শনিবার, ৩১ মার্চ, ২০১২
মঙ্গলবার, ৯ নভেম্বর, ২০১০
শুক্রবার, ২৯ অক্টোবর, ২০১০
Narsingdi Sadar Upazila
Narsingdi Sadar Upazila (narsingdi district) with an area of 213.44 sq km, is bounded by palash, shibpur and raipura upazilas on the north, araihazar upazila on the south, bancharampur and Raipura upazilas on the east, Palash and rupganjupazilas on the west. Main rivers are Arial Khan, Meghna, Haridhoa.
Narsingdi (Town) consists of 9 wards and 33 mahallas. The area of the town is 14.76 sq km. Narsingdi municipality was established in 1972. The town has a population of 42023; male 54.52%, female 45.48%; density of population per sq km is 2847. Literacy rate among the town people is 51.6%.
Administration Narsingdi thana, now an upazila, was established in 1930. The upazila consists of two municipalities (Sadar and Madhabdi), 18 wards, 48 mahallas, 14 union parishads, 203 mouzas, 270 villages.
Archaeological heritage and relics Stone image (Sena period) discovered at Narsingdi Town, silver coin of Gias Uddin Azam Shah at Algi Village, silver coin (Sultani period) at Panchdona, copper plate inscription of Bhoj Barmadeva discovered at village Belabo, 29 silver coins (1011 AH) discovered at Laskar Para, tomb of Kabul Shah, tomb and mosque of Hazrat Shah Osman.
Historical events On 5 April 1971, three persons were killed on the spot and hundreds of shops were burned to ashes by a rocket bomb. Many lives and properties were lost in the battles at Panchdona and Madabdi between the freedom fighters and the Pak army. Satish Pakrashi was imprisoned for 20 years for direct involvement in the swadeshi movement.
Marks of War of Liberation Mass grave 3.
Population 451335; male 52.61%, female 47.39%; Muslim 91.22%, Hindu 8.65%, Christian 0.02%, Buddhist 0.02% and others 0.09%; ethnic nationals: Santal 641.
Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 24%; male 25.03% and female 21.05%. Educational institutions: college 6, teacher's training college 2, technical college 1, youth development training centre 1, high school 23, junior high school 3; noted institutions: Balapur High School (1905), Sir KG Gupta High School (1919), Narsingdi Government Girls' High School (1934), Satir Kalikumar High School (1901).
Cultural organisations Club 20, cinema hall 5, public library 7.
Locally published newspapers and periodicals Dainik Uttap, Dainik Grameen Darpan, Weeklies: Narsingdir Khabar, Khorak, Sandesh.
Main occupations Agriculture 19.48%, fishing 2.31%, transport 3.54%, agricultural labourer 9.26%, wage labourer 5.09%, handloom 8.75%, industry 4.41%, service 12.61%, commerce 20.27% and others 14.28%.
Land use Total cultivable land 14484.01 hectares; fallow land 5852.69 hectares; single crop land 51.80%, double crop 45.61% and treble crop land 2.59%.
Land control Among the peasants 35% are landless, 30% small, 24% intermediate and 11% rich.
Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk. 5000 per 0.01 hectare.
Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard seed, potato, onion and garlic.
Extinct or nearly extinct crops Sesame, linseed, indigo, and tobacco.
Main fruits Jackfruit, mango, papaya, black berry and banana.
Fisheries, dairies, poultries Dairy 50, poultry 45, fishery 101.
Communication facilities Roads: pucca 80.97 km, semi pucca 48.06 km and mud road 270 km; waterways 20 nautical mile; railways 7.5 km.
Traditional transport Palanquin, bullock cart and horse carriage. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.
Manufactories Jute mill 4, textile mill 10, flour mill 8, ice factory 2, printing press 40, power loom factory 250, dying mill 30, welding 11.
Cottage industries Weaving 20, bamboo work 8, goldsmith 160, blacksmith 57, wood work 200, tailoring 202, iron work 15, automobile garage 15.
Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 27, most noted of which are Madavdi Hat, Shekherchar Bazar, Karimpur Bazar; fairs 3 (Baul Mela, Kabul Shah Mela and Manchdona Mela).
Main exports Paddy, jute, mustard seed, banana, garlic and potato.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, CARE, grameen bank, Red Crescent and BAVS.
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রবিবার, ২৪ অক্টোবর, ২০১০
 1. Area | |||
Land use | Area (in Acre) | ||
Total Land Area Cultivable Area Fallow Land Area Under Forest Area Irrigated Area Under River | 20400 10495 15969 - 104848 15969 | ||
2. Storage Facility | |||
Commodity | No. of godown | Capacity (M. Ton) | |
Food Seed Fertilizer | 30 4 5 | 24750 1000 3200 | |
3. Utilities | |||
Name of Items | Total No. | Length (in Km.) | |
Rivers Metal Road Semi Metal Road Kutcha Road Rail Road Hat Bazaar F/C Center | 17 37 19 259 4 161 12 | 290 152 77 1116 41 6 - | |
4. Irrigation Facilities | |||
Name of Items | Total No. | Irrigated Area (acre) | |
Tubewell Power Pump Low Lift Pump Shallow Tubewell Deep Tubewell Traditional Total | 3583 484 73 4804 371 450 9769 | 5301 25968 426 49514 20483 3156 104848 | |
5. Social Information | |||
Name of Items | Total Numbers | ||
Clubs Community Center Co-operative Society Professional Society Post Office Bank Branches NGOs Mosques Mandirs Churches Pagodas Marriage Register Tea Estate Livestock Firms Poultry Firms Hatchery Handloom Bamboo & Cane Carpentry Jute/Cotton Fiber Black Smith Potter Gold Smith Others Uprooted Persons Telephones Household with Gas | 314 64 1944 29 110 91 36 2414 61 - - 51 - 217 228 10 27362 867 1341 541 167 107 284 535 3024 420 10999 | ||
6. Educational Institution | Total No | No. of Teachers | No. of Students |
Kindergarten Primary School Junior High School Secondary High School College University Teachers training Physical Training Homeo Medical College Unani Institute Polytechnic Inst Vocational Institute Blind/Disable School Mass Education Center Ibtedaye Madrasa Dakhil Madrasa Alia Madrasa Fazil Madrasa Kamil Madrasa Forquania Madrasa Hafizia Madrasa Qaumi Madrasa Tol College Pali College Girls School/College | 17 686 21 150 20 - 1 - - - - 7 - 252 201 39 7 7 48 1249 47 17 - - 39 | 143 3067 176 1888 421 - 20 - - - - 15 - 509 903 704 105 115 501 1479 209 128 - - 467 | 3284 222142 5853 79972 10795 - 96 - - - - 250 - 13703 25711 9288 2159 2547 26485 62206 3105 2330 - - 14912 |
7. Health | |||
Name of Items | Doctors | Nurse/HA | No. of Beds |
Hospitals Clinics FWC Maternity Centre Primary Healthcare | 57 16 29 1 - | 217 14 15 2 - | 205 12 - 3 - |
8. Agricultural Product | |||
Name of Items| | Area (Acre) | Production (M.Ton) | |
Rice Wheat Jute Sugar Cane Tobacco Tea Fish Catch Eggs Milk Sweet Meat Pulse Vegetable Onion Carlic Turmaric Sugar Salt | 291677 7673 19420 3285 441 - - - - - 2801 9189 427 398 471 - - | 240667 2174 11352 27394 141 - 4222 2877 5078 897 1233 17954 501 334 233 70 - | |
9. Development Projects | |||
Name of Items | Total Number | ||
Poverty Allivation Rehabilit of Des Family Planning Education Agriculture & Food Road & Communication Health Total | 36 12 7 65 32 223 16 391 | ||
Narsingdi (Bengali: নরসিংদী 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 byGazipur in the west.
Subdivisions
There are six upazilas, or subdivisions, in the Narsingdi district.
History
Narsingdi, which translates as "lion man", is named after an ancient king who was believed to be "lionlike."
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.
Places of interest
The Wari-Bateshwar ruins are located in this district. A famous kali temple(mandir) is located here at chinispore. The new lanch ghat is quite enjoyable place here at Narsingdi. One of the great hangout place is Arshinagar mini zoo,a very good view one can find here. Here at Narsingdi a stadium is also located.
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,
Rivers
The Meghna, The Shitalakkha, The old Brahmaputra,Haridhoa are some of the main river flows through this district.
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 Narsingdi.
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