Tongi
টঙ্গী | |
|---|---|
 A road in Tongi | |
  Tongi Location in Dhaka Division  Tongi Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°54′N 90°25′E / 23.90°N 90.41°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Gazipur District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Gazipur City Corporation |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.07 km2 (12.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 350,000 [1] |
| • Rank | 36th[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+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]
- ^ "Population & Housing Census-2011: Urban Area Report" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "Population & Housing Census-2011: Urban Area Report" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 11. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Chowdhury, AM (2012). "Dhaka". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.