Narsingdi District
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Narsingdi is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Subdivisions
[edit] History
Named from the ancient king , people used to compared him as a lion like human in Bangla Nor means Man and Singho means Lion , people named the king Nor-Shingho After that the region was named Nor-Shingho-Dip it worth mentioning that Dip means island and in that ancient time it was like an island, after a time being the name changed and people called it Narsingdi shortly Mehedi,Dhaka, Bangladesh
[edit] Economy
It is densly industrial area, many textile mills are here from the very begining of inhabitant Baburhat is a very popular place for good quality fabrics. Maslin fabrics are also produced here Mehedi,dhaka ,bangladesh
[edit] Places of interest
There are many beautiful places in this district. These include:
Shahid asad was borned in this district. There are many hilltracks in this district, such as Sonaimuri.
The Wari-Bateshwar ruins are located in this district.
[edit] See also
Divisions and districts of Bangladesh | ||
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Barisal Division | Barguna · Barisal · Bhola · Jhalkathi · Patuakhali · Pirojpur | |
Chittagong Division | Bandarban · Brahmanbaria · Chandpur · Chittagong · Comilla · Cox's Bazar · Feni · Khagrachari · Lakshmipur · Noakhali · Rangamati | |
Dhaka Division | Dhaka · Faridpur · Gazipur · Gopalganj · Jamalpur · Kishoreganj · Madaripur · Manikganj · Munshiganj · Mymensingh · Narayanganj · Narsingdi · Netrakona · Rajbari · Shariatpur · Sherpur · Tangail | |
Khulna Division | Bagerhat · Chuadanga · Jessore · Jhenaidah · Khulna · Kushtia · Magura · Meherpur · Narail · Satkhira | |
Rajshahi Division | Bogra · Dinajpur · Gaibandha · Jaipurhat · Kurigram · Lalmonirhat · Naogaon · Natore · Nawabganj · Nilphamari · Pabna · Panchagarh · Rajshahi · Rangpur · Sirajganj · Thakurgaon | |
Sylhet Division | Habiganj · Moulvibazar · Sunamganj · Sylhet |