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Ajmiriganj (Bengali: আজমিরিগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

Ajmiriganj আজমিরিগঞ্জ
Upazila
Ajmiriganj Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°32.8′N 91°15′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Habiganj District
Area
• Total	223.98 km2 (86.48 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	114,265
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonyms	Ajmiriganji, Ajmirigonji
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	ajmiriganj.habiganj.gov.bd

History

In 1254, the Governor of Bengal Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak invaded the Azmardan Raj (present-day Ajmiriganj). He defeated the local Raja. This was long before the Conquest of Sylhet in 1303.[2] Jalsukha Krishna Govinda Public High School was established in 1876. In the 1800s, a Sufi saint who was stationed at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah of Moinuddin Chishti, migrated to modern-day Ajmiriganj. His name was Syed Ishaq Chishti, and the locals referred to him as Ajmiri Baba (Baba of Ajmer). After the death of Ishaq, a government gazette notified that Abidabad thana would be renamed Ajmiriganj (Ganj of Ajmiri) in honour of Ishaq in circa 1907.[3] Ajmiriganj amalgamated Bir Charan Govt Pilot High School was established in 1930. In 1983, Ajmiriganj thana was turned into an upazila. The names were changed from Aijadam > Ajmardan > Aijmadam > Abidabaad > Ajmiriganj.

During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, an eighteen hour long encounter between the freedom fighters and the Pakistan Army took place on 16 November. 11 innocent villagers as well as freedom fighter Jagat Joity Das were killed.

Geography

Ajmiriganj is located at 24.5472°N 91.2500°E / 24.5472; 91.2500. It has a total area of 223.98 km². Ajmiriganj Bazar (main town), on the other hand, consists of 2 mouzas, with an area of 5.73 km². The town has one Dak-Bungalow and a number of buildings dating from as early as the 1800s; some financed by the Maharaja of Tripura.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop. (000)	±%
1981	76	—
1991	87	+14.5%
2001	99	+13.8%
2011	114	+15.2%
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[4]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Ajmiriganj Upazila had 21,293 households and a population of 114,265, 13.0% of whom lived in urban areas. 14.8% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 37.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[5][6]

Administration

Ajmiriganj Upazila is divided into Ajmiriganj Municipality and five union parishads: Ajmiriganj, Badalpur, Jolsuka, Kakailsao, and Shibpasha. The union parishads are subdivided into 68 mauzas and 133 villages.[4]

Ajmiriganj is part of the Habiganj-2 constituency in the Bangladesh Parliament.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

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