Netrokona District

Netrakona
—  District  —
Location of Netrakona in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24.88°N 90.73°E / 24.88; 90.73
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
Area
• Total	2,810.40 km2 (1,085.1 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	1,971,240
• Density	701.4/km2 (1,816.6/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	34.94%
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
• Summer (DST)	BDST (UTC+7)
Website	Banglapedia Article

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

Geography

Netrakona District is situated in the northern part of Bangladesh. Near the Himalayan border. Historically Netrakona is the main center point of Mymensingh Githika as the view of Mahua Malua who lived there and created their performances. Netrokona Sadar Upazila has an area of 340.35 km² and it is surrounded by Durgapur and Kalmakanda upazilas on the north side, Kendua and Gauripur upazilas on the south side, Barhatta and Atpara upazilas on the east side, Purbadhala upazila on the west. There are four rivers in Netrokona. They are Kangsha, Dhala, Magra, and Teorkhali.

Netrakona Pouroshaba (Town of Netrakona) consists of 9 wards and 33 mahallas. It is a municipal town with an area of 13.63 km². Netrakona Pouroshaba was established in 1887 & Ist chairmen of Pourashaba Elahi Newas Khan(1876–1926).The town has a population of 53,853; male 51.22%, female 48.78%. The density of population is 3,951 per km². Literacy rate among the town people is 54.2%. Administration Netrakona Sadar thana was established in 1836 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of 13 union parishads, 306 mouzas and 344 villages.

Upazila Of Netrakona District:

1. Mohangonj
2. Modon
3. Khaliajuri
4. Purbodhola
5. Durgapur
6. Kendua
7. Kolmakanda
8. Barhatta
9. Atpara
10. Netrakona Sadar

Economy

The economy of Netrakona is largely agrarian. Susang Durgapur, an Upazila of Netrokona, is one the major sources of country's China-Clay used for ceramic products. Its vast water bodies (Hawor) provides wide varieties of fish.The most of the fish collect from (Hawor) & also from rivers, the total number of river is 88 in Netrakona. Bara Bazar is the main commercial point of Netrakona.

Religion

Religion in Netrokona District
Religion			Percent
Islam			83%
Hinduism			14%
Christianity			2%
Buddhism			1%

The district of Netrokona consists 3146 mosques, 958 temples, 83 churches and eight Buddhist temples.

Places of interest

• Hazrat Shah Sultan Kamar Uddin Rumi's shrine is situated in Madanpur, a village 8 km 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 tribal cultural academi in the country is there. Khaliyajuri is a place dominated by waterways(except winter season); the small villages are organised into "islands" and radio communications are poor.

Educational Institution

• Shaheed Smrity Biddapit,Roailbari, Kendua, Netrakona
• Susung Degree College, Durgapur. http://www.susungcollege.com
• Durgapur Mohila Degree College. http://www.dmdc-netra.org
• Abu Abbas Degree College.http://www.abuabbasdegreecollege.net/index1.html
• Barhattacollege.http://www.barhattacollege.net/
• Sha Sultan degree mohabiddalaya.http://www.shasultandegreemohabiddalaya.net/
• N,Akanda Kamil(Master's)Madrasha
• Teligati Degree College.http://www.teligatidegreecollege.net/
• PTI, Netrokona
• Chandranath College, (proposed Banghabandu College), Amtola Road,netrakona
• Netrokona Govt. College
• Netrokona Govt. Women College
• Netrakona High School, Netrakona
• Anjuman Adarsha Govt. High School, Netrokona [1] [2]
• Datta High School
• Chandronath High School
• Jahanara Girls High School
• Netrakona Adarsho Balika Bidyalaya, Netrakona
• Atpara College, Netrakona.
• Indramohan Bidyapit, East Malni, Netrakona.
• Mogra Academy, Mukterpara, Netrakona.
• Brilliant Study Center, East Malni, Netrakona.
• Netrakona Model Govt Primary School, Netrakona Sadar, Netrakona.

Notable persons

• Shailoza Ronjon Mojumder
• Late Abdul Momen, ex-Minister,A.L Leader and M.P of Bangladesh Sangsod,
• Shahabuddin Ahmed, ex-President and Chief Justice of Bangladesh,
• Abu Taher,(Famous Freedomfighter, Shahid Colonel,Bir Uttom),
• Humayun Ahmed (Writer and Film Director. Ex Prof.of DU),
• Mohammed Zafar Iqbal (Writer, Scientist and Teacher. Prof.of SUST),
• Nirmalendu Goon (Poet),
• Begum Rokeya, Executive Director, Sabalamby Unnayan Samity, Netrakona
• Moni Singh, political Leader and organiser of Liberation War 1971),
• Kuddus Boyati, (Folk Singer),
• Joya Bacchan, (Actress & Wife of Amitabh Bacchan),
• Late Indra Mohan Saha, (Famous Businessman),
• Humayun Ahmed
• Taslima Nasrin

See also

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Dhaka Division
• History of Mymensingh

political leader:- Shafi Ahmed