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| | Naogaon Zila |
 | | Naogaon zila was one of the sub-divisions of former Rajshahi district of Bangladesh. |
 | | Naogaon had 7,351 deep-tube wells were in 7,179 reported holdings, 35,809 low-lift pump in 33.042 reported holdings, 6,429 power pumps in 6,144 reported holdings – total 81,236 holding reporting use of modern implements, 67,595 non-mechanized irrigation tools in 53,520 reported holdings, 3,309 power tillers in 3,236 reported holdings, 2,237 tractors in 1,995 reported holdings. |
 | | Minority Situation: In a well publicized incident in 2000 in Naogaon district, the heartland of Ashrai's work, local leaders forged documents and harassed a group of 19 Santal families for nearly two years in order to scare them from their land. |
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