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Rajshahi Division
Summary
Rajshahi Division (রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 Upazilas (the next lower administrative tier) and 1,092 Unions (the lowest administrative tier).
The region has historically been dominated by various feudal Rajas, Maharajas and Zamindars. Formerly comprising 16 districts, 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 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 lion 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 the time of the 2011 census, Rajshahi division had a population of 18,484,858. Muslims are 17,248,861 which is 93.31% of the population, while Hindus are 1,081,584 which is 5.85% of the population. Other religions (almost entirely Christianity and indigenous faiths) are only 0.24% of the population and are mainly found among the ethnic minorities.
Natore
Rajshahi
Sirajganj
Pabna
Bogura
Chapainawabganj
Naogaon
Joypurhat
The major educational institutes in Rajshahi are:
University of Rajshahi (RU)
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET)
Rajshahi Medical University ( RMC)
North Bengal International University (NBIU)
Rajshahi Medical College (RMC)
Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology
Rajshahi Science & Technology University
Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College, Bogra
Joypurhat Girls Cadet College, Joypurhat
Rajshahi College
Rajshahi Govt.
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