Dinajpur ( bn, দিনাজপুর ) is a city and the District headquarters of
Dinajpur district situated in
Rangpur Division,
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 ...
. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...
in Bangladesh. It is bounded on the north by Suihari, Katapara, Bangi Bechapara, Pulhat, Koshba on the south, on the east of
Sheikhupura and by the river
Punarbhaba on the west. Dinajpur is Historically and culturally a very Important city in North Bengal.
Geography and Climate
Dinajpur is located on the north-western part of the country. It covers an area of 20.7 square kilometers (8.0 sq mi)
It is situated in 25°37′ N. latitude and 88°39′ E longitude on the eastern bank of the river Punarbhaba. Dinajpur has a
humid subtropical climate (''Cwa)'' that borders a
tropical climate
Tropical climate is the first of the five major climate groups in the Köppen climate classification identified with the letter A. Tropical climates are defined by a monthly average temperature of 18 °C (64.4 °F) or higher in the cool ...
and has humid, hot summers, characterized monsoon season and mild, dry winters.
Literacy
The percentage of
literacy
Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, hum ...
in the city is 85.05% which is quite high compared with that of other cities in Bangladesh. The progress of education has been marked by gradual and steady increase in the proportion of literates.
Education
Over the last 25 years, Dinajpur has attracted some prominent educational institutions, all of which are government financed. They are as follows:
is located 13 km north of Dinajpur town and is one of the prominent institutions in North Bengal. It offers various undergraduate programs such as computer science, BBA, agriculture, fisheries, veterinary medicine and postgraduate programs like agronomy, horticulture and soil science.
Established in 1992,
M Abdur Rahim Medical College (former Dinajpur Medical College) is one of the 36 government financed medical institutions located at historical Ananda sagar area in Dinajpur City. Currently, it offers a five-year MBBS Program, along with a one-year compulsory post-graduation internship program. In 2009, Dinajpur city began an English version of education. Some notable English Version schools are: Bethel Int'l School, Dinajpur Ridge School, Dinajpur Labrotary School, Dinajpur Public School, South Point School and Green International School.
Dinajpur Polytechnic Institute, Textile Institute Dinajpur, Saint Philip's High School & College, Saint Joseph School Dinajpur,
Dinajpur Zilla school, Dinajpur Govt.Girls High School, Dinajpur High School, Dinajpur Police Line School, Dinajpur Collectorate School & College, Dinajpur Govt. College, is one of the best institutions in Dinajpur.
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.
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. Now present chairman is Sued Jahangir Alam.
[Mehrab Ali, "History of Dinajpur Pourasava" www.dinajpurmunicipality.com]
Agriculture
Dinajpur is famous for agriculture. Specially Dinajpur is famous for it's
Litchi
Lychee (US: ; UK: ; ''Litchi chinensis''; ) is a monotypic taxon and the sole member in the genus ''Litchi'' in the soapberry family, '' Sapindaceae''.
It is a tropical tree native to Southeast and Southwest China (the Guangdong, Fujian, ...
and aromatic rice(Katarivog).
Notable people
* Air Vice-Marshal Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed, Seventh Chief of Airstaff, Bangladesh Air Force.
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Narayan Gangopadhyay, a Bengali novelist, poet, essayist, and short-story writer, and one of the leading writers of modern Bengali literature.
*
Haji Mohammad Danesh
Hajee Mohammad Danesh (1900 – 28 June 1986) was a Bangladeshi politician and communist activist born in the British India.
Early life
Hajee Mohammad Danesh was born to a Bengali Muslim peasant family in the village of Sultanpur in the Dinajp ...
, a Bangladeshi politician and communist activist.
*
Atmasthananda, fifteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.
*
Debojyoti Mishra, an Indian music director and film composer.
*
Liton Das
Litton Kumer Das ( Bengali: লিটন কুমার দাস; born 16 February 1994) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a test wicket-keeper. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in June 2015. He has scor ...
, Cricketer Playing in Bangladesh National Team.
*
Shawkat Ali, Prominent novelist.
*
Mohammad Farhad, popularly known as "Comrade Farhad", was a guerrilla force commander during the Bangladesh independence war, and the President of
Communist Party of Bangladesh
The Communist Party of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি) is a Marxism-Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist party in Bangladesh.
History
After the Partition of India, partitioni ...
and a member of
Bangladesh Parliament.
Photo gallery
File:Buri puja.jpg, Buri Puja, Dinajpur
File:Fishing in Ramsagor.jpg, Ramsagor
File:The lonely cyclist.jpg, Sukh Sagor
File:Matasagor, Dinajpur.jpg, Matasagor
File:Sun-rise, Dinajpur, Bangladesh.jpg, Bangibechar Hat
File:Sunset, Dinajpur,01.JPG, Sunrise
File:Vigorous touch of the morning, Dinajpur, Bangladesh.JPG, Bangibechar Hat
File:Impressions from a Santhal village in the Dinajpur district, Bangladesh 04.jpg, Holy place in a Santhal village in the Dinajpur district.
File:Dinajpur Railway Bridge.jpg, Dinajpur Railway Bridge
File:Horse, Ramsagor, Dinajpur.jpg, Horse, Ramsagor, Dinajpur
File:Kantajew Temple Dinajpur Galery.jpg, Kantajew Temple
File:Rain, Dinajpur, Bangladesh.jpg, Rain, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
File:Punorvoba River.jpg, Punorvoba River
References
External links
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Dinajpur District, Bangladesh
Populated places in Rangpur Division
1786 establishments in the British Empire
1786 establishments in India