Rangpur (, ; bn, রংপুর , Rongpur, City of Colour) is one of the major cities in

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 ...

and

Rangpur Division Rangpur Division ( bn, রংপুর বিভাগ) is one of the Divisions in Bangladesh. It was formed on 25 January 2010, as Bangladesh's 7th division. Before that, it was under Rajshahi Division. The Rangpur division consists of eight di ...

. Rangpur was declared a district headquarters on December 16, 1769, and established as a municipality in 1869, making it one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh. The municipal office building was erected in 1892 under the precedence Raja Janaki Ballav, Senior Chairman of the municipality. In 1890, the Shyamasundari canal was excavated for the improvement of the town. Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu was first mayor of Rangpur City Corporation. Now

Rangpur City Corporation Rangpur City Corporation ( bn, রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: RCC) established in 28 June, 2012, is one of the city corporations of Bangladesh. Current mayor of RpCC is Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa who was Nomi ...

is the 2nd largest city corporation in

. it's about 205 square kilometres. Rangpur is famous for Shataranji, Haribhanga (mango),

Rangpur (fruit) Rangpur, ''Citrus'' × ''limonia'' or ''Citrus reticulata'' × ''medica'', sometimes called the rangpur lime, mandarin lime or lemandarin, is a hybrid between the mandarin orange and the citron. It is a citrus fruit with a very acidic taste and an ...

and tobacco. Rangpur is called Baher Desh. Rangpur, a city of history and heritage is located in the northwestern part of Bangladesh. Begum Rokeya University and

Rangpur Cadet College Rangpur Cadet College is a military college A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact ...

are situated in the southern part of the city. Previously, Rangpur was the headquarters of the ''Greater Rangpur'' district. Later, the Greater Rangpur district was broken down into the

Gaibandha Gaibandha ( bn, গাইবান্ধা) is a town and district headquarters of Gaibandha District in northern Bangladesh. It is a centre of commerce and trade of the Gaibandha District and is located under the Rangpur Division. The area of ...

, Kurigram,

Lalmonirhat Lalmonirhat ( bn, লালমনিরহাট) is a town and district headquarters of Lalmonirhat District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in Sout ...

, Nilphamari and Rangpur districts. In the greater Rangpur region, little economic development took place until the 1990s, mainly because of the yearly flooding the region used to see before the building of the

Teesta Barrage Teesta River is a long river that rises in the Pauhunri Mountain of eastern Himalayas, flows through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal through Rangpur, and enters the Bay of Bengal. It drains an area of . In India, it flows throug ...

. Coal is found near this district. There is a large military cantonment in the vicinity of the city, along with a Ghagot park (under military surveillance), in addition to the famous

Carmichael College Carmichael College is an educational institution in Rangpur, Bangladesh. It was established on 10 November 1916 and was named after Thomas David Baron Carmichael of Skirling. The college is situated in Lalbag, to the south from zero point of ...

Tajhat Palace Tajhat Palace, Tajhat Rajbari, is a historic palace of Bangladesh, located in Tajhat, Rangpur. This palace now holds the Rangpur museum. Tajhat Palace is situated six km. south-east of the city of Rangpur, on the outskirts of town. Structure ...

, Ciklee water park and

Rangpur Zoo Rangpur may refer to: Places *Rangpur, Bangladesh, a city in Bangladesh **Rangpur District **Rangpur Division *Rangpur, Assam, a capital of the historic Ahom kingdom in present-day Assam, India *Rangpur, Gujarat, a historic site in Gujarat, India ...

in the city. Rangpur is also famous for its handicrafts industry like Shataranji which is recently declared as a GI product of Bangladesh.

History

Etymology

It is said that the present name Rangpur came from the former 'Rongpur'. History has it that English colonial rulers in this region started cultivating

Indigo Indigo is a deep color close to the color wheel blue (a primary color in the RGB color space), as well as to some variants of ultramarine, based on the ancient dye of the same name. The word "indigo" comes from the Latin word ''indicum'', m ...

. Due to the fertile soil in this region, Indigo cultivation was very much profitable. The locals knew that Indigo by the name of "Rongo". So thus, this Region was named "Rongopur".And from that, the name of today's Rangpur has originated. It is known from another conventional notion that the name Rangpur comes from the naming of Rangmahal (Palace of Entertainment) of

Bhagadatta Bhagadatta ( sa, भगदत्त) was the son of Narakasura, and the king of Pragjyotisha. Bhagadatta was born from a limb of the asura called Bāṣkala. He was a renowned warrior, and was known to be a great friend of Indra. When Arjuna emba ...

, son of

Narakasura Naraka, also known as Narakasura (), is an asura king in Hindu mythology. In Assamese tradition, he is regarded as the legendary progenitor of all three dynasties of Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa, and the founding ruler of the legendary Bhauma dyna ...

, king of

Pragjyotisha Kingdom Pragjyotisha is a mythological kingdom that is mentioned in a multitude of Hindu Epics. It came to be associated with the historical Kamarupa after Bhaskaravarman of the Varman dynasty by drawing his lineage from Naraka/ Bhagadatta of the leg ...

Early History

According to Hindu theology, the eastern kingdom of Kamarupa or Pragjyotisha existed in India, which included the present Rangpur region. During the reign of King

(15th century BC) Rangpur belonged to

. During the reign of King

Samudragupta Samudragupta (Gupta script: ''Sa-mu-dra-gu-pta'', (c. 335–375 CE) was the second emperor of the Gupta Empire of ancient India, and is regarded among the greatest rulers of the dynasty. As a son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the Li ...

(340 AD) Rangpur was considered a "Tax state" of Kamarupa.

Mughal Period

According to Ain-i-Akbari, the Mughal period Rangpur consisted of three types of administrative areas. Rangpur was conquered by the army of

Raja Man Singh Man Singh I, popularly known as Mirza Raja Man Singh (21 December 1550 – 6 July 1614) was the 29th Kachwaha Rajput Raja of Amer, later known as Jaipur state, in Rajputana. He was the most powerful and trusted general of the Mughal empe ...

, a commander of the Mughal emperor

Akbar Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...

, in 1575, but it was not until 1686 it was fully integrated into the Mughal Empire. The Mughal Empire was established in the whole of Rangpur in 1611 AD. Place names ''Mughalbasa'' ("a locality of the Mughals"), and ''Mughalhat'' ("local market") organized by the Mughals bear testimony to the Mughal association and past of Rangpur and its hinterland. Later, Rangpur passed into the control of Sarker of

Ghoraghat Ghoraghat ( bn, ঘোড়াঘাট) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. History Ghoraghat was established in the time of Bakhtlar Khilji (see Blochmanu's Contr., J.A.S,1873, p. 215, Tabaqat-i-Na ...

British Period

After the East India Company gained "Deoani" in 1765, Rangpur came under British rule. The

Fakir-Sannyasi rebellion The Sannyasi rebellion or monk rebellion 1770-77 ( bn, সন্ন্যাসী/ সাধু বিদ্রোহ, The monks' rebellion) was a revolt by the ''sannyasis'' and sadhus (Hindu ascetics, respectively) in Bengal, India in the lat ...

took place in the Rangpur region, in which leaders like Fakir Majnu Shah played a key Role. The notable anti-colonialist rebel

Devi Chaudhurani ''Devi Chaudhurani'' ( bn, দেবী চৌধুরানী) is a Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and published in 1884. It was later translated to English by Subodh Chunder Mitter.

and Bhabani Pathak were from this region. In the

Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the for ...

, the rebellious sepoys spread terror among the British rulers in the region. Later, in 1930, the first

Civil disobedience movement The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mahatma Gandhi. The twenty-four day march lasted from 12 March to 6 April 1930 as a di ...

was started in different parts of Rangpur on the call of Congress. A meeting of the peasant leaders of North Bengal was held here in October 1946 and the

Tebhaga movement Tebhaga movement (1946–1947) was significant peasant agitation, initiated in Bengal by the All India Kisan Sabha of peasant front of the Communist Party of India. History At that time sharecroppers had contracted to give half of their harv ...

began in November.

Pakistani Period and Liberation War

Rangpur was a District of East Pakistan Province during the Pakistani Period. People of Rangpur actively take part in different movements like Bengali language movement,

Six point movement The six point movement was a movement in East Pakistan, spearheaded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which called for greater autonomy for East Pakistan. The movement's main agenda was to realize the six demands put forward by a coalition of Bengali na ...

and 1969 Mass uprising. The first martyr from Rangpur in the liberation war was Sangku Samajhder, who was martyred on the date of 3 March 1971. Rangpur people started the

Liberation War Wars of national liberation or national liberation revolutions are conflicts fought by nations to gain independence. The term is used in conjunction with wars against foreign powers (or at least those perceived as foreign) to establish separat ...

decisively on 28 March 1971, only three days after the Pakistani crackdown by attacking the

Rangpur Cantonment Rangpur Cantonment ( bn, রংপুর সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Rangpur, Bangladesh. It is the headquarter of 66th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army. History The mass of the city of Rangpur were protesting a ...

. During the liberation war Rangpur was under sector 6 and it was strategically important due to its close proximity to border of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Post-Independence Period

The Greater Rangpur district was divided in five districts in 1984. On 28 June 2012 Rangpur Municipality was upgraded to

and on 16 September 2018 Rangpur was granted as 8th

Metropolitan city A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big ci ...

of Bangladesh.

Geography

Rangpur City is the divisional headquarters of Rangpur Division. The soil composition is mainly

alluvial Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluv ...

soil (80 percent) of the

Teesta River Teesta River is a long river that rises in the Pauhunri Mountain of eastern Himalayas, flows through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal through Rangpur, and enters the Bay of Bengal. It drains an area of . In India, it flows through ...

basin, and the remaining is

barind Barind Tract (alternately called the Varendra Tract in English and Borendro Bhumi in Bengali) is the largest Pleistocene era physiographic unit in the Bengal Basin. It covers most of Dinajpur, Rangpur, Pabna, Rajshahi, Bogra, and Joypurhat d ...

soil. The elevation of Rangpur is 34 meters. The temperature ranges from 32 degrees Celsius to 11 degrees Celsius, and the annual rainfall averages 2931 mm. Rangpur town, covering an area of around 42 square kilometers, lies on the bank of the Ghaghat river and was turned into a municipality back in 1869.

Climate

Rangpur has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(

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''Cwa''), also in

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(subtropical summer wet ''Cw''). The 4

Seasons A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and po ...

of Rangpur generally characterize as a

Summer Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, wit ...

or pre-monsoon season with high Temperature and frequent intense thunderstorms named

Nor'westers Nor'westers or the Kalbaishakhi ( bn, কাল বৈশাখী) ( or, କାଳ ବୈଶାଖୀ), Bordoisila as known in Assam, are localised rainfall and thunderstorm event which occurs in Bangladesh and Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, ...

(March–May), an intense and very wet

Monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

season with substantial flooding in low lying areas (June–September), short and cooler

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season (October–November) and lastly, the more pleasant, mild and drier

Winter Winter is the coldest season of the year in polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures ...

season from (December–February) with warm afternoons and cool mornings, with some cold nights. The average annual temperature in Rangpur is . In

s, it can be very foggy and nighttime temperature can fall below whereas, day time temperature remains around . About of precipitation falls annually, almost all of them falls in the monsoon season (June to September), although there is very little rain from November to March, but small amount of

Precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail. ...

can be seen due to

Western Disturbance A western disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, which extends as east as up to northern parts of Bangladesh and South easte ...

coming from the

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Snow Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...

and

frost Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor in an above-freezing atmosphere coming in contact with a solid surface whose temperature is below freezing, and resulting in a phase change from water vapor (a gas) ...

have never been recorded in Rangpur.

Economy

The city is the commercial hub. Its center has several government offices and private banks, insurance companies, residential hotels, and international restaurants, such as Chinese, Thai, Indian, Mexican,

convenience food Convenience food, also called tertiary processed food, is food that is commercially prepared (often through processing) to optimise ease of consumption. Such food is usually ready to eat without further preparation. It may also be easily por ...

, and gift shops. It is one of the most important economic zones in Bangladesh because of its global positioning. Rangpur is one of the major

Tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...

producing region in

. The northern suburbs of Rangpur homes to tobacco companies like

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Akij Group Akij Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates. The industries under this conglomerate include textiles, tobacco, food & beverage, cement, ceramics, printing and packaging, pharmaceuticals, consumer products etc. In 2009, ...

Abul Khair Group Abul Khair Group () is a Bangladeshi diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka. Abul Kashem is the chairperson and Abul Hashem is the managing director of Abul Khair Group. Abu Syed Chowdhury is the deputy managing director and Shah Shafiqul Isla ...

Demographics

The total population of Rangpur city corporation is 796,556. Among them, 398,282 are male and 398,274 are female. The literacy rate in Rangpur is 65%.

Education

Campus Rear Of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur

Major educational institutes in the city including:

Universities

* Begum Rokeya University

Medical and dental colleges

Rangpur Medical College Rangpur Medical College (RpMC) is a public medical college located in Rangpur, Bangladesh. The college is founded in 1972 and affiliated with Rajshahi Medical University. History To meet the growing needs of modern medicine the government esta ...

* Prime Medical College *Rangpur Community Medical College * Northern Private Medical College. *

Rangpur Army Medical College Rangpur army Medical College (RAMC) ( bn, রংপুর আর্মি মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a military medical school, established in 2014. It is located within Rangpur Cantonment, in Rangpur, Bangladesh. It is affiliated ...

* Kasir Uddin Memorial Medical College *Rangpur Dental College

Polytechnic institutes

* Rangpur Polytechnic Institute * Rangpur Technical School and College Carmichael College 13

Colleges

*Begum Rokeya College *Rangpur Engineering College *

* Dr M A Wazed Miah Textile Engineering College * Pirganj Marine Academy * Collectorate School and College * Carmichael Collegiate School and College * Rangpur Model College *

Police Lines School and College Police Lines School and College, Rangpur also known as PLSCR is an educational institution in Rangpur District, Bangladesh.This institution is located in the heart of Rangpur city. This institution is controlled by the Superintendent of Police ...

* Cantonment Public School And College, Rangpur * BIAM Model School And College, Rangpur * Rangpur Technical School and College * Rangpur Government College * RCCI Public School & College * Lions School & College * The Millennium Stars School & College * Somaj Kolyan Women School & College * Residential Model School and College * Mahigong College *

Rangpur Public School and College Rangpur Public School and College is a renowned school and college in Rangpur, Bangladesh, Rangpur, Bangladesh. It was founded in 2010.Cantonment Public School And College, Rangpur *

Rangpur Zilla School Rangpur Zilla School (Rangpur District School) is a school located in Rangpur District, Bangladesh. It is one of the earliest schools established in Bengal. History The school was established in 1832 as Rangpur Zamindar School, by the loca ...

* Rangpur Govt. Girls' High School * Govt. Commercial Institute * Bir Uttam Shaheed Samad High School * Rangpur High School * Salma Girls High School * Afanullah High School, Alamnagar * Adasha High School, Babukha * Shalbon Pauro Girls High School * Tajhat High School

English medium schools

* The Millennium Stars School & College * Shahan International School * Nalanda International School * International Grammar School * BIAM Laboratory School

Neighbourhoods

is divided into 33 wards and different neighbourhoods (

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), which can be categorized as Urban and Suburban. *Burirhat *Chabbis Hazari *Panadardighi *Uttam *Hazirhat *CO Bazar *Dhap *Kellabond *Radhaballov *Shimulbag-Sagarpara *Keranipara *Munshipara *Lalkuthi lane *Khalifapara *Jummapara *Jahaj Company *Nababgonj *Betpotti-Taltola *Kotkipara *Parjantan Para *Modern *Ashratpur *Alamnagar *Robertsonganj *Darshana *Lalbagh *Khamarpara *Islampur *Pirjabad *Parbatipur *Mahiganj *Tajhat *Ganeshpur *Babukha *DC More *Adarshapara * Mistry Para

Transport

Road

Rangpur is well connected by highways to Chittagong and Dhaka, as well as other parts of Rangpur. It takes about 6 to 7 hours by road to reach the capital Dhaka by National Highway 5. Bus services to other major districts are also available from Rangpur. Highway links to India have been established through the

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. Rangpur also has a BRTC Double Decker bus service, which connects the suburbs of the city to city center.

Railway

The Rangpur Railway Station is the main railway station providing trains on national routes operated by the state-run

Bangladesh Railway Bangladesh Railway ( bn, বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে) is the state-owned rail transport agency of Bangladesh. It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Ra ...

. The

Rangpur Express Rangpur Express is a Bangladeshi Intercity train which runs between Rangpur and Dhaka under Bangladesh Railway. The train was launched in 2011. It is one of the fastest and most luxurious trains in Bangladesh. The train does not operate on Sundays ...

is a Bangladeshi Intercity train which runs between Rangpur and

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. Other trains running between Rangpur and Dhaka are,

Kurigram Express Kurigram Express (Train no. 797-798) is a non-stop intercity train that runs between Dhaka (capital of Bangladesh) and the northern Kurigram District. This train provides a more effective connection between the capital and northern Bengal. Hist ...

and

Lalmoni Express Lalmoni Express (Train no. 751/752) is an intercity train which runs between Dhaka (capital of Bangladesh) and Lalmonirhat District. Lalmoni Express has been considered one of the popular trains since its inception in 2004. The train connects seve ...

Air

The city of Rangpur is served by

Saidpur Airport Syedpur Airport (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর বিমানবন্দর '' Saiẏadapur bimānabandar'') is a domestic airport located in Syedpur, Nilphamari, Bangladesh. Syedpur is a city of Nilphamari district in Rangpur divis ...

, located at the north of the city. Saidpur airport is a domestic airport.

is connected through several private airlines such as

Novoair NOVOAIR ( bn, নভোএয়ার) is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh operating mostly domestic flights. It operates 25 flights each day from Dhaka to its seven destinations. History NOVOAIR was established in October 2007 as an aviat ...

US-Bangla Airlines US-Bangla Airlines ( bn, ইউএস বাংলা এয়ারলাইন্স) is a privately owned Bangladeshi airline headquartered in Dhaka and based at Shahjalal International Airport under the umbrella companies of US-Bangla Group ...

Regent Airways Regent Airways ( bn, রিজেন্ট এয়ারওয়েজ) was a Bangladeshi airline owned by HG Aviation Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Habib Group. It is based at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Due to its bad financi ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines Biman Bangladesh Airlines ( bn, বিমান বাংলাদেশ এয়ারলাইন্স) commonly known as Biman ( bn, বিমান), pronounced (), is the national flag carrier of Bangladesh. With its main hub at Hazra ...

a government airline with Capital city of Bangladesh

. A massive renovation work is going on at Saidpur Airport ahead of its planning to become the new International Airport for Northern Bangladesh region.

Places of interest

* Rangpur Zoo * Chikli vata Lake * Collectorate Surovi Park * Rangpur Town Hall * Shrine of Maulana

Karamat Ali Jaunpuri Karāmat ʿAlī Jaunpūrī ( ur, , bn, কারামত আলী জৌনপুরী; 12 June 1800 – 30 May 1873), born as Muḥammad ʿAlī Jaunpūrī, was a nineteenth-century Indian Muslim social reformer and founder of the Taiyuni ...

RA. *

*Vinnojagat Amusement Park *Devi Chowdhurani's palace *Nine-domed mosque *Pigeon closure *Attempts Army Amusement Park File:Tajhat Palace front.jpg,

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Sports

The most popular sport in Rangpur is cricket, although football is also popular. There is a 10,000-capacity

Rangpur Stadium Sheikh Rasel Stadium is a cricket and football ground near Police Lines School and College and Islampur Jame Mosque in the city of Rangpur, Bangladesh. It is on the north side of Rangpur Cricket Garden. It has a capacity of 25,000. See also * St ...

is used for football and other sports. Another local stadium is Cricket Garden, which is mainly used for cricket. There are also a few sports training academies in the city. In domestic

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cricket, Rangpur has a

Bangladesh Premier League The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league consisting of seven franchises. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in ...

franchise known as

Rangpur Riders The Rangpur Riders ( Rangpuriya/ bn, রংপুর রাইডার্স), is a professional cricket team based in Rangpur City, Rangpur. The Riders, compete in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the premier cricket league in Bangladesh. ...

. In December 2012, I Sports bought the Rangpur franchise for $1.01 m. Notable players from Rangpur who have played for the

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include

Nasir Hossain Nasir Hossain ( bn, নাসির হোসেন; born 30 November 1991) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He represents Rangpur Division at domestic level. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in August 2011. Asian Games Hossain was ...

, Suhrawadi Shuvo.Players and Officials – Suhrawadi Shuvo
Cricinfo.

Notable people

Gallery

File:Shapla Chattar 2.jpg, Shapla Chottor. File:ZPBuildingRangpur.jpg, Zilla Porishod Building. File:Rangpur Jahaj co.1 .jpg, Jahaj Company area (downtown Rangpur) at night File:Parzatan motel.jpg, Parjatan Motel. File:Terminal Mosque (Masjid).jpg, Terminal Mosque (Masjid). File:Rangpur Modern More.jpg, Rangpur Modern. File:Begum Rokeya statue.jpg, Begum Rokeya Memorial Centre. File:Jadu Nibash IMG 0041.JPG, Jadu Nibash - an ancient house File:Ekattorer Boddho Bhumi.jpg, Ekattorer Boddho Bhumi - Memorial of Town Hall Massacre during 1971 File:Campus of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur.jpg, Begum Rokeya University at night File:রংপুরের তাজহাট জমিদার বাড়ি.jpg, Tajhat Palace

References

External links

Rangpur City Corporation

Rangpur oriented website
* {{Bangladesh cities Populated places in Rangpur Division