University of Information Technology & Sciences (UITS) Assignment No : 01 Topic : About National culture and heritage of my own district ( Narsingdi). Course Code : HUM 101 Course Title : National Culture and Heritage Department : BBA Submitted By: Name: Md. Mokarom Hossain ID : 10510424 DEP : BBA Submitted To: Instructor Name : Mohit Prodhan School of Arts, UITS. Submission Date: 27 Nove, 2010. Narsingdi Narsingdi Narsingdi (Bengali: Nôrshingdi ) is a district in central Bangladesh . It is located 50 km north-east of Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and is the only district in Bangladesh that does not depend solely on agriculture. The district is famous for its textile craft industry. Narsingdi is bordered by Kishoreganj in the north & north-east, by Brahmanbaria in the east & south-east, Narayanganj at south & south-west and by Gazipur in the west. Population 1891281; male 50.77%, female 49.23%; Muslim 93.28%, Hindu 6.40%, Christian 0.03%, Buddhist 0.03%, ethnic nationals 0.11% and others 0.15%. Subdivisions There are six upazilas, or subdivisions, in the Narsingdi district. 1. Belabo Upazila 2. Monohardi Upazila 3. Narsingdi Sadar Upazila 4. Palash Upazila 5. Raipura Upazila, Narsingdi 6. Shibpur Upazila History Narsingdi, which translates as "lion man", is named after an ancient king who was believed to be "lionlike." Historical events During the mass upsurge in 1969 three persons were killed and many wounded on 29 December when police fired indiscriminately on procession at Hatirdia Bazar (Monohardi). Cultural organisations Club 51, cinema hall 16, public library 16, tourist spot 3, community centre 54, cooperative society 150, bar council 1, circuit house 1, shilpakala academy 1. Locally published newspapers and periodicals Dainik Barta, Dainik Uttap, Dainik Grameen Darpan, Weeklies- Narsingdir Khabar, Aotikram, Khorak; periodicals- Bandhan, Meghna, Grameen Khabar, Narsinghahi. Main fruits Jackfruit, mango, papaya, pineapple, black berry, guava, banana, olive and litchi. Fisheries, dairies, poultries Dairy 80, live stock development centre 3, artificial breeding sub centre 6, poultry 127, hatchery 129. Economy Narsingdi is a densely industrial area, and is home to many textile mills. Narsingdi gas field is located in the Shibpur upazila under Narsingdi district adjacent to the Dhaka-Sylhet highway about 45 km away of northern most east direction from capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. This field was discovered by Petrobangla in 1990. Total recoverable gas reserves of this field re-estimated by Hydrocarbon Unit is 215 billion cubic feet (6.1×109 m3). Commercial gas production was started in 1996 and till 31 August 2006 total 66.304 billion cubic feet (1.8775×109 m3) or 30.84 percent of gas reserves has been recovered. Largest powerplant of Bangladesh,Ghorashal power plant,owned by Bangladesh Power Development Board(PDB)is situated in palash Upazilla. Narsingdi is riched by several number of jute mills,which plays an important rule in economy. Quality banana is also found here. The biggest and renowned HAAT of bangladesh is located here at NARSINGDI which is known as SEKERCHAR BABUR HAAT. Sugarcane also grow well. There is a sugar mill in polash thana named DESHBONDHO sugar mill. There are two UREA fertilizer industry in polash & ghorashal Places of interest Arshinagor park situated near the Narsingdi railway station. Archiological important place WARI BOTESSHOR which established 2500 years ago. Notable residents Birsreshtha Matiur Rahman, Alhaj Moslehuddin Bhuiyan, Alhaj Moulavi Mohammed Tofazzal Hossain, Let. Gen.(Ret.) Nur Uddin Khan, Shahid Asad, Abdul Momen Khan, Mohammed Appel Mahmood, DR.Alauddin al Azad, Sondor Ali Gandhi, DR.Abdul Moin khan, noted pop icon Mehreen, M.A.Mannan, Santosh Saha, Lokeman Hossain, Kader Molla, Dulal Chakrobarty, Sankar Saha, Famous Poet Shamsur Rahman, Shahid Professor Saroj Kumar Adhikary, International Artist Shabuddin, Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, Dr.S.M.Arefin Siddiqui, Cinematographer Subrota Ripon, Communication The communication system of this district is very good. The Dhaka-Sylhet highway, one of the important highways of Bangladesh, passes through Narsingdi. It is only one hour distance from Dhaka. Water way communication is also very good as lots of river flows through Narsingdi. Dhaka-Chittagong & Dhaka-Sylhet, two most busiest rail route of the country go through Beauty of Narsingdi I am lucky that, I born Narshingdi where many important person of Bangladesh also born. I am Proud about my district. Thank you.