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Introduction
Narsingdi (নরসিংদী Nôrshingdi) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is located 50 km north-east of Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.
Area
1140.76 square kilometers (440.45 square miles).
Map of Narsingdi District
Profile
Narsingdi district was a subdivision under greater Dhaka district and was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 6 upazilas, 3 municipalities, 27 wards, 55 mahallas, 69 union parishads, 652 mouzas, 1060 villages.
Upazilas
Belabo Upazila, Monohardi Upazila, Narsingdi Sadar Upazila, Palash Upazila, Raipura Upazila, Shibpur Upazila
History
During the mass upsurge in 1969 three persons were killed and many wounded on 29 December when police fired indiscriminately on procession at Hatirdia Bazar (Monohardi).
Archeological Sites
Silver coin discovered at Wari Batteshwar village (c third century AD), imitated gold coin (c. eighth century AD) discovered at village Wari, stone image (Sena period) found at Narsingdi town, silver coin of Gias Uddin Azam Shah at Algi village, silver coin (Sultani period) at Panchdona, three domed mosque (1524) at Ashrafpur, single domed mosque (eighteenth century) and tomb of Shah Monsur at Kumardi, two copper plate inscriptions (seventeenth century) found at village Ashraffpur, Bibi Joynab Mosque (1719), Parulia Mosque (1716), Raghunath Mandir (c seventeenth century).
Newspapers
Dainik Barta, Dainik Uttap, Dainik Grameen Darpan, Weeklies- Narsingdir Khabar, Aotikram, Khorak; periodicals- Bandhan, Meghna, Grameen Khabar, Narsinghahi.
Rivers
Meghna, Arial Khan, Haridhoa, Kalagachhia and Paharia.
10th Parliament Member(s)
Constituency | Name, Party |
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Narsingdi-1 | Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Bir Protik Bangladesh Awami League |
Narsingdi-2 | Kamrul Asraf Khan Bangladesh Awami League |
Narsingdi-3 | Md. Shirajul Islam Mollah Bangladesh Awami League |
Narsingdi-4 | Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun Bangladesh Awami League |
Narsingdi-5 | Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju Bangladesh Awami League |
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Post Codes
Thana | Sub-office | Postcode |
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| Belabo | |
| Hatirdia | |
| Katabaria | |
| Monohordi | |
| Karimpur | |
| Madhabdi | |
| Narshingdi College | |
| Narshingdi Sadar | |
| Panchdona | |
| UMC Jute Mills | |
| Char Sindhur | |
| Ghorashal | |
| Palash | |
| Sarkarkhana | |
| Bazar Hasnabad | |
| Radhaganj bazar | |
| Raypura | |
| Shibpur | |
Information Source
Compiled from data collected from Wikipedia.org, Banglapedia.org, Amardesh.com and Bangladesh Government sites.