Patli Union Parishad (Bengali: পাটলী ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ) is a union parishad under Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1] It has an area of 32.52 square kilometres and a population of 21,383.
Patli Union Parishad
পাটলী ইউনিয়ন | |
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| No. 7 Patli Union Council | |
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  Patli Union Parishad Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°47′41″N 91°35′10″E / 24.7948°N 91.5861°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| District | Sunamganj District |
| Upazila | Jagannathpur Upazila |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 21,383 |
| Demonym | Patli-wala |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | patliup |
Geography edit
Patli Union shares borders with the Kolkolia Union in the west, Mirpur Union in the east, Bhatgaon, Chhatak in the north, and Jagannathpur Pourashava in the south. It has an area of 32.52 square kilometres.[2]
History edit
The union is named after the village of Patli in the Union. There was a time when its Rusulganj Bazar was nicknamed the soul centre (pran-kendro) of Sunamganj.[2] Ayub Ali Master, a member of the Patli Union Parishad, renamed his village of Achol to Hason-Fatehpur in the late 20th century.[3]
Administration edit
The union parishad has 9 wards, 29 mouzas and 50 villages.[4]
- Ward 1: Rameshwarpur, Lama Rasulganj Bazar, Bongaon, Noorbala, Lautola, Radhuni Kona, Rasulpur
- Ward 2: Hamidpur, Prabhakarpur
- Ward 3: Shashon, Islampur, Nondirgaon, Alipur, Shachayani
- Ward 4: Chanpur, Chokasimpur, Assampur, Parameshwarpur, Shonapur, Kabirpur
- Ward 5: East Faridpur, Minazpur, Sulemanpur, Ekabor, Shathaal
- Ward 6: Jongolgaon, Makrampur, Mogurjana, Patli, Hason-Fatehpur
- Ward 7: Chanpur Chok, Darikhunjanpur, Digharkul, Saizpur, Rasulganj Bazar
- Ward 8: Goalkuri, Kaminipur, Samat
- Ward 9: Lohargaon, Khetropasha, Srikorpur Bade, Muhammadpur Shera, Kuriyain, Dhonjoypur
Education edit
Patli Union Parishad has
- 18 Govt. Primary school
- 3 Middle schools
- 1 Women College
- 2 dakhil madrasas
- 2 alim madrasas
- 1 Qaumi Madrasa[5]
HEALTH CENTRE
RDF MATERNITY CARE
Language and culture edit
The native population converse in their native Sylheti dialect but can also converse in Standard Bengali. Languages such as Arabic and English are also taught in schools. The union has 44 masjids.
Notable people edit
- Abdur Raees of Bangaon (1931-1988), former Member of Parliament in Pakistan and Bangladesh
- Anwar Choudhury of Prabhakarpur (born 1959), former Governor of the Cayman Islands and High Commissioner of the UK to Bangladesh
- Ayub Ali Master of Achol/Hason-Fatehpur (1880-1980), social reformer in Britain
- Luthfur Rahman of Shathal (born 1976), deputy leader of Manchester, England
- Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi of Patli (1915-2003), social reformer in Britain
References edit
- ^ "Jagannathpur Upazila". Banglapedia.
- ^ a b পাটলী ইউনিয়নের ইতিহাস. Patli Union. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ রেষ্টুরেন্ট ব্যবসায় শতবর্ষ পূরন করেছে রুহুল হোসেনের পরিবার (in Bengali). BritBangla. 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Population by wards". Patli Union.
- ^ এক নজরে পাটলী ইউনিয়ন. Patli Union.