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Currently, there are 5 Government high schools in the [[city]]. Among these schools, Bindubashini Government Boys' High School ([[1880]]) and Bindubashini Government Girls' High School ([[1882]]) were established by a zamindar of Santosh. Tangail has 341 non-government high schools, 86 satellite schools, 4 government colleges, 48 non-government colleges, 3 university colleges, 1 law college, 1 homeopathy college, 1 polytechnic institution, 1 medical assistant training school, 2 nursing institutes, 1 police academy, 201 [[madrasa]]s, 40 junior schools, 937 government primary schools, 395 non-government primary schools, 1 teachers' training school, 146 community primary schools and 1304 NGO operated schools. There is also a science and technology university named Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani University of Science and Technology located at Santosh, Tangail.
== Economy ==
[[Image:PFT.jpg|thumb|left|250px|right|[[Paddy field|Paddy fields]] in Tangail]]
Agriculture is the main occupation of the Tangail district. About 49.53% people are involved with agricultural activities. Its main agricultural products are [[paddy]], [[potato]], [[jute]], [[sugarcane]], [[sesame]], [[linseed]], [[wheat]], [[mustard seed]] and [[pulse]]. About 338653 [[hectares]] cultivable lands are available in Tangail. The main fruit products are [[mangos]], [[jackfruit]], [[bananas]], [[litchi]]s, and [[pineapples]]. Other sectors, such as [[fisheries]] (446), [[diaries]] (189), [[industries]], [[weaving]] and poultry farms (538) are also developing in the Tangail district.
== Transport ==
Tangail has a station on a new [[broad gauge]] line of [[Bangladesh Railway|Bangladesh Railways]] which connects the western and eastern systems.
==Places of interest==
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