: মৌলভীবাজার জেলা Moulvibazar Zila
) is a district
of Sylhet Division
in North-Eastern Bangladesh
Moulvi Bazar is in Sylhet
, a district to the North-East of Bangladesh
. It is 2,707 km² in area, and has a population of 1.38 million. It is situated between 24.10 degree 24.35 degree north latitude and between 90.35 degree and 91.20-degree east longitude. It is surrounded by Sylhet District
in the north, Habiganj District
in the west and Indian States of Assam
in the east and south respectively.
The main rivers of the district are the Manu
, the Dholoi and the Juri. These rivers flow from India. Every year during the rainy season, when there is excessive rainfall in India, the surplus water flows through these rivers causing huge floods in the low-lying parts of Moulvibazar (e.g. the villages of Balikhandi
on the northern side of the river Manu). Unless the rivers are properly dredged the floods can be devastating.
In the last few years Moulvibazar has had a muti-million dollar flood defence system built the only one like it in the whole country.
Maulvi Bazar is made up of 7 subdivisions or upazilas
. They are:
There are 67 Unions, 2,064 Villages and 5 Pourashavas namely Kamalganj, Kulaura, Sreemongal, Barlekha and Moulvibazar. Almost 50,000 of the clan population belong to Manipuri