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Introduction
Naogaon (নওগাঁ জেলা Nôogã Jela) is a district in northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division. Naogaon is a city of the same name in the district.
Area
3435.65 square kilometers (1326.51 square miles).
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.
Upazilas
Atrai Upazila, Badalgachhi Upazila, Dhamoirhat Upazila, Mahadevpur Upazila, Manda Upazila, Naogaon Sadar Upazila, Niamatpur Upazila, Patnitala Upazila, Porsha Upazila, Raninagar Upazila, Sapahar Upazila
History
Indigo rebellion (1859-62); peasant revolt against the zamindar in protest of increasing land revenue (1883).
Archeological Sites
Paharpur Buddhist Vihara, Jagaddal Vihara, Halud Vihara, Agrapuri Vihara
Rivers
atrai, punarbhaba, little jamuna, nagar, Chiri and Tulsi Ganga.
10th Parliament Member(s)
Constituency | Name, Party |
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Naogaon-1 | Sadhan Chandra Majumder Bangladesh Awami League |
Naogaon-2 | Md. Shahiduzzaman Sarker Bangladesh Awami League |
Naogaon-3 | Mohd. Salim Uddin Tarafder Independent |
Naogaon-4 | Md. Emaz Uddin Pramanik Bangladesh Awami League |
Naogaon-5 | Md. Abdul Maleque Bangladesh Awami League |
Naogaon-6 | Md. Israfil Alam Bangladesh Awami League |
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Post Codes
Thana | Sub-office | Postcode |
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| Ahsanganj | |
| Bandai | |
| Badalgachhi | |
| Dhamuirhat | |
| Mahadebpur | |
| Naogaon Sadar | |
| Niamatpur | |
| Nitpur | |
| Panguria | |
| Porsa | |
| Patnitala | |
| Balihar | |
| Manda | |
| Prasadpur | |
| Kashimpur | |
| Raninagar | |
| Moduhil | |
| Sapahar | |
Information Source
Compiled from data collected from Wikipedia.org, Banglapedia.org, Amardesh.com and Bangladesh Government sites.