Narsingdi Narsingdi is a district in central , located 50 kilometres north-east of , the capital city of Bangladesh. The district is famous for its textile craft industry. Narsingdi is bordered by Kishoreganj in the north and north-east, in the east and south-east, in the south and south-west, and by in the west. Narsingdi is divided by six sub-districts Students of BRAC’s primary school in rural area. with an area of 1,140 square kilometers. diversity, and water, sanitation and Meghna, Shitalakkha, old hygiene are available in Narsingdi. At a glance Brahmaputra, Arial Kha, Haridhoa BRAC also has its social enterprise and Paharea are some of the Artificial Insemination in Narsingdi. As of December 2014 main rivers that flow through this It is directly helping to create job district. Narsingdi is a densely opportunities for hundreds of Microfinance industrial area and is home to people in the community. Village organisations (VO) 1,471 many textile mills. Narsingdi is Members 96,178 also famous for its jute production Borrowers 40,772 and fruit production such as Progoti (small enterprises) 5,252 bananas and sugarcane. Narsingdi General information is also known for the famous Education Population 2.32 million sites such as Baba Looknath Primary schools 197 temple, Sonaimorebenodon Unions 71 Pre-primary schools 101 park, Arshinagor park, Dream Villages 1,060 ADP centres 126 Holiday Park and numerous Children (0-15) 0.60 million Community libraries 40 mosques and Buddhist temples. Primary schools 724 BRAC has most of its core Literacy rate 68% Health, Nutrition programmes running in the area Hospitals 7 and Population such as microfinance, education, Number of NGOs 60 community empowerment, health, Health workers 158 Banks 84 human rights and legal aid services, Health volunteers 1,373 migration, gender justice and Bazaars 104

www.brac.net Community Empowerment Polli shomaj 217 Union shomaj 27 Popular theatre groups 7

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Committee members 400 Sanitation coverage 35% Sanitary latrines installed in schools 28 Loans for sanitary latrines 1,045

Human Rights and Legal Aid Services HRLE shebikas 211 HRLE graduates 80,129 Legal aid clinics 9

Migration SMFC/CBO facilitators 1/4 Migration associates/ volunteers 4/23

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