Dolarbazar Union

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Dolarbazar Union
দোলারবাজার ইউনিয়ন
Dularbazar, Dolar Bazar, Dular Bazar
Union Council Ukil Ali Mohamed pur American bari P.O. Jahid pur
No. 10 Dolarbazar Union Council
CountryBangladesh
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictSunamganj District
UpazilaChhatak Upazila
Government
 • Union Parishad ChairmanMuhammad Shayesta Miah Moinpuri
Population
 • Total32,150
DemonymDolarbazari
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitedolarbazarup.sunamganj.gov.bd

Dolarbazar Union (Bengali: দোলারবাজার ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Chhatak Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 24.7 square kilometres and a population of 32,150.

History[edit]

Suf saint Ahsan Shah came to this area and is now buried in Moinpur.

The 20th century was an important part for Dolarbazar's development. In 1903, its first government primary school opened in Moinpur. In 1940, the Moinpur Eidgah was established.[1] A decade later, the Golal Ratiya graveyard was created serving the local community. In 1994, the Janata Degree College opened in Moinpur. The union council office building was established on 7 January 2006.[2]

Geography[edit]

Dolarbazar Union is located in the Chhatak Upazila. It borders Chhaila Afjalabad Union in the east, Singchapair Union in the west, North Khurma Union and Gobindganj Syedergaon in the north and Jagannathpur Upazila in the south. It has an area of 24.7 square kilometres.[2]

Demography[edit]

Dolarbazar has a population of 32,150.

Administration[edit]

Dolarbazar constitutes the no. 10 union council of Chhatak Upazila. It contains 51 villages and 28 mouzas.[2]

Villages[edit]

The villages are divided into 9 wards, each with a representative.[3] They are as follows:

  • Ward 1 (Giash Uddin Moinpuri): Amajastipur, Kursi, Chowkh Isabpur, Chankhar Bagoin, Chhaila, Durgapur, Moinpur, Shashon
  • Ward 2 (Tajud Miah Katasholi): Katashola, Rauli
  • Ward 3 (Shafiq Miah Southern Kursi): North Kursi, South Kursi
  • Ward 4 (Abul Khayr Jahedpuri): Chanpur, Chelarchor, Jahedpur, Sherpur
  • Ward 5 (Fayzur Rahman Muhammadpuri): Alampur, Chowkh Krishnapur, Khaghata, Gopinathpur, Chichhorauli, Talebpur, Doshpaika, Bubrajan, Buraiya, Bhaowa, Muhammadpur, Rampur
  • Ward 6 (Salik Miah Chowdhury Eastern Boshontopuri): Gobindpur, Talupat, Dilalpur, Narsinghpur, Boshontopur, Jugolnogor, Srikrishnapur
  • Ward 7 (Arif Ahmad Zamir Barogopi): Kollanpur, Barogopi
  • Ward 8 (Hafiz Abdul Jalil Palpuri): Ekakamai, Gopalpur, Joti, Janaiya, Jomshorpur, Palpur, Lakshmipasha, Sulaymanpur
  • Ward 9 (Abdul Hashim Mukhtarpuri): Nomshapur, Bademuktarpur, Bahubali, Muktarpur, Rampur

List of chairmen[edit]

List of chairmen
Number Name Term Notes
01 Momashir Ali 1962 - 29/5/1972
02 Iqbal Husayn 30/5/1972 As District Magistrate
03 Mukhlisur Rahman 14/10/1972
04 Abdus Subhan 20/3/1974
05 Firdaws Ali 21/5/1975 In-charge
06 Abdul Bari 3/8/1976-3/8/1980
07 Mafiz Ali 22/5/1983 In-charge
08 Shajur Ali 22/5/1984-3/4/1988
09 Abdul Mumin Mashuq Miah 25/5/1992
10 Azizul Islam Aziz 11/3/1998
11 Shah Abdul Ghani 2/3/2004 Sunamganj District Chairman of the Year (2003-2004)
12 Mutassir Ali 24/5/2009 In-charge
13 Alhaj Abdul Matin 3/2/2011 Panel Chairman
14 Shah Abdul Ghani 14/8/2011
15 Muhammad Shayesta Miah Present

Economy and tourism[edit]

Dolarbazar has a significant number of British and American immigrants contributing to its economy. It has eight Haat bazaars.[4] They are as follows:

  1. Moinpur Bazar
  2. Dolar Bazar
  3. Kursi Bazar
  4. Alampur Bazar
  5. Jahedpur Old Bazar
  6. Jahedpur New Bazar
  7. Buraiya Bazar
  8. Palpur Point

Education[edit]

The Union has a literacy rate of 35%. It has 18 primary schools and 3 high schools. There are six madrasas (including one Kamil madrasa).

Language and culture[edit]

The 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 51 mosques and 9 eidgahs.[5] They are as follows:

  1. Moinpur Central Jame Masjid and Eidgah
  2. Katashola Jame Masjid
  3. Rauli Jame Masjid
  4. Kursi Jame Masjid
  5. Chelarchor Jame Masjid
  6. Jahedpur Jame Masjid
  7. Chanpur Jame Masjid
  8. Buraiya Jame Masjid
  9. Khaghata Jame Masjid
  10. Jugolnogor Jame Masjid
  11. Dolarbazar Jame Masjid
  12. Kollanpur Jame Masjid
  13. Palpur Jame Masjid
  14. Muktarpur Jame Masjid
  15. Rampur Jame Masjid

Sports[edit]

Moinpur, Palpur, Jahedpur and Buraiya each have their own football clubs.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ঈদগাহ [Eidgah]. Dolar Bazar (in Bengali).
  2. ^ a b c এক নজরে (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ গ্রাম সমূহের তালিকা (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. ^ হাট-বাজারের তালিকা (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  5. ^ মসজিদ (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Krira Shongothon" ক্রীড়া সংগঠন [Sports organizations]. Dolar Bazar (in Bengali).
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