Talk:Baniachong Upazila

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Baniachong instead of Baniachang in the main name headings

Correction of subdivision from 1936 is wrong it could have been declared as a Thana or police subdivision from that period.

Spelling of Laur Kingdom has been spelled as Laud.

The descendants of the Kings (raja) are partially responsible for keeping the place underdeveloped. Mr Harun Raja was studying at St Hurst with the ex president of Pakstand field Marshall Ayoub Khan and prevented to develop a all weather roads to the village from Habiganj (12 miles). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Safiqkhan (talk • contribs) 04:12, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

The following text was in the Habiganj District article and needs to be incorporated into this article.

The 'Baniachong' is the largest village of Asia (World), once upon a time the Baniachong Bazar (main town) was the capital of the ancient Laur Kingdom of Sylhet.

In 1790 Baniachong thana (Adminstrative Zone--Commonly known as Poilice Station) was established.in 1983 Baniachong and Ajmiriganj thana was turned into upazilas. 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 th←e 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.

Baniachong Bazar (main town), on the other hand, consists of 7 mouzas. Baniachong village without the agricutural land consits of an area of 3.06 sq km (Residence, Houses and Roads etc). The population is 21,111 (50.75% male, 49.25% female), with the literacy rate of 25.3%. The town has one Dak-Banglow. Baniachong Upazila has 3 main rivers, they are Kushiyara, Kalai and Barak.

Aktar Ahmed, 06:57, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

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