Nilphamari (Bengali: নীলফামারী জেলা, Nilphamari Jela also Nilphamari Zila) is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. It is 400 km from the capital Dhaka in north and west side. It's of 1547 square km. Nilphamari is bounded by Rangpur and Lalmonirhat in east, Rangpur and Dinajpur in south, Dinajpur and Panchagarh in west, Siliguri of India in north.[2]
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History
Previously Nilphamari was under Rajshahi division. The Nilphamari subdivision was established in 1875,[3]
Nilphamari was a subdivision of Rangpur District. It was turned into a
district in 1984. The district consists of 3 municipalities, 33 wards,
65 mahallas, 62 union parishads, 390 mouzas and 370 villages.
Historical speciality
The historical Tebhaga movement
spread over Domar and Dimla of this district in the 1940s. Once indigo
was cultivated extensively in this district. Syedpur is best known for
its railway workshop. In 1870, the Assam-Bengal railway set up its
largest workshop in Syedpur and many Biharis or Urdu-speakers came to
work there. During the British rule the telephone exchange for the whole
Assam-Bengal District was also situated in Syedpur. Even it was the
largest city of Bangladesh after Dhaka and Chittagong. Syedpur had the
first airport in north Bengal. There was a cantonment in British period
also.[4]
Administration
Deputy Commissioner (DC) is the district chief administrator.
The website of DC of Nilphamari http://www.dcnilphamari.gov.bd/. This website is full of information about the whole district. Another website is http://www.nilphamari.org enriched with images.
Subdistricts
| Upazila (subdistrict) | population |
|---|---|
| Nilphamari Sadar (Bengali: নীলফামারী সদর) | 306051 |
| Saidpur (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর alt. spelling: Syedpur) | 246201 |
| Jaldhaka (Bengali: জলঢাকা) | 233885 |
| Kishoreganj (Bengali: কিশোরগঞ্জ) | 199422 |
| Domar (Bengali: ডোমার) | 187696 |
| Dimla (Bengali: ডিমলা) | 175507 |
Places of interest
1.Nilsagar:
Nilsagar a famous historical dighi (big pond) which stands at
Dhobadanga mauza of Gorgram union about 14 km southwest of Nilphamari
district headquarters. During the reign of Raja Birat there were many
cow farms at Gorgram. Raja Birat dug a large dighi named as Birat Dighi
or Birna Dighi or Binna Dighi for the cows. After the independence of
Bangladesh the dighi was renamed as Nilsagar. A Hindu mandir stands on
the east bank and an abode of a Muslim darvesh on the west bank of the
dighi. The area of the dighi is 21.449 ha and depth ranges from 7m to
12m. The entire dighi is surrounded by brick walls. The main decorated
ghat of the dighi was made by Raja Birat. Every year the banks of the
dighi are used as a village fair site especially during the occasion of
Baruni Snan festival in full moon of the month of Baisakh. Usually in
the fair the Harikirtan singers play music with many kinds of kirtan
songs. Every year many tourists and various kinds of migratory birds
come here. It is well known as a recreation zone and a picnic spot.[5]
2.Neel Kuthi (Nilphamari Sadar Upazila)
3.The palace of Raja Harish Chandra (Ninth century, Jaldhaka upazila)
4.Garh (Fort) of Raja Dharmapal and his palace (eighteenth century, Jaldhaka)
5.Three domed Jami Mosque at Bherberi (eighteenth century, Kishoreganj upazila)
6.Tomb of Hazrat Pir Mohiuddin (Kundupukur)
7.Dimla Rajbari[6]
8.Saidpur Airport
9.Railway Factory in Saidpur
10.Uttara EPZ (export processing zone)
11.Teesta Barrage
12.Saidpur Church (1893)
13.Nat Settlement (prison, 1871)
14.Leprosy Hospital[7]
15.Chini Mosque
See also
References
- Bangla Wikipidea "নীলফামারী" Retrieved February February 26, 2013
- "ডিসি নীলফামারী" Retrieved February 26, 2013
- Abdus Sattar (2012). "Nilphamari District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- "bangladeshtalks.com" Retrieved February 26, 2013
- Nilsagar entry from Banglapedia Retrieved 6 December 2014
- Dimla entry in Banglapidea Retrieved 6 December 2014
- "leprosymissionbangladesh" Retrieved February 26, 2013
- "bangladeshtalks.com" Retrieved February 26, 2013
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