History Of INSTITUTIONS Panchagarh District
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Hajee Mohammad
Danesh Science and Technology University is a government-financed
public university of Bangladesh situated 10 km from Dinajpur main town. It
serves as an institution of science and technology in northern part of the
country.
There are
two government colleges in the Dinajpur town. Dinajpur Government College, which was
previously known as Surendranath college, is for both male and female students.
The other government college is for female students only. Both colleges are
operated under Bangladesh National University.
This
district gives the opportunity to read in two Govt. schools, Dinajpur Zilla
School (for boys only) and Dinajpur Govt. Girls' High School. Dinajpur Zilla School was
established in 1854 during the British reign. It is located at the center of
the Dinajpur town. It owns a hostel too for residential facilities. This school
is one of 20 schools in Bangladesh, which has a govt. funded
"E-Learning" facility and E-Laboratory. There is Stone made Map of
South Asia subcontinent in this school, which was made at 1934. It has a very
talented Score in S.S.C participation. There is also an auditorium, a sculpture
of celebrating the 150 years of the school, a mosque, an enhanced library and
laboratory in this school. There is also a textile institute.Now RIDGE School
is the most modern and British standard popular school of Dinajpur.
There is a
government medical college here, which is one of the 22 government funded
medical colleges in Bangladesh. It is located in the town of Dinajpur. It
admits 150 students into the f-year MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of
Surgery) degree program. There is a four story building. There are two hostels
for boys and three hostels for girls. There are four hostels for intern
doctors. Sixteen batches of students have passed from this medical college.[when?] Dinajour
Medical College Journal is recognized by the BMDC and is published twice a
year (ISSN 2070-2019).
The 500-bed hospital has high technology and has started to provide more
services. There is also a well-developed nursing college behind the hospital
building. The hospital has an ultrasound center for nuclear medicine near Sadar
Hospital, Dinajpur. Dinajpur Medical College Hospital now provides health
services not only in the Dinajpur District but also to people from other
districts near Dinajpur.
Panchagarh
District (rangpur division) area 1404.63 sq km, located in
between 26°00' and 26°38' north latitudes and in between 88°19' and 88°49' east
longitudes. It is bounded by west
bengal state of India on the north, dinajpur and thakurgaon districts on the south, nilphamari district on the east, West
Bengal state of India on the west. Elenen Indian enclaves are located in this
district. These enclaves are Puthimari, Daikhat, Shalbari, Kajladighi, Natak
Toka, Nazirganj under Boda upazila;' Behula Danga, Balapara Kotbhajani, Dahala
Khagrabari under Debiganj upazila; and' Gabati and Singimari under Panchagarh
Sadar upazila. Panchagarh district is located on the northern extremity of
Bangladesh.
Population Total
836196; male 429490, female 406706; Muslim 690893, Hindu 142350, Buddhist 2194,
Christian 42 and others 717.
Water bodies Main
rivers: karatoya, atrai, mahananda, tangon, Dahuk, Patharaj, Talma, Nagar, Chawai.
Administration During
the British rule in India Panchagarh was a Thana under Jalpaiguri district of
West Bengal. It was included in Dinajpur district at the time of the partition
of India in 1947. Panchagarh Sub Division was formed in 1980 comprising
Panchagarh, Boda, Debiganj, Atwari and Tentulia upazilas. The Sub Division was
turned into a district in 1984.
District
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Area (sq
km)
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Upazila
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Municipality
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Union
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Mouza
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Village
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Population
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Density
(per sq km)
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Literacy
rate (%)
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Urban
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Rural
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1404.63
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5
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1
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43
|
463
|
843
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72015
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764181
|
595
|
43.9
|
Others
Information of District
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Name of
Upazila
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Area
(sq km) |
Municipality
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Union
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Mouza
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Village
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Population
|
Density
(per sq km) |
Literacy
rate (%)
|
Atwari
|
209.92
|
-
|
6
|
62
|
64
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114938
|
548
|
50.7
|
Tentulia
|
189.12
|
-
|
7
|
36
|
244
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105368
|
557
|
39.0
|
Debiganj
|
309.04
|
-
|
10
|
108
|
100
|
185960
|
602
|
41.1
|
Panchagarh
Sadar
|
347.08
|
1
|
10
|
83
|
196
|
229237
|
660
|
45.7
|
Boda
|
349.47
|
-
|
10
|
174
|
239
|
200693
|
574
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43.1
|
Source Bangladesh
Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
History of
the War of Liberation The Pak army shot two members of the EPR dead in
Panchagarh at the beginning of the war of liberation. Besides, 18 Pak soldiers
were killed in an encounter with the freedom fighters. The freedom fighters of
Panchagarh also destroyed a bridge near the Amarkhana camp on the Chawai River
to obstruct the entry of the Pak army on the north. During the period from 19
April to 30 April 1971 the Pak army killed about fifty persons at Panchagarh
town and at Mirgarh. In the last week of April 1971 the Pak army killed 11
persons at Fakirganj Hat of Atwari upazila. On 27 May, they killed 7 innocent
persons including 5 ofthe same family at village Radhanagar. On 3 June the Pak
army killed 5 innocent persons at village Sukhati of Atwari upazila. In July
they killed 16 persons at Amarkhana of Panchagarh sadar. The Pak army also
killed 11 persons at a place near Nayadighi at village Dhamor under Atwari
upazila. In the last part of October the Pak army killed 27 persons of village
Duhapara of this upazila. In November, the Pak army killed 18 innocent persons
at Diagari under Debiganj upazila.
Marks of the
War of Liberation Mass grave 2 (on the bank of the Karatoya river and
Atwari thana at Mirzapur Punna-dighi); Mass killing site 1 (Char area on the
eastern bank of the Karatoya adjacent to the Panchagarh town); Memorial
monument 1 (Dhakka-mara in Panchagarh town).
Literacy
rate and educational institutions Average literacy 43.9%; male 50.1%,
female 37.3%. Educational institutions: college 25, secondary school 240,
primary school 59, madrasa 60. Noted educational institutions: Makbular Rahman
Government College (1965), Boda English High School (1888), Mirzapur High
School at Atwari (1904), Nrepen Narayan Pilot High School (1906), Bishnu Prasad
High School at Panchagarh (1944), Tentulia Pilot High Nayadighi School (1959),
Panchagarh Government Primary School (1956), Primary School at Boda (1828),
Goalpara Primary School at Boda (1830), Boda Model Primary School (1873),
Mirgarh Primary School at Panchagarh (1918), Maynaguri Primary School at Panchagarh
(1928).
Main sources
of income Agriculture 70.96%, non-agricultural labourer 5.42%, industry
0.47%, commerce 9.6%, transport and communication 3.72%, service 4.83%,
construction 0.73%, religious service 0.15%, rent and remittance 0.13% and
others 3.99%.
Newspapers
and periodicals Ei Somoi, Karatoya, Pancharupa, Uttar Asa, Aloran, Barta,
Unmesh, Durjay, Pilsuj (Panchagarh), Ekhane Surja Uthe, Ganapatro, Chetana
(Boda), Chayapath, Purnabha (Debiganj), Panchagarh Barta (defunct).
Folk culture The
most notable folk culture of the district include Bhawaiya song, Satya Pirer
song, Jonger song, Vaisnava song, Baul song, Morsia, Natua, Guri Sangeet,
Kirtan, Kavigan, folk tales, folk drama, proverbs, rhymes, riddle, etc.
Tourist
spots Tentulia Dakbangalow and Banglabanha Zero Point, Tentulia Picnic
Corner, Dahuk Picnic Spot, Rawshanpur Anandadhara and Tea Garden, Bhadreshwar
Mandir at Tentulia, Mirzapur Shahi Mosque, Imambara and Bara Aulia Tomb at
Atwari, Bodeshwar Mandir, Golakdham Mandir at Boda, Bangladesh China Friendship
Bridge, Chandrima Uddan at Debiganj. [Md Sherozzaman]
See also The
upazilas under this district.
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