| Sultanabad Union | |
| Official Name: | No. 14 Sultanabad Union Council |
| Native Name: | সুলতানাবাদ ইউনিয়ন |
| Settlement Type: | Union Council |
| Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chandpur District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Upazila |
| Subdivision Name3: | North Matlab Upazila |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Abu Bakr Siddiq Khokan |
| Population Total: | 25,788 |
| Timezone1: | BST |
| Utc Offset1: | +6 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Sultanabad Union (Bengali: সুলতানাবাদ ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under North Matlab Upazila of Chandpur District in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. It has an area of 14.7 square kilometres and a population of 25,788.
Sultanabad Union is located in the North Matlab Upazila. It borders East Fatehpur Union in the west, Islamabad Union in the north and South Matlab Upazila in the south and east. It has an area of 14.7 square kilometres.[1]
Sultanabad has a population of 25,788.[1]
Sultanabad constitutes the no. 14 union council of North Matlab Upazila. It contains 22 villages and five mouzas: Faridkandi, Gorairkandi, Konyarkandi, Jamalkandi, Majlispur, Islamabad, Nayakandi, Hatighata, North Tarki, Middle Tarki, South Tarki, Vinandapur, Little Lakshmipur, Great Lakshmipur, Char Lakshmipur, Amuakanda, Tatua, Char Barua, Char Pathalia.[2]
| Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Siraj Master | 10/2/1963 - 9/2/1969 | |
| Ali Husayn | 1963-1968 | |
| Shafiq Mia | 1969-1974 | |
| Zahirul Haq | 1974-1979 | |
| Siddiqur Rahman Dewanji | 1979-1984 | |
| Shafiqul Islam Patwari | 2000-2008 | |
| Abdur Rahman Mia | 2008-2010 | Acting |
| Manzur Murshid Swapan | 2022 | |
| Abu Bakr Siddiq Khokan | 2024 | Present |
Sultanabad has hundreds of expatriates in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Maldives, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Italy, United States and Australia contributing to its economy. It has many Haat bazaars: Tarki Old Bazaar, Induria Daser Bazaar, Char Pathalia Daskandi Bazar as well as the ones in Amirabad, Janta, Satubazar, Sardarkandi, Badamtali, Little Hadiya, Kaptan Bazar, Gauranga Bazaar and Ananda Bazaar.[3]
The Union has a literacy rate of 80%. It has 9 primary schools and 2 high schools. There are five madrasas.[2]
The native population converse in their native Comillan dialect but can also converse in Standard Bengali. Languages such as Arabic and English are also taught in schools. The Union contains many mosques and eidgahs.[2]