Habiganj district
4 parliamentary seats · 9 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.
About Habiganj district
Habiganj District, formerly known as Habibganj District, is a district in Bangladesh, located in the Sylhet Division. Habiganj is an administrative district in the Sylhet Division of northeastern Bangladesh. Based on the number of upazilas, it is classified as a "Category A" district. Situated on the banks of the Khowai River, Habiganj was upgraded to a district on March 1, 1984; prior to that, it had been a subdivision of the Sylhet district since 1878. Baniyachong, the world's largest village, is located in this district. This village is also home to Kamlaranir Sagardighi, the second-largest water body in Bangladesh.
Geography
Habiganj is located at 24.3750°N 91.4167°E Its area is 2,636.58 km2 and bounded by Sunamganj District to the north, Tripura of India and Moulvibazar District to the east, Balaganj Upazila of Sylhet to the north-east, Brahmanbaria and Kishoreganj districts to the west.
Economy
Tea Gardens: 24 covering total area 15,703.24 hectare. Rubber gardens: 3 Rupaichhara-Bahubal. Half of this garden is situated in Habiganj and the rests are in Shreemangal, total area 2,000 acres. Shahjibazar-Chunarughat area 2,004 acres, Shatgaon Rubber garden area 200 acres. Rashidpur gas field, Bibiana gas field and Habiganj gas field. The approximate stock of these gas fields is 5.5 Trillion Cubic Feet. Habiganj gas field lies in Madhabpur Upazila.
Source: Wikipedia, Habiganj District · CC BY-SA 4.0
Notable people of Habiganj
- Nurul Islam Olipuri, Islamic scholar
- Dewan Mahbubur Rob Sadi Chaudhuri, Sub · Sector Commander, Former MP
- Major General Chitta Ranjan Dutta · Bir Uttam
- Jagat Joity Das · Bir Bikrom
- Hemango Biswas, nationalist leader, poet and singer
- Justice Syed Husain, Chief Justice
- Niranjan Pal, playwright and screenwriter
- Hamza Choudhury, football Player in the Premier League
Map of the district
Boundaries from the Election Commission's description of the seats, drawn on the maps of OpenStreetMap (upazilas), OCHA (city corporations) and geoBoundaries (city wards; BBS, 2015); approximate. Background map from OpenStreetMap. 4 seats; tap an area to open that seat's page.
Seats and their members
Habiganj is a district in Sylhet division with 4 seats in Parliament: Habiganj-1 (Nabiganj and Bahubal upazilas), Habiganj-2 (Ajmiriganj and Baniachong upazilas), Habiganj-3 (Habiganj Sadar, Lakhai and Shayestaganj upazilas) and Habiganj-4 (Chunarughat and Madhabpur upazilas). In the 13th Parliament the seats are all held by the BNP. In the 12th Parliament (2024), of these seats independents held 2 and the Awami League 2.
Reza KibriaHabiganj-1, BNP
Abu Mansur Sakhawat HassanHabiganj-2, BNP
Alhaj Md. G.K. GouseHabiganj-3, BNP
S.M. FaisalHabiganj-4, BNP
Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026