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29-447: Habiganj Sadar is located at 24°22′30″N 91°25′00″E  /  24.3750°N 91.4167°E  / 24.3750; 91.4167 . It has 38977 households and total area 253.74 km. According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh , the residual Habiganj Sadar Upazila had 49,506 households and a population of 263,695. 70,148 (26.60%) were under 10 years of age. Habiganj Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 49.84%, compared to

58-681: 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, the British government built the Habiganj Bazar-Shaistaganj-Balla line as railway line and built infrastructure. The railway line

87-547: A population of 145,215. 39,836 (27.43%) were under 10 years of age. Akhaura had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 52.75%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1071 females per 1000 males. 36,262 (24.97%) lived in urban areas. Akhaura Upazila is divided into Akhaura Municipality and five union parishads : Dakshin Akhaura, Dharkhar, Monionda, Mogra, and Uttar Akhaura. The union parishads are subdivided into 86 mauzas and 112 villages. Akhaura Municipality

116-605: A provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census . Data were recorded from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh , including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children etc. Bangladesh and India also conducted their first joint census of areas along their border in 2011. According to

145-436: 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

174-487: 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

203-538: 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,

232-565: 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

261-626: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This census -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Akhaura Akhaura ( Bengali : আখাউড়া ) is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District , a district under Chattogram , Bangladesh . Akhaura Upazila has an area of 99.28 km . The main river that run through this upazila is the Titas River . Akhaura played an important historical role during both World War II and Liberation War of Bangladesh . The administration of Akhaura thana, now an upazila ,

290-516: Is divided into Habiganj Municipality, Shayestaganj Municipality, and ten union parishads : Gopaya, Laskerpur, Lukra, Nijampur, Nurpur, Poil, Rajiura, Richi, Shayestaganj, and Teghoria. The union parishads are subdivided into 157 mauzas and 248 villages. Habiganj Municipality and Shayestaganj Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards. There are five colleges in the upazila .There are also Government Habiganj Mohila College and Shaistagonj Degree College. Brindaban Government College , founded in 1931,

319-656: 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

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348-492: Is subdivided into 9 wards and 23 mahallas . Plans are underway to have Akhaura connected to Agartala , India via railway by 2017. In 2013–14, Bangladesh exported TK 2.26 billion through the Akhaura Land Port to India. There are several schools and colleges in Akhaura. As in 2016, there is no university in Akhaura upazila. According to Banglapedia, Bangladesh Railway Government High School , founded in 1920,

377-487: Is the only honors level one. The madrasa education system includes one fazil and one kamil madrasa. 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 the Habiganj Bazar-Shaistaganj-Balla railway link was opened, it became

406-595: The 93rd brigade) that were retained for the defence of Mymensingh . Pakistan Army's 93,000 troops unconditionally surrendered to the Indian Army and India's local ally Mukti Bahini on 16 December 1971. This day and event is commemorated as the Bijoy Dibos ( Bengali : বিজয় দিবস ) in Bangladesh and Vijay Diwas in India. According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh , Akhaura Upazila had 27,831 households and

435-441: 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

464-404: The census, Hindus constituted 8.5 per cent of the population as of 2011, down from 9.6 per cent in the 2001 census . Bangladesh has a population of 144,043,697 as per the 2011 census report. The majority of 130,201,097 reported that they were Muslims, 12,301,331 reported as Hindus, 864,262 as Buddhists, 532,961 as Christians and 201,661 as others. This Bangladeshi history-related article

493-467: 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

522-420: 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

551-410: 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

580-414: 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

609-443: The national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 83,387 (31.62%) lived in urban areas. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census , Habiganj Sadar has a population of 225469. Males constitute 51.75% of the population, and females 48.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 117014. Habiganj Sadar has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Habiganj Sadar Upazila

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638-520: 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

667-419: 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

696-494: 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

725-419: 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

754-590: Was established in 1976. The upazila includes one municipality, five union parishads, 107 mouzas and 113 villages. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh , Pakistan Army planners predicted India would launch its main attack in the east along the Akhaura– Brahmanbaria axis; however, the army had no troops in this area, so the 27th brigade at Mymensingh was moved to Akhaura, except for two battalions (which became

783-741: 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. 2011 Bangladesh census Religion in Bangladesh (2011 Census) In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh , which provided

812-847: 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 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, Shakir 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

841-426: 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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