Patli Union

Patli Union Parishad (Bengali: পাটলী ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ) is a union council under Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1] It has an area of 32.52 square kilometres and a population of 21,383.

Patli Union Parishad

পাটলী ইউনিয়ন
Union Council
No. 7 Patli Union Council
CountryBangladesh
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictSunamganj District
UpazilaJagannathpur Upazila
Population
 (2001)
 • Total21,383
Demonym(s)Patli-wala
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitepatliup.sunamganj.gov.bd

Geography

Patli Union shares borders with the Kolkolia Union in the west, Mirpur Union in the east, Bhatgaon, Chhatak in the north, and Jagannathpur Pourashava in the south. It has an area of 32.52 square kilometres.[2]

History

The union is named after the village of Patli in the Union. There was a time when its Rusulganj Bazar was nicknamed the soul centre (pran-kendro) of Sunamganj.[2] Ayub Ali Master, a member of the Patli Union Parishad, renamed his village of Achol to Hason-Fatehpur in the late 20th century.[3]

Administration

The union parishad has 9 wards, 29 mouzas and 50 villages.[4]

  1. Ward 1: Rameshwarpur, Lama Rasulganj Bazar, Bongaon, Noorbala, Lautola, Radhuni Kona, Rasulpur
  2. Ward 2: Hamidpur, Prabhakarpur
  3. Ward 3: Shashon, Islampur, Nondirgaon, Alipur, Shachayani
  4. Ward 4: Chanpur, Chokasimpur, Assampur, Parameshwarpur, Shonapur, Kabirpur
  5. Ward 5: East Faridpur, Minazpur, Sulemanpur, Ekabor, Shathaal
  6. Ward 6: Jongolgaon, Makrampur, Mogurjana, Patli, Hason-Fatehpur
  7. Ward 7: Chanpur Chok, Darikhunjanpur, Digharkul, Saizpur, Rasulganj Bazar
  8. Ward 8: Goalkuri, Kaminipur, Samat
  9. Ward 9: Lohargaon, Khetropasha, Srikorpur Bade, Muhammadpur Shera, Kuriyain, Dhonjoypur

Education

Patli Union Parishad has

  • 18 Govt. Primary school
  • 3 Middle schools
  • 1 College
  • 2 dakhil madrasas
  • 2 alim madrasas
  • 1 Qaumi Madrasa[5]

Language and culture

The native population converse in their native Sylheti dialect but can also converse in Standard Bengali. Languages such as Arabic and English are also taught in schools. The union has 44 masjids.

References
  1. Jagannathpur Upazila. banglapedia.org. Retrieved on 12-02-2017.
  2. "পাটলী ইউনিয়নের ইতিহাস". Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. "রেষ্টুরেন্ট ব্যবসায় শতবর্ষ পূরন করেছে রুহুল হোসেনের পরিবার" (in Bengali). BritBangla. 11 April 2019.
  5. এক নজরে পাটলী ইউনিয়ন. Retrieved on 12-02-2019.

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