Sujanagar Upazila

[6] Several people are associated with the spread of Islam into Sujanagar and are part of a long history of interactions between the Middle East, Turkestan, and South Asia.

Shah Mahtab Uddin Awliya was a Sufi pir who now lies buried in the Shatania mazar (mausoleum) in the village of Pukurania, Sagarkandi Union.

His son, Azim Chowdhury, was a powerful landlord of Sujanagar who participated in the anti-colonial Sepoy Revolt in 1857.

[5] Vijaya Govinda Chaudhury deployed his troops at the banks of the Padma and Jamuna as the rebels were utilising the river-routes.

Vijaya Govinda Chaudhury was awarded by the British government, and the Tantiband Estate was even visited by Viceroy Lord Mayo.

During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the Bengali freedom fighters and Pakistan Army fought each other in places like Sagarkandi, Bhabanipur, Nischintapur and Satbaria.

Sujanagar Thana was upgraded to an upazila (sub-district) in 1983 as part of the President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralisation programme.

It is connected to the river Padma through the Badai Sluice Gate and captures the beauty of the rainy season.

Sujanagar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.92%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males.

Aside from the natural attractions like Padma River and Gazna beel, there is also Azim Chowdhury's Zamindar Palace in Dulai, Vijay Gobind Chowdhury's Palace in Tantiband, Shah Mahtab Uddin Aulia's mazar (mausoleum) in Pukurania.

Sujanagar Upazila produces a large quantity of onions and supplies to all parts of Bangladesh.

The ancient Gazna beel of Sujanagar plays an important role in the sub-district's economy.