Netrokona District
Netroakona নেত্রকোনা | |
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District | |
Location of Netroakona in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°53′N 90°44′E / 24.88°N 90.73°ECoordinates: 24°53′N 90°44′E / 24.88°N 90.73°E | |
Country |
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Division | Mymensingh Division |
Area | |
• Total | 2,794.28 km2 (1,078.88 sq mi) |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 2,229,642 |
• Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Netrokoni, Netrokonese |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | http://www.netrokona.gov.bd/ |
Netrokona (Bengali: নেত্রকোনা) is a district in northern Bangladesh. It is a part of Mymensingh Division.
Geography
Netrokona is situated in the northern part of Bangladesh, near the Meghalayan border. There are five main rivers in Netrokona: Kangsha,Someshawri,Dhala, Magra, and Teorkhali.
Netrokona Pouroshabha (Town of Netrokona) is a municipal town, established in 1887 and with an area of 13.63 km².
History
Further information History of Netrokona (Bengali)
Upazilas
Netrokona district is divided into ten upazilas.[1]
Economy
The economy of Netrokona is largely agrarian. Susang Durgapur, an Upazila of Netrokona, is one of the major sources of country's China-Clay used for ceramic products. Its vast water bodies (Hawor) provides wide varieties of fishes. Bara Bazar and Choto Bazar is commerce centre of Netrokona.
Tourist attractions
- Durgapur : This is one of the beautiful places of Bangladesh. There are a lot of Garo hills at Bijoypur in Durgapur. There is a hill of white clay.
- Birishiri : There is a Tribal Cultural Academy. And also have a historical big pond called Sagor Dighi.
- Hawor : Hawor is a large area of water spaces. Biggest hawor is located in Mohongonj and Khaliajuri . Dingaputa is one of the biggest hawor among them.
- Madanpur Mazar (Shah Sultan Rumi): It is situated 8 km south to the Netrokona Town.
- Ranikong Mission
Religion
The district of Netrokona consists 3146 mosques, 958 temples, 83 churches and eight Buddhist temples.
Notable people
- Rebecca Momin- Member of Parliament
- Bari Siddiqui - He was a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, flutist and folk musician.
- Humayun Ahmed - Author, dramatist and film director.
- Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal - is a Bangladeshi author, physicist, professor and activist. He is a professor of computer science and engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
- Nirmalendu Goon - Popular writer, Poet, painter.
- Helal Hafiz - Popular Writer and Poet.
- Ahsan Habib- Writer, Cartoonist
- Lutfozzaman Babar - State Minister of Home Affairs, Government of Bangladesh (2001-2006)
- Mustafa Jabbar - President of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), President of Bangladesh Computer Samity
- Late Jalal Uddin Talukdar - popular figure and politician of Netrokona district. Several times Member of Parliament from Netrakona-1 (Durgapur, Kalmakanda)
- Mustaque Ahmed Ruhi - popular figure and politician of Netrokona district.
- Late Prof. Mujibur Rahman - was a prominent educationalist and popular figure of this district
See also
References
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- ↑ Sanjay Sarkar (2012). "Netrokona District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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