Rajshahi Division
Rajshahi is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It was established in 1829, covers 18,153 km², and contains 8 districts with a combined population of about 20.35 M.
Districts of Rajshahi Division
All 8, with what each is known for.
Rajshahi
Silk city, mango capital, Padma Garden
Renowned mango orchards, the Rajshahi silk weaving industry, and a large educational-services sector.
2,407 km² 2.92 MBogura
Mahasthangarh (oldest city), doi (sweet yogurt)
A major agro-processing and trading hub for potato and rice from across northern Bangladesh.
2,920 km² 3.8 MJoypurhat
Pathorghata temple, sugar mill
Home to the country's main limestone quarry and a large sugar mill at Panchbibi.
965 km² 1 MNaogaon
Paharpur Somapura Mahavihara (UNESCO)
One of Bangladesh's largest rice-producing districts, supported by extensive groundwater irrigation.
3,436 km² 2.75 MNatore
Uttara Gonobhaban, Natore Rajbari, kanchagolla
Sugar and rice cultivation, alongside a well-known local sweet-making industry.
1,900 km² 1.9 MChapainawabganj
Mango capital, Choto Sona Mosque, Gaur ruins
Bangladesh's leading mango-producing district, alongside silk cultivation.
1,703 km² 1.8 MPabna
Hardinge Bridge, Ishwardi, Rooppur nuclear plant
Home to the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant under construction, the Ishwardi export-processing zone, and jute processing.
2,372 km² 2.8 MSirajganj
Bangabandhu Bridge, handloom weaving
One of the country's largest handloom-weaving clusters, plus an industrial belt along the Jamuna riverside.
2,498 km² 3.3 MPlaces to visit in Rajshahi
Somapura Mahavihara, Paharpur
UNESCO site - an 8th-century Buddhist monastery, once the largest south of the Himalayas.
NaogaonMahasthangarh
The oldest urban archaeological site of Bangladesh - the ancient city of Pundranagara, 3rd century BCE.
BoguraPuthia Temple Complex
The largest cluster of Hindu temples in Bangladesh, raised by the Puthia zamindars over two centuries.
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