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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Joypurhat District |
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| Joypurhat (জয়পুরহাট জেলা, Joypurhat Jela also Joypurhat Zila) is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh. It is part of Rajshahi Division. |
| Area: 965.4 square kilometers (372.7 square miles). |
| Population: 913,768 |
| Economy: Joypurhat is called the store-house of food of Bangladesh. Joypurhat is famous & top in Bangladesh for production of all the agricultural products. Joypurhat's economy is mainly based on seasonal crops & fruits like Rice, Potato, Wheat, Onions, Mango, Jackfruits, Banana etc. It also produces a huge amount of sugarcane and it holds the country's largest sugar mill, Joypurhat Sugar Mill's Limited. There are also a lot of Industry, Rice mill & Poultry farm in this district. It export about all kinds of agricultural products every day. Hili land port is very close to Joypurhat district, so many people of this district do export-import business by this port & about all the vehicles of this port run over this district. This district is appropriate for all kind of Business. |
| Rivers: little jamuna, Tulsi Ganga and Haramati. |
10th Parliament Member(s) | Constituency | Name, Party |
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| Shamsul Alam Dudu | | Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon |
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| Parliament election results 2008, 2001, 1996, 1991 |
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