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Tangail District
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| Country | Bangladesh |
| Administrative District | Dhaka District |
| Incorporated | 1969 |
| Government | |
| - Chairman | Jamilur Rahman Miron |
| Area | |
| - City | 3,414.39 km² (1,318.30 sq mi) |
| - Water | 132.88 km² (51.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| - City | 3,253,961
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| Time zone | DST (UTC+6) |
| Postal codes | 1900 |
| Area code(s) | 0921 |
Tangail (Bengali: টাঙ্গাইল) is a district (zila) in central region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka division. The population of Tangail zila is about 3.2 million and its surface area is 3,414.39 km². The main town of Tangail District is the district town Tangail. It is surrounded by the several districts, such as Jamalpur district on the north, the Dhaka and Manikganj districts on the south, the Mymensingh and Gazipur districts on the east, and the Sirajganj district on the west. The main rivers that cross the Tangail district are the Jamuna, Dhaleshwari, Jhenai, Bangshi, Lohajang, Langulia, Elongjani, Jugni, Fotikjani and the Turag.
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The subdivision of Tangail was established in 1870. It was turned into a district on December 1, 1969.[1]The district consists of 5 corporations, 8 municipalities, 72 wards, 211 mahallas, 103 union parishads and 2431 villages. Tangail is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (upazila/thana). The name of the upuzilas are: Tangail Sadar, Sakhipur, Basail, Madhupur, Ghatail, Kalihati, Nagarpur, Mirzapur, Gopalpur, Delduar, Bhuapur and Dhanbari.
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In Tangail, the average literacy is 29.6%; male 36.1%, female 22.4%. Before the Liberation War, some educational institutions were established by notable persons in Tangail. In 1926, the Government Saadat College was established by Wazed Ali Khan Panni, a zamindar and educationalist of Tangail. He named it after the name of his grandfather Saadat Ali Khan Panni. Kumudini College established in 1943 by Ranada Prasad Saha (R.P.Saha), philanthropist of Tangail. He named it after the name of his mother Kumudini. Later the college was converted into Kumudini Government Womens' College. He also established Bharateswari Homes in 1945 at Mirzapur. He named it after his grandmother Bharateswari Devi. After the Language movement, In 1957, Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani established Maulana Mohammad Ali College at Kagmari. Although named after Maulana Mohammad Ali, a leader of the Khilafat movement, the institution is generally known as Kagmari College. The Government of Bangladesh promulgated this college on February 1, 1975. The Nagarpur college was founded by lawyer and educationalist Dr. Alim Reza and professor Humayun Khalid in 1966. The college was promulgated by Government of Bangladesh on July 1, 1985. Gopalpur college was established in 1968 at Gopalpur. It was founded by Circle Officer Mohammad Azizuddin and Assistant professor Mohammad Shamsul Karim Zoardar.
Currently, there are 5 Government high schools in the city. Among these schools, Bindubashini Government Boys' High School (1880) and Bindubashini Government Girls' High School (1882) were established by a zamindar of Santosh. Tangail has 341 non-government high schools, 86 satellite schools, 4 government colleges, 48 non-government colleges, 3 university colleges, 1 law college, 1 homeopathy college, 1 polytechnic institution, 1 medical assistant training school, 2 nursing institutes, 1 police academy, 201 madrasas, 40 junior schools, 937 government primary schools, 395 non-government primary schools, 1 teachers' training school, 146 community primary schools and 1304 NGO operated schools. There is also a science and technology university named Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani University of Science and Technology located at Santosh, Tangail.
Agriculture is the main occupation of the Tangail district. About 49.53% people are involved with agricultural activities. Its main agricultural products are paddy, potato, jute, sugarcane, sesame, linseed, wheat, mustard seed and pulse. About 338653 hectares cultivable lands are available in Tangail. The main fruit products are mangos, jackfruit, bananas, litchis, and pineapples. Other sectors, such as fisheries (446), diaries (189), industries, weaving and poultry farms (538) are also developing in the Tangail district.
Tangail has a station on a new broad gauge line of Bangladesh Railways which connects the western and eastern systems.
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| 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 | |
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