Osmani Nagar Upazila

Osmani Nagar

ওসমানীনগর
Osmani Nagar ওসমানীনগর
Upazila
	Osmani Nagar Upazila
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Sylhet District
Government
• Upazila Chairman	Moinul Haque Chowdhury (Bangladesh Nationalist Party)
Demonym(s)	Osmani Nagari, Usmaninogori
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	www.osmaninagar.sylhet.gov.bd

Osmani Nagar (Bengali: ওসমানীনগর) is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Etymology[]

“Osmani Nagar” is a compound of two words, Osmani and nagar (city), which literally means “the city of Osmani”. Osmani Nagar was named in honor of General Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani, the commander-in-chief of Mukti Bahini during Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.

History[]

Osmani Nagar was previously part of historic Aurangapur Pargana. In the mid-14th century, following the Conquest of Gour in 1303, disciples of Shah Jalal settled and propagated Islam in Osmani Nagar. Shah Tajuddin settled and propagated Islam in Gauharpur, Nizamuddin Osmani to Dayamir, Shah Sulayman Karani Qurayshi to Karanshi, Shah Gabru to Gabhurteki and Shah Jalaluddin to Khushkipur (Korua). The tombs of Shah Siddiq, Shah Garib and Usman Baghdadi can be found in Osmanpur Union.

Osmani Nagar thana was established with eight Union Parishads of Balaganj on 23 March 2001. On 2 June 2014, the thana was turned into an upazila.^[1]^[2]

Osmani Nagar is famous for providing fierce fighters during the Bangladesh Liberation War, 1971, with General Osmani being a notable figure.

First Upazilla Nirbhahi Officer: First Upazilla Nirbhahi Officer was Mr. Mohammad Showkat Ali. He joined at Osmaninagar Upazilla as the first Upazilla Nirbhahi Officer on 13 July 2015.

Geography[]

Economy[]

Demography[]

Administration[]

Osmani Nagar Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Burungabazar, Dayamir, Goalabazar, Osmanpur, Sadipur, Tajpur, Umarpur, and West Poilanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 129 mauzas and 295 villages.^[3]

Education[]

Tajpur Degree College

Notable people[]

Muhammad Ashraf Ali, member of parliament
Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani, commander-in-chief of Mukti Bahini
Shah Azizur Rahman, politician
Shah Gabru, early disciple of Shah Jalal who took part in the 14th-century Conquest of Sylhet
Shah Tajuddin, late disciple of Shah Jalal

References[]

^ "Two new upazilas to start activities". Dhaka Tribune. 11 June 2014.
^ নতুন দুই উপজেলার অনুমোদন [Approval of two new upazilas]. Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). 2 June 2014.
^ ওসমানী নগর উপজেলা [Unions]. Osmani Nagar Upazila (in Bengali).

Coordinates: 24°42′54″N 91°44′44″E / 24.7151°N 91.7456°E / 24.7151; 91.7456

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[1] "Two new upazilas to start activities". Dhaka Tribune. 11 June 2014.

[2] নতুন দুই উপজেলার অনুমোদন [Approval of two new upazilas]. Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). 2 June 2014.

[3] ওসমানী নগর উপজেলা [Unions]. Osmani Nagar Upazila (in Bengali).

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