Gazipur
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Gazipur, city in central
Bangladesh, in Dhaka Division, situated 30 km (20 mi) north of Dhaka, the
national capital. Roads and rail lines link the two cities. Gazipur is the site
of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, the largest such facility in
the nation; it is known for developing a high-yielding variety of rice seed.
Gazipur also has a military base and an artillery factory. Population (1991)
104,000.
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