Netrokona District - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Netrakona is a district in central Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. 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:

Mohangonj
Modon
Khaliajuri
Purbodhola
Durgapur
Kendua
Kolmakanda
Barhatta
Atpara
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

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
Shrine
A shrine is a holy or sacred place, which is dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon or similar figure of awe and respect, at which they are venerated or worshipped. Shrines often contain idols, relics, or other such objects associated with the figure being venerated....

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 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.

Educational Institution

Shaheed Smrity Biddapit,Roailbari, Kendua, Netrakona
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 http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v364/154/76/709804511/n709804511_831286_3607.jpg http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v364/154/76/709804511/n709804511_831287_3957.jpg
Datta High School
Datta High School
Datta High School is a school in Netrakona, Bangladesh. It is situated at Puran Foujdari Road, Mukterpara....
Chandronath High School
Jahanara Girls High School
Md.Asaduzzaman, Netrokona
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 person :

hailoza Ronjon Mojumder*
Late Abdul Momen, ex-Minister,A.L Leader and M.P of Bangladesh Sangsod,
Shahabuddin Ahmed
Shahabuddin Ahmed
Shahabuddin Ahmed is a former president and Chief Justice of Bangladesh. Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed took over the office of President after a popular uprising against President Hossain Mohammad Ershad in 1991. After the resumption of democracy, he returned to his duties as the Chief Justice...

, ex-President and Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author, dramatist and director of film and television. He broke through since the publication of his first novel, Nandita Naraké...

(Writer and Film Director. Ex Prof.of DU),
Mohammed Zafar Iqbal (Writer, Scientist and Teacher. Prof.of SUST),
Nirmalendu Goon
Nirmalendu Goon
Nirmalendu Goon is a Bangladeshi poet, and one of the most popular poets in Bangladesh, lauded by many for his accessible verse in an age where Bangla poetry has become increasingly complex.- Early life :...

(Poet),
Begum Rokeya, Executive Director, Sabalamby Unnayan Samity, Netrakona
Moni Singh
Moni Singh
Moni Singh was the founder of the Communist Party of East Pakistan. Prior to the partition of India in August 1947, Singh was a successful workers' leader who led movements to abolish exploitative labour practices. He was imprisoned for long stretches on three occasions: 1930-37, 1967–69, and...

, political Leader and organiser of Liberation War 1971),
Kuddus Boyati, (Folk Singer)