Rangpur Division (রংপুর
বিভাগ) became Bangladesh 's
seventh division on January 25, 2010. Before that, it had been the northern 8
districts of the Rajshahi Division. The Rangpur division consists of eight
districts: Rangpur, Dinajpur, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Panchagarh,
Thakurgaon, and Lalmonirhat. There are 58 Upazilas or subdistrics under these
eight districts. Rangpur is the northernmost division of Bangladesh and has a population of
15,665,000 at the 2011 Census.
The major cities of this new division are Rangpur and
Dinajpur. Rangpur has well-known educational institutions, such as Carmichael College ,
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology
University , Rangpur
Medical College ,
Rangpur Cadet College ,
and Begum Rokeya University
The central City - Rangpur - has a historical importance and
indentity. Mansingh, commander of Emperor Akbar, conquered part of Rangpur in
1575. Rangpur came completely under the Mughal empire in 1686. Mughalbasa and
Mughalhat of Kurigram district still bear marks of the Mughal rule in the
region. During the Mughal rule Rangpur was under the sarker of Ghoraghat.
Rangapur Ghoraghat has been mentioned in the Riyaz-us-Salatin. During the early
period of the company rule fakir-sannyasi resistance and peasant rebellion were
held in Rangpur.
Area#
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Area Name
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Elected MP
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From
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6
|
Dinajpur-1
|
Manaranjan Seal Gopal
|
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7
|
Dinajpur-2
|
Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury
|
|
8
|
Dinajpur-3
|
Md Iqbalur Rahim
|
|
9
|
Dinajpur-4
|
Md Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali
|
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10
|
Dinajpur-5
|
Md.Mostafizur Rahman
|
|
11
|
Dinajpur-6
|
Azizul Hoque Choudhury
|
Rangpur is the newest and seventh administrative division in
Bangladesh .
The region is famous for its cheap labors. It is located in the northern part
of Bangladesh and bordered
by West Bengal (Indian state) to the north,Rajshahi division to the south,
Assam , Meghalaya (Indian
state) and a part of Dhaka division to the east and west Bengal to the west. The ancient name of the region is “Mughalbasa”. Mansingh,
the commander of Mughal Emperor Akbar conquered part of the region in 1575 AD.
Rangpur came under the Mughal rule completely in 1686 AD. Mughalbasa and
Mughalhat of the region (currently in Kurigram district) still bear marks of
the Mughal rule in the region. During the Mughal rule Rangpur was under the
sarker of Ghoraghat. During the early period of the East India Company rule
Fakir- Sannyasi resistance and peasant rebellion were broke out in the region.
The district is formed in 1772 AD. The region has a lot of natural resources
but comparatively less developed. To accelerate the development of the region
on 25 January 2010, Rangpur Division was formed. There is a strong rail and
land communicating infrastructure in the region. A number of buses and 21
express trains run everyday to communicate among the districts of the division
and also to the other part of the country. There is no international airport
but three local airports. Among the local airports Sayadpur Airport Bangladesh .
Average sex ratio of the division is 100:100 and annual growth rate is 1.30%.
The average population density in Rangpur division is 975/Sq Km. Among the
population 16,03,222 live in urban area, 505,849 live in other urban area and
1,36,78,687 people live in rural area. The average literacy rate of the
division is 47.20% (Male- 50.60% and female- 43.80%). Average school attendance
rate is 55.00% for 5 to 24 years old. The average urbanization rate of the
division is 13.36%. The 08 districts of Rangpur division are as follow-
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