Dakshin Surma Upazila

South Surma (Bengali: দক্ষিণ সুরমা, Sylheti: ꠖꠇ꠆ꠇꠤꠘ ꠡꠥꠞ꠆ꠝꠣ) or Dakshin Surma is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1][2]

The following are the nine unions in South Surma.[3]

Union
Name of union and GO code Area (acre) Population Literacy rate (%)
Male Female
Kuchai 45 4021 7311 6588 60.33
Jalalpur 37 7903 13735 13368 52.31
Tentli 85 3544 10253 9894 59.94
Daudpur 30 6717 11762 10649 56.02
Baraikandi 36 2440 7894 7103 64.02
Mogla Bazar 60 9370 12835 12170 56.10
Mollargaon 65 2774 10494 9892 62.81
Lala Bazar 50 4967 9982 9714 56.99
Silam 75 6254 12846 12183 59.72

(Statistics shown here is based on the Bangladesh Population Census of 2001 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.)

History

After the Conquest of Gour in 1303, many disciples of Shah Jalal settled in the Jalalpur, Godhrail and Renga parganas in modern-day South Surma where they would preach Islam to the local people. Shah Sheikh Mir Afzal Khandakar migrated to the village of Mirargaon, Shah Kamal Pahlawan Yemeni, Shah Moinuddin and Shah Jawharuddin to Maqamduar, Sheikh Jalal Shah Milon, Shah Muhammad Taqiuddin and Shah Sheikh Fathuddin to Jalalpur, Sheikh Farid Ansari and Sheikh Shah Sikandar to Lalabazar, Makhdum Zafar Sheikh Ghaznawi to Muhammadpur (Godhrail), Khwaja Taif Salim to Silam (Godhrail), Shah Sheikh Rahimuddin Ansari to Purbobhag (Jalalpur), Syed Qutbuddin Sheikh and Syed Jalaluddin Sheikh to Bungigram (Godhrail) and Shah Sheikh Daud Qureshi to Daudpur (Renga).

During the Bangladesh Liberation War, the Pakistani army reached Dakshin Surma in 29 March 1971. On 29 January 2005, the Dakshin Surma Upazila was established by taking 9 unions of the Sylhet Sadar. On 30 June 2011, the Kamalbazar Union Parishad was established taking some land from the Mogla Bazar and Tetli unions.

There are many popular places to visit in South Surma. One of the most recent developments in the area is the Regent Park Resort.[4]

References
  1. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Dakshin Surma Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. এক নজরে দক্ষিণ সুরমা [South Surma at a glance]. Dakshin Surma Upazila (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  3. "Dakshin Surma Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  4. "Regent Park Resort". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-10-01.


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