Derai

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Derai

দিরাই
Town and Municipality
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Derai
Coordinates: 25°2′N91°40′E / 25.033°N 91.667°E / 25.033; 91.667 Coordinates: 25°2′N91°40′E / 25.033°N 91.667°E / 25.033; 91.667
Country Bangladesh
Division Sylhet Division
District Sunamganj
Upazila Derai Upazila
Municipality1999
Government
  MayorMuhammad Musharraf Miah Chandipuri
Area
  Total6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total22,680
  Density3,489/km2 (9,040/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Website www.deraipaurashava.gov.bd

Derai (Bengali : দিরাই, romanized: Dirai) is a town and municipal corporation in Derai Upazila of Sunamganj District in northeastern Bangladesh, part of the Sylhet Division. [1]

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History

Derai town is in the process of urbanisation. Derai1.jpg
Derai town is in the process of urbanisation.

Derai was previously known as Babaganj Bazar. It was home to two influential Hindu residents; Jitarāma and Dvidarāma, who renamed the area to Derai Bazar. On 10 December 1892, the Assam Gazette notification #5954 recognised the name of the area as Derai. In 1938, the Nankar Rebellion started in Derai and surrounding areas. Derai was made the headquarters of a namesake thana in 1942 and the capital of the namesake upazila in 1982. [1]

Facilities

There is one governmental orphanage, 30 mosques and 4 haat bazaars. Derai municipality has an average literacy rate of 52.11%, with the town at 41.65%.

Administration

Derai Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 29 mahallas. [2] The town consists of 4 mouzas.

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References

  1. 1 2 Chanda, Jiban Kumar (2012). "Derai Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; 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 . Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. "District Statistics 2011: Sunamganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.