Narayanganj District Information

Narayanganj District Information
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.
Upazilla/ Thana	Araihazar Upazila, Bandar Upazila, Narayanganj Sadar Upazila, Rupganj Upazila, Sonargaon Upazila
Post Codes for Narayanganj District
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 Parliament Election Winner (Party-wise): 2001,1996,1991 Seat# Area Name 2001 1996 1991 202 Narayangonj-1 BNP (51.40) BAL (47.58) BNP (46.09) 203 Narayangonj-2 BNP (57.44) BAL (46.80) BNP (34.19) 204 Narayangonj-3 BNP (57.36) BNP (43.68) BNP (53.38) 205 Narayangonj-4 BNP (53.62) BAL (38.78) BNP (40.33) 206 Narayangonj-5 BNP (43.04) BAL (40.62) BNP (42.03) BAL: Bangladesh Awami League BNP: Bangladesh Nationalist Party JI: Jamat E Islami JP: 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.