Narayanganj District Information

Narayanganj District Information
Narayanganj District
Area 759.57 square kilometers.
Bounded by Narsingdi and Gazipur districts on the north, Munshiganj districts on the south, Brahmanbaria and Comilla districts on the east, Dhaka districts on the west.
Profile Narayanganj subdivision was established in 1882 and was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of five upazilas, 49 union parishads, 881 mouzas, 1374 villages, 2 municipalities, 12 wards and 115 mahallas.

Narayanganj District is located in Dhaka Division. Districts in Dhaka Division are Dhaka, Faridpur, Gazipur, Gopalganj, Jamalpur, Kishoreganj, Madaripur, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Mymensingh, Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Netrokona, Rajbari, Shariatpur, Sherpur, and Tangail.
Upazilla/ Thana Araihazar Upazila, Bandar Upazila, Narayanganj Sadar Upazila, Rupganj Upazila, Sonargaon Upazila
Elected MP(s) in 2008 Election
Area# Area Name Elected MP From
204 Narayanganj-1 Golam Dastagir Gazi Bangladesh Awami League
205 Narayanganj-2 Md. Nazrul Islam Bangladesh Awami League
206 Narayanganj-3 Abdullah-Al-Kaisar Bangladesh Awami League
207 Narayanganj-4 Shara Begum Kabari Bangladesh Awami League
208 Narayanganj-5 Nasim Osman Jatiya Party


History sonargaon of the district was an important historical place from the ancient time. It was the capital of Bengal during the reign of isa khan. During the War of Liberation, the Pak army killed 139 people in Fatullah Thana on 29 November 1971.
Places to see sonargaon of the district was an important historical place from the ancient time. It was the capital of Bengal during the reign of isa khan. During the War of Liberation, the Pak army killed 139 people in Fatullah Thana on 29 November 1971.
Newspapers The Daily Sitalakhya, Khaborer Pata; weekly Fair House; extinct: weekly Sakal Barta, Ganadak.