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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Chuadanga District |
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| Chuadanga (চুয়াডাঙ্গা; Chuađaņga), Chuadanga district or Chuadanga Zilla (চুয়াডাঙ্গা জেলা) is the name of a Western district (zilla) of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna administrative division that covers most districts in the south-west of the country. |
| Area: 1174.1 square kilometers (453.32 square miles). |
| Population: 1,129,015 |
| Economy: Most of this small district is dedicated to agriculture. Occupational distributions clearly show this with agriculture employing 68% of the labour force, while only 12% are involved in commerce. Total cultivable land amounts to 894.20 km², of which 57% is under some sort of irrigation. Besides agriculture the district is now experiencing industrial growth. Major industries include Zaman Group of Industries, Bangas bread and biscuit, Tallu Spinning mills Ltd,Carew & Company Bangladesh Limited etc.Carew & Company Bangladesh Limited(1933),which is situated at Darshana of Damurhuda Upazila of Chuadanga district is the largest sugar mill of Bangladesh,Carew & Company has a distillery also which is the lone wine producing plant of Bangladesh, Carew & Company Bangladesh Limited is an enterprise of Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation(BSFIC). BSFIC is an autonomous body of Ministry Of Industries(Government of Bangladesh). |
| Rivers: Mathabhanga, bhairab, kumar, Chitra, and nabaganga. |
10th Parliament Member(s) | Constituency | Name, Party |
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| Solaiman Haque Joarder (Selun) | | Md. Ali Azgar |
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| Parliament election results 2008, 2001, 1996, 1991 |
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