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Divisions: Barisal |
Chittagong |
Dhaka |
Khulna |
Rajshahi |
Rangpur |
Sylhet
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Districts in Sylhet: Habiganj | Maulvi Bazar | Sunamganj | Sylhet
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Habiganj District Information
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| Area | 2636.58 square kilometers. |
| Bounded by | |
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| Upazilla/ Thana | Ajmiriganj Upazila, Baniachang Upazila, Bahubal Upazila, Chunarughat Upazila, Habiganj Sadar Upazila, Lakhai Upazila, Madhabpur Upazila, Nabiganj Upazila |
| Elected MP(s) in 2008 Election |
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Area Name | Elected MP | From |
| 239 | Habiganj-1 | Dewan Farid Gazi | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 240 | Habiganj-2 | Md Abdul Mojid Khan | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 241 | Habiganj-3 | Md. Abu Zahir | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 242 | Habiganj-4 | Anamol Haque | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Parliament Election Winner (Party-wise): 2001,1996,1991 |
| Seat# | Area Name | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | | 238 | Hobigonj-1 | BAL (40.10) | BAL (38.29) | JP (39.10) | | 239 | Hobigonj-2 | BAL (31.19) | BAL (39.96) | BAL (47.36) | | 240 | Hobigonj-3 | BAL (47.69) | JP (43.13) | JP (40.81) | | 241 | Hobigonj-4 | BAL (45.21) | BAL (37.10) | BAL (45.69) |
BAL: Bangladesh Awami League
BNP: Bangladesh Nationalist Party
JI: Jamat E Islami
JP: Jatiya Party
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| History | On 4 April 1971 Col. Ataul Ghani Osmany (supreme commander of the War of Liberation) and some officers of the 2nd and 4th East Bengal Regiment assembled in the Teliapara Tea Garden Dakbungalow to discuss war situation. | | Newspapers | Daily Pravakar, Pratidener Bani, weekly Swadhikar, Swadeshbarta, Drishtikon, Khoai, Hobiganj Samachar, Janatar Dalil, Parikrama, fortnightly Prayas and Mritika; extinct: monthly Moitri (1909), weekly Projapati (1909), Sree Sree Sonar Gauranga (1329 BS), Palli Bani (1940), weekly Shahid (1948), weekly Jagaran (1955), monthly Avijatrik (1966). |
| Rivers | Khowai, Sutang, Korangi, Kalni, Kushiyara, Gopala, Ratna, Barak. |
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