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Officer). There also lies a well equipped agricultural office, Fisheries Office, Live Stock Office, Social
Welfare office. But, the most important of all is the office of the Local Government Engineering Division (LGED) which is responsible for facilitating infrastructural development in the upazila.
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1175:Sirajdikhan
1036:Kishoreganj
713:Kishoreganj
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1322:Bhedarganj
1284:Baliakandi
1170:Munshiganj
1122:Harirampur
1041:Kuliarchar
1016:Hossainpur
973:Kotalipara
902:Nagarkanda
897:Madhukhali
835:Keraniganj
718:Kuliarchar
693:Hossainpur
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484:References
434:Institute
338:As of the
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233:24°27′30″N
216:Bangladesh
142:Population
99:Bangladesh
1352:Shakhipur
1332:Gosairhat
1294:Kalukhali
1251:Narsingdi
1246:Monohardi
1208:Sonargaon
1203:Araihazar
1185:Tongibari
1180:Sreenagar
1137:Shivalaya
1127:Manikganj
1112:Daulatpur
1084:Madaripur
1046:Mithamain
1026:Karimganj
1001:Austagram
983:Tungipara
978:Muksudpur
963:Gopalganj
930:Kaliakair
872:Alfadanga
840:Nawabganj
723:Mithamain
703:Karimganj
678:Austagram
425:Education
416:Transport
378:Chairman:
222:Geography
192:Karimganj
164:Time zone
57:24°27.5′N
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1440:Category
1420:Sakhipur
1415:Nagarpur
1410:Mirzapur
1405:Dhanbari
1400:Madhupur
1395:Kalihati
1390:Gopalpur
1165:Lohaganj
1094:Shibchar
1056:Pakundia
1006:Bajitpur
968:Kashiani
935:Kaliganj
907:Sadarpur
882:Boalmari
733:Pakundia
683:Bajitpur
462:See also
359:mahallas
301:Hinduism
275:Religion
202:) is an
118:District
106:Division
26:করিমগঞ্জ
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1385:Ghatail
1380:Delduar
1375:Bhuapur
1327:Damudya
1304:Rajbari
1299:Pangsha
1266:Shibpur
1261:Raipura
1223:Rupganj
1160:Gazaria
1142:Singair
1132:Saturia
1079:Kalkini
1031:Katiadi
1011:Bhairab
945:Sreepur
940:Kapasia
925:Gazipur
825:Dhamrai
708:Katiadi
688:Bhairab
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204:upazila
196:Bengali
180:Website
150:287,807
86:Country
60:90°53′E
34:Upazila
1370:Basail
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