Rajshahi division is situated in Northwestern part of Bangladesh. The major cities of Rajshahi division are Rajshahi, Rangpur, Bogra and Dinajpur. Rajshahi and the city of Saidpur have airports, with daily flights to the capital city of Dhaka. A major landmark in Rajshahi is the Kantaji Mondir, a Hindu temple north of Dinajpur. The temple is covered entirely with thousands of terra cotta tiles, each with a unique design. Other sites of interest are Sompur Bihara, a large buddhist monastery, a Mohasthangar, home to archeological sites of Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim periods. Barendra Museum in Rajshahi is one of the foremost museums specializing in history of ancient Bengal. Rajshahi is well-known for its fruit, particularly mangoes.

Geography

Rajshahi district is bounded by Naogaon District on the north, Natore District on the east, Chapai Nababganj District on the south and the river Padma to the south.

Subdivisions

Among its upazillas are Durgapur, Tanore, Baneswar.

History

Rajshahi is a historical district. See Rajshahi for more details.

Economy

Rajshahi has been regarded as the bread-basket of Bangladesh. Recent agricultural modernizations with the much-lauded Barendra project has increased crop-diversification, allowed farmers to access better analysis of their farmland's chemical composition, and generally allowed farmers to grow as many as three crops every year instead of the usual one crop. Moreover, agro-processing is also thought to have an extremely bright future in this region of the country; industry experts predict that gas connection with the rest of the country will allow Rajshahi to fulfill its true potential and generally emerge as one of the most economically vibrant parts of Bangladesh.