirabad, Janta, Satubazar, Sardarkandi, Badamtali, Little Hadiya, Kaptan Bazar, Gauranga Bazaar and Ananda Bazaar.[3]
Education
editThe Union has a literacy rate of 80%. It has 9 primary schools and 2 high schools. There are five madrasas.[2]
Language and culture
editThe native population converse in their native Comillan dialect but can also converse in Standard Bengali. Languages such as Arabic and English are also taught in schools. The Union contains many mosques and eidgahs.[2]
Notable people
edit- General Aziz Ahmed, former Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of the Bangladesh Army
References
edit- ^ a b Patwari, Masum (2012). "Matlab Uttar 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 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b c এক নজরে সুলতানাবাদ ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ হাট-বাজারের তালিকা (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 January 2019.