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Divisions: Barisal |
Chittagong |
Dhaka |
Khulna |
Rajshahi |
Rangpur |
Sylhet
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Districts in Rajshahi: Bogra | Joypurhat | Naogaon | Natore | Chapai Nawabganj | Pabna | Rajshahi | Sirajganj
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Naogaon District Information
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| Area | 3435.67 square kilometers. |
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| Profile | Naogaon subdivision, under Rajshahi district, was established in 1877 and was turned into a district in 1984. It consists of 2 municipality, 11 upazilas, 18 wards, 74 mahallas, 99 union parishads and 2795 villages. |
| Upazilla/ Thana | Atrai Upazila, Badalgachhi Upazila, Dhamoirhat Upazila, Mahadevpur Upazila, Manda Upazila, Naogaon Sadar Upazila, Niamatpur Upazila, Patnitala Upazila, Porsha Upazila, Raninagar Upazila, Sapahar Upazila |
| Elected MP(s) in 2008 Election |
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Area Name | Elected MP | From |
| 46 | Naogaon-1 | Shadhon Chandra Mojumdar | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 47 | Naogaon-2 | Md. Shahiduzzaman Sarker | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 48 | Naogaon-3 | Akram Hossain Chaudhuri | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 49 | Naogaon-4 | Muha: Emaj Uddin Pk. | Independent Candidate |
| 50 | Naogaon-5 | Md. Abdul Jalil | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 51 | Naogaon-6 | Md. Ishrafil Alam | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Parliament Election Winner (Party-wise): 2001,1996,1991 |
| Seat# | Area Name | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | | 46 | Naogaon-1 | BNP (54.72) | BNP (39.35) | BAL (36.32) | | 47 | Naogaon-2 | BNP (54.82) | BNP (39.13) | BAL (39.76) | | 48 | Naogaon-3 | BNP (54.10) | BNP (51.78) | BNP (50.68) | | 49 | Naogaon-4 | BNP (54.79) | BNP (47.57) | JI (49.77) | | 50 | Naogaon-5 | BAL (50.01) | BNP (53.08) | BNP (63.10) | | 51 | Naogaon-6 | BNP (54.81) | BNP (51.52) | BNP (46.01) |
BAL: Bangladesh Awami League
BNP: Bangladesh Nationalist Party
JI: Jamat E Islami
JP: Jatiya Party
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| History | Indigo rebellion (1859-62); peasant revolt against the zamindar in protest of increasing land revenue (1883). |
| Places to see | Paharpur Buddhist Vihara, Jagaddal Vihara, Halud Vihara, Agrapuri Vihara |
| Rivers | atrai, punarbhaba, little jamuna, nagar, Chiri and Tulsi Ganga. |
