Barlekha

Barlekha is an upazila of Moulvibazar District, located in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. Barlekha Upazila is named after Barlekha which means Great Likha. Likha was an area historically under the Panchakhanda pargana, and an ancient shloka by Mukundaram Siddhanta refers to the area by this name. Likha was later divided into Barlikha and Chhotalikha ; the latt…
Barlekha is an upazila of Moulvibazar District, located in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. Barlekha Upazila is named after Barlekha which means Great Likha. Likha was an area historically under the Panchakhanda pargana, and an ancient shloka by Mukundaram Siddhanta refers to the area by this name. Likha was later divided into Barlikha and Chhotalikha ; the latter of which still exists as a village within the upazila.
  • Country: Bangladesh
  • Division: Sylhet
  • District: Moulvibazar
  • Demonym(s): Sylheti, Barlekhi, Borlekhi
  • Area code: 08622
  • Time zone: UTC+6 (BST)
  • Postal code: 3250
Data from: en.wikipedia.org