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Background of sreebordi upazila

The old township of sreebordi upazila of natural beauty surrounded by forest at the foot of the Garo Hills on the north border of Bangladesh. Sreebordi upazila was developed in 1983 as an upazila of sherpur district. Lilabhumi upazila of natural beauty off the coast  of the Indian state of Meghalaya consists of 156 village ,1 municipality ,81 mouzas and 10 unions. Surrounded by Garo hills to the north of the upazila ,the volume of the upazila is 25244 sq km. In this upazila which is dominated by agricultural, there is fraternal coextended of Muslim, Hindu,Hajong,Garo and other ethnic groups. Somvugonj is the ancient name of sreebordi. Sree Somvunath Talukdar would collect Tax in behalf of Landlords of the area. Most of the people says the area name was kept somvugonj according to his name. There are conventional, a stunningly beautiful daughter of Landlords her name was sreebordi. The zamindar used to address this beautiful girl as Prajasadharan Shri Bara Didi. The short form of that Shri Bara Didi is from Shri Bar Di to today,s Sreebordi. At present, the name of the Mouza of Upazila Sadar, Sreebordi Somvugonj is still standing as a witness of time.

 

From the sherpur district 18 km north west situated sreebordi. Sreebordi is bounded on the south by Sherpur Sadar and Islampur upazilas,on the west by Bakshigonj upazila and on the north by the Indian state of Meghalaya. Sreebordi upazila sadar is located 25.146413 N 89.932068 degrees.

 

Roads are the main medium of communication in sreebordi upazila. It has 12 roads. Its volume is 88.23 km. It has 14 union roads. Its total length is 70.95 km. There are 44 “A” categories in rural roads. Its length is  165.61 km and there are 71 roads of 142.2 km in “B’’ category.

 

32% Landless, 27% Medium, 13% Richest and 28% small landless of the total population of the upazila 0.13 hectares of cultivable land per capita. The history of cottage industry of sreebordi upazila is very enormous. The bamboo industry of this area is being exported to other parts of the country to meet the demand. Many rural women  are increasing there income by making Nakshikantha. Once upon a time, a cottage industrial village was established at Vayadanga Bazar of Ranishimul union on the initiative of the Government. Different bamboo industry and weave dress made by the indigenous families here is really eye catching. There is respect for the utensils made by the Blacksmith and Potters here. Among the residents 270 families are involved in the bamboo industry, Goldsmith 22 people, Blacksmith 55 people, Potters 35 people, Carpenter 139 families and Tailor 275 families.s
Apart from the adventurous front warriors the history of the sreebordi upazila glorious. After the speech of FATHER OF THE NATION BANGABANDHU on March 7, the freedom loving people of the area started protesting. At the end April 1971, with the help Ansar and Mujahid forces in the field at the local sreebordi A.P.P.I, the students and youths began training to prepare for war.

Mujahid  Commander Ruhul Amin  and  Ansar Commander Awami League leader Jamir Uddin Sarker were in overall management of the local struggle committee. Great war Independence was under the sector NO: 11 in this area. During the war of liberation the bloody Dhanua Kamalpur of sadar No:11 was under the sreebordi upazila. Majar Ayub  of the pak army died in a frontal battle with the freedom fighters of this area. The hilly areas bordering this region was always free. The territory was liberated on December 6, 1971 at 10 O’Clock in the morning. This upazila total freedom fighters number 510 people. Martyred freedom fighter 24 people. There are three national heroes in this district for their outstanding contribution in the war of independence, they are the children of ideal of sreebordi upazila. They are Shaheed Shah Mutasim Billah Kharram (The posthumous hero vikram) of Malamari village of Kakilakura union, Dr. Abdullah Al Mahmud Kashru of the same village and Muhammad Zahural Haque Munshi ( The symbol of heroism) of Khamaria Para village. Memories of the war of liberation are still carried by the twin graves of the freedom fighters at Tangail on the east side of sreebordi upazila and at a place called Rangajan near Balijuri in Ranishimul union. Then the MP of Abdul Halim, the ideal son of sreebordi also worked as an organizer of the war in the area.

Shumeshory:

On the northern border of sreebordi is a mountain river Shomeshory originating from Purakhasia in the state of Meghalaya. The river flows through the village of Kharamura Rangajan in Ranishimul union of the upazila and joint the Brahmaputra through Zinaigati upazila. The only source of drinking water and cultivation in the hilly areas is known as Pagla River as it is a flowing river .

Deofa: The deofa river originates in the hills of the Khasia region of the Indian state of Meghalaya. The river enters Bangladesh through Hariakona Babelakona of Singabruna union and flows through Raja Pahar.The hilly river in this region is called Jhora . From then on it was known as Karnajhora. And the inhabited area formed on the banks of this river is named Karnajhora. Sreebordi upazila is rich in various natural reasources. The GSB, the geological survey of Bangladesh, recently conducted a survey and found ample reserves of plain. The stop is about 13000 tons. The soil is usually light gray in colour and slightly light brown in colour. It contains 20 to 30% of the 2.3% aluminium. Most of the people of the upazila are depend on agriculture. 46.35% of the population is engaged in agricultural,1.96% in fisheries,21.6% in agricultural workers, 9.68% in business, 3% in services, 2.98% in non agricultural workers and 14.43% in other occupation.

 

 

Historical place and scenic places:

Gorjoripa Baroduary Mosque: Gorjoripa Baroduary Mosque is one of architectural monuments. This is the tradition of this region. It is said that the Mosque was built by a Muslim rural people named Jorip Sha about 7 to 8 years ago. 

It is currently being rebuilt. The original mosque remain underground. The present mosque has been built on it. The Baroduary mosque is located 12 km south east of sreebordi upazila. The mosque has 12 doors, 03 windows and 03 doms.

The mosque has 09 doors on the east side and 02 doors , 02 windows on the north side. It is said that the present location of the mosque was the mosque of Army camp of that place during the Maghol period. In the evolution of time it collapses in an earthquake and sinks to the ground. A soils piles was built over the mosque. And different types of trees grow on the mounds of soil piles. For a long time the local people knew the place as Masjid Jongal.

Mr. Ajijul haque was a devotee of Pir. He was a disciple of the then Pir. In that sense, he has the opportunity to represent her in this area.He may knew about Gorjoripa Mosque in a dream one day. The next day he went to the Gorjoripa Mosque and continued to search the heights mounds. He can know through the elders of the village that once upon a time there was a Mosque on a high ground full of tress. He describes his dreams to the people in the area and continues to dig holes in the ground with elders. Just a few yards bellow the ground clearing vegetation you can see a Mosque resembling the present shaped Mosque. The bricks of that old Mosque were rectangular rose marks. The bricks preserved by the locals, but in 1963 Archaeological Department took them away. The brick type style of the Mosque is quite similar to the bricks of Khan Bari Mosque. The Mosque is built in a combination of ancient style which easily wins the minds of the visitors. The magnificent Mosque is actually monuments. The Mosque was named Barodhuary Mosque as it has 12 doors. The acres and cornices with their exquisite craftsmanship catch every one’s eye. At present, especially on Friday’s many people from different parts of the country come to Mosque swearing Shrini Money.

 

 

Joripshaher Majar: He was in charge of preaching in the northern frontier of Bengal. This shrewd religious figure dug a canal on 360 acres of land to protect his Khan Sharif from external enemies. He dug the canal one night through Gin it is said in the area. At present the height of the west side of the canal is 15 to 20 cubits. From this source, it is believed that the name of this area has been change to Gorgoripa out of respect for this elderly personality. He died before the construction of the entire Khan Sharif. After his death he was buried next to Khan Sharif, who gained name as Joripsha Majar.There is huge stone next to this Shrine\Majar. It is said that a sick person is cured by bathing on this stone. At present many people from different parts of the country come to this shrine in the hope the recovery.   

 

Kalidash Sagar: The canal that Hazrat Jaripsha (rh) dug around his Khanka Sharif is known as Kalidash Sagar. Not the sea but the vastness of the canal makes it now known as the Kalidash Sagar. Many people think that the canal was 500\600 years ago. In the middle of the Kalidash Sagar there is a from of dighy shaped soil, which is known as Behula Lakshindar Dinga. It is said ,the Chand Soudagar’s  boat sank in the Kalidash Sagar. A specially features of the Kalidash Sagar Dingy is that it foats on 1\2 feet the water in winter or heavy rains. Surprisingly, when most of the country was under in the floods of 1988,the water did not rise that Dingy. The height of the Dinghy’s from the water  was 2 feet. This is speciality of Kalidash Sagar. At present, a large number of followers of the traditional religion take part in the pilgrimage to Kalidash every year on the occasion of Buruni.

 

Kadir Pir Shahaber Majar: Hazrat Qadir Pir Shaheb was one of the 12 Auliya Badin came to this country 200 years ago from the state of Yemen in the United Arab Emirates to spread the light of Islam. It is said the other 11 people have spread to different parts of India. At present the total amount of land in the name of Darga is 5 acres 20 percent. At present there was a round old building on the east side of the Shrine about 50 years ago which had 01 door. At that area was mostly inhabited by Hindus and the number of Muslim was very small. Later the number of Muslims increased. Then came the need for Mosque to perform prayers. Then the round house was demolished and the Friday prayers were offered along with the 05 daily prayers. This is what became known is Qadir Pir Darga Mosque. As the number of Muslims increased, so did the number of worshippers, and as the number of worshippers increased, the small Mosque was demolished in 2004 and a 60 feet long and 40 feet wide Mosque was built. There is a well to the north of the mosque and a pond on 03 acres of land in far from. It is said that if someone wanted to cook Shirni with vow, he had to come to the edge of the pond and express his feelings and the big cooking pots would floats on the water from the middle of water. After cooking the Shirni in the big pot and distributed it among the poor, if the pot was cleaned again and put in the pond it would being go under the water. In the course of time, a person leaves the pot in the pond without cleaning it after cooking. The pot has not been seen since. To commemorate his memory, Ghunapara, Ghurajan, Chaitajani,Karapara Amrita, Gorjoripa and some other areas the elders to built a Madrasha to spread Isalamic Education. There is also Hazrat Sha Mahmud Majar in Fatehpur village of the upazila and a Madrasha named after him. There is Shrine of Hazrat Bashar Uddin alias Bara Huzur Shaheb in Chakkauria village in Tatihati Union.

 

 

Raja Pahar: Mymenshing’s largest plateau is located on the northern border of Raja Pahar sreebordi upazila. The distance of upazila sadar to Raja Pahar is 14 km. The importance of Raja Hills is immense in terms of beauty and history. In ancient India, the Kamarupa Kanakhya region is said to have been ruled from Raja Hill for a long time. The anti British Garo Rebellion was conducted from the front of king Hill strong hold. In the freedom struggle the freedom fighters used this hill as a strong hold. The freedom fighters took part in most of the battles in the region from this hill. It is said that a police officer named Daruga used to be turban all the time. He came to sreebordi and liked this place and during his life time he planted various types tress and planted garden houses. At present the hill of this king bears witness to the fame left by the Mad Inspector. Before he died, he made a hole in the ground and made a shape of a grave and meditated on it day and night. Surprisingly, he did not die in the garden that he built. At present his descendants are living in this hill. From there the huge plain on the long high hill is known as Pagla Daroga hill of Raja Pahar area. The brick Surki of the ancient period still comes out by dug the hill.

 

Karnajura Rabber Garden: Karnajura Rabber Garden is one of the few Rabber industrial factories established in Bangladesh in the eighty centuries. The Rabber Garden established 800 acres of land is one of the turism industries in the area.