Netrakona District is situated in the northern part of Bangladesh. Near the Himalayan border. Historically Netrakona is the main center point of Mymensingh Githika as the view of Mahua Malua who lived there and created their performances. Netrakona Sadar Upazila has an area of 340.35 km² and it is surrounded by Durgapur and Kalmakanda upazilas on the north side, Kendua and Gauripur upazilas on the
south side, Barhatta and Atpara upazilas on the east side, Purbadhala upazila on the west. There are four rivers in Netrakona. They are Kangsha, Dhala, Magra, and Teorkhali. Netrakona Pouroshaba (Town of Netrakona) consists of 9 wards and 33 mahallas. It is a municipal town with an area of 13.63 km². The town has a population of 53,853; male 51.22%, female 48.78%. The density of population is 3,951 per km². Literacy rate among the town people is 54.2%. Administration Netrakona Sadar thana was established in 1874 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of 13 union parishads, 306 mouzas and 344 villages. Famous People
There are so many famous people born there including Comrade Moni Singh, Cornel Taher, Poet Nirmalendhu Goon, Poet Helal Hafiz, Dr. Humayun Ahmed, Ahsan Habib (Editor of "Ummad" magazine), Dr. Mohammad Zafar Iqbal, Zatin Sarker, Ex Ministers Md. Hafizur Rahman and Abdul Momin, Politician Late Khan Bahadur Kabir Uddin Khan, Advocate Fazlur Rahman Khan,Martyr Meher Ali, Ex. President and Chief Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed, There are so many well and renouned educated personalities including Shahid Budhijibi Fazlur Rahman Khan, Md. Shamsul Haque, (Chicago University of USA trained) Md. DEO. Upazilas/Sub-districts
Netrokona District is divided into 10 upazilas or sub-districts. These are:
Kendua
Madan
Atpara
Barhatta
Mohanganj
Kalmakanda
Purbadhala
Durgapur
Khaliajuri
Netrakona
Places of interest
Hazrat Shah Sultan Kamar Uddin Rumi's shrine is situated in Madanpur, a village 8km from the district town. Durgapur, near the Indo-Bangla border, is a good tourist spot. The Garo Pahar is situated there and people observe time-honored traditions. People living in Netrakona's mountains are the ancestors of the Upo Jatis. The only Up-Zati cultural academi in the country is there. Khaliyajuri is a place dominated by waterways; the small villages are organised into "islands" and radio communications are poor. The late Abdul Momin is a well-known political leader, who hails from Mohangonj. The adhatik folk (Bawol)singer Late Ukil Munshi is from Mohangonj, village Jalalpur. The heart of Netrakona is Kendua and known for its rice and fish. Famous poet Nirmolendhu gune and Helal Hafiz. Famous in lieterature are Zatin Sarker and Pronab chowdury. Kendua is very popular for Bangladesh Ex-president Shahabuddin Ahmed, Great Scientist Muhammed Zafar Iqbal is from Kutubpur Kendua, Prof. Humayun Ahmed (Bangla:হুমায়ুন আহমেদ) is one of the most popular novelists and dramatists in Bangladesh and his hometown in Kutubpur, Kendua and popular social workers Late(1987) Abdus Sattar Khan hometown in -ALIPUR Kendua who established ALIPUR PRIMARY SCHOOL Kendua and his lots of social activities & developmental tasks involved in the social sector of Kendua loves every one. This is the place where famous folk singer Abdul Kuddus Bayati & 19th century's great poet Roushon-Esdani were born.
