Narsingdi

Narsingdi
Narsingdi (Bengali: Nôrshingdi ) is a district in
central Bangladesh . It is located 50 km north-east of
Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh. It is a part of the
Dhaka Division and is the only district in Bangladesh
that does not depend solely on agriculture. The
district is famous for its textile craft industry.

Narsingdi is bordered by Kishoreganj in the north &

north-east, by Brahmanbaria in the east & south-east,
Narayanganj at south & south-west and by Gazipur in
the west.

Population 1891281; male 50.77%, female 49.23%;

Muslim 93.28%, Hindu 6.40%, Christian 0.03%,
Buddhist 0.03%, ethnic nationals 0.11% and others
0.15%.
Subdivisions
There are six upazilas, or subdivisions, in the
Narsingdi district.
1. Belabo Upazila
2.Monohardi Upazila
3. Narsingdi Sadar Upazila
4. Palash Upazila
5. Raipura Upazila, Narsingdi
6. Shibpur Upazila
History
Narsingdi, which translates as "lion man", is named
after an ancient king who was believed to be
"lionlike."

Historical events During the mass upsurge in 1969

three persons were killed and many wounded on 29
December when police fired indiscriminately on
procession at Hatirdia Bazar (Monohardi).
Cultural organisations Club 51, cinema hall 16,
public library 16, tourist spot 3, community centre 54,
cooperative society 150, bar council 1, circuit house
1, shilpakala academy 1.

Locally published newspapers and periodicals Dainik

Barta, Dainik Uttap, Dainik Grameen Darpan,
Weeklies- Narsingdir Khabar, Aotikram, Khorak;
periodicals- Bandhan, Meghna, Grameen Khabar,
Narsinghahi.

Main fruits Jackfruit, mango, papaya, pineapple,

black berry, guava, banana, olive and litchi.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Dairy 80, live stock

development centre 3, artificial breeding sub centre 6,
poultry 127, hatchery 129.
Economy
Narsingdi is a densely industrial area, and is home to
many textile mills. Narsingdi gas field is located in
the Shibpur upazila under Narsingdi district adjacent
to the Dhaka-Sylhet highway about 45 km away of
northern most east direction from capital city of
Bangladesh, Dhaka. This field was discovered by
Petrobangla in 1990. Total recoverable gas reserves
of this field re-estimated by Hydrocarbon Unit is 215
billion cubic feet (6.1×109 m3). Commercial gas
production was started in 1996 and till 31 August
2006 total 66.304 billion cubic feet (1.8775×109 m3)
or 30.84 percent of gas reserves has been recovered.
Largest powerplant of Bangladesh, Ghorashal
power plant,owned by Bangladesh Power
Development Board(PDB)is situated in palash
Upazilla. Narsingdi is riched by several number of
jute mills,which plays an important rule in economy.
Quality banana is also found here. The biggest and
renowned HAAT of bangladesh is located here at
NARSINGDI which is known as SEKERCHAR
BABUR HAAT. Sugarcane also grow well. There is
a sugar mill in polash thana named DESHBONDHO
sugar mill. There are two UREA fertilizer industry
in polash & ghorashal
Places of interest
Arshinagor park situated near the Narsingdi railway
station. Archiological important place WARI
BOTESSHOR which established 2500 years ago.
Notable residents
Birsreshtha Matiur Rahman, Alhaj Moslehuddin
Bhuiyan, Alhaj Moulavi Mohammed Tofazzal
Hossain, Let. Gen.(Ret.) Nur Uddin Khan, Shahid
Asad, Abdul Momen Khan, Mohammed Appel
Mahmood, DR.Alauddin al Azad, Sondor Ali
Gandhi, DR.Abdul Moin khan, noted pop icon
Mehreen, M.A.Mannan, Santosh Saha, Lokeman
Hossain, Kader Molla, Dulal Chakrobarty, Sankar
Saha, Famous Poet Shamsur Rahman, Shahid
Professor Saroj Kumar Adhikary, International Artist
Shabuddin, Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, Dr.S.M.Arefin
Siddiqui, Cinematographer Subrota Ripon,
Communication
The communication system of this district is very
good. The Dhaka-Sylhet highway, one of the
important highways of Bangladesh, passes through
Narsingdi. It is only one hour distance from Dhaka.
Water way communication is also very good as lots
of river flows through Narsingdi. Dhaka-Chittagong
& Dhaka-Sylhet, two most busiest rail route of the
country go through
Beauty of Narsingdi
I am lucky that, I born Narshingdi where many
important person of Bangladesh also born. I am Proud
about my district.

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