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Bogura district at a glance

Bogura is an industrial and commercial city in North Bengal. It belongs to the Rajshahi Division. Bogura is called the gateway to North Bengal. It is an industrial city. There are small and medium enterprises. Bogura district has the oldest history. Bogura district was the capital of Pundravardhana. Now known as Mahasthangarh. The area of ​​Bogra city is 1.5 sq km which consists of 20 wards. Bogura city has an international standard cricket stadium called Shahid Chandu and is located a short distance from the city of Ziaur Rahman Medical College (Government). Bogura is very famous for Dai. Was the Sector Commander of the Liberation War of Bangladesh and the Z Force His chief Major Ziaur Rahman was born in Gabtali upazila of Bogra district.

 

History:
History shows that Bogura is one of the oldest cities in Bengal. India's king "Ashka" was named after Pundravardhana after conquering Bengal. At the time of the liberation war in 9, Bogura was under Sector 6.

Geographical location:
The city of Bogura is situated on the coil of the Karatoya river. The Kartoa river flows from north to south and divides Bogra into two. Gaibandha and Joypurhat districts are bounded on the north by Naogaon district on the west, Sirajganj district on the south and Jamuna river on the east.

Communication system:
There are trains, buses on both sides of the capital Dhaka, as well as an airport in Kahlu near the city.

Upazilas:
Bogura headquarters
Kahalu
Shibganj
Gabtali
Sonatola
Adamdighi
Dupchanchia
Nandigram
Shajahanpur
Sariakandi
Sherpur
Main rivers:
Grunt
Bangali
Jamuna
City
Economy
In recent years, the infrastructure of Bogura city has improved tremendously. Roads have been rebuilt and upgraded to two lanes through the new city plan. The soil here is quite fertile and a lot of grain is grown here. Over the past few years, the production of red chilli in Bogra has increased drastically, which has become a business worth Rs. 1 crore. Business - With the improvement of trade, banking management has also taken a new dimension. Almost all the public and private banks have a branch here. Within 24 hours, the ATM booth is open to any corner of the city. In 28, Danone Group, a French business organization, jointly with Grameen Group, took initiatives to create energy.

Tourism
For tourism, there is an archaeologically famous "Mahasthangarh" which is a sacred place for all Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists. There are also dwellings of Behula Lakshmindar, Gokul Meer, Vasu Bihar, Yogi Bhavan, E Vihar, Bhim Jungle, Kherua Mosque, Sherpur. There is a "Nawab Palace" in Bogra town which was known as Nilkoothi ​​in the British period. There is a four star hotel called "Naz Garden".

Culture:
The culture of Bogura is very rich with Sufi, Marathi, Lalon etc. Some of the regional newspapers published from Bogura include Daily Karatoya, Daily Bogra, Daily Chandni Bazar, Daily Uttaranchal etc.

Education:
The "Bogura Zilla School" is located in the city center for education. There is a "Government Girls High School" for women's education, also known as "Victoria Memorial Girls School" and also "Cantonment Public School and College". English is for the "Millennium Scholastic School and College". The "Government Azizul Haq College", which is a national university, is well known. Besides, there is "Shah Sultan" College, Mujibur Rahman Mahila College. Bogra Polytechnic Institute for technical education.

There are 32 Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical Colleges and Hospitals, established in state-of-the-art facilities for treatment. There is also a Government Nursing College, Medical Assistant Training School, a Private Medical College.

Institution
There are several organizations here to keep the Bogura economy running. There are ancient traditional confectioners like Akbaria. There are popular restaurants like Shyamali, Quality, Asia for the foodies. Thai, Chinese or exotic cuisine has elite hotels like Naj Garden (5 star), Siesta, Safeway, Northway, Red Chile. There is also a company that manufactures bags, ironware and so on. Locally, shoe making has a lot of reputation in the country. Amir & Sons, Sajal, foot and so on. There are several industrial factories in the city of BC. Soap making factory is one of them.

The most promising message is that the local youths of Bogura who have come to study from different places are making modern Bogura with their full talent. One such institution is zero-IT. Zero-IT has been established in the effort of the engineer entrepreneur. They are providing all kinds of software solutions to modern Bogra (zero IT web). Also, from March 23, all the markets of Bogura are being assembled at the doorsteps of people, with the help of Sathmatha.com (Sathmatha.Com).

Notable personalities:
Profullo Chucky (1-5), leader of the anti-British movement.
Mohammad Ali Bogra (died 1), a diplomat and Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Major Ziaur Rahman (3-5) is a good hero, Sector Commander of the War of Liberation, and former President of the Z Force.
Khademul Bashar (3-5), Bir Uttam, Sector Commander of the War of Liberation and Chief of the Air Force.

Akhtaruzzaman Elias (1-5), a literary and storyteller.
Gaziul Haque (120-27), a language soldier.
M. And. Akhtar Mukul (125-27), author and journalist.
Mushfiqur Rahim is a national cricket team player.
Romana Afaz is a writer.
Abu Said is a filmmaker.

 

Administrative Division Rajshahi
Size (sq km) 2,3
Total population: 25,3,3
Male: 0.6%
Female: 5.7%
Number of educational institutions: University: 1
College: 1
Secondary school: 20
Madrasah: 120
Literacy rate of 28.9%
Prominent personality Mohammad Ali Bogra
Ziaur Rahman
Elijah the Eucharist
Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, potato, chilli, mustard
Notable industrial agricultural parts and foundry, ceramic, soap, cotton mill
Export products ceramic materials, agricultural parts, rice, potatoes


Mahasthangarh

 


There are branches of Bangladesh Bank in Bogra district.

The traditional Karatoya river of Bogra district

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Map showing the location of the main river of Bogra district