Tangail District Information

Tangail District Information
Area	3424.39 square kilometers.
Bounded by	Jamalpur district on the north, Dhaka and Manikganj districts on the south, Mymensingh and Gazipur districts on the east, Sirajganj district on the west.
Profile	Tangail subdivision was established in 1870 and was turned into a district in 1969. The district consists of 11 upazilas, 8 municipalities, 72 wards, 211 mahallas, 103 union parishads, 2431 villages.
Upazilla/ Thana	Basail Upazila, Bhuapur Upazila, Delduar Upazila, Ghatail Upazila, Gopalpur Upazila, Kalihati Upazila, Madhupur Upazila, Mirzapur Upazila, Nagarpur Upazila, Sakhipur Upazila, Tangail Sadar Upazila
Post Codes for Tangail District
Elected MP(s) in 2008 Election
Area# Area Name Elected MP From 130 Tangail-1 Muhammad Abdur Razzaque Bangladesh Awami League 131 Tangail-2 Khandaker Asaduzzaman Bangladesh Awami League 132 Tangail-3 Motiur Rahman Bangladesh Awami League 133 Tangail-4 Abdul Latif Siddique Bangladesh Awami League 134 Tangail-5 Md. Abul Quasem Jatiya Party 135 Tangail-6 Khandaker Abdul Baten Independent Candidate 136 Tangail-7 Md. Akabbar Hossain Bangladesh Awami League 137 Tangail-8 Shokat Momen Shahjahan Bangladesh Awami League Parliament Election Winner (Party-wise): 2001,1996,1991 Seat# Area Name 2001 1996 1991 133 Tangail-1 BAL (50.18) BAL (51.13) BAL (38.44) 134 Tangail-2 BNP (48.66) BAL (46.13) BNP (51.72) 135 Tangail-3 BNP (48.92) BNP (50.26) BNP (59.41) 136 Tangail-4 BNP (47.46) BAL (48.92) Other (38.57) 137 Tangail-5 BNP (32.21) BAL (39.96) JP (38.45) 138 Tangail-6 BNP (42.66) BNP (37.70) BNP (38.83) 139 Tangail-7 BAL (47.90) BNP (41.10) BNP (53.06) 140 Tangail-8 Other (42.68) BAL (62.64) BNP (47.32) BAL: Bangladesh Awami League BNP: Bangladesh Nationalist Party JI: Jamat E Islami JP: Jatiya Party
History	Kagmari Conference (1957), Sannyasi revolt (1850), Peasant revolt (1858). During the Liberation War in 1971 Abdul Kader Siddiqui of Tangail independently led military operations against Pakistan army. His group was named Kaderia Bahini after its leader. This bahini led many successful guerrilla operations in Tangail. Kader Siddiqui himself was wounded at the Makrar battle near Balla village. The most noted successful operation of the Kaderia Bahini was the capture of a Pakistani ship with huge amount of arms and ammunitions at Bhuapur. In 1996, a devastating tornado caused heavy damage to a few villages.
Places to see	Atia Mosque (1608), Sagardighi, Ichamati Dighi, Nagarpur Dighi, Khamarpara Mosque, Dhanbari Mosque (1685).
Newspapers	Daily 9, weekly 14, fortnightly 3, monthly 2 and quarterly 1; most noted are the Dainik Mufassal, Dainik Deskotha, Dainik Majlumer Kantha, Ajker Telegram, weekly Tangail Barta, weekly Khamos, weekly Mou Bazar, weekly Purbakash, fortnightly Madhubani, weekly Janatar Kantha, quarterly Adalat. Extinct: Monthly Akbar-a-Islamia (1883), monthly Nabajug (1890), weekly Hitokari (1892), weekly Samachar (1936), weekly Hakkatha (1936), Bulletin Bangla, Satyakatha, weekly Janata (1954), Sahitya Patrika Ballark (1970), fortnightly Sanket (1973).