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Manikganj Districtমানিকগঞ্জ জেলা

Manikganj (মানিকগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division of Bangladesh with 7 upazilas. It is famous for Hazari gur. People born here include Munier Chowdhury, Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, Hiralal Sen and Momtaz Begum. Rivers: Jamuna, Padma, Bangshi and Dhaleshwari. It borders Dhaka, Faridpur, Pabna, Rajbari, Tangail and Sirajganj.

মানিকগঞ্জ জেলা ঢাকা বিভাগের একটি জেলা। এখানে ৭টি উপজেলা রয়েছে। বিখ্যাত: হাজারি গুড়। জন্মেছেন: মুনীর চৌধুরী, শহীদ রফিক উদ্দিন আহমদ, হীরালাল সেন, মমতাজ বেগম।

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Famous for · বিখ্যাত

Famous people born here · কৃতী মানুষ

Upazilas (7) · উপজেলা (৭টি)

Rivers · নদী

Jamuna, Padma, Bangshi, Dhaleshwari

Neighbouring districts · প্রতিবেশী জেলা

Dhaka, Faridpur, Pabna, Rajbari, Tangail, Sirajganj

Centre of the district: about 23.839°N, 89.9445°E. Boundaries from the official 2026 BBS/OCHA dataset.

Questions · প্রশ্ন

What is Manikganj famous for?

Hazari gur: Prized date-palm molasses from Jhitka.

Which famous people were born in Manikganj?

Munier Chowdhury (Playwright of Kabar, killed on 14 December 1971); Rafiq Uddin Ahmed (Language martyr of 21 February 1952, born in Singair); Hiralal Sen (Pioneer of film in Bengal, born in Bagjuri); Momtaz Begum (Folk singer with hundreds of albums, born in Singair (1974)).

How many upazilas are in Manikganj district?

7: Daulatpur, Ghior, Harirampur, Manikganj Sadar, Saturia, Shibalay, Singair.

Which division is Manikganj in?

Dhaka Division.

Which districts border Manikganj?

Dhaka, Faridpur, Pabna, Rajbari, Tangail and Sirajganj.

Which rivers flow through Manikganj?

Jamuna, Padma, Bangshi and Dhaleshwari.