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| Welcome to Rajshahi |
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Rajshahi |
| About Education City Rajshahi |
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| Rajshahi is one of six metropolitan cities in Bangladesh. A mayor and 30 ward commissioners are elected for a five year period by direct votes. Mr. Md.Mijanur Rahman Minu is the current Mayor of the city and also a member of parliament for the city constituency.
A city centre is established besides the Greater Road to arrange all the services under one roof. The city centre, commonly known as Nogor Bhobon is a nice example of modern architecture.
The city corporation is responsible for all the administrative work related to Rajshahi city. But A Deputy Commissionar (DC), administrative chief of Rajshahi district, and a Divisional Commissionar, administrative chief of rajshahi division, has their own offices here.
A governing body called Rajshahi Unnayan Kortripokhkho (Rajshahi Development Authority) was established to plan the development of the city and to coordinate all the development related works. RDA owns one of the major markets of Rajshahi which is known as RDA market.
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| Ancient History |
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| Rajshahi district was a part of Pundru region of ancient Bengal. The capital of Vijay Sen, the king who led military operations in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia was located 9 miles to the west of Rajshahi town. In medieval ages, the region came to be known as "Rampur Boalia". |
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| Modern History |
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The administrative district was established in 1772 and the municipal corporation in 1876. It was made a city corporation in 1991.
During the British Raj, it was also known as "Beuleah" and was the administrative headquarters of Rajshahi district in Eastern Bengal and Assam. It was originally chosen as a commercial factory for the silk trade, which was being officially encouraged by the agricultural department of that time. The town contained a government college, and an industrial school for sericulture. Most of the public buildings were severely damaged by the earthquake of the 12th of June 1897. There was a daily steamer service on the Ganges. |
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| Total Area |
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| 34513 sq km |
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| Population |
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| 29992955; male 50.80%, female 49.20%; Muslim 86.84%; Hindu 11.09%, Christian 1.17%, Buddhist 0.23% and others 0.67%. |
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| Literacy rate |
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| Average literacy 32.4%; male 38.9% and female 25.5% |
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| Religious Institutions |
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| Mosque 44124, temple 3984, church 207 tomb 769 and sacred place 43. |
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| Main Occupations |
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| Agriculture 40.99%, agricultural labourer 22.9%, wage labourer 3.24%, fishing 1.32%, weaving 2.85%, industry 1.77%, commerce 9.61%, service 4.74%, transport 2.68% and others 9.9%. |
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| Main Crops |
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| Paddy, wheat, jute, sugarcane, oil seed, onion, garlic, potato, betel leaf and mulberry plant. |
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| Main Fruits |
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| Mango, jackfruit, banana, litchi, black berry, coconut and papaya. |
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| Health
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| Government hospital 17, private hospital and clinic 83, upazila health complex 114, child welfare and maternity centre 25, family planning and union health centre 675, satellite clinic 244, veterinary hospital 11, diabetic hospital 10, chest diseases hospital 1, police hospital 7, railway hospital 5, TB hospital 9, community clinic 10, eye hospital 7, mental hospital 1, mission hospital 4 and nursing institute 37. |
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