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	*[[Hason Raja]], musician and mystic poet		*[[Hason Raja]], musician and mystic poet
	*[[Alaur Rahman]], vocalist and music composer		*[[Alaur Rahman]], vocalist and music composer
			*[[Parvej Husen Talukder]], Poet.
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| name = Sunamganj District
| native_name = সুনামগঞ্জ
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| official_name = Sunamganj District
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Sylhet Division]]
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| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (Bangladesh)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Mohammad Abdul Ahad<ref>pmis.mopa.gov.bd/pmis/Forms/dclist.php</ref>
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| population_as_of = 2022 census
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| population_demonym = Sunamganji, Shunamgonji, Shunamgoinji
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| timezone1 = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]]
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| postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in Bangladesh|Postal code]]
| postal_code = 3000
| website = {{URL|http://www.sunamganj.gov.bd}}
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| blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2019)
| blank_info_sec1 = 0.573<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref><br />{{color|#fc0|medium}} · [[List of regions of Bangladesh by Human Development Index|20th of 20]]
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'''Sunamganj''' ({{lang-bn| সুনামগঞ্জ}}) is a district located in north-eastern [[Bangladesh]] within the [[Sylhet Division]].<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite Banglapedia|author=Ashfaq Hossain|article=Sunamganj District}}</ref>
==History==
In the ancient period, Sunamganj was part of the [[Laur Kingdom]]. After the conquest of Sylhet (Kingdom of Gauiurh) in 1303 by Muslims under the spiritual guidance of [[Shah Jalal]], [[Shah Kamal Quhafah]] established a capital in [[Shaharpara]] with the aid of his twelve disciples and his second son, Shah Muazzamuddin Qureshi, who also maintained a second sub-administration office at Nizgaon on the bank of the river [[Surma River|Surma]], present day Shologhar (there is now Shologhar Masjid and madrasa) in Sunamganj town, which was administered by one of his descendants. Between the latter part of 1300 CE and 1765 CE, the present-day Sunamganj district was a part of Iqlim-e-Muazzamabad, i.e. the state of Muazzamabad, which was an independent state until 1620 when it was conquered by the mighty Mughal of Delhi. The last sultan of Muazzamabad was Hamid Qureshi Khan, who was a descendant of Shah Kamal Quhafah and he was widely known by his appellation of Shamsher Khan. After the fall of Jalalabad (present-day Sylhet), Shamsher Khan, accepted the post of [[Nawab]]-cum-Fauzadar and remained so until his death at the [[Battle of Giria]] on 29 April 1740 along with [[Sarfaraz Khan]], Nawab of Bengal.<ref>Ali, Syed Murtaja, Hazrat Shah Jalal and Sylheter Itihas, 66: 1988</ref>
==Administration==
===District===
District Administrator is appointed from amongst non-civil servants, usually from amongst the member of political party that is in power at the time of appointment and endorsed by the central government. Deputy Commissioner is appointed from amongst career civil servants, who administers all subordinate branches of the administration such as upazillah parishad<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/dc_uno_list.php?dsk=1 |title=Cabinet Division – Bangladesh – List of the Deputy Commissioners |publisher=Cabinet.gov.bd |access-date=March 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222083053/http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/dc_uno_list.php?dsk=1 |archive-date=December 22, 2011 }}</ref> Mr.Black was the first district commissioner of Sunamganj.<ref name="sunamganj.gov.bd">{{cite web |url=http://www.sunamganj.gov.bd/site/page/35710fc2-0757-11e7-a6c5-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C/ |title=একনজরে সুনামগঞ্জ {{!}} সুনামগঞ্জ জেলা {{!}} সুনামগঞ্জ জেলা |website=www.sunamganj.gov.bd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617162414/http://www.sunamganj.gov.bd/site/page/35710fc2-0757-11e7-a6c5-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C |archive-date=2017-06-17}}</ref>
===Subdistricts===
Sunamganj District comprises 12 sub-districts or [[upazila]]s:
*[[Bishwamvarpur Upazila|Bishwamvarpur]]
*[[Chhatak Upazila|Chhatak]]
*[[Shantiganj Upazila|Shantiganj]]
*[[Derai Upazila|Derai]]
*[[Dharamapasha Upazila|Dharamapasha]]
*[[Dowarabazar Upazila|Dowarabazar]]
*[[Jagannathpur Upazila|Jagannathpur]]
*[[Jamalganj Upazila|Jamalganj]]
*[[Sullah Upazila|Sullah]]
*[[Sunamganj Sadar Upazila|Sunamganj Sadar]]
*[[Tahirpur Upazila|Tahirpur]]
*[[Moddonagar Upazila|Moddonagar]]
During the late [[British Raj|British colonial period]], Sunamganj was a subdivision and contained six [[thana]]s; Sunamganj Sadar, Tahirpur, Chhatak (inc. Duarabazar), Derai, Jagannathpur and Dharmapasa.<ref>{{cite book|title=Assam District Gazetteers - Supplement|volume=2|year=1915|page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.463803/page/n33 26]|location=[[Shillong]]|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.463803}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|align=left
|percentages=pagr
|1981 |1428787
|1991 |1708563
|2001 |2013738
|2011 |2467968
|footnote= Sources:<ref name="census2011"/>
}}According to the [[2011 Bangladesh census]], Sunamganj District had a population of 2,467,968, of which 1,236,106 were males and 1,231,862 females. Rural population was 2,211,851 (89.62%) while the urban population was 256,117 (10.38%). Sunamganj district had a literacy rate of 34.98% for the population 7 years and above: 36.86% for males and 33.12% for females.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Sumamganj |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Sunamganj.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>{{bar box
|title=Religions in Sunamganj district (2011)<ref name="census2011"/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Muslims]]|green|86.89}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hindus]]|darkorange|12.94}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.17}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Religion in present-day Sunamganj district{{Efn|Sunamganj subdivision of Sylhet district}}
!Religion
!Population (1941)<ref name="1941religion">{{cite web |date=1941 |title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME IX ASSAM PROVINCE |url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/37338/GIPE-CENSUS41005.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y |access-date=}}</ref>{{rp|36-37}}
!Percentage (1941)
!Population (2011)<ref name="census2011" />
!Percentage (2011)
|-
|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Islam]] [[File:Star_and_Crescent.svg|15x15px]]
|417,505
|65.45%
|2,144,535
|86.89%
|-
|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|16x16px]]
|217,993
|34.17%
|319,376
|12.94%
|-
|Others {{efn|Including [[Jainism]], [[Christianity]], [[Buddhism]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], [[Ad-Dharmi]]s, or not stated}}
|2,399
|0.38%
|4,057
|0.17%
|-
|'''Total Population'''
|'''637,897'''
|'''100%'''
|'''2,467,968'''
|'''100%'''
|}Muslims make up 86.89% of the population, while Hindus are 12.94% of the population.<ref name="census2011" />
==Education==
'''University'''
*[[Sunamganj Science and Technology University]]
*[[Sunamganj Agricultural University]]
'''Medical College'''
*[[Bangabandhu Medical College]]
==Healthcare==
The district has 12 government hospitals and 22 health centers. The infant mortality rate is 62 per 1000 child births. The average lifespan of the district's residents is 62 years.<ref name="sunamganj.gov.bd" />
==Notable people==
*[[A. Zahur Miah]], Member of Parliament, politician
*[[Abdur Raees]] (1931-1988), former Member of Parliament in Pakistan and Bangladesh
*[[Abdus Samad Azad]] (1922-2005), former [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
*[[Anwar Choudhury]] (born 1959), former [[Governor of the Cayman Islands]] and [[List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Bangladesh|High Commissioner of the UK to Bangladesh]]
*[[Apsana Begum]] (born 1990), Member of the British Parliament for [[Poplar and Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Poplar and Limehouse]]
*[[Asaddor Ali]] (1929-2005), writer, researcher and historian
*[[Ayub Ali Master]] (1880-1980), social reformer in Britain
*[[Dewan Mohammad Azraf]], educator, philosopher and [[National Professor]] of Bangladesh
*[[Hassan Shahriar]], journalist and political analyst
*[[Kakon Bibi]], [[Mukti Bahini|freedom fighter]], [[Bir Protik]]
*[[Luthfur Rahman]] (born 1976), deputy leader of Manchester, England
*[[Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi]] (1915-2003), social reformer in Britain
*[[Shah Kamal Quhafah]] (1291-1385), Arab religious figure
*[[Shahed Ali]], author and novelist
*[[Syeda Shahar Banu]] (1914-1983), language activist
*[[Manik Lal Ray]], [[communist]] politician [http://sunamkantha.com/2019/08/02/%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%95%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%82%e0%a6%97%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%80-%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%95-%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b2/][http://sunamkantha.com/2019/07/29/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE/], [[Teacher]] pioneer of mass-education [http://m.sylhetbarta24.com/news/details/Sylhet/104219], freedom fighter [https://sunamganjerkhobor.com/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D/amp/]
*[[Ramkanai Das]], classical and folk musician<ref name="star">{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/sunset-of-a-music-maestro-40468|title=Sunset Of A Music Maestro|author=Zahangir Alom|date=September 7, 2014|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref>
*[[Shushama Das]], folk musician<ref name="kantha">{{cite news|url=http://sunamkantha.com/2017/02/14/একুশে-পদক-পাচ্ছেন-সুনামগ/|script-title=bn:একুশে পদক পাচ্ছেন সুনামগঞ্জের সুষমা দাস|language=bn|date=February 14, 2017|access-date=February 14, 2017|newspaper=sunamkantha.com}}</ref>
*[[Suhasini Das]], social worker and activist
*[[Radharaman Dutta]], musician and mystic poet
*[[Shah Abdul Karim]], musician and songwriter
*[[Hason Raja]], musician and mystic poet
*[[Alaur Rahman]], vocalist and music composer
{{Sunamganj District}} {{Divisions and districts of Bangladesh}}
==Notes==
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==References==
{{Commons category}}
<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sunamkantha.com/2019/07/29/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE/|script-title=bn:বিপ্লবী বামপন্থী মানিকদা|language=bn}}</ref>
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