Narsingdi
নরসিংদী | |
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  .jpg)   .jpg) Clockwise from top-left: Skyline of Narsingdi, Parulia Shahi Mosque, Bridge at Narsingdi, Wari-Bateshwar ruins, Swamp in Raipura Upazila, Lakkan Sahar Zamindar bari | |
 Location of Narsingdi District in Bangladesh | |
 Expandable map of Narsingdi District | |
| Coordinates: 23°55′N 90°44′E / 23.92°N 90.73°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| Headquarters | Narsingdi |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Syeda Farhana Kawnine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,150.14 km2 (444.07 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,584,452 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1600 |
| Area code | 0621 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-42 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.668[2] medium · 7th of 20 |
| Website | narsingdi |
Narsingdi District (Bengali: নরসিংদী জেলা) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is located 50 km north-east of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.[3] The district is famous for its textile craft industry. Narsingdi is bordered by Kishoreganj in the north and north-east, Brahmanbaria in the east and south-east, Narayanganj in the south and south-west and Gazipur in the west.
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- ^ Md. Mosharraf Hossain Sarkar (2012). "Narsingdi District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.