Srimangal

Naming history

Cha-Kanya architecture located in Srimangal

Naming of Srimangal City Naming of Srimangal. Although there are different stories about the naming of the two hundred year old Srimangal town, it is recorded in the records - two people named 'Sridas' and 'Mangaldas' first came and settled here on the banks of Hail-haur. The settlement was named Srimangal after these two brothers. It is said from another source, there was a place of god 'Mangalchandi' near the city of Srimangal. 'Shrimangal' is named after him. Srimangal is the land of two leaves and one bud. Srimangal's reputation and recognition for tea industry is worldwide. About 200 km from the capital Dhaka. At a distance of 20 kilometers south from the Moulvibazar district headquarters of Sylhet division in the northeastern part of the country, upazila Srimangal is located at the foot of the vast hills and at the foot of Hail-Haor with 9 unions and 1 municipality. The area of ​​Srimangal, famous for tea capital, is 425.15 square kilometers. Surrounded by mountains, forests, haors and green tea plantations, Srimangal is a lush landscape of scenic beauty. Nature scenic Niketan Srimangal has tea garden after tea garden, tea processing center, Lauachhara Rainforest, Magurchhara gaswell, Tea Research Centre, Lauachhara Inspection Bungalow, Khasiapunji, Manipuripara, Dinston Cemetery, Hindu pilgrimage site Nirmai Shibbari, T-Resort, Khayaura Lake, Pahari. Fountains, the eye-catching beauty of nature around and thousands of species of trees and shrubs. At the foothills of Srimangal is the famous 'Hail-Haur', once the fishery of the greater Sylhet, and the winter birds that flock across the seven-seas-thirteen-rivers at the beginning of winter. The name of the region is also well known to many because of the lifestyle, culture and traditions of the Khasia, Manipuri, Tipra and Garod tribal people living in the vast hilly areas of Srimangal. Various opinions and rumors are heard about it. But most of them are weak in terms of acceptability.

Eg: Two wealthy brothers named 'Sridas' and 'Mangaldas' came first and settled here on the banks of Hail-Haor over a large area. Later it came to be known as the area of ​​Sridas, Mangaldas and at one time the area was named Srimangal after these two brothers.