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1411:Joypurhat
1383:Netrokona
1325:Jhenaidah
1315:Chuadanga
1277:Narsingdi
1262:Manikganj
1257:Madaripur
1247:Gopalganj
1214:Rangamati
1164:Bandarban
1127:Jhalokati
1092:Divisions
970:13 August
685:Education
679:Rangpuria
661:1,376,099
563:Religion
467:1,428,406
456:1,256,099
445:1,109,343
372:Geography
354:district.
306:Etymology
235:UTC+06:00
230:Time zone
216:1,428,406
1512:Habiganj
1469:Kurigram
1459:Dinajpur
1436:Rajshahi
1373:Jamalpur
1355:Satkhira
1345:Meherpur
1310:Bagerhat
1237:Faridpur
1209:Noakhali
1174:Chandpur
1137:Pirojpur
1117:Barishal
746:Buddhism
628:Others
620:240,558
614:188,631
605:Hinduism
590:167,158
498:Religion
475:Sources:
351:Kaliganj
345:Aditmari
296:Kurigram
280:District
184:Division
36:District
1489:Rangpur
1416:Naogaon
1388:Sherpur
1335:Kushtia
1320:Jashore
1292:Tangail
1282:Rajbari
1242:Gazipur
1184:Cumilla
1112:Barguna
754:Judaism
738:Jainism
694:Economy
651:356,566
637:11,029
623:16.90%
617:52.90%
599:81.02%
593:46.88%
545:
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514:
503:Percent
434:953,460
423:766,307
412:628,089
403:±% p.a.
365:Patgram
315:History
292:Rangpur
278:) is a
264:Bengali
165:Country
140:89°15′E
137:26°00′N
1527:Sylhet
1421:Natore
1406:Bogura
1350:Narail
1340:Magura
1330:Khulna
795:
640:2.08%
634:0.22%
533:12.96%
524:Hindus
518:86.95%
509:Muslim
470:+1.18%
459:+1.25%
448:+1.53%
437:+2.21%
426:+2.88%
378:Teesta
174:
1431:Pabna
1232:Dhaka
1122:Bhola
1014:"BBS"
989:(PDF)
965:(PDF)
940:(PDF)
917:(PDF)
715:Notes
581:Islam
549:0.04%
464:2022
453:2011
442:2001
431:1991
420:1981
409:1974
274:also
1194:Feni
1094:and
997:2024
972:2022
948:2024
793:ISBN
666:100%
656:100%
631:777
398:Pop.
394:Year
252:5500
195:Area
239:BST
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