Dinajpur
District, Bangladesh
Dinajpur (Bengali: দিনাজপুর) is a district in Northern Rangpur, Bangladesh. It is part of the Rangpur
Division.
History
Dinajpur was
once a part of the ancient state of Pundravardhana. Devkot which
rotated as capital of Lakhnauti was located 11 miles south of Dinajpur town.
The British administrative control in Dinajpur was established in 1786.[1] At
the time of Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of greater Dinajpur district was
included in West Bengal and it was named West Dinajpur district. People of the
district took part in the Tebhaga Movement and also had significant
contribution in the War of Liberation of 1971.[1]
An ancient
engraved stone, believed to be from the Gupta era, was recovered from the bank
of a pond near Sura Masjid in theGhoraghat
Upazila in Dinajpur in October 8.
Dinajpur
Municipality
At first,
after its formation in 1856, the Dinajpur Municipality used to be run by a town
committee presided over by the Deputy Magistrate. This was among the first 40
municipalities in Bengal at that time. Later in 1868, the 'District Town Act'
commissioned a Chairman of the municipality who replaced the Deputy Magistrate
and given a similar rank as a District Magistrate. Mr. Patterson was appointed
the first Chairman of Dinajpur Municipality in 1869.[2]
Archaeology
Sites of
archaeological importance:
Aowkora
Mosque – Meaning, "Echoing Mosque".
Baraduari
Dinajpur
Museum
Gour
Gabindha
Habra
Zamindar Bari
Matasagar
Nayabad
mosque
Ramsagar
tank
Shingha
Darwaza – Meaning, "Lion Gate".
Shita Coat Bihar – The oldest
Buddhist Bihar in the world.
Sitar
Kuthuri
Sukhsagar
The tombs of
Chehel Gazi and Gor-e-Shahid Moydan.
Geograph
Dinajpur is
bounded by Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts in the north, Gaibandha and Joypurhat districts in the south, Nilphamari and Rangpurdistricts in
the east, and the state of Rangpur, Bangladesh, India in the
west. The total area of the district is 3,437.98 km2.[1] The
main rivers of the district are the Dhepa,
the Punarbhaba, and the Atrairivers.
Climate
Dinajpur
experiences a hot, wet and humid tropical climate. Under the Köppen climate classification,
Dinajpur has a tropical wet and dry climate. The district
has a distinctmonsoonal
season, with an annual average temperature of 25 °C (77 °F) and
monthly means varying between 18 °C (64 °F) in January and 29 °C
(84 °F) in August.
[hide]Climate
data for Dinajpur
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Average
high °C (°F)
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24
(76) |
27
(80) |
31
(87) |
32
(89) |
33
(91) |
31
(88) |
32
(90) |
31
(88) |
31
(87) |
31
(87) |
28
(83) |
25
(77) |
29
(85) |
Average
low °C (°F)
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14
(58) |
17
(63) |
22
(72) |
25
(77) |
26
(79) |
27
(81) |
27
(81) |
27
(81) |
27
(80) |
25
(77) |
21
(69) |
16
(61) |
23
(73) |
Average precipitation mm
(inches)
|
8
(0.3) |
20
(0.8) |
58
(2.3) |
117
(4.6) |
267
(10.5) |
358
(14.1) |
399
(15.7) |
318
(12.5) |
257
(10.1) |
163
(6.4) |
30
(1.2) |
5
(0.2) |
1,979
(77.9) |
Economy
The economy
of Dinajpur mainly depends upon agriculture based production. Dinajpur is
famous for rice production. 'Katharivog' rice is the best produced rice in
Bangladesh. Dinajpur is also rich with wheat production. The Lychee(fruit) of
Dinajpur is the best of Bangladesh. Dinajpur is also famous for its Mangoes.
"Kosba" is called the matrix of mango. Also it grows a plenty of
vegetables and seasonal fruits. A huge percentage of people from Dinajpur
depends upon agri based products. The main industry also includes rice
processing mills. However, Dinajpur is highly rich with natural resources like
coal. Of the five coal field discovered so far in Bangladesh, three are in
Dinajpur. The name of these deposits are-Barapukuria, Phulbari and Dighipara
coal field. At present coal is being produced commercially only from the
Barapukuria underground coal mine in Dinajpur district. Current production rate
is about 1500 tons per day. The plan to establish an open-pit mine in nearby
Phulbari was aborted in 2006 in the wake of a mass protest by the local people.[3] The
coal from the Boropukuria Coal Mine is
being fed to the 250MW Barapukuria Power Station.
Agriculture
Potato field
in Ghughu-danga,Dinajpur
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Fruits grown include lychees, mangoes, bananas, jackfruits and blackberries
Points of interest
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Swapnopuri amusement park.
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Aowkora Mosque
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Dipshikha School in Rudrapur
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Hili Land Port – The second-largest land
port of Bangladesh and customs station for border trade.[4]
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Kantajew Temple – A late medieval Hindu
temple, built from 1704-1722 CE.
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K. T Complex
Proprietor – Raj Kumar Khetan
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Nayabad Mosque
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Nowpara Ideal Village
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Ramsagar
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Singra forest,
Birajgonj.
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Shimanta Shikha club,
Hakimpur, Dinajpur.
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Korai Bill, Biral.
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Ananda Sagar
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Sukhsagar
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Matasagar
Ramsagor
Administration
Deputy
Commissioner (DC): Ahmed Shamim Al Razi[citation needed]
Administrator
of Zila Parishad: Azizul Imam Chowdhury[5]
Subdistricts
The upazilas of
this district are:
Transport
Dinajpur
railway station
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National
highways and any popular roads.
Railway
and bus stations inside the district: Category
Vehicle,
road and railway statistics.
Administration
of transport within the district. (February 2015)
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Railway:
Roads &
Highway:
Education
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Hajee Mohammad
Danesh Science and Technology University is a government-financed
public university of Bangladesh situated 10 km from Dinajpur main town. It
serves as an institution of science and technology in northern part of the
country.
There are
two government colleges in the Dinajpur town. Dinajpur Government College, which was
previously known as Surendranath college, is for both male and female students.
The other government college is for female students only. Both colleges are
operated under Bangladesh National University.
This district
gives the opportunity to read in two Govt. schools, Dinajpur Zilla School (for
boys only) and Dinajpur Govt. Girls' High School. Dinajpur Zilla School was
established in 1854 during the British reign. It is located at the center of
the Dinajpur town. It owns a hostel too for residential facilities. This school
is one of 20 schools in Bangladesh, which has a govt. funded
"E-Learning" facility and E-Laboratory. There is Stone made Map of
South Asia subcontinent in this school, which was made at 1934. It has a very
talented Score in S.S.C participation. There is also an auditorium, a sculpture
of celebrating the 150 years of the school, a mosque, an enhanced library and
laboratory in this school. There is also a textile institute.Now RIDGE School
is the most modern and British standard popular school of Dinajpur.
Dinajpur
Medical College and Hospital
There is a
government medical college here, which is one of the 22 government funded
medical colleges in Bangladesh. It is located in the town of Dinajpur. It
admits 150 students into the f-year MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of
Surgery) degree program. There is a four story building. There are two hostels
for boys and three hostels for girls. There are four hostels for intern
doctors. Sixteen batches of students have passed from this medical college.[when?] Dinajour
Medical College Journal is recognized by the BMDC and is published twice a
year (ISSN 2070-2019).
The 500-bed hospital has high technology and has started to provide more
services. There is also a well-developed nursing college behind the hospital
building. The hospital has an ultrasound center for nuclear medicine near Sadar
Hospital, Dinajpur. Dinajpur Medical College Hospital now provides health
services not only in the Dinajpur District but also to people from other
districts near Dinajpur.[citation needed]
Other
Dinajpur
Central Shahid Minar is the 2nd largest Shahid minar in the country. Dinajpur
Boasts a regional training center of Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan.
Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan situated at Basher hat near to HSTU campus.
It aims to train and educate sports prodigy. Dinajpur also has a government
Veterinary college, a government Polytechnique institute and several private
polytechnique institutions. Tenth educational board of Bangladesh has been
established in Dinajpur in 2007. From 2009 S.S.C. (Secondary School
Certificate) and H.S.C. (Higher Secondary School Certificate) exams have been
started to be taken. In S.S.C. exam for the first time it stood 2nd in the
country in the G.P.A. 5 list.
Notable
residents
Khaleda
Zia – Born in 1945, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and
current leader of the Bangladesh National Party.
Khurshid
Jahan – 1939-2006, former Bangladeshi Minister of Women's and
Children's affairs.
Haji Mohammad Danesh – 1900-1986,
Bangladeshi politician and communist activist.
Subhash
Dutta – (9 February 1930 – 16 November 2012) was a Bangladeshi
filmmaker, theater and film actor.
M.
Yousuf Ali – Died in 1999, first Bangladeshi Minister of Education.
Moinuddin Ahmed Chowdhury –
1921-1998, prominent East Pakistani politician.
Late Prof. Abdullah
Al Kafi – (1945 – 2005), Member of Parliament of Jatiyo
Sangshad, for Dinajpur-1,
distinguished politician and political leader.[6][7][8]
See also
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