Beanibazar Upazila
Beanibazar (Bengali: বিয়ানীবাজার, romanized: Biyanībazar, lit. 'Morning Market') is an upazila (sub-district) of Sylhet District in northeastern Bangladesh, part of the Sylhet Division. The area is the successor of the territory of Panchakhanda, formerly ruled by the aristocratic Pal family.
Beanibazar
বিয়ানীবাজার | |
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Upazila | |
| Beanibazar Upazila | |
Fields in Kholagram village in Mathiura Union | |
| Coordinates: 24.8250°N 92.1625°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Sylhet |
| District | Sylhet |
| Thana | 1938 |
| Upazila | 1983 |
| Government | |
| • MP (Sylhet-6) | Nurul Islam Nahid (Awami League) |
| • Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) | MD. Ashique Nur |
| • Pouro (City) Mayor | Farukul Haque |
| • Upazila Chairman | Abul Qasim Pallav |
| Area | |
| • Total | 253.24 km2 (97.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 253,616 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Beanibazari |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3170-75 |
| Website | www |
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