Rangpu District.
Rangpur district is located in the northern part of Bangladesh.
It is a divisional administrative region.
Rangpur district was established on 16 December 1769 and was recognized as a district in 1772.
The district code of Rangpur district is 06 among the 64 districts of Bangladesh.
The former name of Rangpur district is Rangpur. Various information is available regarding the naming of this district. According to popular information, the name Rangpur is derived from the name Rangpur. It is known from history that the British started the cultivation of sesame in the subcontinent and the farmers knew sesame as Ranga. From Rang in Kalkrum, the name Rangpur and present day Rangpur was established.
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According to another information, Rangpur was the palace of King Bhagadatta of Pragjyetishpur during Mahabharata. Rangpur is believed to have been named from that Rangmahal.
In 1971, Rangpur district was under Sector No. 06 out of 11 sectors during the Bangladesh War of Independence.
The total area of Rangpur district is 2400.56 square kilometers.
Kurigram district is in the east, Dinajpur district in the west, Lalmonirhat district in the north, Nilphamari district and Teesta river and Gaibandha district in the south.
According to the 2011 census, the total population of Rangpur district is about 29 lakh 96 thousand.
The number of upazilas in Rangpur district is 08.
Rangpur Sadar, Gangachra, Kaunia, Pirgacha, Mithapukur, Badarganj, Taraganj and Pirganj.
The number of police stations in Rangpur district is 08.
And the number of seats in the National Parliament is 06.
Rangpur district is located on the banks of river Teesta. Rivers such as Karatoa, Manash, Yamuneshwari, Alaikui, Atrai, etc. flow through this district.
Rangpur district has many historical and scenic places.
Among these:
Laldighi 9 Dome Mosque
Rangpur Zoo
Payraban Zamindar's house
Tajhat Zamindar House
Begum Rokeya Sritikendra
Tarmichael College
Begum Rokeya University
Picnic spots and recreation centers
different world
Especially noteworthy.
Rangpur district has many notable people.
Among them are:
Former President
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
Former President
Leptel and General Hussain Mohammad Ershad
Atombak Ghani
MA Wazed Mia
Women are the antidote of awakening
Begum Rokeya Sakhawt Hossain
cricketern
Nasir Hossain
Especially noteworthy.
Rangpur district is famous for tobacco. The demand of all countries is met with the tobacco of this country.
Besides, paddy, jute, potato and Haribhanga mango are produced in Rangpur district.
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