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44-597: Chunarughat is located at 24°12′30″N 91°31′20″E  /  24.2083°N 91.5222°E  / 24.2083; 91.5222 . It has 61,132 households and total area 495.50 km. Rajapur (Tekarghat) in Chunarughat was the capital of the Hindu kingdom of Tungachal. Raja Achak Narayan was its final Hindu ruler who was defeated in the Capture of Taraf in 1304. Tungachal was renamed Taraf and its first Muslim ruler

88-489: A Muslim living in the village of Tultikar, sacrificed a cow for his newborn son's aqiqah or celebration of birth. The beef was supposedly picked up by a kite, which then flew to Govinda's Hindu temple and dropped it there. Govinda, in a fury for what he saw as sacrilege due to his Hindu beliefs , had the newborn killed as well as having Burhanuddin's right hand cut off. Shortly after this incident, Qadi Nuruddin of Taraf celebrated his son's marriage ceremony by slaughtering

132-464: A ballad known as Shantiranir Baromashi (Shantirani's twelve months). After the successful conquest of Gour, Syed Nasiruddin set off on an expedition against the feudal Raja Achak Narayan of Tungachal, which had been a part of the Gour Kingdom . Nasiruddin arrived with 1000 lascars and 12 Saints sent by Shahjalal (r) to help him. He camped in a place now known as Laskarpur. Raja Achak Narayan

176-530: A cow for them to eat. The Qadi was executed by the feudal ruler Achack Narayan. After both men being punished, Burhanuddin and Nooruddin's brother, Helimuddin, travelled to lower Bengal where they addressed their issued with Sultan Shamsuddin Firoz Shah. At the same time, a Sufi missionary by the name of Shah Jalal was due to arrive in the region of Bengal. After being commanded by his uncle, Sheikh Kabir before his journey to reside and propagate Islam in

220-478: A region in which the soil matches the one that was given to him in his home country, Shah Jalal knew that it is in Srihatta where he shall reside in for the rest of his life. Shah Jalal journeyed eastward and reached India in c. 1300, where he met many great scholars and Sufi mystics. As Govinda's minister, Mona Rai , was based near the port, Rai decided to stop river transport and ferries making it difficult for

264-436: A ticket. In such a situation, the running train suffered losses. The railway authorities suspended the renovation work of the railway line. The train continues at great risk. The speed comes down to 15 kilometers. During the tenure of the military ruler Ershad government, the train movement on this route was stopped unannounced for the first time. In the face of the movement of passengers, the train started running again within

308-487: A total of 7 stations (excluding Shaistaganj Junction), namely: Barkula, Shakir Muhammed, Sutang Bazar, Chunarughat, Amu Road, Assampara and Balla. After the independence of Bangladesh, the importance of the Balla train increased further. For this reason, the railway authorities built two more stations named Sutang Bazar and Barkula, known as remote areas. At that time, the role of the train in bringing back refugees from India

352-538: A week. A few days after the BNP came to power in 1991, the movement of the ballar train was again stopped unannounced. Various social organizations started a movement demanding the movement of trains. For this reason, the government decided to run the train under private management. After running under private management for some time, the train was stopped again. After the Awami League government came to power in 1996,

396-624: Is a junction station situated in Shayestaganj Upazila of Habiganj District in Bangladesh. It was opened in 1903 on Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line . Then it became a junction station when Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Balla line railway was opened in 1928–29. But later in 2003, that line was abandoned as is closed in an unannounced manner and in 2005, the Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj line was taken off. In response to

440-470: Is divided into Chunarughat Municipality and ten union parishads : Ahmadabad, Chunarughat, Deorgachh, Gazipur, Mirashi, Paikpara, Ranigaon, Shankhala, Shatiajuri, and Ubahata. The union parishads are subdivided into 165 mauzas and 373 villages. Shaistaganj-Habiganj railroad section's four railway station established by Assam Bengal railway 1928 Shaistaganj Junction N.B.: Shaistaganj railway station established by Assam Bengal railway 1903. In 1928-29 when

484-691: Is famously known to have built a seven-storey brick tower. There was a small minority of Muslim families living in the country, following the short-lived Azmardan Invasion in 1254 led by the Governor of Bengal, Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak . The Gour Kingdom bordered the independent Bengali principality of Lakhnauti ruled by the Muslim Sultan Shamsuddin Firoz Shah of the Balban dynasty. The war began when Burhanuddin ,

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528-411: Is now a memorial monument in Chunarughat. According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh , Chunarughat Upazila had 61,132 households and a population of 302,110. 81,959 (27.13%) were under 10 years of age. Chunarughat had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 40.78%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1054 females per 1000 males. 19,651 (6.50%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population

572-596: Is still closed. Locals said four of the habiganj-Shaistaganj-Balla railway stations are located in Habiganj Sadar upazila and seven in Chunarughat upazila. Shaistaganj Junction in Shaistaganj Upazila. That is why on the eve of the 11th parliamentary election, various demands were raised from the common people, including the introduction of the Ballar train from Habiganj Sadar, the recovery of the land of

616-587: The Gulzar-i-Abrar , a Muslim account of the war. They were defeated once again and Sikandar retreated back to Bengal for a second time, humiliated by what had occurred. Firoz Shah then turned to his Sipah Salar (commander-in-chief) Syed Nasiruddin as he realised that this undertaking was much bigger than he anticipated and he would need a larger and more skilled army. The two armies decided to attack together but it ended in failure due to Govinda's superior military strategy. Govinda's family rejoiced over

660-441: The Balla train from Habiganj Bazar i.e. Habiganj Sadar to Chunarughat Balla Land Port, the tradition of the area and Habiganj district. And ordinary people are looking for the way in that hope. Railway History The Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Balla line is a railway line connecting Akhaura and Chhatak , via Kulaura in Bangladesh. This line is under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Railway . Shaistaganj Junction railway station

704-687: The British government built the Habiganj Bazar-Shaistaganj-Balla line as railway line and built infrastructure. The railway line was opened by the Assam Bengal Railway by the then British government from Habiganj district headquarters town to Balla border via Shaistaganj junction, about 45 or 52 kilometers long railway line. Of these, the Shaistaganj-Habiganj (15 or 16 km) railway line

748-565: The Habiganj Bazar-Shaistaganj-Balla railway link was opened, it became a junction railway station. Shaistaganj-Chunarughat railroad section's seven railway station established by Assam Bengal railway 1929 Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Balla line During the colonial British rule, train services were started by rail at Habiganj Mahukuma in Sylhet district of the then (Undivided British-India) Assam province. In 1928,

792-533: The Muslims. Out of embarrassment, Garuda appeared to committed suicide, jumping off the boat at Puni beel . The boatmen, however, continued taking Apurna and Shantipriya to Tungachal, eventually finding refuge with Raja Achak Narayan, though the boatmen themselves were killed. Apurna and Shantipriya made a vow in Tunganath Shiva temple to fast for ninety days, hoping for safety. The incident is mentioned in

836-533: The army decided to spend a night in his company. A much larger army was made, and this new and improved army travelled to Sylhet via Cumilla and Habiganj . The army was then guided through Sylhet once again by Ghazi Burhanuddin , ultimately arriving at the banks of the Barak River . They set their camp on top of a small hillock, northwest of the Kangsa-Nisudhana temple. From here the third battle

880-420: The army should train and prepare before readying themselves for another battle. In the second expedition, Sikandar took the same recognised route through Mymensingh. As the army marched through the hills, a storm took place. Due to heavy rainfall and flooding, nearly half of the army died by the time Sikandar reached Govinda. Govinda's massive war boats looked as if they were floating forts on the water according to

924-860: The capture of nearby Taraf . চৌকি নামে ছিল যেই পরগণা দিনারপুর Chouki name chhilô jei Pôrgôṇa Dinarpur ছিলটের হদ্দ ছিল সাবেক মসুর Silôṭer hôddô chhilô śabeq môśur সেখানে আসিয়া তিনি পৌছিলা যখন śekhane aśiẏa tini pouchhila jôkhôn খবর পাইলা রাজা গোবিন্দ তখন । khôbôr paila Raja Gobindô tôkhôn এপারে হজরত তার লস্কর সহিতে epare Hôzrôt tar lôśkôr śôhite আসিয়া পৌছিলা এক নদীর পারেতে aśiẏa pouchhila ek nôdīr parete বরাক নামে নদী ছিল যে মসুর Bôrak name nôdī chhilo je môśur যাহার নিকট গ্রাম নাম বাহাদুরপুর। jahar nikoṭ gram nam Bahadurpur যখন পৌছিলা তিনি নদীর কেনার jôkhôn pouchhila tini nôdīr kenar নৌকা বিনা সে নদীও হইলেন পার। nouka bina she nôdīo hôilen par Tārīkh-e-Jalālī The Greater Sylhet region historically consisted of many Hindu petty kingdoms such as Srihatta (Gour) , Laur and Jaintia . Govinda

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968-462: The care of the priest. Following this, he took his wife, Hiravati, and son, Nirvana, with him to Kamrup . Garuda and his family, taking shelter at Grivakali shrine, then decided to head off to Tungachal . They set on a boat at Dhanuhatta driven by the royal servants Ghaturam and Jharuram. However, they were seen by Subid, a rebel from the time of Raja Govardhan's fall, who informed the Muslims of their actions; leading to Garuda's boat being followed by

1012-467: The demands of the Assam tea planters for a railway link to Chittagong port , Assam Bengal Railway started construction of a railway track on the eastern side of Bengal in 1891. A 150 kilometres (93 mi) track between Chittagong and Comilla was opened to traffic in 1895. The Comilla–Akhaura–Kulaura–Badarpur section was opened in 1896–98 and extended to Lumding by 1903. The Kulaura-Sylhet section

1056-420: The huge resources of the railways. Around 2005, about 15 kilometers of railway line from Habiganj Bazar to Shaistaganj railway junction was removed on the pretext of making a road. Later, the railway line from Shaistaganj to Habiganj was lifted and a bypass road was constructed. The Habiganj-Balla train could not be restarted even after a long time. Railway land worth crores of rupees has been occupied by breaking

1100-410: The meantime, valuable equipment of the road and furniture of the station house have been looted. Now the railway land is being occupied. A section of people are occupying these lands and building buildings. They are cultivating various crops. The name of Shaistaganj Junction is associated with the abandoned railway line. The locals demanded that the train be restarted on this railway line soon to protect

1144-474: The military general of Sultan Shamsuddin Firoz Shah of the Lakhnauti Sultanate , against the Hindu king Gour Govinda . The conquest was aided by a Muslim saint known as Shah Jalal , who later ordered his disciples to scatter throughout eastern Bengal and propagate the religion of Islam. The Conquest of Sylhet may also include other minor incidents taking place after Govinda's defeat, such as

1188-414: The name of politics. Railway employees who used to stay at different stations are also living by occupying railway land and constructing buildings. Some employees are pocketing money by constructing buildings on railway land and installing tenants. In 2003, the railway line was abandoned after the train service on this route was stopped. Since then, railway property worth crores of rupees has been looted. In

1232-468: The opponents as the only other option was through the hills. When word of this reached Sultan Shamsuddin Firoz Shah , the commanded his nephew Sikandar Khan Ghazi to lead an army against the Raja. Sikandar marched with his soldiers towards the low-lying hills of Sylhet via Mymensingh . Govinda appointed Chakrapani as his commander-in-chief. The army was confronted by Govinda's skilful archery. Govinda's army

1276-672: The river's western bank in the Borail mauza. A famous lime (known as chun in Bengali) trader had a business at the ghat which was famed throughout Taraf . Thus, the name came to be known as Chunarughat. In 1914, the Chunarughat thana was established. During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, a mass killing was orchestrated in Nalua Tea Garden. Chunarughat Thana was upgraded to an upazila in 1983. There

1320-543: The soil in Srihatta with that which was previously given by Ahmad Kabir, finding them to be identical. In any case, following the battle, Shah Jalal along with his followers permanently settled in Sylhet. Govinda retreated with his family to Harong Hurong cave in Mulnicherra. He then went to the shrine of Grivakali, where he left his aunt, Apurna, and his cousin Garuda and cousin-in-law Shantipriya (or Shantirani) in

1364-520: The then Finance Minister late Shah AMS Kibria, (Member of parliament) elected from Habiganj Sadar-Lakhai Upazila (Habiganj-3) constituency, under the sincere political efforts of the late Shah AMS Kibria, the railway line was upgraded in 2000. Although the train service was started, the last train movement on this line was stopped in 2003. Ever since the undeclared closure of the BNP-Jamaat coalition government, an influential quarter has been looking at

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1408-499: The three consecutive victories and his aunt Apurna, the queen-mother and wife of the previous Raja Govardhan , celebrated by building a large 20-acre water tank in Ambarkhana known as Rajar Mar Dighi . Nasiruddin then returned to Bengal where he heard of the arrival of the famous saint Shah Jalal , as well as his companions who at this point numbered around 360. Shah Jalal was famed for his strong physique and tall stature, and

1452-419: The tradition of the junction. After the Awami League government came to power in 2008, railway minister late Suranjit Sengupta was accorded a reception by the people of Shaistaganj. At that time, he assured that the Balla train would be started within a few days. When Suranjit Sen became a political victim, the train from Habiganj Sadar to Balla could not be started again. The train from Habiganj Sadar to Balla

1496-494: The train. During the election campaign, Awami League leaders also assured to start the Ballar train from Habiganj Sadar, but even after the past years, no word has been uttered from the leaders about the introduction of the train. The expectations of the people of Chunarughat-Madhabpur upazila (Habiganj-4) have increased a lot after Mahbub Ali, (Member of parliament), became the state minister for civil aviation and tourism. The common people think that Minister Mahbub Ali can restart

1540-506: Was Syed Nasiruddin , who is buried in the famous Murarband Dargah Sharif. Syed Shah Israil wrote the Persian book Ma'dan al-Fawaid in 1534, is considered to be Sylhet 's first author. The Battle of Jilkua took place in Chunarughat in 1581 between the Taraf and Twipra kingdoms. The Khowai River was the only mode of transport and communication with other places. A ghat was situated in

1584-402: Was 39,286 (13.00%), of which Munda were 8,088, Santal 3,157 and Oraon 1,668. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census , Chunarughat has a population of 233752. Males constitute 50.2% of the population, and females 49.8%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 119571. Chunarughat has an average literacy rate of 49.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Chunarughat Upazila

1628-707: Was a conservative Hindu ruler of the Gour Kingdom , intolerant and harsh towards other faiths such as Islam, Buddhism and even certain denominations of Hinduism. It was known by his people that Govinda practiced magic which he had learnt in the mountains of Kamaru and was religiously and militarily educated for twelve years in the Kamakhya Temple , and Kulsia Ashram (on the banks of the Kulsi River in modern-day Sualkuchi or Kulsi Reserve Forest) respectively. During his reign, he built forts all over his kingdom and established many military training camps. He

1672-472: Was also defeated and fled with his family to Mathura . Shantipriya was said to have also committed suicide. Following a victory, Tungachal was annexed to Bengal and renamed as Taraf . The 12 saints who accompanied Nasiruddin are as follows: Gour and Taraf were then incorporated into Shamsuddin Firoz Shah 's kingdom with Sikandar Khan Ghazi being the first Wazir of Sylhet. Gour was nicknamed Jalalabad after Shah Jalal for his aid in delivering Islam to

1716-419: Was commendable. At that time, a diesel engine was added to the ballar train. The train used to travel twice a day from Habiganj to the border station Balla. After the end of the refugee transportation phase, the smugglers took over the train in Balla. Later, the train of Balla became a train of smugglers. At first, the passengers protested about this, but later the passengers got the opportunity to travel without

1760-509: Was fought between Gour Govinda and the combined armies of Shah Jalal and Syed Nasiruddin, with the latter forces ultimately claiming victory. Shah Jalal called out the adhan as the time for salah approached and the army were able to destroy Govinda's 7-storey Gorduar palace. After hearing that his commander Mona Rai was killed, Govinda was forced to retreat and Srihatta was brought under Muslim control. According to tradition, another disciple of Shah Jalal, Shah Chashni Pir at this point compared

1804-506: Was inaugurated in 1928 and the Shaistaganj-Balla (30 or 36 km) railway line was inaugurated in 1929. Coal-engined trains used to run between eight stations at Habiganj Bazar, Habiganj Court, Shaistaganj Junction, Sakir Mohammad, Chunarughat, Amuroad, Assampara and Balla bordering Tripura. Of these, Chunarughat, Amur road and Assampara stations were of great importance. Tea produced in 22 tea gardens from those three stations

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1848-406: Was noted as Bengal 's first army which practised the skillful art of archery . The Bengali army, inexperienced in the foreign terrain which consisted of many low-lying hills and valleys, were brought to utter shame by Govinda's archers and had no option but to retreat back to Muslim Bengal to avoid casualties. The Sultan was not happy at all with the result of the first battle and decided that

1892-811: Was opened 1912–15, the Shaistaganj-Habiganj branch line in 1928, the Shaistaganj–Balla branch line in 1929 and the Sylhet–Chhatak Bazar line in 1954. A metre gauge link exists between Shahbajpur in Bangladesh and Mahisasan in India. Capture of Taraf Muslim victory • Effective and the end of Gour Kingdom • Gour Govinda surrendered The Conquest of Sylhet ( Bengali : শ্রীহট্টের বিজয় , romanized :  Srīhôtter Bijôy , lit.   'Conquest of Srihatta') predominantly refers to an Islamic conquest of Srihatta (present-day Sylhet , Bangladesh ) led by Sikandar Khan Ghazi ,

1936-426: Was transported by rail. At that time, this railway was the only means of exporting tea leaves of 13 gardens of Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj at a low cost and importing related items including garden rations. There are a total of 4 stations on the Shaistaganj-Habiganj railway line (excluding Shaistaganj Junction), namely: Habiganj Bazar, Habiganj Court, Dhuliakhal and Paikpara. The Shaistaganj-Balla railway line has

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