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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Madaripur District |
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| Madaripur (মাদারিপুর ), being a part of the Dhaka Division, is a district in central Bangladesh. |
| Area: 1144.96 square kilometers (442.07 square miles). |
| Population: 1,212,198 |
| Economy: Main occupations Agriculture 33.32%, fishing 1.1%, agricultural labourer 23.53%, wage labourer 3.87%, industry 1%, commerce 11.98%, transport 1.93%, construction 1.19%, service 10.14%, others 11.94%. Madaripur is famous for date molasses (pataligur). It is best in the country. It is sweet is also famous. There is a jute mill (AR Howlader Jute Mills)there. That jute mill is now abolished due to political crisis of the place and now it the safety zone for great monkeys. The Municipality graveyard, a mosque, an office of local police and RAB office is now in that place. A.R. Howlader is called as the founder of modern Madaripur. |
| Rivers: padma, arial khan and kumar. |
10th Parliament Member(s) | Constituency | Name, Party |
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| Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury | | Shajahan Khan | | A.F.M. Bahauddin (Nasim) |
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| Parliament election results 2008, 2001, 1996, 1991 |
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