Paksey ( bn, পাকশী, Pakshee) is a town situated on the banks of the Padma River in Ishwardi Upazila–the westernmost Upazila of Pabna District in Rajshahi Division,

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. Paksey is home to the Hardinge Bridge–a steel railway bridge named after Lord Hardinge who was the

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from 1910 to 1916. Paksey also serves as the western zone headquarters for the Bangladesh Railway. The road bridge,

Lalon Shah Bridge Lalon Shah Bridge ( bn, লালন শাহ সেতু), locally known as Pakshey Bridge is a road bridge in Bangladesh over the river Padma, situated between Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna on the east, and Bheramara Upazila of Kushtia on the we ...

, crosses the Padma at Paksey.

Name

Administration

Paksey Union Parishad, Paksey Paksey ( bn, পাকশী, Pakshee) is a town situated on the banks of the Padma River in Ishwardi Upazila–the westernmost Upazila of Pabna District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Paksey is home to the Hardinge Bridge–a steel rai ...

Transport

Paksey, Rajshahi, Bangladesh (18087493985)

Paksey is a Railway Divisional Town. Their local airport is located at Ishwardi Upazila. Biman Bangladesh Airlines used to operate twice-weekly services to Ishwardi from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka till 1990. Currently, United Airlines is operating Dhaka to Ishwardi daily. Paksey has a Railway station before crossing the Hardings Bridge (Dhaka to Khulna),

Industry

Ishwardi Export Processing Zone is situated at Paksey.

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, Paksey Bangladesh's one & only Nuclear Power Plant started in Paksey.

Education

There are many famous educational institutions at Paksey. Primary Schools *

M S Colony Government Primary School, Paksey Ishwardi ( bn, ঈশ্বরদী, Urdu: ایشوردی, ''Ish-shordi)'' is an upazila of Pabna District in Rajshahi Division. It is the westernmost upazila of Pabna district. Containing railway divisional headquarters, this city is a very ...

, Pabna. * Baghoil Primary School, Paksey, Pabna Secondary High Schools * Bangladesh Railway

Chandraprabha Vidyapitha, Paksey Bangladesh Railway Government Chandraprabha Vidyapitha ( bn, বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে চন্দ্রপ্রভা বিদ্যপীঠ, পাকশী) is a boy's secondary school at Paksey, a railway divisional c ...

, Pabna. * Bangladesh Railway Girl's High School , Paksey, Pabna. *

North Bengal Paper Mill High school, Paksey North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' i ...

, Pabna. * Baghail School and College, Paksey, Pabna * Ruppur Girls School, Paksey, Pabna * Ruppur High School, Paksey, Pabna Coaching Centres �
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Paksey, Pabna. Colleges * Bangladesh Railway Paksey College.

Health

* Bangladesh Railway Hospital, paksey, Pabna * IEPZ Health Care, Paksey, Pabna

Culture

* About 99% of People are Muslim.

Notable persons

References

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External links

National Web Portal of Pabnawww.pabna.netwww.pabna.infowww.thebdnews.comPabna... an old town of BangladeshWeb Portal of BEPZA
Populated places in Pabna District