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23-584: Natore district is a district of Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh . It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi and used to be a part of Rajshahi District . Natore was the District Headquarters of Rajshahi from 1769 to 1825. Administrative Natore subdivision was established in 1825 under Rajshahi district, on the eve of the shifting of the headquarters. During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971,

46-578: A battle was fought between the Pakistani army and the freedom fighters of Mukti Bahini on March 29. About 40 members of the Pakistani army including Major Aslam and Captain Ishaq were killed. On 5 May 1971 Pakistani Army killed 42 employees of North Bengal Sugar Mills ( Lalpur ) including the general manager of the mill, Lieutenant Anwarul Azim. They were killed near a pond in the mill campus. The pond

69-419: A new division ( Rangpur Division ) was formed with the 8 northern districts of the old Rajshahi Division from early 2010. The Rajshahi Division is named after Rajshahi District . Dominated by various feudal Rajas , Maharajas and Zamindars of mixed origins throughout history, the name is a compound of the words Raj and Shahi , both of which can be translated into reign or kingdom. Archaic spellings in

92-468: Is 979 people per km. Natore District has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 71.51%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 97.88 males per 100 females. Approximately, 19.15% (356,166) of the population live in urban areas. Ethnic population is 11,198 (0.60%), mainly Oraon , Mal Pahari and Santal . Muslims make up 93.78% of the population, while Hindus are 5.76% of the population. The Muslim population has constantly increased, while

115-592: Is Liton Kumar Shaha and the Administrator of Zila Porishod is Advocate Sajedur Rahman Khan Chowdhury. Tourist attractions in Natore include Rani Bhabanir Rajbari , the palace of Rani Bhabani of Natore. It is a historical palace, situated in the Bongojol area nearby Natore zero (Madrasamore/old bus stand). There is a college and schools named after Rani Bhobani. Chalan Beel is a large natural wetland . During

138-597: Is a wetland in the Sirajganj , Natore and Pabna districts of Bangladesh . It is a large inland depression , marshy in character, with rich flora and fauna . Forty-seven rivers and other waterways flow into the Chalan Beel. As silt builds up in the beel , its size is being reduced. The most important factor dominating the river history in Bengal is the large proportion of silt carried by its rivers. It

161-463: Is now known as Shaheed Sagar, and there is a memorial beside the pond. Most parts of Natore district are plain land. Chalan Beel , the largest beel in Bangladesh, is a part of the district. Natore District is 1,900.05 km (733.61 sq mi). It is bordered by Naogaon and Bogra districts to the north, Pabna and Kushtia districts to the south, Pabna and Sirajganj districts to

184-424: Is situated 18 km from Natore town) is a traditional bazar which sits every Saturday and Tuesday Bonpara is one of the biggest hats of Natore and Bangladesh. According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh , Natore District has 501,957 households and a population of 1,859,922 with an average 3.66 people per household. Among the population, 305,843 (16.44%) inhabitants are under 10 years of age. The population density

207-518: Is the second largest university of Bangladesh with around 50 disciplines and 6 institutes. Rajshahi Collegiate School (established in 1828) is one of the oldest school in the country and Indian sub-continent which became again the best school in Bangladesh in 2018. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Chalan Beel Sirajganj (35%) Pabna (25%) Chalan Beel ( Bengali : চলনবিল )

230-482: Is the silt which has created the land and made it habitable by building it up through the centuries. It is silt which is fertilising the land, but the silt, which has been the most beneficial gift of nature, has also produced most of the river problems now confronting the people of Bengal. Silt deposited in the old river channel beds has forced them to change course, creating problems for abandoned areas while assisting in developing new areas. The main volume of water from

253-636: The Ganges River began flowing through the Padma channel in the sixteenth century. Silt from the Padma helped in building up the southern portion of north Bengal. This is the most plausible explanation for the existence of a depression around Chalan Beel. The Teesta was active in the region until it changed its course in 1787. This territory lies between the land raised in the north by the Teesta system when it

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276-605: The Meghna . At that time the Jamuna was virtually non-existent and the Brahmaputra used to flow through its old channel. An estimate taken in 1945 found about 47 rivers and other waterways flowed into the Chalan Beel, a watershed of about 1,547 square miles (4,010 km ). In addition to being a crossroads for the many waterways it also served as the origin for the many rivers flowing south or east that eventually meet with

299-700: The English language also included Rajeshae . Rajshahi Division was created in 1829 by the British Government. It was the largest division in Bengal Province . During partition of Bengal in 1947, the division was partitioned in two halves. The eastern half remained as Rajshahi division, while its western half became Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, India. In January 2010 the Rangpur Division split out from Rajshahi division. At

322-451: The Hindu population has generally decreased. Natore was the district headquarters of Rajshahi from 1769–1825. At the eve of that replacement, Natore was declared as a Subdivision. That event made Natore the first Subdivision of Bangladesh. Natore was established as a district in 1984. There are seven upazilas in the district: There are eight pourasavas in Natore district, 4 of them being

345-557: The Padma or Jamuna. In the early 1900s, Chalan Beel began to be hemmed in by the construction of the Eastern Bengal Railway main line on the west and the Santahar-Bogra branch line on the north. The natural pattern of the water's drainage channels in this area were disrupted by the obstruction caused by the railway construction since railways in these low lands had to be built on embankments . The banks of

368-433: The beel are covered with dense stands of kash , babla , nol , dhol kolmi , simul , and date palm . Seven species of frogs and one species of toad represent the amphibian fauna. Chalan Beel has a total of 34 species of reptiles, including ten turtles and tortoises, nine lizards and various snake species. There are 27 species of mammals from 12 families. Chalan Beel has experienced the negative effects of pesticide use in

391-428: The east, and Rajshahi district to the west. The road distance from Natore to Dhaka is 220 kilometres. Lalpur is the lowest Average annual rainfall area of Bangladesh . In 1845, Natore Mahakuma was established. The Natore Municipality was established in 1869. The economy of Natore is based on agriculture. There are 2 sugar mills in Natore; North Bengal Sugar Mills Limited and Natore Sugar Mills Limited. They are

414-507: The enterprises of the Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation. Pran Agro Ltd., Ekdala, Natore Sadar (2005) is a private food manufacturing plant of Pran-RFL Group. Jamuna Distillery Limited (1995) is another private industry of Jamuna Group. The distillery produces industrial alcohol, and is situated near Natore Sugar Mills Limited. The total number of hats and bazaars are 152. There are 13 fairs . Bonpara Bazar, (which

437-677: The monsoon, the area of the Bil increases and touches four upazilas (sub-districts) of the district. The picnic parties come to Cholon Bil every season. Uttara Gonobhaban (formerly known as Dighapotia Rajbari) is the former residence of the kings of Natore. Today it is the official residence of the Prime Minister in North Bengal. Rajshahi Division The region has historically been dominated by various feudal Rajas , Maharajas and Zamindars . Formerly comprising 16 districts,

460-433: The seat of upazilas (sub-districts). They are: The town has a population of 120,000; male population percentage is 51.57%, female population percentage is 48.43%. The density of population is 4,825. Chalkbuddhnath, Station bajar, Borgasa, Alaipur, Kanaikhali, Nichabazar, Lalbazar, Madrasamor, Bongojal are the most populated areas of Natore town. The Deputy Commissioner is Mohammad Shamim Ahmed. The Superintendent of Police

483-480: The surrounding farmlands. In 2010, Bangladesh Agricultural University research, found pesticide use has increased sixfold since 1982, and the fish population of Chalan Beel has halved in the same period. A 25 kilometre highway constructed on the Beel has divided into two and caused havoc on the fish breeding by disrupting their movement. Commercial overfishing , grill and drag net and other destructive fishing have harmed

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506-524: The time of the 2022 Bangladeshi census , Rajshahi division had a population of 20,351,864. Muslims are 19,071,092 which is 93.71% of the population, while Hindus are 1,159,152 which is 5.70% of the population. Other religions (almost entirely Christianity and indigenous faiths) are only 0.59% of the population and are mainly found among the ethnic minorities. The major educational institutes in Rajshahi are: The University of Rajshahi (established 1953)

529-508: Was active and that in the south by the Padma. Another possible explanation for the depression is the ongoing course changes in the Padma. In Ven den Brouck's map of Bengal, prepared in 1660, the main channel of the Padma is shown flowing through Faridpur - Bakharganj . There is a suggestion of another channel, possibly from an earlier time, which runs through Rampur Boalia in Rajshahi , Chalan Beel, Dhaleswari and Buriganga before meeting

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