Rajshahi Division () is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 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.
Etymology and names
The Rajshahi Division is named after Rajshahi District. Dominated by various feudal Rajas, Maharajas and zamindars of mixed origins throughout history,
- Group Captain (Rtd.) Saiful Azam, fighter pilot, Member of Parliament (MP) for Pabna-3
- Manzoor Alam Beg, photographer
- Apu Biswas
- Mohammad Ali Bogra
- General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, OBE, former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
- Pramatha Chaudhuri, writer
- Samson H. Chowdhury, business mangate
- Zahid Hasan, stage actor
- Amjad Hossain, (Member of National Assembly of Pakistan), organiser of Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971.
- A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam, advisor of military-backed 2007-2008 caretaker government
- Taijul Islam, player for the Bangladesh national cricket team
- Abdul Jalil, politician
- James
- Air Vice Marshal (Rtd.) A. K. Khandker, first Chief of Staff of Bangladesh Air Force (1971–1975), Former Minister, Ministry Planning of Bangladesh
- Mahiya Mahi
- Amiya Bhushan Majumdar, Indian novelist
- Partha Pratim Majumder
- Bande Ali Mia, poet
- Bidya Sinha Saha Mim
- Mohammed Fazle Rabbee, cardiologist, intellectual
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Arifur Rahman
- Tarique Rahman
- Ziaur Rahman
- Sqn Ldr Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui, Pakistani war hero of Indo-Pak War of 1965
See also
- List of mosques in Rajshahi Division
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Upazila
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
References
External links
- UttorbongoProtidin.Com 24/7 Bengali and English newsportal from Bangladesh.