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Dolarbazar Union দোলারবাজার ইউনিয়ন Dularbazar, Dolar Bazar, Dular Bazar
Union Council
No. 10 Dolarbazar Union Council
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Sunamganj District
Upazila	Chhatak Upazila
Population
• Total	32,150
Demonym	Dolarbazari
Website	http://dolarbazarup.sunamganj.gov.bd/

Dolarbazar Union (Bengali: দোলারবাজার ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Chhatak Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 24.7 square kilometres and a population of 32,150.

History

The union council office building was established on 7 January 2006.

Geography

Dolarbazar Union is located in the Chhatak Upazila. It borders Chhaila Afjalabad Union in the east, Singchapair Union in the west, North Khurma Union and Gobindganj Syedergaon in the north and Jagannathpur Upazila in the south. It has an area of 24.7 square kilometres.

Demography

Dolarbazar has a population of 32,150.

Administration

Dolarbazar constitutes the no. 10 union council of Chhatak Upazila. It contains 51 villages and 28 mouzas.

Villages

The villages are divided into 9 wards. They are as follows:

• Ward 1: Amajastipur, Kursi, Chowkh Isabpur, Chankhar Bagoin, Chhaila, Durgapur, Moinpur, Shashon
• Ward 2: Katashola, Rauli
• Ward 3: North Kursi, South Kursi
• Ward 4: Chanpur, Chelarchor, Jahidpur, Sherpur
• Ward 5: Alampur, Chowkh Krishnapur, Khaghata, Gopinathpur, Chichhorauli, Talebpur, Doshpaika, Bubrajan, Buraiya, Bhaowa, Muhammadpur, Rampur
• Ward 6: Gobindpur, Talupat, Dilalpur, Narsinghpur, Boshontopur, Jugolnogor, Srikrishnapur
• Ward 7: Kollanpur, Barogopi
• Ward 8: Ekakamai, Gopalpur, Joti, Janaiya, Jomshorpur, Palpur, Lakshmipasha, Sulaymanpur
• Ward 9: Nomshapur, Bademuktarpur, Bahubali, Muktarpur, Rampur

Economy and Tourism

Dolarbazar has a significant number of British and American immigrants contributing to its economy. It has eight bazaars. They are as follows:

Education

The Union has a literacy rate of 35%. It has 18 primary schools and 3 high schools. There are six madrasas (including one Kamil madrasa).

Language and Culture

The native population converse in their native Sylheti dialect but can also converse in Standard Bengali. Languages such as Arabic and English are also taught in schools. The Union contains 51 mosques and 9 eidgahs.