Sunamganj (town)

Sunāmganj
Town
Sunāmganj
Coordinates: BD 25°4′N 91°24′E / 25.067°N 91.400°E / 25.067; 91.400Coordinates: BD 25°4′N 91°24′E / 25.067°N 91.400°E / 25.067; 91.400
Country Bangladesh
Division Sylhet
District Sunamganj
Time zone BST (UTC+6)

Sunamganj is the main and administrative town of Sunamganj District, Bangladesh. The municipality was formed in 1960.[1] The town is near the River Surma.

Munipalicity

The current mayor of Sunamganj is Ayub Bakht Jaglul.

Religion

Muslim 67%, Hindu 32%,Others 1%

References

  1. Chowdhury, Alok Ghosh (2012). "SunamganjSadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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