Ajmiriganj Upazila

Ajmiriganj (, Sylheti: ) is an Upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

History 
In 1254, Governor of Bengal Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak invaded the Azmardan Raj (present-day Ajmiriganj). He defeated the local Raja. This was long before the Conquest of Sylhet in 1303.

In 1907, Abidabad became Ajmiriganj thana under the Assamese province. In 1983, Ajmiriganj thana was turned into an upazila. The names were changed from Aijadam > Ajmardan > Aijmadam > Abidabaad > Ajmiriganj.

It needs to be mentioned that Jalsukh Krishna Govinda Public High School was established in 1876 and Ajmiriganj amalgamated Bir Charan Govt Pilot High School was established in 1930.

Ajmiriganj Bazar (main town), on the other hand, consists of 2 mouzas, with an area of 5.73 km2. The town has one Dak-Bungalow. Town also have a number of buildings, which are from as early as 1800 and structurally beautiful, some of these were financed by Maharaja of Tripura.

During the war of liberation in 1971 a prolonged eighteen hours encounter between the freedom fighters and the Pakistan army was held on 16 November in which freedom fighter Jagatyoti was killed. Besides, the Pakistan army brutally killed 11 innocent villagers

Geography
Ajmiriganj is located at   . It has 14713 households and total area 223.98 km².

Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ajmiriganj has a population of 86810. Males constitute 51.11% of the population, and females 48.89%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 43762. Ajmiriganj has an average literacy rate of 22.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration
Ajmiriganj has one Municipal Corporation

 Ajmiriganj Municipal Corporation
5 Unions/Wards
 Birat (Ajmiriganj Sadar)
 Jolshuka
 Kakailcheo
 Shibpasha
 Paharpur (Badalpur)
and 68 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 79 villages.
Shorafnagar, Pukurpar, Jagatpur, Samipur, Nagar, Ajeemnagar, Shorifnagar, Shukribari, Krishnanagar, Fotehpur,  etc.

See also
Upazilas of Bangladesh
Districts of Bangladesh
Divisions of Bangladesh

References

Category:Upazilas of Habiganj District