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Coordinates: 24.88° N 90.73° E

Netrokona District
Netrokona
Division_name	Dhaka Division
Coordinates	24.88° N 90.73° E
Area	2,810.40 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density  - Literacy rate	1,937,794  - 689.51/km²  - 26%
Website: Banglapedia Article
Maplink: Official Map of Netrokona District

Netrokona is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Subdivisions 3 History 4 Economy 5 Places of interest 6 See also

Netrokona District is situated in the northern part of Bangladesh. Near the Himalayan border. Historacally Netrakona is the main center point of Mymensingh Githika as the view of Mahua Malua who lived their and created their performances. Netrokona Sadar Upazila is the area of 340.35 km² distance and it is surrounded by Durgapur and kalmakanda upazilas on the north side, KENDUA and Gauripur upazilas on the south side, Barhatta and Atpara upazila’s on the east side, purbadhala upazila on the west. There are four rivers in Netrokona. They are Kangsha, Dhala, Magra, Teorkhali. Netrokona Pouroshaba (Town of Netrokona) consists of 9 wards and 33 mahallas. It is a municipal town with an area of 13.63 sq km. The town has a population of 53853; male 51.22%, female 48.78%. The density of population is 3951 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 54.2%. Administration Netrokona Sadar thana was established in 1874 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of 13 union parishads, 306 mouzas and 344 villages.

There are so many famous people born there including Comrade Moni Singh, Cornnel Taher, Poet Nirmulendhu gun, Poet Helal Hafiz, Zatin Sarker, Ex Ministers Md. Hafizur Rahman and Abdul Momin, Politician Late Khan Bahadur Kabir Uddin Khan, Ex. President and Chief Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed, There are so many well and renouned educated personalities including Shahid Budhijibi Fazlur Rahman Khan, Md. Shamsul Haque, (Chicago University of USA trained) Md. Abdul Waheed, Ex. DEO, Hummayun Ahmed, Zafar Iqbal.

Netrokona District is divided into 11 upazilas or subdivisions. These are:

• Kendua
• Madan
• Atpara
• Barhatta
• Mohanganj
• Kalmakanda
• Purbadhala
• Durgapur
• Dhubaura
• Khaliajuri
• Netrokona

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The economy of Netrokona is largely agrarian. People make a living out of agriculture and fisheries. There are also many brick fields.

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• Hazrat Shah Sultan Kamar Uddin Rumi's shrine is situated in Madanpur, a village 8km from the district town.

Durgapur, near the Indo-Bangla border, is a good tourist spot. The Garo Pahar is situated there and people observe time-honored traditions. People living in Netrakona's mountains are the ancestors of the Upo Jatis. The only Up-Zati cultural academi in the country is there. Khaliyajuri is a place dominated by waterways; the small villages are organised into "islands" and radio communications are poor.

The late Abdul Momin is a well-known political leader, who hails from Mohangonj. The adhatik folk (Bawol)singer Late Ukil Munshi is from Mohangonj, village Jalalpur. The heart of Netrakona is Kendua and known for its rice and fish.

Famous poet Nirmolendhu gune and Helal Hafiz. Famous in lieterature are Zatin Sarker and Pronab chowdury.

Kendua is very popular for Bangladesh Ex-president Shahabuddin Ahmed, Great Scientist Prof. Muhammed Zafar Iqbal is from Kutubpur Kendua, Prof. Humayun Ahmed (Bangla:হুমায়ুন আহমেদ) is one of the most popular novelists and dramatists in Bangladesh and his hometown in Kutubpur, Kendua and popular social workers Late(1987) Abdus Sattar Khan hometown in -ALIPUR Kendua who established ALIPUR PRIMARY SCHOOL Kendua and his lots of social activities & developmental tasks involved in the social sector of Kendua loves every one. This is the place where famous folk singer Abdul Kuddus Bayati & 19th century's great poet Roushon-Esdani were born.

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Dhaka Division
• History of Mymensingh

v • d • e Divisions and districts of Bangladesh
Barisāl Division	Barguna · Barisal · Bhola · Jhalokati · 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 · Maulvibazar · Sunamganj · Sylhet