Tangail

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Tangail is a city in central Bangladesh known as a regional commercial hub and for its traditional handloom saree industry.

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Tangail canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
adminCenterOf Tangail District
Tangail Sadar Upazila
climate tropical monsoon climate
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
countrySubdivision Tangail District
distanceToDhaka approximately 98 km
governingBody Tangail Municipality
hasAreaCode 0921
hasCulturalHeritage traditional Bengali festivals
weaving communities
hasDemographics predominantly Bengali population
hasEconomicActivity agricultural trade
retail trade
wholesale trade
hasEducationalInstitution Bindubasini Govt. Boys’ High School
Govt. Saadat College
Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University
hasIndustry handloom weaving
textile trade
hasMarket Korotia Bazar
Tangail New Market
hasNearbyCity Dhaka
hasNotableProduct cotton saree
jamdani-style saree
silk saree
hasPostalCodePrefix 1900
hasReligion Hinduism
Islam
hasReligiousSite mosques
shrines
temples
hasRiver Louhajang River
hasRole regional commercial hub
hasTransport Dhaka–Tangail Highway
bus services to Dhaka
railway connection to Dhaka
knownFor Tangail saree
traditional handloom saree industry
languageUsed Bengali
locatedIn Dhaka Division
central Bangladesh
locatedOn banks of the Louhajang River
partOf Mymensingh
surface form: Greater Mymensingh region
region central Bangladesh
timeZone Bangladesh Standard Time
utcOffset +06:00

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Jamuna River majorNearbyCity Tangail