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Upazila includes such major national festivals as Bangladesh Independence Day, Victory Day, Language Movement Day, Pohela Baishakh are widely celebrate in the upazila. Traditional and religious festivals like Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha, Raspurnima, Jhulan Jatra and Roth
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505:and his wife Rabeya Khatun.
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1069:Jaintiapur
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1054:Fenchuganj
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938:Sreemangal
846:Ajmiriganj
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552:References
441:Bangladesh
430:Bangladesh
402:Shah Jalal
257:91°53′00″E
254:24°53′30″N
237:Bangladesh
165:Population
132:Government
92:Bangladesh
1074:Kanaighat
1059:Golapganj
1039:Biswanath
996:Jamalganj
918:Kamalganj
876:Madhabpur
826:Capital:
614:30677644M
503:Ragib Ali
420:Education
385:Christian
243:Geography
221:সিলেট সদর
187:Time zone
36:সিলেট সদর
1104:Category
1089:Zakiganj
1029:Balaganj
1011:Tahirpur
933:Rajnagar
913:Barlekha
881:Nabiganj
718:Archived
606:52727562
530:See also
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375:81.26%,
362:Manipuri
326:Hinduism
300:Religion
223:) is an
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99:Division
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923:Kulaura
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678:. 2011.
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217:Bengali
205:3100-14
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