Derai

Derai is a town and municipal corporation in Derai Upazila of Sunamganj District in northeastern Bangladesh, and forms part of the Sylhet Division. The region is known for its extensive haor wetlands, large saucer-shaped depressions that flood heavily in the monsoon, and the economy is mainly agrarian, with rice farming and freshwater fishing as the main sources of income. The town was previously known as Babaganj Bazar and was renamed Derai Bazar by two influential Hindu residents, and an Assam Gazette notification of 10 December 1892 recognised the name Derai. It became the headquarters of a thana in 1942 and of the upazila in 1982. The 2022 census recorded 32,154 people in the municipality, which is divided into nine wards and 29 mahallas.