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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Kushtia District |
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| Kushtia (কুষ্টিয়া জেলা, Kushtia Jela also Kushtia Zila) is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia has existed as a separate district since the partition of India. Prior to that, Kushtia was a part of Nadia District under Bengal Province of British India. Kushtia was home of many famous people, especially authors and poets. Present day Kushtia is known for the Islamic University, Shilaidaha Kuthibari and Lalon's shrine. |
| Area: 1608.8 square kilometers (621.16 square miles). |
| Population: 1,946,838 |
| Economy: Kushtia produces a large amount of rice in Khajanagor by auto rice mill (Rashid Auto Rice Mills). It has a big commercial area named Bisic Shilponogory. BRB is a famous brand and a tobacco factory (British American Tobacco). Since 1986 few companies (Rajib rice mill,Rupali rice mill and Dada agro food) started rice producing businesses and today there are almost 350 rice mills are located in Khajanagor, Kushtia playing an important role in the national economy. The famous Miniket rice was invented in Khajanagor in the early 1990s. |
| Rivers: Ganges, Garai, Mathabhanga, Kaliganga and Kumar. |
10th Parliament Member(s) | Constituency | Name, Party |
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| Md. Rezaul Haque Chowdhury | | Hasanul Haq Inu | | Md. Mahbubul Alam Hanif | | Abdur Rouf |
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| Parliament election results 2008, 2001, 1996, 1991 |
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