Narail-2 is a constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh
6-615: The constituency encompasses Lohagara Upazila and all but five union parishads of Narail Sadar Upazila : Bhadrabila, Bichhali, Kalora, Shaikhati, and Singasolpur. The constituency was created in 1984 from a Jessore constituency when the former Jessore District was split into four districts: Jhenaidah , Jessore , Magura , and Narail . Sheikh Hasina stood for five seats in the October 2001 general election: Rangpur-6 , Narail-1 , Narail-2, Barguna-3 , and Gopalganj-3 . After winning all but Rangpur-6, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit
12-437: A house. Not very long since a masonry temple was built for her. Lohagara Upazila is divided into Lohagara Municipality and 12 union parishads : Dighalia, Itna, Joypur, Kashipur, Kotakul, Lahuria, Lakshmipasha, Lohagara, Mallikpur, Naldi, Noagram, and Shalnagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 154 mauzas and 217 villages. Lohagara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 24 mahallas . There are seven colleges in
18-571: Is a Hindu temple in Lakshmipasha dedicated to the goddess Kali . Writing in 1870, James Westland, former Magistrate and Collector of Jeshore, gave an account of its origins: A hundred years ago, and more, there lived here a pious blacksmith who used frequently to make images of Kali, and after worshipping them to cast them into the river, according to the ceremony of 'bissarjan.' But one night Kali appeared to him and told him that she had determined permanently to take up her abode with him; so he gave her
24-502: The Division of Khulna , Bangladesh . Lohagara Thana was established in 1861 and was converted into an upazila in 1984. It is named after its administrative center, the town of Lohagara. Lohagara Upazila has a total area of 284.91 square kilometres (110.00 sq mi). Situated between the Nabaganga and Madhumati rivers, it borders Magura District to the north, Dhaka Division to
30-449: The east, Kalia Upazila to the south, and Narail Sadar Upazila to the west. As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh , Lohagara upazila had 51,233 households and a population of 228,594. 55,038 (24.08%) were under 10 years of age. Lohagara had an average literacy rate of 61.85%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1089 females per 1000 males. 25,290 (11.06%) of the population lived in urban areas. Kalibari Mandir
36-475: The other three, triggering by-elections in them. Shahidul Islam of the BNP was elected in a January 2002 by-election. 23°11′N 89°39′E / 23.18°N 89.65°E / 23.18; 89.65 This Khulna Division location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lohagara Upazila, Narail Lohagara ( Bengali : লোহাগড়া ) is an upazila of Narail District in
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