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The
Greater Mymensingh region (Mymensingh District along with five other neighbouring districts) was created as a Mymensingh district by the British Indian government in 1787. Later it was reorganized in two phases into six districts:
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Muslims are the predominant religion with 95.19%, while Hindus and
Christians are 4.22% and 0.51% of the population respectively. Mymensingh has the highest percentage of Muslims of all divisions of Bangladesh.
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Mymensinghâs history stretches far into antiquity. Around the
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695:rice fields
665:Agriculture
562:10,990,913
442:Population
439:2001 Census
437:Population
434:1991 Census
432:Population
426:Headquarter
387:Kishoreganj
367:Kishoreganj
331:Kishoreganj
283:2022 census
112:Established
81: /
1712:Categories
1664:Thakurgaon
1654:Panchagarh
1649:Nilphamari
1548:Mymensingh
1457:Shariatpur
1437:Munshiganj
1374:Lakshmipur
1349:Chattogram
1302:Patuakhali
1072:2024-07-20
1052:2022-07-02
1012:Daily Star
931:26 January
901:14 January
873:26 January
836:2024-07-20
812:2016-12-26
757:2022-06-20
733:References
699:Bangladesh
691:cultivated
689:are being
683:vegetables
622:Christians
540:1,358,325
516:2,229,642
492:2,292,674
468:5,110,272
455:Mymensingh
399:Mymensingh
395:Mymensingh
363:Mymensingh
333:) in 1917.
291:Mymensingh
279:Bangladesh
188:12,225,498
180:Population
136:Government
130:Mymensingh
106:Bangladesh
35:-Nasirabad
1692:Sunamganj
1634:Gaibandha
1611:Sirajganj
1581:Joypurhat
1553:Netrokona
1495:Jhenaidah
1485:Chuadanga
1447:Narsingdi
1432:Manikganj
1427:Madaripur
1417:Gopalganj
1384:Rangamati
1334:Bandarban
1297:Jhalokati
1262:Divisions
1130:Meghalaya
725:are then
719:factories
559:9,864,665
556:8,701,186
553:10,584.06
537:1,279,542
534:1,138,629
513:1,988,188
510:1,730,935
503:Netrokona
489:2,107,209
486:1,874,440
465:4,489,726
462:3,957,182
429:Area (km)
371:Netrakona
202:Time zone
1682:Habiganj
1639:Kurigram
1629:Dinajpur
1606:Rajshahi
1543:Jamalpur
1525:Satkhira
1515:Meherpur
1480:Bagerhat
1407:Faridpur
1379:Noakhali
1344:Chandpur
1307:Pirojpur
1287:Barishal
1046:Archived
1017:Archived
955:Archived
867:Archived
806:Archived
780:Archived
751:Archived
727:exported
723:textiles
709:Textiles
660:Industry
581:Religion
531:1,364.67
507:2,794.28
483:2,115.16
479:Jamalpur
459:4,394.57
375:Jamalpur
293:city in
160:38 seats
43:Division
1659:Rangpur
1586:Naogaon
1558:Sherpur
1505:Kushtia
1490:Jashore
1462:Tangail
1452:Rajbari
1412:Gazipur
1354:Cumilla
1282:Barguna
786:21 June
703:economy
640:
627:
612:
597:
592:Muslims
586:Percent
527:Sherpur
391:Tangail
383:Sherpur
379:Tangail
327:Tangail
317:History
267:Bengali
243:Website
120:Capital
94:Country
69:90°25â˛E
66:24°10â˛N
1697:Sylhet
1591:Natore
1576:Bogura
1520:Narail
1510:Magura
1500:Khulna
859:
685:, and
636:Others
607:Hindus
601:95.19%
385:. But
381:, and
349:, the
309:, and
237:medium
231:(2019)
103:
1601:Pabna
1402:Dhaka
1292:Bhola
1134:India
687:wheat
644:0.08%
631:0.51%
616:4.22%
397:, so
234:0.594
207:UTC+6
33:Bhati
1364:Feni
1264:and
1025:2015
993:2015
963:2015
933:2015
903:2015
875:2015
857:ISBN
788:2021
679:rice
675:jute
423:Name
389:and
329:and
252:.gov
223:BD-H
167:Area
115:2015
313:.
277:of
254:.bd
248:www
229:HDI
211:BST
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