MOULVIBAZAR
Moulvibazar is in Sylhet, a district to the North-East of Bangladesh. It is 2,707 km² in area, and has a population of 1.38 million. It is situated between 24.10 degree 24.35 degree north latitude and between 90.35 degree and 91.20-degree east longitude. It is surrounded by Sylhet District in the north, Habiganj District in the west and Indian States of Assam and Tripura in the east and south respectively.
The main rivers of the district are theManu, the Dholoi and the Juri which flow from India. Every year during the rainy season, when there is excessive rainfall in India, the surplus water flows through these rivers and causes floods in low-lying parts of Moulvibazar. Unless the rivers are properly dredged the floods can be devastating. In the last few years Moulvibazar has had a muti-million dollar flood defence system built, which is the only one like it in the whole country.
The main exports: Moulvibazar are bamboo, tea, pineapple, cane, jack fruit, oranges, agar, rubber, mangoes and lemons. Ninety-one of Bangladesh' s 153 tea gardens are located in Moulvibazar. The area is also home to the three largest tea gardens. A sculpture of a girl plucking teal eaves from tea garden. The sculpture is located at Moulvibazar District world. Pineapples from the Sreemangal area are famous for their flavor and natural sweetness. Sreemongal is known as the tea capital of Bangladesh' due to the high frequency of tea plantations found there.
Area: 2, 799. 38 km2 (1, 080. 85 sq mi)
Upazila: Moulvibazar Sadar, Barlekha, Juri, Kamalganj, Kulaura, Rajnagar, Sreemangal.
Places: The shrine of hazrat Shah Mustafa rahmatula alayhi, a companion of hazrat Shah Jalal rahmatula alayhi, the man who brought Islam into what was then India, is here. It is also home to many tea plantations. Moulvibazar town now has a shopping mall and several Indian, Chinese and American eateries. Madhabkunda waterfall at Barlekha and 'Ham Ham waterfall' at Kamalgonj are among the enchanting places of the district. Hakaluki Haor, Hail Haor, Madhobpur Lake' Bilashchhara Lake', Lawachara National Park' in Kamalganj upazilla are other places of interest in the district.
