Mostafapur Union

Mostafapur Union মোস্তফাপুর ইউনিয়ন
Union Council
No. 11 Mostafapur Union Council
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Moulvibazar District
Upazila	Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila
Government
• Union Parishad Chairman	Tajul Islam
Population
• Total	18,053
Demonym	Mostafapuri
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	mostafapurup.moulvibazar.gov.bd

Mostafapur Union (Bengali: মোস্তফাপুর ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila of Moulvibazar District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 21 square kilometres and a population of 18,053.

History

The union was named after the village of Mostafapur. The village was named in honour of Shah Mustafa, an Islamic preacher and companion of Shah Jalal, who came to Moulvibazar to propagate the light of Islam. The house where he initially started residing is now known as Mostafapur Puran Bari (Bengali: মোস্তফাপুর পুরান বাড়ী).

Geography

Mostafapur Union is located at the eastern part of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila. It shares borders with the Kanakpur and Amtail Unions in the west, Rajnagar Upazila in the east, Chadnighat Union in the north, and Giyashnagar Union in the south. It has an area of 21 square kilometres.

Demography

Mostafapur has a population of 18,053.

Administration

Mostafapur constitutes the no. 11 union council of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila. It contains 33 villages and 12 mouzas.

Villages

• Hilalpur, Shompashi, Ghorua, Bahar Mordan, Kuchar Mahal, Gandarvpur, Lamajagannathpur, Pagoliya
• Mostafapur, West Mostafapur, Kamarshuta, North Jagannathpur, Goalabari, Shonapur, Jagannathpur
• Kotar Mahal, Harinarayanpur, Goyghor, Sribour, Fotehpur, Baurghoriya, Khojar Mahal, Birbali
• Badeshompashi, Ekagopal, Jinaikaist, Jagatshi, Changaon, Folaun, Komla Kolosh, Mutukopur, Ajmeru, Ramabollav

Economy and tourism

Mostafapur has a significant number of British and American immigrants contributing to its economy. It has one central bazaar. In the village of Goyghor, there is an ancient mosque from the Mughal era called Goyghor Mosque. There is also a large ecopark in Shonapur.

Education

The Union has a literacy rate of 60%. It has 10 state primary schools and 2 private primary schools. It has one exam centre for the Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) in Hilalpur High School. There are three madrasas and

Language and culture

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 contains 8 eidgahs.

List of chairmen

List of chairmen

Number	Name	Term
01	Inaam Ullah	1960 - 1965
02	Muhammad Irshad	1965 - 1970
03	Muhammad Anwar Khan	1970 - 1972
04	Gaura Pada Goswami	1972 - 1974
05	Dr. Firuz Miah
06	Muhammad Abdul Matin Motar Miah
07	Muzzammil Miah
08	Muhammad Monnaf Miah	1974 - 1975
09	Muhammad Saad Ullah	1975 - 1976
10	Muhammad Milad Husayn	1977 - 1988
11	Muhammad Mahmudur Rahman	1988 - 1992
12	Muhammad Yunus Miah BComm	19/6/92 - 31/5/97
13	Muhammad Habibur Rahman	16/6/97 - 4/2/98
14	Muhammad Sayyid Ahmad	5/2/98 - 5/4/05
15	Muhammad Habibur Rahman	7/5/05 - 16/8/11
16	Sheikh Rumel Ahmed	17/8/11 - 16/8/16
17	Muhammad Tajul Islam	2016 - 2024