Umarpur Union

Umarpur Union
উমরপুর ইউনিয়ন
Union Council
No. 1 Umarpur Union Council
Umarpur Union is located in Bangladesh
Umarpur Union
Umarpur Union
Location in Bangladesh
CountryBangladesh
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictSylhet District
UpazilaOsmani Nagar Upazila
Government
 • Union Parishad ChairmanMuhammad Faruq Ahmad
Population
 • Total
21,026
DemonymUmarpuri
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3126
Websiteumorpurup.sylhet.gov.bd

Umarpur (Bengali: উমরপুর, romanized: Umorpur) is a union parishad under Osmani Nagar Upazila of Sylhet District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has a total area of 12 square kilometres and a population of 58,679.

History

Following the Conquest of Sylhet in 1303, one of Shah Jalal's disciples, Shah Jalaluddin, migrated to modern-day Umarpur Union. Jalaluddin settled in Khujgipur where he cured the disabled daughter of a local Brahmin and later married her. His tomb is present in a mazar (mausoleum) in Khujgipur and his descendants continue to inhabit the village. In addition to Jalaluddin, another Sufi pir by the name of Syed Kamaluddin Ahmad settled in the village of Bara Isabpur. He is also known as Shah Damri or Damri Pir because he had left his hometown of Patna with only one damri. Shah Damri married the daughter of Shaykh Kalu, a disciple of Shah Jalal that settled in Pirergaon, Jagannathpur. He also had two brothers, Syed Shah Subhanuddin and Syed Shah Badr Alam. Subhanuddin is buried in Isabpur where his descendants live whilst Badr Alam remained in Pirergaon. They are also related to Syed Shah Husayn Alam, author of Bhedsar. Also, Umarpur Union was the home of Shah Mullah Mubarak after whom the village of Mollapara is named after. His mazar is also situated in Mollapara. The mazar of Shaykh Yunus Shah can be found in eastern Khadimpur.

During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, five prominent freedom fighters which fought were: Muhammad Moyna Miah, Muhammad Afsar Miah, Muhammad Shonafor Ali, Muhammad Rafiq Ali and Muhammad Mufassil Ali.

Umarpur Union council building was established in 2007–2008.

Demography

Umarpur has a population of 21,026 out of which 9,920 are men and 11,106 are women.

Administration

Chairmen

List of chairmen
Name Term Notes
Muhammad Afsar Ali Chowdhury 1961 - 1966
Muhammad Rafizur Rahman Chowdhury 1966 - 1971
Muhammad Amin Uddin 1971 - 1977 Relief Chairman
Muhammad Sirajul Islam Sona Mian 1977 - 1984
Muhammad Abdal Mian 1984 - 1990
Mafassil Ali Mashuq Mian 1990 - 1993
Muhammad Abdal Mian 1993 - 17/4/2003
Muhammad Chiragh Ali 17/4/2003 - 8/8/2011
Muhammad Faruq Ahmad 8/8/2011–2016
Gulam Kibria 2016–present

Economy and tourism

Umarpur has a significant number of British immigrants contributing to its economy. It has two haat bazaars and they are Umarpur Bazaar and Khadimpur New Market Bazar. It has three canals; Khadimpur Meledari Canal, Habshpur-Kotalpur Kashtgang Canal and Sikandarpur Canal. The mazars of Shah Jalaluddin (Khujgipur) and Shah Damri (Boro Ishobpur) are popular tourist sites.

Education

There are eight madrasas namely; Kotalpur Darul Qiraat Hafizia Madrasa, Umarpur Bazar Anwarul Uloom Title Madrasa, Madinatul Uloom Women's Madrasa, Khadimpur Katal Khair Hafizia Dakhil Madrasa, Osmani Nagar Islamic Academy, Khadimpur Women's Qaumi Madrasa, Lama Ishobpur Ahmadiya Hafizia Madrasa and Shah Sikandar Hafizia Dakhil Madrasa.

Facilities

The Union contains 53 mosques:

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 দর্শনীয় স্থান. Umarpur Union (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. ↑ Siddiqi, Azhar Uddin Ahmad (1977). শ্রীহট্টে ইসলাম জ্যোতিঃ (in Bengali). Bahauddin Zakariya. p. 76.
  4. ↑ Azraf, Muhammad (1995). সিলেটে ইসলাম (in Bengali). Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. p. 69. ISBN 9789840601844.
  5. ↑ দর্শনীয় স্থান [Sightseeing]. Umarpur Union (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  6. ↑ পুরাতন চেয়াম্যানবৃন্দের নাম [Names of Previous Chairmen]. Umorpur Union (in Bengali).
  7. ↑ "Canal and river". Umarpur Union.
  8. ↑ "Madrasa". Umorpur Union (in Bengali).
  9. ↑ "Masjid". Umorpur Union (in Bengali).