Sunamganj district on the north, Tripura State of India on the south, Maulvi Bazar and Sylhet districts on the east, Brahmanbaria and Kishoreganjdistricts on the west.

Habiganj subdivision was established in 1874 under sylhet district and was turned into a district in 1984. It consists of 4 municipality, 36 wards, 124 mahallas, 8 upazilas, 77 union parishads, 1241 mouzas and 2093 villages.

Habiganj District is located in Sylhet Division. Districts in Sylhet Division are Habiganj, Maulvi Bazar, Sunamganj, and Sylhet.

Ajmiriganj Upazila, Baniachang Upazila, Bahubal Upazila, Chunarughat Upazila, Habiganj Sadar Upazila, Lakhai Upazila, Madhabpur Upazila, Nabiganj Upazila

On 4 April 1971 Col. Ataul Ghani Osmany (supreme commander of the War of Liberation) and some officers of the 2nd and 4th East Bengal Regiment assembled in the Teliapara Tea Garden Dakbungalow to discuss war situation.

Daily Pravakar, Pratidener Bani, weekly Swadhikar, Swadeshbarta, Drishtikon, Khoai, Hobiganj Samachar, Janatar Dalil, Parikrama, fortnightly Prayas and Mritika; extinct: monthly Moitri (1909), weekly Projapati (1909), Sree Sree Sonar Gauranga (1329 BS), Palli Bani (1940), weekly Shahid (1948), weekly Jagaran (1955), monthly Avijatrik (1966).