Dear Viewer, Kulaura is the biggest Upazila of the Moulvibazar district, which is bounded by Balaganj, and Fenchuganj upazilas of Sylhet district in the south, Baralekha upazila and Tripura of India in the east, Tripura again in the north and Rajnagar and Kamalganj upazilas in the west. The total area of this upazila is 495 sq km. The average height of this locality from the sea level is about 54 feet. Even though most of the lands are plain, vast areas of its lands are hilly. A small part is very low lying including haors.
A few of the companions of the great saint Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) preached Islam and lived in Kulaura. Their shrines exist there till today as follows:
1) Hazrat Shah Helimuddin Nurnali (RA) – Although His shrine has been taken away by the erosion of Manu river, his dynasty still exists in the villages of Koala of Langla pargana and Hazipur of Kanihati pargana.
2) Hazrat Shah Helimuddin Qureshi (RA)-His Mazar is located in the bank of the river Kanai.The famous Choudhuris of the village Monsur is believed to be his descendants.
3) Hazrat Hamid Faruqui (RA)-His Mazar in the village Kaukapon of Kanihati union where His descendants are living.
4) Hazrat Shah Sundar (RA)-His Mazar is located in Rehana Tea Estate. From Ghazipur to Mazar 3 & half km distance.
5) Hazrat Syed Nasarullah-Even though there is no trace of His shrine, the Syed family of village Joy pasha of Kulaura is believed to be His descendants.
There is unclear history about many Hindu zaminders and famous Hindu families living in this upazila. However, many legacies of Muslim families are well documented. The family of Syed Amjad Ali Khan of Prithimpasha is not only a featured name in Moulvibazar alone but also the whole of Bangladesh. This family stemmed from the legendary family of Robi Khan. Mr.Ali Amjad khan hosted dignitaries like Shahanahah Reza Pahlavi of Iran, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Field Marshal Ayub Khan in his palace in Pritimpasha. This family draws a lot of visitors annually.
In 1960,Kulaura was divided officially into 17 unions. After Established Juri Upazila Kulaura has 14 unions
1) Baramchal 2) Bhukshimahal 3) Jaifornagar 4) Joychandi 5) Brahmanbazar 6) Kadipur 7) Kulaura 8) Rauthgaon 9) Tilagaon 10) Hazipur 11) Sharifpur 12) Prithimpasha 13) Kormadha 14) Bhatera
Many famous dignitaries of Indian sub-continent visited Kulaura and enriched its fame. They included novel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, Quaid-E-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Sher –e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq, Liakat Ali Khan, and Pandit Jawarlal Nehru.
The river Manu is the principal and biggest river of this Upazila. Other rivers include Bilash, Fanai, Kapua, and Juri etc. The biggest Haor of greater Sylhet, Hakaluki belongs to Kulaura Upazila. These rivers and haors are the major sources of Pisciculture not only for Kulaura but the whole Bangladesh. The Haor beds serves as paddy land during monsoon and yields a lot of crops mainly Boro. Kulaura is also famous for its tea industries. Rubber, Orange, Pineapple, Mango, Jack Fruit, Bamboo are also produced in this Upazila.
Apart from haors and rivers the majority of its lands are plain. There are some hilly areas also. Tea is a major produce of this upazila. Some rubber is also being produced.
There has been very little improvement in the communication sector in this upazila. Kulaura is the largest railway junction in Sylhet Division. It has been connected to the rest of the country with Railway. There are bus link mainly connects through Moulvibazar with the rest of the country.Now famous Ac & Non Ac bus service is available Kulaura to Dhaka.
Kulaura was upgraded in to an Upazila in 1982 and former Minster Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) A.G.Mahmud inaugurated the Upazila head quarters. Mr. Abdul Matin was the first elected Chairman of this Upazila. Late Abdul Jabbar was elected as the Upazila Chairman in the second term. At present chairman in kulaura upazila is Md.Abdul Matin.Kulaura has been upgraded in to a Pourashava. Mr. Kamal Ahmed Juned is the present chairman of the pourashava.
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