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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Bagerhat District |
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| Bagerhat District (বাগেরহাট জেলা) is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. |
| Area: 3959.11 square kilometers (1528.62 square miles). |
| Population: 1,476,090 |
| Economy: One of the two main ports of Bangladesh, Port of Mongla is here. Rampal and Fakirhat, two upazilas of Bagerhat is known as Qwait of Bangladesh due to its huge production of shrimp and earning a lot of foreign exchange. |
| Rivers: Panguchi, Daratana, madhumati, pasur, Haringhata, Mongla, Baleswar, Bangra and Goshairkhali. |
10th Parliament Member(s) | Constituency | Name, Party |
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| Sheikh Helal Uddin | | Advocate Mir Showkat Ali Badsha | | Talukdar Abdul Khalek | | Alhaj Dr. Mozammel Hossain |
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| Parliament election results 2008, 2001, 1996, 1991 |
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