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Natore district is a district of
Rajshahi Division Rajshahi Division ( bn, রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2011 Census of 18,484,858. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 district ...
located in northern
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. It borders the metropolitan city of
Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Located on the north bank of the P ...
, and used to be part of Rajshahi district.


History

Natore was the District Headquarters of
Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Located on the north bank of the P ...
from 1769 to 1825. Administrative Natore subdivision was established in 1825 under Rajshahi district, on the eve of the shifting of the headquarters. During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, a battle was fought between the Pakistani army and the
freedom fighter A resistance movement is an organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to withstand the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability. It may seek to achieve its objectives ...
s of
Mukti Bahini The Mukti Bahini ( bn, মুক্তিবাহিনী, translates as 'freedom fighters', or liberation army), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary ...
on March 29. About 40 members of the Pakistani army including Major Aslam and Captain Ishaq were killed. On 5 May 1971 Pakistani Army killed 42 employees of North Bengal Sugar Mills ( Lalpur) including the general manager of the mill, Lieutenant Anwarul Azim. They were killed near a pond in the mill campus. The pond is now known as Shaheed Sagar, and there is a memorial beside the pond.


Geography

Most parts of Natore district are plain land.
Chalan Beel Chalan Beel ( bn, চলনবিল) is a wetland in the Sirajganj, Natore and Pabna districts of Bangladesh. It is a large inland depression, marshy in character, with rich flora and fauna. Forty-seven rivers and other waterways flow into the ...
, the largest beel in Bangladesh, is in part of Natore district. Natore District is . It is bordered by
Naogaon Naogaon ( bn, নওগাঁ ''Nôogã'') is a city and district headquarter of Naogaon District in northern Bangladesh. It is located in the bank of Mini Jamuna river. It is the centre of commerce within the Naogaon District Naogaon Di ...
and
Bogra Bogra ( bn, বগুড়া), officially known as Bogura, is a major city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The city is a major commercial hub in Northern Bangladesh. It is the second largest city in Rajshahi Divi ...
districts to the north,
Pabna Pabna ( bn, পাবনা) is a city of Pabna District, Bangladesh and the administrative capital of the eponymous Pabna District. It is on the north bank of the Padma River and has a population of about . Etymology * According to the histo ...
and Kushtia districts to the south,
Pabna Pabna ( bn, পাবনা) is a city of Pabna District, Bangladesh and the administrative capital of the eponymous Pabna District. It is on the north bank of the Padma River and has a population of about . Etymology * According to the histo ...
and
Sirajganj Sirajganj ( bn, সিরাজগঞ্জ) is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirajganj District, and with a population of 167,200 is the fourteenth most popul ...
districts to the east, and
Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Located on the north bank of the P ...
district to the west. The road distance from
Natore 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 ...
to
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 ...
is 220 kilometres. Lalpur is the lowest Average annual rainfall area of
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 ...
.


Etymology

In 1845, Natore Mahakuma was established. The Natore Municipality was established in 1869.


Economy

The economy of Natore is based on agriculture. There are 2 sugar mills in Natore; North Bengal Sugar Mills Limited and Natore Sugar Mills Limited. They are the enterprises of the Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation. Pran Agro Ltd., Ekdala, Natore Sadar (2005) is a private food manufacturing plant of Pran-RFL Group. Jamuna Distillery Limited (1995) is another private industry of Jamuna Group. The distillery produces industrial alcohol, and is situated near Natore Sugar Mills Limited.


Hats, bazaars and fairs

The total number of hats and bazaars are 152. There are 13
fairs A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. Fairs are typically temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks. Types Variations of fairs incl ...
. Tebaria Hat, (which is situated 3 km from Natore town) is a traditional hat which sits every Sunday. Tebaria is one of the biggest hats of Natore and Bangladesh.


Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Natore District had a population of 1,706,673, of which 854,183 were males and 852,490 females. Rural population was 1,478,665 (86.64%) while the urban population was 228,008 (13.36%). Natore district had a literacy rate of 49.59% for the population 7 years and above: 51.90% for males and 47.29% for females. Muslims make up 93.22% of the population, while Hindus are 6.08% of the population. The Muslim population has constantly increased, while the Hindu population has generally decreased. The ethnic population is 11,912, mainly
Santals The Santal or Santhal are an Austroasiatic speaking Munda ethnic group in South Asia. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal state of India in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar and A ...
and
Oraons The Kurukh or Oraon, also spelt Uraon, or Dhangar ( Kurukh: ''Karḵẖ'' and ''Oṛāōn'') are a Dravidian speaking ethnolinguistic group inhabiting Chhotanagpur Plateau and adjoining areas - mainly the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Benga ...
.


Administrative structure


Upazilas

Natore was the district headquarters of Rajshahi from 1769–1825. At the eve of that replacement, Natore was declared as a Subdivision. That event made Natore the first Subdivision of Bangladesh. Natore was established as a district in 1984. There are seven upazilas in the district: *
Bagatipara Upazila Bagatipara ( bn, বাগাতিপাড়া) is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Bagatipara is located at . It has an area of 139.37 km2 and is bounded by Natore Sadar Upazila on the no ...
*
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 ...
*
Gurudaspur Upazila Gurudaspur ( bn, গুরুদাসপুর) is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography ''Gurudaspur Upazila'' area 199.40 km2, located in between 24°18' and 24°27' north latitudes and in between ...
*
Lalpur Upazila Lalpur ( bn, লালপুর) is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Lalpur is located at . It has a total area of 327.92 km2. 29 km distance from Natore Sadar. Its Thana Sadar is situated ...
* Naldanga Upazila *
Natore Sadar Upazila Natore Sadar ( bn, নাটোর সদর) is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Natore Sadar is located at . It has 67,852 households and a total area of 401.29 km2. The upazila is bounded by ...
* Singra Upazila


Pourasavas

There are eight
pourasava Municipal Corporations or municipalities (also known as pourasabha) are the local governing bodies of the cities and towns in Bangladesh. There are 330 such municipal corporations in eight divisions of Bangladesh. A municipal corporation serving ...
s in Natore district, 4 of them being the seat of ''upazilas'' (sub-districts). They are: # Bagatipara (Bagatipara upazila) # Bonpara (Baraigram upazila) # Boraigram (Baraigram Upazila) # Gurudaspur # Lalpur Upazila # Naldanga (Naldanga Upazila) # Natore # Singra


Natore town

The town has a population of 120,000; male population percentage is 51.57%, female population percentage is 48.43%. The density of population is 4,825. Chalkbuddhnath, Station bajar, Borgasa, Alaipur, Kanaikhali, Nichabazar, Lalbazar, Madrasamor, Bongojal are the most populated areas of Natore Town. The mayor is Uma Choudhury.


Administration

The Deputy Commissioner is Mohammad Shamim Ahmed . The Superintendent of Police is Liton Kumar Shaha and the Administrator of Zila Porishod is Advocate Sajedur Rahman Khan Chowdhury.


Points of interest

Tourist attractions in Natore include Rani Bhabanir Rajbari, the palace of Rani Bhabani of Natore. It is a historical palace, situated in the Bongojol area nearby Natore zero (Madrasamore/old bus stand). There is a college and schools named after Rani Bhobani.
Chalan Beel Chalan Beel ( bn, চলনবিল) is a wetland in the Sirajganj, Natore and Pabna districts of Bangladesh. It is a large inland depression, marshy in character, with rich flora and fauna. Forty-seven rivers and other waterways flow into the ...
is a large natural
wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The p ...
. During the monsoon, the area of the Bil increases and touches four
upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
s (sub-districts) of the district. The picnic parties come to Cholon Bil every season. Uttara Gonobhaban (formerly known as Dighapotia Rajbari) is the former residence of the kings of Natore. Today it is the official residence of the Prime Minister in North Bengal.


Notable persons

* * * * Maharaja Jagadindra Nath Roy Bahadur (1868–1925) known as the
Maharaja Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king". A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, a ...
of
Natore 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 ...
was a noted Jamindar of
Natore 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 ...
from
Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...
. He is also noted for his contribution to the game of cricket in British India. *
Rani Bhabani Rani Bhabani ( bn, রাণী ভবাণী) (1716–1803), also known as ''Ardhabangeshwari''(অর্ধবঙ্গেশ্বরী) and ''Natorer Rani'' or the Queen of Natore, was a Hindu zamindar during the British colonial era in ...
(1715–1802) was an independent Jamindar of
Natore 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 ...
during 1748-1802 British India. * Madar Bux (1907 – January 20, 1967) was a Bengali politician. He served in the northern city of Rajshahi *
Ashraf Ali Khan Chowdhury Ashraf Ali Khan Chowdhury ( bn, আশরফ আলী খান চৌধুরী; 1878 – 8 December 1941) was a Bengali lawyer and politician. Early life Chowdhury was born in 1878 to a Bengali Muslim ''zamindar'' family known as the Chowdhu ...
- Bengali lawyer and politician *
Taijul Islam Taijul Islam (Bengali: তাইজুল ইসলাম; born 7 February 1992) is a Bangladeshi left-arm orthodox spinner who plays for the Bangladesh national cricket team. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in September 2014. Tai ...
Bangladeshi cricketer *
Zunaid Ahmed Palak Zunaid Ahmed Palak (born 17 May 1980) is a Bangladeshi politician, and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Natore-3. Early life and education Palak was born on 17 May 1980 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Serkol-Teligram in Sin ...
– MP * Farida Parveen, Bangladeshi folk singer *
Sarat Kumar Rai Sarat Kumar Ray (1876–1946) was a member of the royal family of Dighapatia. A noted scholar, he was the son of the Raja (''King'') Pramathanath Ray and lived in the Maharaja's Palace. Along with historian Ramaprasad Chanda, he co-founded the ...
(1876–1946) *
Shankar Gobind Chowdhury Shankar Gobind Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Natore-2. He was the organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Career Chowdhury was elected member of the Pakistan National Assembly in ...
is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Natore-2. He was the organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. *
M. M. Rahmatullah Mian Muhammad Rahmatullah, ( bn, মোহাম্মদ রহমত উললাহ, 13 June 1940 – 2014) was a former East Pakistani and later Bangladeshi bureaucrat and politician. He was the former Chief Engineer of the Public Works Depa ...
was a bureaucrat and politician. He was the former Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department and later the chairman of the Capital Development Authority of the Government of Bangladesh. In 2000, he was an electoral candidate from Natore Area for the Parliament of Bangladesh (village-Hulhulia). *
Jadunath Sarkar Sir Jadunath Sarkar (10 December 1870 – 19 May 1958) was a prominent Indian historian and a specialist on the Mughal dynasty. Academic career Sarkar was born in Karachmaria village in Natore, Bengal to Rajkumar Sarkar, the local Zamindar ...
(1870–1958) * Banalata Sen of Natore (fictional character) * Sultana Zaman


See also

*
Zamindar of Natore Zamindars of Natore were influential aristocratic Bengali Zamindars (rent-receiving landholders), who owned large estates in what is today Natore District in Bangladesh . They contributed to the development of East Bengal and later Bangladesh t ...
* Singra Natore Family * Maharajas of Dighapatia * Maharajas of Natore *
Rajshahi Division Rajshahi Division ( bn, রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2011 Census of 18,484,858. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 district ...
* Districts of Bangladesh


Notes


References

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