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Template:Last Update Coordinates: 24°53′N 90°44′E / 24.88°N 90.73°E
| Netrokona District | |
  Netrokona
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| Division name | Dhaka Division |
| Coordinates | 24°53′N 90°44′E / 24.88°N 90.73°E |
| Area | 2,810.40 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (2001[update]) - Density - Literacy rate |
1,971,240 - 701.409/km² - 34.94% |
| Website: Banglapedia Article | |
| Maplink: Official Map of Netrokona District | |
Netrokona is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.
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Geography
Netrokona District is situated in the northern part of Bangladesh. Near the Himalayan border. Historically Netrakona is the main center point of Mymensingh Githika as the view of Mahua Malua who lived there and created their performances. Netrokona Sadar Upazila has an area of 340.35 km² and it is surrounded by Durgapur and Kalmakanda upazilas on the north side, Kendua and Gauripur upazilas on the south side, Barhatta and Atpara upazilas on the east side, Purbadhala upazila on the west. There are four rivers in Netrokona. They are Kangsha, Dhala, Magra, and Teorkhali.
Netrokona Pouroshaba (Town of Netrokona) consists of 9 wards and 33 mahallas. It is a municipal town with an area of 13.63 km². Netrakona Pouroshaba was established in 1887 & Ist chairmen of Pourashaba Elahi Newas Khan(1876-1926).The town has a population of 53,853; male 51.22%, female 48.78%. The density of population is 3,951 per km². Literacy rate among the town people is 54.2%. Administration Netrokona Sadar thana was established in 1874 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of 13 union parishads, 306 mouzas and 344 villages.
Economy
The economy of Netrokona is largely agrarian. Susang Durgapur, an Upazila of Netrokona, is one the major sources of country's China-Clay used for cermic products. Its vast water bodies (Hawor) provides wide varities of fish.
Places of interest
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- Hazrat Shah Sultan Kamar Uddin Rumi's shrine is situated in Madanpur, a village 8 km from the district town.
- Durgapur, near the Indo-Bangla border, is a good tourist spot. The Garo Pahar is situated there and people observe time-honored traditions. People living in Netrakona's mountains are the ancestors of the Upo Jatis. The only Up-Zati cultural academi in the country is there. Khaliyajuri is a place dominated by waterways; the small villages are organised into "islands" and radio communications are poor.
Educational Institution
- PTI, Netrakona
- Netrakona Govt. College
- Netrakona Govt. Women College
- Anjuman Adarsha Govt. High School, Netrakona [1] [2]
- Datta High School
And so on..
Notable people from Netrokona
Famous people
There are so many famous people born in there. They are following :
- Shahabuddin Ahmed (Ex. President and Chief Justice of Bangladesh),
- Moni Singh (Political Leader),
- Abdul Mom (Political Leader),
- Khaleqdad Chowdhury (Litterateur),
- Humayun Ahmed (Famous Writer and Film Director. Ex Prof.of DU),
- Md. Jafar Iqbal (Writer & Intellectual and Prof. of SUST)
- Professor Jatin Sarkar (Writer & Intellectual)
- Shirajuddin Kashimpuri ( Honourable member of Folklore society)
- Nirmulendhu Goon (Poet),
- Prakriti Ranjan Chanda (Ex. D.I.G. of Bangladesh, author and Mymensingh Kriti Shontan)
- Abdul Hannan Khan (Ex. D.I.G. of Bangladesh Police (Dhaka range))
See also
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