Beanibazar Upazila

Beanibazar
বিয়ানীবাজার
Beanibazar Upazila
Fields in Kholagram village in Mathiura Union
Fields in Kholagram village in Mathiura Union
Location of Beanibazar
Coordinates: 24°49′30″N 92°09′45″E / 24.8250°N 92.1625°E / 24.8250; 92.1625
Country Bangladesh
DivisionSylhet
DistrictSylhet
Thana1938
Upazila1983
Government
 • MP (Sylhet-6)Vacant (ad interim)
 • Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO)MD. Ashique Nur
 • Municipality mayorVacant
 • Upazila chairmanVacant
Area
 • Total253.24 km2 (97.78 sq mi)
Population
 • Total260,597
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Beanibazari, Sylheti
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3170-75
Websitewww.beanibazar.sylhet.gov.bd

Beanibazar (Bengali: বিয়ানীবাজার, romanizedBiyanībazar, lit.'Morning Market') is an upazila (sub-district) of Sylhet District in northeastern Bangladesh, part of the Sylhet Division.[2] The area is the successor of the territory of Panchakhanda, formerly ruled by the aristocratic Pal family.[3]

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  3. ^ Barua, Bharati (1991). Glimpses into Religion in Kamarupa during the Reign of Kumara Bhaskaravarman : A study on Contemporary Evidences. Proceedings of North East India History Association. North East India History Association. p. 129.