History Of INSTITUTIONS Panchagarh District

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
Area (sq km)	Upazila	Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
						Urban	Rural
1404.63	5	1	43	463	843	72015	764181	595	43.9

Others Information of District
Name of Upazila	Area (sq km)	Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
Atwari	209.92	-	6	62	64	114938	548	50.7
Tentulia	189.12	-	7	36	244	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	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.

History Of INSTITUTIONS

Panchagarh district, where is it located? want to know?

District

Panchagarh district is a of Rangpur division and it is situated in northern part of Bangladesh. Named of this district is a traditional history. Panch means five and garhs means forts. Five forts are Bhitargarh, Hosaingarh, Mirgarh, Rajangarh and Devengarh. To depend on five garhs, the named of Panchagarh is fixed. It was established in 1984. It has an area of 1404.63 sq km. Panchaga0orh district is surrounded on three sides by 288 km long Indian border and Dajeeling district on the south, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts on the north-east, West Dinajpur district and Purnea district on the west, Dinajpur and Thakurgaon district on the south,Nilphamari district on the east. It is far away from sea level. The Muslims, Hindu and people of others religion are lived in this district.

Panchagarh district information

Here are available educational institutions. So B.P (Bishnu Prasad) Govt. High school, Pachagarh Govt. Girls High school, M.R (Moqbular Rahman) Govt. College, N.N(Nirpandra Natayan) Govt.High School, Debiganj, Alodini Govt. Girls High School are famous for more good result in this district. Moreover different government and non-government primary school, secondary school, college and national universities are located in this district. Most children are gone to school. Almost family are sent to school to their children so that they are light of education. A country was to become before need an education nation. There are few local newspapers in Panchagarh district like Daily Pachapura, Weekly Panchagarh Barta and Weekly Pachaobarta.

Panchagarh district map

Main occupations are job, agriculture laborer, wage laborer, commerce, service, transport and others. Besides, most of the people are involved to agriculture activities. Main crops are paddy, jute, wheat, potato, sugarcane and tea. Main fruits are mango, jack fruit, lichee, banana, blackberry, papaya, guava, coconut and betel nut. Main exports are paddy and jute. Here economical sector are developed for these.

Awesome rivers and tourist spots

Panchagarh district is many rivers as Karatoya, Atrai, Tista, Nagor, Mahananda, Tangon, Dahuk, Pathraj, Bhulli, Talma, Chawai, Kurum, Versa, Tirnoi and Chilka. Pohela Boishakh (The first day of Bengali year) is main culture in here. At early dawn boys and girls are played with color water in every road.
Tourist spots are Atwari, Tetulia, Panchagarh Sadar, Pachagarh Rocks Museum, Vadeswari mosque in Boda, Vadeswari and Govindo temple in Boda, Jogobondhu Thakurbari in Debiganj, Moharaja dighi, Kajol dighi etc. Besides, tea garden is also attractive place in this district and it is tradition of this district. Many tourists are visit to see this beautiful place. Its natural beauty and tourist spots are charming to the tourism. Its around are green and green. Foreigners are also more appealing

Panchagarh district picture

There is little transport in this district. Bi-cycle, rickshaw, motor cycle are the main transport in here. Besides, buses are also transport for local people.
This district has security manage for this districts development. Bangladesh government and authority of Panchagarh district district have taken decision.

Upazilas of Panchagarh district: Atwari upazila, Boda upazila, Debiganj upazila, Panchagarh sadar upazila and Tetulia upazila.

Government district portal: panchagarh.gov.bd

Online newspaper: erangpurchitra.

Industry And Resources

Industry: Tea, Sugar, Rice mill, ice factory, garments factory, oil mill, and Saw mill.

Banglabandha land port is located in about 10 acres (40,000 m²) of acquired land at the north-western tip of Bangladesh in Tetulia under Panchagarh district on the Bangladesh-India highway.The port is situated 60 km from Panchagarh Town. The place is of international character and used for Nepal transit traffic passing through a small corridor of India. It is about 22 meter away from the Bangladesh-Indian borderline.

The growing tea sector in Panchagarh has ushered in a new hope for further enhancing the standard of socio-economic life and women empowerment, they said. The female workers are yet to get their just wages from the garden-owners as the growing tea-farming sector in the region has been facing manifold problems including present unfair prices of the tea leaves for the tea farmers. Presently, over 7,000 skilled and unskilled workers, mostly women, have been working in 246 tea gardens, including 18 big estates, 13 medium-size and 215 small-scale gardens set up on more than 1,815 acres (7.35 km²) of land in Tetulia and its surrounding areas, they said. Of them nearly 2,300 workers, mostly women, are working alone at the giant Kazi and Kazi Tea Estate (KKTE) at Tetulia which has earned reputation in both national and international markets by producing, processing and marketing the famous and most popular Kazi & Kazi Organic Tea and earning foreign exchange.

Industry for manufacturing SPC electric poles, established a plant (Gemcon Ltd.) over a land of 35 Acres in Panchagarh District, here all the products in the plant are manufactured by using indigenous raw materials. The factory has created direct or indirect job opportunity for more than 1500 people and helping the nation in poverty alleviation.

Gem Jute Limited was established in Panchagarh in 2003, with the corporate vision is to improve the livelihood of the local population by providing employment and advancement opportunities, stimulate the local economy through direct and indirect economic activities. Gem Jute promotes sustainable development and support the environment by providing high-quality, organic, biodegradable products to the world market.Over 5000 people are working at Gem Jute Limited.

Under Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC), Panchagarh Sugar Mills Ltd. is the oldest industry of the district. Panchagarh Sugar Mills was set up by the Government in 1965-69 at a cost of Tk.55.55 million. It is near the district headquarters of Panchagarh and is the northernmost sugar mill in Bangladesh. Machinery and equipment of the sugar mill were supplied by M/S. Stork Werkspoor of Holland. The sugar mill started its trial production in 1969-70. Since independence of Bangladesh (until 2005), the sugar mill has produced 8,536 m. tons of Sugar per annum on average at an average sugar recovery rate of 8.10% from sugarcane.

Panchagarh District Map