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[edit] From Habiganj District
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The Baniachang is the largest village of Asia, once upon a time the Baniachang Bazar (main town) was the capital of the ancient Loud Kingdom of Sylhet.
In 1790 Baniachang thana was established and In 1983 Ajmiriganj thana was turned into an upazila. Baniachang Upazila has an area of 482.25 sq km, which is bounded by Sallah and Derai upazilas to the north, Habiganj Sadar and Lakhai upazilas to the south, Habiganj Sadar and Nabiganj upazilas to the east, Ajmiriganj, Mithamain and Austagram upazilas to the west. It consists of 15 union parishads, 237 mouzas and 337 villages. The total population is 2,35,855 (50.84% male, 49.16% female), with the literacy rate of 20.8% (25.5% male, 12.6% female). It needs to be mentioned that LR Government High School was established in 1896.
Baniachang Bazar (main town), on the other hand, consists of 7 mouzas, with an area of 3.06 sq km. The population is 21,111 (50.75% male, 49.25% female), with the literacy rate of 25.3%. The town has one Dak-Banglow.
Baniachang Upazila has 3 main rivers, they are Kushiyara, Kalai and Barak.
Aktar Ahmed, 06:57, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
