Moulvibazar District

Moulvibazar
মৌলভীবাজার
Moulvibazar District
Clockwise from top left: Hum Hum Falls, Prithimpassa Jame Masjid, Sreemangal Upazila Tea Gardens, Lawchara National Park, Madhobpur Lake
Location of Moulvibazar District in Bangladesh
Location of Moulvibazar District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Moulvibazar District
Country Bangladesh
DivisionSylhet Division
Government
 • Zila Parishad ChairmanMisbahur Rahman (Awami League)
 • Deputy CommissionerUrme Binte Salam
Area
 • Total2,799.38 km2 (1,080.85 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,123,447
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
DemonymMoulvibazari
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
3200
Area code0861
ISO 3166 codeBD-38
Websitemoulvibazar.gov.bd

Moulvibazar, (Bengali: মৌলভীবাজার) also spelled Moulabhibazar, Maulvibazar,[2] Moulavibazar,[3] and Maulavibazar,[4] is the southeastern district of Sylhet Division in northeastern Bangladesh, named after the town of Moulvibazar. It is bordered by the Indian states of Tripura and Assam to the south and east, respectively; by the Bangladeshi districts of Habiganj to the west and Sylhet to the north.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census-prelim was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Shah Abdul Wadud (2012). "Maulvibazar District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ^ "List of Institutes in Moulavibazar District". Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Directorate General of Health Services. Retrieved 27 Aug 2013.
  4. ^ "Estimates of Aman Rice, 2012-2013" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Agriculture Wing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 27 Aug 2013.