Bonpara is a ''paurashava'' (municipal corporation) in
Baraigram Upazila
Baraigram ( bn, বড়াইগ্রাম or Boraaigraam) is an upazila of Natore District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Baraigram is located at . It has 40582 households and total area 299.61 km2.
Demographics
As of the ...
of
Natore District
Natore district is a district of Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi, and used to be part of Rajshahi district.
History
Natore was the District Headquarters of Rajshahi from 1769 to 182 ...
in north-western
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
.
History
Catholic Christian missionaries in the Bhawal region cleared the woods and founded human settlements in the late 1920s. Because of the abundance of woods, it is called Banpara. Initially, only Christians lived in this neighborhood, but other faiths eventually moved in. At the moment, all faiths may be found here.
Banpara was incorporated as a municipality on December 31, 2000.
Baraigram Upazila Chairman Murder
Sanaullah Noor Babu, the chairman of Baraigram upazila, was murdered on October 8, 2010.
Sunil Gomes murder
On Oct. 5, Sunil Gomes was killed at his grocery store.
Photo gallery
Bonpara bazar.jpg, Bonpara bazar, 1965
Bonpara church.jpg, Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Bonpara, 1965
Bonpara St Josephs.jpg, St Josephs High School, Bonpara, 1965
Bonpara hut.jpg, "Kacha ghor" bedroom hut in Bonpara, 1966
Bonpara couple.jpg, Young couple at home, 1966
Wall with floral motif.jpg, Traditional wall decoration, Bonpara, 1966
References
Villages in Natore District
Villages in Rajshahi Division
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