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Mostafapur Union (Bengali:মোস্তফাপুর ইউনিয়ন) is aUnion Parishad underMoulvibazar Sadar Upazila ofMoulvibazar District in the division ofSylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 21 square kilometres and a population of 18,053.

The union was named after the village of Mostafapur. The village was named in honour of Shah Mustafa, anIslamic preacher and companion ofShah Jalal, who came toMoulvibazar to propagate the light of Islam. The house where he initially started residing is now known as Mostafapur Puran Bari (Bengali:মোস্তফাপুর পুরান বাড়ী).^[1]

Mostafapur Union is located at the eastern part of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila. It shares borders with theKanakpur and Amtail Unions in the west,Rajnagar Upazila in the east, Chadnighat Union in the north, and Giyashnagar Union in the south. It has an area of 21 square kilometres.^[1]

Mostafapur has a population of 18,053.

Mostafapur constitutes the no. 11 union council of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila. It contains 33 villages and 12mouzas.^[1]

• Hilalpur, Shompashi, Ghorua, Bahar Mordan, Kuchar Mahal, Gandarvpur, Lamajagannathpur, Pagoliya
• Mostafapur, West Mostafapur, Kamarshuta, North Jagannathpur, Goalabari, Shonapur, Jagannathpur
• Kotar Mahal, Harinarayanpur, Goyghor, Sribour, Fotehpur, Baurghoriya, Khojar Mahal, Birbali
• Badeshompashi, Ekagopal, Jinaikaist, Jagatshi, Changaon, Folaun, Komla Kolosh, Mutukopur, Ajmeru, Ramabollav

Mostafapur has a significant number of British and American immigrants contributing to its economy. It has one centralbazaar. In the village of Goyghor, there is an ancient mosque from theMughal era calledGoyghor Mosque. There is also a large ecopark in Shonapur.

The Union has a literacy rate of 60%. It has 10 state primary schools and 2 private primary schools. It has one exam centre for theJunior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) in Hilalpur High School. There are threemadrasas and

The native population converse in their nativeSylheti dialect but can also converse inStandard Bengali. Languages such asArabic and English are also taught in schools. The Union contains 8eidgahs.

• Unions of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila

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