Syedpur Shaharpara Union Explained

Syedpur Shaharpara Union
Official Name:	7 No. Syedpur Shaharpara Union Council
Native Name:	সৈয়দপুর শাহারপাড়া ইউনিয়ন
Native Name Lang:	bn
Settlement Type:	Union Council
Pushpin Map:	Bangladesh
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:	24.7529°N 91.5964°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Population As Of:	1996
Population Total:	23882^[1]
Population Demonym:	Syedpuri, Jagannathpuri, Sylheti
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	3061
Website:	http://syedpurshaharparaup.sunamganj.gov.bd/

Syedpur Shaharpara Union Parishad (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর শাহারপাড়া) is a union council under Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is located 6 kilometres south-east of Jagannathpur Upazila.^[2]

Administration

Syedpur Shaharpara Union Parishad is one of the largest union Parishad in the Sylhet Division. This union Parishad has 9 wards and 41 villages.^[3] See below the list of villages.

• Islampur
• Sunatonpur
• Teghoria
• Novagaon
• Shaharpara
• Tilok also spelt Tilak
• Pirergaon
• Budhrail
• Syedpur
• Boalgaon
• Ahmadabad
• Audot
• Muradabad
• Ulur chon
• Condi Hedayetpur
• Chituliya
• Chak Tilok also spelt Chawk Tilak aka Lalar Chawk
• Jalalabad
• Kamalshahi
• Fatehpur
• Karimpur
• Kurikiyar
• Mirpur
• Muftir Chak also spelt Muftir Chawk
• Mani Hara
• Nurainpur
• Rasoolpur also spelt Rasulpur
• Kurihal
• Tola Khal
• Harikuna
• Agunkona
• Ishankona
• Mallikpara
• Lambahati^[4]

Representatives

The complete list of Chairman of Syedpur Shaharpara up.!SN!Name!Term of office

01	Maulana Syed Jamilul Haque	1961-1965
02	Rakesh Chandra Vottacharjo	1965-1966
03	Abdur Rouf Kamali	1967-1970
04	Abdul Jalil Tahshildhar	1971
05	Md. Abdul Khalik	1972-1977
06	Syed Abdul Hannan	1977-1984
07	Syed Ahadujjaman (Gous Miah)	1984-1987
08	Syed Afruj Hossain	1988-1993
09	Lutfur Rahman Kamali	1998-
10	Md. Abdul Ahad	1999-2002
11	Abdul Bari	2002
12	Alhaj Ataur Rahman	2003-2008
13	Syed Shila Miah	2008-2011
14	Mohammad Abul Hasan	2011-2016
15	Tayeb Miah Kamali	2016–2021
16	Mohammad Abul Hasan	2022-Present

Political System

Syedpur-Shaharpara Union Parishad has nine council members from all nine wards. They are elected representative of their wards to the Union Council. Election is held every 5 years and members are elected by universal adult franchise. Current Chairman of Syedpur-Shaharpara Union Parishad is Taiyab Miah Kamali, who is popularly known as Taiyab Chairman.

Education

Syedpur Shaharpara Union Parishad has

• 23 Primary school
• 20 Govt. Primary school
• 3 High school
• 1 College
• 4 Madrasa^[5]

Notable people

• Shah Kamal Quhafah (1291-1385), Arab religious figure
• Syeda Shahar Banu (1914-1983), language activist

See also

• Islampur
• Shaharpara
• Jagannathpur Upazila
• Shah Jalal High School

Notes and References

1. http://syedpurshaharparaup.sunamganj.gov.bd/node/978353/এক-নজরে এক নজরে ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ (Bengali)
2. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Jagannathpur_Upazila Jagannathpur Upazila
3. Web site: bn:সৈয়দপুর শাহারপাড়া ইউনিয়নের সব গ্রাম. All villages in Syedpur Shaharpara union. https://islampurvillage.blogspot.com/2012/05/list-of-villages.html. Islampur. 26 May 2019. bn. 17 May 2012.
4. http://syedpurshaharparaup.sunamganj.gov.bd/node/978357/গ্রাম-ভিত্তিক-লোকসংখ্যা গ্রাম ভিত্তিক লোকসংখ্যা (Bengali)
5. http://syedpurshaharparaup.sunamganj.gov.bd/node/978353/এক-নজরে এক নজরে ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ (Bengali)