Tongi

Tongi
টঙ্গী
A road in Tongi
A road in Tongi
Tongi is located in Dhaka division
Tongi
Tongi
Location in Dhaka Division
Tongi is located in Bangladesh
Tongi
Tongi
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°54′N 90°25′E / 23.90°N 90.41°E / 23.90; 90.41
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictGazipur District
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyGazipur City Corporation
Area
 • Total32.07 km2 (12.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total350,000 [1]
 • Rank
36th[2]
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
National Dialing Code+880

Tongi (Bengali: টঙ্গী) is a major township in Gazipur, Bangladesh, with a population of 350,000. It hosts the Biswa Ijtema and features a BSCIC industrial area, which produces BDT 1500 crore of industrial products annually,[3][4] and marks the northern border of Dhaka since 1786.[5] Tongi Shahid Smrity high School compound is mass burial site of the genocide in Liberation War of Bangladesh.[3]

  1. ^ "Population & Housing Census-2011: Urban Area Report" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  2. ^ "Population & Housing Census-2011: Urban Area Report" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 11. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  3. ^ a b Ahmed, Md Farid Uddin (2012). "Gazipur District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ "Tongi Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), produces Tk 1500 cr industrial goods annually". Daily News Monitoring Service. BSS. 2005-01-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  5. ^ Chowdhury, AM (2012). "Dhaka". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.