Moulvibazar

Moulvibazar is a scenic district of Sylhet Division known for tea gardens, forested hills, wetlands, and tourism-oriented landscapes. Moulvibazar town is the district headquarters and the administrative center of a diverse natural region.

The district grew through tea plantation development, regional trade, and long-standing cultural ties with greater Sylhet. It is closely linked with the history of tea, forests, and frontier settlement.

Location: southeastern Sylhet region near the Tripura and Indian border belt. Tea estates, hillocks, haors, and forest reserves are among its defining physical features.

Headquarters: Moulvibazar

Subdivisions: 7 upazilas

Current upazilas in this database are linked separately through the upazilas table.

The district is predominantly Bengali-speaking and majority Muslim, with Hindu, Manipuri, tea-garden, and other minority communities forming an important part of local society.

Moulvibazar's education network includes schools, colleges, madrasas, and institutions serving tea-estate and rural communities, with strong academic links to Sylhet.

Economy and culture: tea, agriculture, tourism, forest resources, and handicraft traditions shape Moulvibazar. Sreemangal, tea culture, and Manipuri heritage are especially notable.