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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Pabna District |
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| Pabna District (পাবনা জেলা Pabna Zila) is a district in north-western Bangladesh. It is the southernmost district of Rajshahi Division. |
| Area: 2371.5 square kilometers (915.64 square miles). |
| Population: 2,523,179 |
| Economy: Agriculture 34%, agricultural farm-hands 22.77%, wage labourer 4.46%, transport 2.18%, weavers 2.85%, commerce 13.27%, service 7.26% and others 13.21%. Ishwardi EPZ;Pakshey paper mill, sugar mill, cotton mill, jute press, edible oil mill, Square Pharmaceuticals, biscuit factory, most prominent rice industry is Purbasha Automatic Rice mills Ltd. in Ishwardi and flour mill (Rouf and sons Flour Mill), ice factory, welding, saw mill, cold storage. The SQUARE group established several factories in the district, namely pharmaceuticals, spices, food, toiletries and textile, and converting the agricultural economy of Pabna to an industrial society. |
| Rivers: Ganges, Ichamati, Gumani and Hurasagar. |
10th Parliament Member(s) | Constituency | Name, Party |
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| Md. Shamsul Haque Tuku | | Kh. Azizul Huq Arzu | | Md. Mokbul Hossain | | Shamsur Rahman Sherif | | Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince |
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| Parliament election results 2008, 2001, 1996, 1991 |
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