Bangladesh |
| Officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh , is a country in South Asia. Straddling the fertile Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, it is part of the historic ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. It faces the Bay of Bengal to its south, and is bordered by India on the north, west and east, as well as Burma (Myanmar) on the southeast. It is separated from the Himalayan nations of Nepal and Bhutan by India's narrow Siliguri corridor, and is in close geographical proximity to China. |
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Dinajpur District |
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| Dinajpur district (দিনাজপুর জেলা) is a district in the Rangpur Division of northern Bangladesh. |
| Area: 3444.3 square kilometers (1329.85 square miles). |
| Population: 2,990,128 |
| Economy: The economy of Dinajpur mainly depends upon agriculture based production. Dinajpur is famous for rice production. 'Katharivog' rice is the best produced rice in Bangladesh. Dinajpur is also rich with wheat production. The Lychee(fruit) of Dinajpur is the best of Bangladesh. Dinajpur is also famous for its Mangoes. 'Kosba' is called the matrix of mango. Also it grows a plenty of vegetables and seasonal fruits. A huge percentage of people from Dinajpur depends upon agri based products. The main industry also includes rice processing mills. However, Dinajpur is highly rich with natural resources like coal. Of the five coal field discovered so far in Bangladesh, three are in Dinajpur. The name of these deposits are-Barapukuria, Phulbari and Dighipara coal field. At present coal is being produced commercially only from the Barapukuria underground coal mine in Dinajpur district. Current production rate is about 1500 tons per day. The plan to establish an open |
| Rivers: dhepa, punarbhaba, Kanchan and atrai. |
10th Parliament Member(s) | Constituency | Name, Party |
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| Manoranjan Shill Gopal | | Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury | | Iqbalur Rahim | | Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali | | Mostafizur Rahman | | Md. Shibli Sadique |
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| Parliament election results 2008, 2001, 1996, 1991 |
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