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'''Derai''' ({{lang-bn|দিরাই}}) is an [[upazila]] (sub-district) of the [[Sunamganj District]] in northeastern [[Bangladesh]], part of the [[Sylhet Division]].<ref name="Banglapedia2">{{cite Banglapedia|author=Chanda, Jiban Kumar|article=Derai Upazila}}</ref>{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Derai
| native_name = দিরাই
| native_name_lang = bn
| settlement_type = [[Upazilas of Bangladesh|Upazila]]
| image_skyline =
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Skyline of Derai, Bangladesh
| image_map = Derai Upazila Map.png
| image_map1 = Location of Derai in Bangladesh.png
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District]]
| subdivision_type3 = 
| subdivision_name1 = [[Sylhet Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sunamganj District]]
| subdivision_name3 =
| leader_title = MP ([[Sunamganj-2]])
| leader_name = [[Joya Sengupta]]
| leader_title1 = Upazila Chairman
| leader_name1 = Muhammad Manzur Alam Chowdhury
| established_title = [[Thana]]
| established_date = 1942
| established_title2 = [[Upazila]]
| established_date2 = 1982
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 420.93
| area_metro_km2 =
| elevation_m =
| elevation_ft =
| population_total =
| population_as_of =
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in Bangladesh|Postal code]]
| postal_code = 3040-41
| website = {{URL|www.derai.sunamganj.gov.bd}}
| footnotes =
| timezone = BST
| utc_offset = +6
}}
==History==
[[File:Mosque2.jpg|thumb|The Zamindar Bari Mosque of Bhatipara dates back to the 19th century.]]
Derai was previously known as Babaganj Bazar. It was home to two influential Hindu residents; Jitarāma and Dvidarāma, who renamed the area to Derai Bazar. On 10 December 1892, the [[government gazette|Assam Gazette]] notification #5954 recognised the name of the area as Derai. In 1938, the [[Nankar Rebellion]] started in Derai and surrounding areas. Derai was made a [[thana]] in 1942.

During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971, a brawl took place in Derai between the [[Pakistan Army]] and Bengali freedom fighting forces. Among the freedom fighters here, Commander Ataur Rahman and Abdul Khaliq were wounded with Azimullah, Kuti Miah and Gopendra Das being killed.

Derai was heavily affected by the [[Bangladesh famine of 1974|1974 floods]] and that of [[Floods in Bangladesh#Historic floods|1988]]. The Jamiah Hafizia Hussainiya Madrasa was founded in 1978. In 1982, Derai [[thana]] was made an upazila. The [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]] was also very damaging to Derai.<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite Banglapedia|author=Chanda, Jiban Kumar|article=Derai Upazila}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[2001 Bangladesh census]], Derai has a population of 202791; male 105252, female 97539; Muslim 144136, Hindu 58576, Buddhist 33 and others 46. Males constitute 51.38% of the population, and females 48.62%.

==Education==
Derai has an average literacy rate of 25.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.<ref name="census">{{cite web | access-date = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archive-date = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}</ref>

==Administration==
Derai thana was formed in 1942 and it was turned into an upazila in 1982.

Derai Upazila is divided into Derai Municipality and nine [[union parishad]]s: [[Bhatipara Union, Derai Upazila|Bhatipara]], Charnarchar, Derai Sarmangal, [[Jagdal Union|Jagdal]], [[Karimpur, Derai Upazila|Karimpur]], [[Kulanj Union, Derai Upazila | Kulanj]], Rafinagar, [[Rajanagar Union, Derai|Rajanagar]], and Taral. The union parishads are subdivided into 137 mauzas and 232 villages.<ref name="district-stats" />

Derai Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 29 [[mahalla]]s.<ref name="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Sunamganj.pdf |url-status=dead |title=District Statistics 2011: Sunamganj |author= |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113190323/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Sunamganj.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

===Upazila Chairmen===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''List of chairmen'''
!Number
!Name
!Notes
|-
|01
|[[Nasir Uddin Chowdhury (politician)|Nasir Uddin Chowdhury]]
|-
|02
|Abdul Quddus
|-
|03
|Muhammad Hafizur Rahman Taluqdar
|20/3/2014-9/5/2019
|-
|04
|Muhammad Manzur Alam Chowdhury
|Present
|}

==Notable people==
*[[Gulzar Ahmed Chowdhury]], former Member of Parliament
*[[Joya Sengupta]], politician
*[[Kakon Bibi]], secret agent
*[[Mifta Uddin Chowdhury Rumi]], politician and justice
*[[Nasir Uddin Chowdhury (politician)|Nasir Uddin Chowdhury]], politician
*[[Nasum Ahmed]], cricketer
*[[Shah Abdul Karim]], folk minstrel<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/birth-centenary-shah-abdul-karim-510997|title=Birth centenary of Shah Abdul Karim|first=Deshwara|last=Mintu|date=15 February 2016|work=The Daily Star|language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[Parvej Husen Talukder]], Poet.

==See also==
*[[Upazilas of Bangladesh]]
*[[Districts of Bangladesh]]
*[[Divisions of Bangladesh]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Derai Upazila}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Sunamganj District}}
{{Upazilas of Sylhet Division}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Derai Upazila| ]]
[[Category:Upazilas of Sunamganj District]]

{{Sylhet-geo-stub}}

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