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Rajshahi

This article is about the city. For the district, see Rajshahi District. For the division, see Rajshahi Division.

Rajshahi
রাজশাহী
Metropolis
Skyline of Shaheb Bazar
Administration Building of Rajshahi College
T-Badh
Lalon Shah Open Stage
Nickname(s): 
Education City, Silk City, City of Mango, Green City, Clean City
Rajshahi is located in Bangladesh Rajshahi division
Rajshahi
Rajshahi
Location of Rajshahi in Rajshahi division
Rajshahi is located in Bangladesh
Rajshahi
Rajshahi
Rajshahi (Bangladesh)
Coordinates: 24°22′N 88°36′E / 24.367°N 88.600°E / 24.367; 88.600
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictRajshahi
Establishment1634
Municipality1876
Granted city status1991
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • BodyRajshahi City Corporation
 • MayorA. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton
 • Police CommissionerAbu Kalam Siddique, PPM (Bar)
Area
[1][2]
 • Metropolis120.98 km2 (46.71 sq mi)
 • Rank04
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Urban
800,000
 • Metro
1,000,000+
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
6000, 6100, 6203
National Calling Code+880
Calling Code old0721
Calling Code new025888
PoliceRajshahi Metropolitan Police
AirportShah Makhdum Airport
Websiterajshahi.gov.bd
Bengali
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Rajshahi (Bengali: রাজশাহী, [radʒ.ʃaɦi]) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, administrative, 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 Padma River, near the Bangladesh–India border, the city is surrounded by the satellite towns of Nowhata and Katakhali, which together build an urban agglomeration of about 1 million population.[4][5] Modern Rajshahi lies in the ancient region of Pundravardhana. The foundation of the city dates to 1634, according to epigraphic records at the mausoleum of Sufi saint Shah Makhdum. The area hosted a Dutch settlement in the 18th century.[6] The Rajshahi municipality was constituted during the British Raj in 1876. It was the divisional capital of the greater Rajshahi division which was the largest division in Bengal Province.

Rajshahi is a historic center of silk production. Varendra Research Museum, the oldest of its kind in Bangladesh, is located in the city. Sometimes the city is referred as the City of Education.[7] The city is home to many renowned educational institutions of Bangladesh. The head office of Rajshahi Agricultural Development Bank and Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) is situated in the city. The Shah Makhdum Airport serves Rajshahi. According to The Guardian, Rajshahi is the cleanest city of Bangladesh.[8]

  1. ^ "Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Paurashava −2001" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  2. ^ "PM opens 8 new police stations in Rajshahi". Rising Sun. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Statistical Pocket book 2008, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics" Archived 19 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Rajshahi (Bangladesh): City Districts and Subdistricts – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts".
  5. ^ "Rajshahi Population 2024".
  6. ^ "Rajshahi – Bangladesh".
  7. ^ "Rajshahi will be the city of entrepreneurs in 5 years". The Business Standard. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Rajshahi: the city that took on air pollution – and won". the Guardian. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

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