Narsingdi /Narsingdi Sadar (Bengali: নরসিংদী) is a city and headquarters of Narsingdi District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] The Dhaka-Sylhet highway connects Narsingdi with the capital and other major cities. The district is located between 24.1344° N and 90.7860° E. Surrounded by Kishoreganj on the north, Brahmanbaria on the east, Narayanganj and Brahmanbaria on the south, and west of Gazipur, on the west in the district.[2] Narsingdi is one of the most important cities in case of the garment industry. The district is famous for its textile craft industry. Narsingdi is divide into is divided into two municipalities and 14 union parishads. The municipalities are: Madhabdi Municipality, Narsingdi Municipality; and the union parishads are: Alokbali, Amdia, Char Dighaldi, Chinishpur, Hajipur, Karimpur, Khathalia, Mahishasura, Meherpara, Nazarpur, Nuralapur, Paikarchar, Panchdona, and Silmandi. The union parishads are subdivided into 152 mauzas and 275 villages.

Narsingdi নরসিংদী
City and Municipality
Narsingdi
Skyline of Velanagar, Narsingdi
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Narsingdi District
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Narsingdi Municipal Corporation
Area
• Total	14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	146,115
• Density	9,900/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code	1600
National Dialing Code	+880

History

The name Narsingdi, which translates as "lion man" in Bangla, is named after an ancient king who was believed as strong as a lion.[2]

Modern history

The district became a district in 1984 and before that, it was a subdivision under the greater Dhaka district.

Notable people

• Matiur Rahman (military pilot)
• AAMS Arefin Siddique
• Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan
• Badrunnesa Dalia
• Abdul Mannan (academic)
• Khairul Kabir Khokon
• Shahabuddin Ahmed (artist)
• Abdul Moyeen Khan
• Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib
• Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz
• Shamsur Rahman

Haunted house victim

The Balapur Zamindar Bari in Paikarchar union is over a couple of hundred years old and previously belonged to a Hindutax collector of erstwhile Dhaka district named Jagat Das. There are twin ponds called Bhobaniand Rukshar, and rumor has it that there used to be a Hindu cremation ground in the spot of one of the ponds. With the land apparently being haunted by evil spirits, the whole compound is extremely infamous among the locals.[3]

Education

There are 27 colleges and one Ib diploma program school in the Upazila, most located in Narsingdi Those inside the upazila include: Narsingdi Govt. College, Narsingdi Science College, Narsingdi Independent College, Narsingdi Govt. Mohila College, Abdul Kadir Mollah City College, Abdul Kadir Molla International School (IB) School, Baburhat Green Field College, Farida Hashem International College, Jaj Bhuiyan College, Madhabdi College, Madhabdi Digital College, Narsingdi Central College, Narsingdi Imperial College, Narsingdi Prime College, Narsingdi Udayon College, Scholastica Model College, and Shilmandi Adarsha College.

Notable secondary schools of the town include Brahmondi K.K.M Govt High School (1946), NKM High School and Homes (2008), Satirpara K.K. Institution School & College (1901), Narsingdi Govt. Girl's High School (1934), Balapur Nabin Chandra High School (1905), Charsindur Govt. High School (1919), Shibpur Govt. Pilot Model High School (1918) and Sir K.G Gupta High School (1919).

In the city, there is one special school that is one of the most prestigious schools in Bangladesh which is Abdul Kadir Molla International School and It has two of the most prestigious curriculums British council ( Cambridge) and ib and other product are CAIE. Through Ib, the school currently has 2 products of IB these Ib diploma program and the Ib pyp program.

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