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Introduction
Munshiganj (মুন্সিগঞ্জ), also historically known as Bikrampur, is a district[1] in central Lombardia. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.
Other Districts in Dhaka Division: Dhaka | Faridpur | Gazipur | Gopalganj | Kishoreganj | Madaripur | Manikganj | Munshiganj | Narayanganj | Narsingdi | Rajbari | Shariatpur | Tangail
Area
1004.29 square kilometers (387.76 square miles).
Population
1445660
Bounded by
Dhaka and Narayanganj districts on the north, Madaripur and Shariatpur districts on the south, Comilla and Chandpur districts on the east, Dhaka and Faridpur districts on the west

Map of Munshiganj District
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Profile
Munshiganj district, formerly a subdivision under Dhaka district, was established in 1984. It consists of 6 upazilas, 67 union parishads, 662 mouzas, 906 villages, 18 wards, 73 mahallas and 2 municipalities.
Upazilas
Gazaria Upazila, Lohajang Upazila, Munshiganj Sadar Upazila, Serajdikhan Upazila, Sreenagar Upazila, Tongibari Upazila
History
The area comprising the districts of Munshiganj stretching on the west of the Meghna and Dhaleshwari had been included in the kingdom of vikramapura in the ancient period. During the Sena rule Vikramapura in East Bengal had been the second capital of the Senas in addition to their capital at Nadia. After the fall of Nadia in the hands of bakhtiyar khalji (1204) the Sena King lakshmanasena fled to Vikramapura and began to rule East Bengal. After the death of Lakshmanasena (1206) his descendants Visvarupasena and Kesavasena ruled in Vikramapura till at least 1223 AD. Some historians postulate that the sons of Lakshamanasena ruled in Vikramapura up to 1243-45 AD. Raja Dasarathadeva Danujmadhava (Danuj Rai), the Deva king of Chandradvipa, ousted the Senas from Vikramapura in the third quarter of the thirteenth century and ruled the south-eastern Bengal till the end of the thirteenth century.
Archeological Sites
Idrakpur Fort (1660) in Munshiganj town, Panditer vita (birth place of atish dipankar srijnan) at Bajrayogini, Baba Adam's Mosque, Dighi of Raja Haris chandra, home stead of Raja Ballal Sen, home stead of Raja Sreenath at Rampal, Rampal Dighi, Kodal Dhoar Dighi, Shyamsiddhi Math at Sreenagar, Hasara Dargah, Sholaghar Math, Bhagyakul Rajbari, residence of Jagadis Chandra Basu at Radhikhal, Jora Math at Sonarang, Kalibari at Tongibari, Taltala Pancha-shikhara Mahadeva Temple, Talukdarbari Mosque at Kusumpur, Tajpur Mosque, Patharghata Mosque, Kazishal Mosque, Palghata Bridge, Panch Pir Dargah, marble statue of Ashutosh Ganguly inside the library room of Haraganga College.
Newspapers
Daily Munshiganjer Kaghaz, Weekly Munshiganj, Weekly Munshiganj Sangbad, Monthly Vikrampur; Defunct papers: Monthly Palli-Vijnan, Hindu Intelligencer, Mukti, Vikrampur Patrika (1920), Gramer Katha (weekly, 1962), Anusandhan, Chetana, Kaler Vela, Sangsaptak, Sarab, Kavitapatra, Vikrampur Mukhasri, Weekly Vikrampur Barta, Vikrampur.
Rivers
the padma, meghna, dhaleshwari, ichamati and shitalakshya.
Official Website
http://www.munshiganj.gov.bd
10th Parliament Member(s)
ConstituencyName, Party
Munshiganj-1
Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh
Bangladesh Awami League
Munshiganj-2
Sagufta Yasmin
Bangladesh Awami League
Munshiganj-3
Mrinal Kanti Das
Bangladesh Awami League
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Post Codes
ThanaSub-officePostcode
Gajaria
Gajaria
1510
Gajaria
Hossendi
1511
Gajaria
Rasulpur
1512
Lohajong
Gouragonj
1334
Lohajong
Gouragonj
1534
Lohajong
Haldia SO
1532
Lohajong
Haridia
1333
Lohajong
Haridia DESO
1533
Lohajong
Korhati
1531
Lohajong
Lohajang
1530
Lohajong
Madini Mandal
1335
Lohajong
Medini Mandal EDSO
1535
Munshiganj Sadar
Kathakhali
1503
Munshiganj Sadar
Mirkadim
1502
Munshiganj Sadar
Munshiganj Sadar
1500
Munshiganj Sadar
Rikabibazar
1501
Sirajdikhan
Ichapur
1542
Sirajdikhan
Kola
1541
Sirajdikhan
Malkha Nagar
1543
Sirajdikhan
Shekher Nagar
1544
Sirajdikhan
Sirajdikhan
1540
Sreenagar
Baghra
1557
Sreenagar
Bhaggyakul
1558
Sreenagar
Hashara
1553
Sreenagar
Kolapara
1554
Sreenagar
Kumarbhog
1555
Sreenagar
Maijpara
1552
Sreenagar
Rarikhal
1551
Sreenagar
Sreenagar
1550
Sreenagar
Vaggyakul SO
1556
Tangibari
Bajrajugini
1523
Tangibari
Baligao
1522
Tangibari
Betkahat
1521
Tangibari
Dighirpar
1525
Tangibari
Hasail
1524
Tangibari
Pura
1527
Tangibari
Pura EDSO
1526
Tangibari
Tangibari
1520
Information Source
Compiled from data collected from Wikipedia.org, Banglapedia.org, Amardesh.com and Bangladesh Government sites.