Moulvibazar District
Moulvibazar (Bengali: মৌলভীবাজার) also spelled Maulvibazar, Moulavibazar, and Maulavibazar, (former South Sylhet) is the southeastern district of Sylhet Division in northeastern Bangladesh, named after the town of Moulvibazar. It is bordered by the Indian states of Tripura and Assam to the south and east, respectively; and by the Bangladeshi districts of Habiganj to the west and Sylhet to the north.
Moulvibazar
মৌলভীবাজার | |
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| Moulvibazar District | |
Clockwise from top left: Hum Hum Falls, Prithimpassa Jame Masjid, Sreemangal Upazila Tea Gardens, Lawchara National Park, Madhobpur Lake | |
Location of Moulvibazar District in Bangladesh | |
Expandable map of Moulvibazar District | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| Government | |
| • Zila Parishad Chairman | Misbahur Rahman (Awami League) |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mir Nahid Ahsan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,799.38 km2 (1,080.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Total | 2,123,445 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Moulvibazari |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3200 |
| Website | moulvibazar |
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