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Introduction
Narail (নড়াইল Noraayil) is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Khulna Division.
Area
990.23 square kilometers (382.33 square miles).
Profile
Narail district was established in 1984. It consists of 2 municipalities, 18 wards, 43 mahallas, 3 upazilas, 37 union parishads, 445 mouzas and 649 villages.
Upazilas
Kalia Upazila, Lohagara Upazila, Narail Sadar Upazila
History
Indigo Revolt was organised in this district during 1859-60; in 1946 Tebhaga movement was held in the district. Narail district was liberated on 10 December 1971.
Archeological Sites
Mosque at Village Goalbathan (1654), Kadamtala Mosque, Ghazir Dargah at Naldi, homestead of Raja Keshab Roy at Wazirpur, Radha Govinda Mandir at Jorbangla (eighteenth century), Kalibari at Lakshmipasha, Math at Baradia of Nihinathtala.
Newspapers
Present: Daily Ocean; Weekly: Narail Barta, monthly Prantik; extinct: fortnightly Kiran, Kalyani and Barujibi.
Rivers
madhumati, nabaganga, bhairab, chitra and Kajla.
10th Parliament Member(s)
Constituency | Name, Party |
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Narail-1 | Md. Kabirul Haque Bangladesh Awami League |
Narail-2 | Sk. Hafizur Rahman Workers Party of Bangladesh |
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Post Codes
Thana | Sub-office | Postcode |
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| Kalia | |
| Baradia | |
| Itna | |
| Laxmipasha | |
| Lohagora | |
| Naldi | |
| Mohajan | |
| Narail Sadar | |
| Ratanganj | |
Information Source
Compiled from data collected from Wikipedia.org, Banglapedia.org, Amardesh.com and Bangladesh Government sites.