Palash Upazila

Palash
পলাশ
Shaheed Moyez Uddin Bridge at Ghorashal
Shaheed Moyez Uddin Bridge at Ghorashal
Location of Palash
Coordinates: 23°57′N 90°37.5′E / 23.950°N 90.6250°E / 23.950; 90.6250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictNarsingdi
Thana1977
Upazila1982
Government
 • Upazila ChairmanSyed Javed Husayn
 • MP (Narsingdi-2)Anwarul Ashraf Khan
Area
 • Upazila
94.43 km2 (36.46 sq mi)
 • Metro
19.21 km2 (7.42 sq mi)
Population
 • Upazila
249,156
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1610[2]
Area code0628[3]
Websitepalash.narsingdi.gov.bd

Palash (Bengali: পলাশ, romanizedPolash) is an upazila of the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. It is the smallest upazila (sub-district) of Narsingdi District.[4] Urban Palash is a part of Greater Dhaka; the conurbation surrounding the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka.

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Md. Iftekhar Uddin Bhuiyan (2012). "Palash Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 21 November 2024.