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Sunamganj is a district located in north-eastern Bangladesh within the Sylhet Division.

Geography
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Sunamganj is located in the Sylhet Division with the Sylhet District to its east, Habiganj District to its south and Netrokona District to its west. The Surma River and Kushiyara River run through the district. The River Dhawka also run through district Sunamganj.
The annual average temperature of Sunamganj has a maximum of 33.2°C and a minimum 13.6°C, with annual rainfall of 3334 mm. There are many haors and beels (wetlands ecosystems) in Sunamganj.

History
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The name Sunamganj is derived from its founder, Sipahi Sunamuddin, who established a bazaar on the bank of the river Surma. In the ancient period, Sunamganj was part of the Rarh Kingdom that included western part of Sylhet, Habiganj, Netrokona, Kishoreganj and the northern part of Mymensingh. After the conquest of Sylhet in 1303 by Muslims under the spiritual guidance of Hazrat Shah Jalal, Hazrat Shah Kamal Qahafan brought the entire Kingdom of Rarh under his control with aid of his twelve disciples and Shah Moazzamuddin, administered the entire district from Shaharpara. Between the latter part of 1300 CE and 1765 CE, the present-day Sunamganj district was a part of Iqlim-e-Moazzamabad, i.e. the state of Moazzamabad, which was independent state until 1612 and, thereafter, it was conquered by the mighty Mughal of Delhi.

In 1336, a devastating flood occurred as a result of a broken dam in Manipur. This flood is popularly known as the 'White Water Flood'. An earthquake on 12 June 1897 caused many deaths.

During the war of liberation there were many encounters between freedom fighters and the Pakistani Army. Sunamganj was liberated on 6 December 1971.

Source Of Sylhet Sand (FM 2.5 to 2.8) in place Sunamganj Sadargor and Thahirpur Upzala Fazilpur. Only one Reserv Howor in Bangladesh Natural Fish Birth at Thahipur Upzala is called Townger Howor. Many Howor /Bil as Matihein Howor, Shonir Howor, Khocher Howor, jhamkhola howor,Dhekhar howor,Nalwar howor,Fatar howor, grow Paddy and Natural Fish Birthplace in Sunamganj.

Subdivisions
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Sunamganj District comprises 11 sub-districts or Upazilas:

Bishwamvarpur
Chhatak
Derai
Dharampasha
Dowarabazar
Jagannathpur
Jamalganj
Sulla
Sunamganj Sadar
Sunamganj South
Tahirpur


Administration
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Administrator of Zila Porishod: Enamul Kabir
Deputy Commissioner (DC): Mohammad Yamin Chowdhury
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Sunamganj is renowned for bards and folk music; mystic poet Hason Raja (1854CE-1922CE), Saifa Banu (1860-1926), Diwan Moshin Raja, Syed Shahnoor, Radharaman Dutta, Radhamadhav Dutta, Doorbin Shah, Shah Abdul Karim, Muniruzzaman Munir, Nurul Ghani, Dilly Meah, Qari Amiruddin and many more have hailed from this area.

It must be underlined that Saifa Banu (1860-1926) is regarded as the first female poet of Bangladesh; she was a step-sister of the mystic poet Hasan Raja, and composed lyrics in Bengali, Urdu and Hindi. Local people called her ‘Haji Bibi’ as a mark of respect, following her pilgrimage to Mecca, and she was entrusted to resolve civil disputes as an arbitrator. She was married to ‘Abdul Wahid’, alias Hiran Miah, whose mental incapacity compelled Saifa to extend her responsibility beyond domestic chores, which rather challenging those days.

Notable personalities
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Shaheed Taleb Uddin, freedom fighter of 1971 from Derai
Syed Shahnoor, lyricist of Sufi traditional songs
Dewan Hasan Raja, lyricist of mystic Sufi songs
Durbin Shah, lyricist of Sufi traditional songs
Abdus Samad Azad, politician
Humayun Rashid Chaudhary, diplomat and politician
Shah Abdul Karim, mystic poet
Likhan Ghosh, philanthropist
Shahed Ali, author and novelist
Radharaman Dutta, lyricist of folk dhamal songs, a local dance tradition
Dr. S. M. Ghulam Quadir, author, researcher of Sylhetinagri, which was a simplified version of Devanagari
Khan Bahadur Ghulam Mustafa Choudhury, Zamindar of Bhatipara, ex-Legislator of the Assam Legislative Council and ex member of the Council of State (upper house of British Indian Central Parliament, Delhi)
Guljar ahmed from Birgaon, philanthropist
Niloy Dash, gold medal winner
Dhrubho Eshe, artist
Lt. Col. Dr. Mohammad Makabbir Ali, freedom fighter of 1971, author of Mukti Juddey Medical Network
Motiur Rahman, freedom fighter, author
Hasan Hamid, (1988) young poet and artist, cultural organiser at Dhaka University.
Haji Modoris Ali, Comander and freedom fighter of 1971.


References
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunamganj_District