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Divisions: Barisal |
Chittagong |
Dhaka |
Khulna |
Rajshahi |
Rangpur |
Sylhet
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Districts in Dhaka: Dhaka | Faridpur | Gazipur | Gopalganj | Jamalpur | Kishoreganj | Madaripur | Manikganj | Munshiganj | Mymensingh | Narayanganj | Narsingdi | Netrokona | Rajbari | Shariatpur | Sherpur | Tangail
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Jamalpur District Information
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| Area | 2031.98 square kilometers. |
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| Profile | Jamalpur district was established in 1978. The district consists of 7 upazilas, 6 municipalities, 68 union parishads, 57 wards, 224 mahallas and 1532 villages. |
| Upazilla/ Thana | Baksiganj Upazila, Dewanganj Upazila, Islampur Upazila, Jamalpur Sadar Upazila, Madarganj Upazila, Melandaha Upazila, Sarishabari Upazila |
| Elected MP(s) in 2008 Election |
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Area Name | Elected MP | From |
| 138 | Jamalpur-1 | Abul Kalam Azad | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 139 | Jamalpur-2 | Md. Faridul Hoq Khan | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 140 | Jamalpur-3 | Mirza Azom | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 141 | Jamalpur-4 | Md. Murad Hasan | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 142 | Jamalpur-5 | Md. Rezaul Karim Hira | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Parliament Election Winner (Party-wise): 2001,1996,1991 |
| Seat# | Area Name | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | | 141 | Jamalpur-1 | BNP (46.28) | BAL (35.27) | BAL (45.51) | | 142 | Jamalpur-2 | BNP (61.21) | BAL (43.55) | BAL (41.61) | | 143 | Jamalpur-3 | BAL (48.89) | BAL (49.71) | BAL (32.52) | | 144 | Jamalpur-4 | BNP (55.37) | BAL (51.48) | BNP (55.64) | | 145 | Jamalpur-5 | BAL (55.67) | BAL (60.45) | BNP (48.46) |
BAL: Bangladesh Awami League
BNP: Bangladesh Nationalist Party
JI: Jamat E Islami
JP: Jatiya Party
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| History | Fakir Sannyasi Rebellion (1772-1790), Indigo Resistance Movement (1829), famine (1874) and construction of rail way (1899). | | Places to see | Tomb of Shah Jamal, tomb of Shah Kamal, Dayamoye Mondir, five domed Raspal Jame Mosque at Sarishabari (nineteenth century), Narapara Fort at Sarishabari (sixteenth century). |
| Newspapers | Dailies 1, weekly 10, fortnightly 1, monthly 1, quarterly 1; extinct: Monthly Pallimangal (1922), Hanif (1903), Jamalpur Barta, Pallibani. |
| Rivers | Jamuna, old brahmaputra, Jhenai, Banar, Jirjira, Chhatal. |
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