Kumargaon
Kumargaon (Bengali: কুমারগাঁও) is a region situated in Sylhet Sadar Upazila, on the outskirts of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It lies mostly within Tuker Bazar Union, with a small part in Khadimnagar Union. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology is located in this area.
History
On July 8, 2015, Sheikh Mohammad Samiul Alam Rajon, a 13-year-old vegetable seller, was lynched at Kumargaon Bus Stand for allegedly trying to steal a rickshaw van.[1] The vigilantes recorded the killing on video and posted it to social media, creating a national uproar.[2]
References
- ^ Ahmed, Manjur (12 July 2015). "Social media swept by video of child being beaten to death in Bangladesh". bdnews24.com.
- ^ Khondker, Habibul Haque (2017). "Bangladesh and the Banality of Violence: Civility, Culture, and Crime". In Shahidullah, S.M. (ed.). Crime, Criminal Justice, and the Evolving Science of Criminology in South Asia. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 426. ISBN 978-1-137-50749-5.
24°54′45″N 91°49′38″E / 24.9125°N 91.8271°E / 24.9125; 91.8271
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Sylhet District
Capital: Sylhet
- Balaganj
- Beanibazar
- Bishwanath
- Companiganj
- Fenchuganj
- Golapganj
- Gowainghat
- Jaintiapur
- Kanaighat
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- South Surma
- Sylhet Sadar
- Zakiganj
- Sylhet-1
- Sylhet-2
- Sylhet-3
- Sylhet-4
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- Sylhet-6
- Ali Amjad's Clock
- Bangladesh Last House
- Citrus Research Center
- Ghayebi Dighi Masjid
- Hakaluki Haor
- Khadim Nagar National Park
- Madani Square
- Malnicherra Tea Estate
- Museum of Rajas'
- Osmani Museum
- Ratargul Swamp Forest
- Shah Jalal Dargah
- Sylhet Shahi Eidgah
- Tilagor Eco Park
- The Aided High School
- Beani Bazar Government College
- Blue Bird High School and College
- Cambridge Grammar School & College
- Dhakadakshin Multilateral High School and College
- Kasim Ali Model High School
- Madan Mohan College
- Mathiura BL High School
- Murari Chand College
- Scholarshome
- Sylhet Engineering College
- Sylhet Government Pilot High School
- Sylhet Government Women's College
- Sylhet Polytechnic Institute
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