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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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Nawabganj District Information
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| Area | 1744.33 square kilometers. |
| Bounded by | West Bengal of India on the north, south and west, Rajshahi and Naogaon districts on the east. |
| Profile | Until 1947, Nawabganj was a thana under the district of Maldah (India). At the time of partition, it was upgraded to a Subdivision under Rajshahi district and again upgraded to a district in 1984. The district consists of 3 municipalities, 33 wards, 134 mahallas, 5 upazilas, 45 union parishads, 830 mouzas and 1136 villages. |
| Upazilla/ Thana | Bholahat Upazila, Gomastapur Upazila, Nachole Upazila, Nawabganj Sadar Upazila, Shibganj Upazila |
| Elected MP(s) in 2008 Election |
| Parliament Election Winner (Party-wise): 2001,1996,1991 |
| Seat# | Area Name | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | | 43 | Nawabganj-1 | BNP (38.85) | BNP (46.39) | BNP (37.48) | | 44 | Nawabganj-2 | BNP (39.52) | BNP (43.05) | BNP (33.81) | | 45 | Nawabganj-3 | BNP (39.35) | BNP (43.52) | JI (35.34) |
BAL: Bangladesh Awami League
BNP: Bangladesh Nationalist Party
JI: Jamat E Islami
JP: Jatiya Party
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| History | (peasants' movement) organised by ila mitra in 1949. | | Places to see | Chota Sona Mosque (1493-1519), Darashbari Mosque (1479), Rajbari (palace), Baragharia Kacharibari (revenue office), Chapai Mosque, Naoda Stupa (Buddhist monument), Jora Math (twin monastery), Nachole Palace, etc. |
| Newspapers | Chapai Sangbad, Nawabganj Sangbad, Mahananda, Simanta Kagaj, Gaur Sangbad and Dainik Nawab; extinct: Falguni (1960), Alor Pathe (1962), Nawabganj Samoyikee (1964), Nawabganj Barta (1987), Pakshik Mahananda (1988), Protibha Barta (1989), Anya Chokhe Vinna Sware (1989), Rakter Siri Baya (1990), Agneya Giri (1991), Sangbedan (1992), Baishakhi (1995), Bir Barta (1995) and Nawabganj Kanthaswar (1997). |
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