Rangpur (Bengali: রংপুর) is one of the major cities in Bangladesh and Rangpur
Division. Rangpur was declared a district headquarters on 16 December 1769,
and established as a municipality in 1869, making it one of the oldest
municipalities in Bangladesh.[4][1] The
municipal office building was erected in 1892 under the precedence Raja Janaki
Ballav, Sen. Chairman of the municipality. During the period of 1890,
"Shyama sundari khal" was excavated for improvement of the town. The
Municipality is located in the north western part of Bangladesh.[1] A
Recently established public university of Bangladesh named "Begum Rokeya
University, Rangpur" is situated in the southern part of the city.
Previously, Rangpur was the headquarters of Greater Rangpur district.
Later the Greater Rangpur district was broken down into the Rangpur, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat andGaibandha districts. In the great Rangpur
region, little economic development took place until the 90s, mainly because of
the yearly flooding the region used to see before the making of the Teesta
Barrage. Coal is found near this district. There is a large military
cantonment in the town.
Healthcare
Rangpur is
well known for its healthcare facilities throughout the north-Bengal districts.
There are hundreds of hospitals, private clinics, diagnostic centers situated
all over the city. The Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH), a tertiary
level thousand bed facility public hospital with teaching facility in graduate
and post graduate medical education. The campus of Rangpur Medical College is
located in the northwest area of Rangpur. It is 210 kilometres from the Rajshahi
District and 330 kilometres from Dhaka and is
located next to the inter-country highway that connects India to Nepal. Prime
Medical College hospital(750 beds), Doctor's Community Hospital(500 beds),
Northern Private Medical College Hospital, Christian missionary hospital are
the well-known private institutes. Other government institutes include a
children hospital, a chest hospital and an infectious disease hospital.
A 1000
bed-hospital known as Health City is under construction aiming to provide
medical treatments and surgeries.
Media
Newspaper
There are a
number of locally published newspapers in the district. Locally published
newspapers and periodicals include Online News Portal Rangpur Crime News
(2005), Daily Rangpur Chitra (2009), Dabanal (1980),
Rangaprovat (1987), Juger Alo (1992), Dainik Paribesh (1994),Daily
Gonoalo(2012) Dainik Rangpur (1997), Weekly Atal (1991),Rangpur
Barta (1996) and Weekly Bajrakantha (Pirganj). Former newspapers
which are no longer published include Rangapur Bartabaha (1847), Rangapur
Dik Prakash (1861),Rangapur Darpan (1907), Uttar Bangla (1960)
and Pravati (1955).[13]
Transportation
The main
transport systems used in the city are cycle
rickshaws, auto rickshaws (mainly known as baby-taxis or
CNGs), buses, mini-buses and cars. There are about 50,000 rickshaws running
each day.
Roads
Rangpur is
well connected by highways to Chittagong and Dhaka, as well as other parts of
Rangpur. It takes about 6 to 7 hours by road to reach the capital Dhaka by National
Highway 5. Bus services to other major districts are also available from
Rangpur. Highway links to India have been established through the Asian
Highway 2.
Railway
The Rangpur
Railway Station is the main railway station providing trains on national routes
operated by the state-run Bangladesh Railway. Rangpur Express
Air
The city of
Rangpur is served by Saidpur
Airport, located at the north of the city. Saidpur airport is a domestic
airport.
Dialect
Many Rangpur
natives speak Rangpuri language. Rangpuri is an Indic language
spoken by ten million Rajbongshi people in Bangladesh and five million in India, where they
are known as Rajbanshi. Many are bilingual in either Bengali or Assamese.
Rangpuri goes by numerous names. In Bangladesh, these include Rangpuri, Bahe
Bangla, Anchalit Bangla, Kamta, Polia. The main dialects are Western Rajbanshi,
Central Rajbanshi, Eastern Rajbanshi and Hill Rajbanshi(also known as Koch
language).
Sports
The most
popular sport in Rangpur is cricket, although football is also popular. There
is a 10,000+ capacity stadium in the city. It is known as Rangpur
Stadium. It is used for football and other sports. Besides different
organization share to stage a show there occasionally. There are another ground
known as Cricket Garden[14] and
is mainly used for cricket. There are also a few sports training academies in
the city. In domestic Twenty20 cricket, Rangpur has a Bangladesh Premier League franchise
known as Rangpur Riders. On December 2012, I Sports bought
the Rangpur franchise for $1.01 m. Notable players from Rangpur who have played
for the national team include Nasir
Hossain,[15]Suhrawadi
Shuvo.[16]
Notable
people
William
Beveridge, British economist who wrote the Beveridge Report that
influenced United Kingdom to implement welfare
state policies after World
War II.
Begum
Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain, who was most famous for her efforts on behalf of gender equality
and other social issues.
Mashiur Rahman Jadu Mia (Politician,
Founding member of BNP and Senior Minister with the rank of a Prime Minister in
1979).
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, 6th President of
Bangladesh, first chief justice of Bangladesh.
Anisul
Hoque, author, novelist, dramatist, and journalist.
M.
A. Wazed Miah reputed Bangladeshi nuclear scientist who was former
Chairman of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission.
He is the husband of Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina
Wazed.
Nasir
Hossain, prominent Bangladeshi all-round cricketer.
Rezwana Choudhury Bannya, a Rabindra
Sangeet artist.
Rashid
Askari, writer and academic
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