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Encyclopedia > Nilphamari District

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Coordinates: 25.95° N 88.95° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Nilphamari District

Nilphamari
Division_name Rajshahi Division
Coordinates 25.95° N 88.95° E
Area 1,640.91 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
 - Literacy rate
1,550,686
 - 945.02/km²
 - 25.35%
Website: Banglapedia Article
Maplink: Official Map of Nilphamari District

Nilphamari is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The South Asian country of Bangladesh consists of 6 divisions (bibhag), each named after its respective capital. ... Rajshahi is in Northwestern part of Bangladesh. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... BST in relation with the bordering nations Bangladesh Standard Time (Bengali: ) (BST) is the time zone of Bangladesh which is observed throughout the whole country, with a time offset of UTC+6:00. ... UTC +6 is the timezone for : Bhutan Time Generic UTC+6 in other countries. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Literacy is the ability to use text to communicate across space and time. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Rajshahi is in Northwestern part of Bangladesh. ...

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[edit] Geography

(Rajshahi Division) with an area of 1640.91 km², is bounded by Kuchbihar district of West Bengal (India) on the north, Rangpur district on the south, Lalmonirhat district on the east and Panchagarh and Dinajpur districts on the west. Annual temperature: maximum 32.3°C, minimum 11.2°C; annual rainfall 2931mm. Main rivers are Teesta, Jamuneshwari, Chikli and Dhaigan.


[edit] Upazilas

Saidpur is a city in the Jhelum Valley in the Rajshahi division of Bangladesh. ... A river originating in the eastern Himalayas. ... Kishoreganj is a district in central Bangladesh. ...

[edit] History

The Nilphamari subdivision was established in 1875, Nilphamari was a subdivision of Rangpur District. It was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 6 upazilas, 3 municipalities, 33 wards, 65 mahallas, 62 union parishads, 390 mouzas and 370 villages. The upazilas are Nilphamari Sadar, Dimla, Domar, Jaldhaka, Kishoreganj and Saidpur.


[edit] Economy

Jute, Tobacco, Small Industries, potato, cotton The word Jute is also used in reference to the Germanic people, the Jutes. ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. ... For other uses, see Potato (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ...


[edit] Places of interest

  • Nilsagor
  • Kundopukur
  • Saidpur Airport
  • Railway Factory
  • Uttara EPZ (export processing zone)
  • Leprosy Hospital
  • Teesta Barrage
  • Sanita ceramics Pvt. LTD (Added by noyon)
  • Nilphamari Govt High School & Govt college (Added by noyon)
  • [ aye mon patch khele (nilphamari govt college)

Saidpur Airport (IATA: SPD, ICAO: VGSD) is an airport in Saidpur, Bangladesh. ...

[edit] Famous People

  • Kazi Kader (former minister of Pakistan)
  • Moshiur Rahman (Jadu Mia),former minister
  • Khairat Hossain,former minister
  • Mostofa Kamal, former Chief Justice

[edit] Local Newspapers

Weekly Nilphamari Barta, Nilsagar, Nilsamachar, Weekly Jaldhaka, Weekly Alpana, Saidpur Barta, Janasamasha, and daily Noyon(college para)


[edit] See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Nilphamari District - Bangladesh - Amar Desh Online (753 words)
Nilphamari District (Rajshahi division) with an area of 1640.91 sq km, is bounded by Kuchbihar district of west bengal (India) on the north, rangpur district on the south, lalmonirhat district on the east and panchagarh and dinajpur districts on the west.
The district consists of 6 upazilas, 3 municipalities, 33 wards, 65 mahallas, 62 union parishads, 390 mouzas and 370 villages.
The Nilphamari region was under the Votmari Chauki during the British period.
Bangladesh Timeline Year 2007 (10198 words)
A JMB militant, identified as Monjurul Ahsan Monju, was arrested at Kakran village in Dhamrai sub-district of the Dhaka district.
Police sources said that Kafil, a resident of Char Balarampur village in the Pabna district, is a central leader of the PBCP and a contemporary of Kamrul Islam Master, founder of the outfit.
The duo was identified as Lashkar of Kamalpur in Shujanagar and Sabuj of Pangsha in the Rajbari district.
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