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Sunamganj (Bengali: সুনামগঞ্জ) is a town in the Sylhet Division of northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarters and largest town of Sunamganj District. It is located on the banks of the Surma River, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) west-northwest of Sylhet, the divisional headquarters.

Sunamganj সুনামগঞ্জ
Town
Sunamganj Location of Sunamganj in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25.0710°N 91.4035°E / 25.0710; 91.4035
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Sunamganj District
Upazila	Sunamganj Sadar Upazila
Municipality	1960
Government
• Type	Paurashava
• Body	Sunamganj Paurashava
• Mayor	Nader Bakth[1] (AL)
Area
• Total	17.39 km² (6.71 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	50,664
• Density	2,900/km² (7,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)

Municipality

The municipality was formed in 1960.[2]

Nader Bakht was elected to a second consecutive term as mayor of Sunamganj in January 2021, as an Awami League candidate.[3] Days later, a warrant was issued for his arrest on allegations that in 2019 he supplied fake birth certificates to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. He obtained bail on 21 January.[4]

References

পৌরসভার মেয়রবৃন্দ [Mayors of municipalities Paurashava]. Sunamganj District (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 April 2020.
Chowdhury, Alok Ghosh (2012). "Sunamganj Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
"AL sweeps mayoral posts - Front Page". The Daily Observer. 18 January 2021.
"Sunamganj ex-mayor sent to jail for giving Rohingyas fake papers". New Age. UNB. 26 January 2021.

v t e Sunamganj District
Capital: Sunamganj
Upazilas	Bishwamvarpur Chhatak Derai Dharamapasha Dowarabazar Jagannathpur Jamalganj Shantiganj Sullah Sunamganj Sadar Tahirpur
Constituencies	Sunamganj-1 Sunamganj-2 Sunamganj-3 Sunamganj-4 Sunamganj-5
Attractions and sites	Chhatak Cement Factory Chhatak Gas Field Pagla Jame Masjid Sunetra Gas Field Tanguar haor
Rivers	Dhanu Kangsha Kushiyara Makunda Piyain Surma
Inhabited areas	Bhatgaon Haydarpur Jhigli Derai Dolarbazar Jahedpur Govindaganj Khola Gaon Kolkolia Sreedharpasha Jagdal Mahammedpur Mirpur Patli Syedpur-Shaharpara Budhrail Islampur Shaharpara Syedpur Teghoria
Educational institutions	Government Jubilee High School Sachna Bazar High School Syedpur Pilot High School
Transport	Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line
History	Earthquake of 1869 Earthquake of 1897 Laur Kingdom

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[ru] Сунамгандж

Сунамга́ндж (бенг. সুনামগঞ্জ) — город и муниципалитет на северо-востоке Бангладеш, административный центр одноимённого округа. Расположен на берегах реки Сурма. Сунамгандж был основан в конце XVIII века. Площадь города равна 22,16 км². По данным переписи 2001 года, в городе проживало 49'373 человека, из которых мужчины составляли 52,70 %, женщины — соответственно 47,30 %. Плотность населения равнялась 2228 чел./км². Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 58,8 % (при среднем по Бангладеш показателе 43,1 %).

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