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Divisions: Barisal |
Chittagong |
Dhaka |
Khulna |
Rajshahi |
Rangpur |
Sylhet
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Districts in Rangpur: Dinajpur | Gaibandha | Kurigram | Lalmonirhat | Nilphamari | Panchagarh | Rangpur | Thakurgaon
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Thakurgaon District Information
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| Area | 1809.52 square kilometers. |
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| Profile | Thakurgaon subdivision was established in 1860 and was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 2 municipalities, 18 wards, 32 mahallas, 5 upazilas, 51 union parishads, 643 mouzas and 643 villages. |
| Upazilla/ Thana | Baliadangi Upazila, Haripur Upazila, Pirganj Upazila, Ranisankail Upazila, Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila |
| Elected MP(s) in 2008 Election |
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Area Name | Elected MP | From |
| 3 | Thakurgaon-1 | Ramesh Chandra Sen | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 4 | Thakurgaon-2 | Alhaj Md. Dabirul Islam | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 5 | Thakurgaon-3 | Hafizuddin Ahmed | Jatiya Party |
| Parliament Election Winner (Party-wise): 2001,1996,1991 |
| Seat# | Area Name | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | | 3 | Thakurgaon-1 | BNP (54.15) | BAL (34.35) | BAL (39.72) | | 4 | Thakurgaon-2 | BAL (38.78) | BAL (42.26) | Other (48.14) | | 5 | Thakurgaon-3 | JP (50.13) | BAL (43.84) | BAL (42.23) |
BAL: Bangladesh Awami League
BNP: Bangladesh Nationalist Party
JI: Jamat E Islami
JP: Jatiya Party
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| Places to see | Residence of Raja Tonkanath (Malduar), Rajbari of Raja Jagendra Narayan, Rajbari of Raja Ganesh, Jagadal Rajbari, Bangla Garh, Sangaon Shahi Mosque, Fatehpur Mosque, Jamalpur Mosque, tomb of Syed Nasir Uddin, tomb of Pir Sheikh Sirajuddin, tomb of Hazrat Adam (R), Govinda Jeo Mandir (eighteenth century), Shiva Mandir at Haripur Rajbari, Goraksanath Mandir, Katihar Hat Shyamrai Mandir, Ramrai Dighi, Khunia Dighi, Adhar Dighi, Shapla Dighi and Rani Dighi. |
| Newspapers | Extinct dailies: Thakurgaon Darpan, Sangrami Bangla, Gram Bangla, Dainik Bangladesh, Janarab; periodicals: Aso Cheye Dekhi Prithibi, Usashi, Chalachitra. |
| Rivers | tangon, punarbhaba, nagar, Pathari, Talma, Kulic, dhepa. |
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