Geography
Natore is
a district of Rajshahi Division[1] located
in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi, and
used to be part of Rajshahi district.
Most part of
Natore district is plain land. Chalan
Beel, the largest beel in Bangladesh is
in part of Natore district.
Natore
District (Rajshahi division) with an area of 1896.05 km², is bordered by Naogaon and Bogra districts
to the north, Pabnaand Kushtia districts
to the south, Pabna and Sirajganj districts
to the east, Rajshahi district to the west. The road distance fromNatore to Dhaka is 220
kilometres. Lalpur is the lowest
Average annual rainfall area of Bangladesh.
Origin of
name
At first
Natore was a beel (a
large water body) whose name was Chaivhanga. In 1706 Raja Ramjibon Rai
established his capital here by filling the beel. Up until 1821 Natore was the
central office of Rajshahi district. In 1845 Natore Mahakuma was established.
Natore Municipality was established in 1869. Natore became a fullfledged
district in 1984. “Indigo resistance” movements took place in this district
during 1859 and 1860.
Infrastructure
Communication
facilities: Roads: pucca 236.04 km, semi pucca 35 km and mud road
1703.85; railways 64 km.
NGO
activities Operationally important NGOs are BRAC, CARE, Grameen
Bank, ITCL, Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS) etc.
Administrative
structure
Upazilas
Natore was
the District HQ of Rajshahi since 1769-1825. At the eve of that
replacement,Natore was declared as a Subdivision; that's why Natore is the
first Subdivision of Bangladesh. Natore was established as a district in 1984.
Monument
with names of martyrs
Pourasavas
There are
eight (8) pourasavas in Natore district, 4 of them being the
seat of upazilas (sub-districts). They are:[citation needed]
Natore (Natore Upazila)
Singra
Boraigram
(Baraigram Upazila)
Gurudaspur
Bagatipara
(Bagatipara Upazila)
Gopalpur
(Lalpur Upazila)
Naldanga
(Naldanga Upazila)
Bonpara
(Baraigram Upazila)
LALPUR
Natore town
The town has
a population of 72615; male 51.57%, female 48.43%; density of population is
4825.Chalkbuddhnath,Station bajar,Borgasa, Alaipur, Kanaikhali, Nichabazar,
Lalbazar, Madrasamor, Bongojal are the most populated areas of Natore Town.
Mayor :
Alhaz Sheikh Emdadul Haque Al-Mamun.
Administration
Deputy
Commissioner (DC): Muhammad Moshiur Rahman
Superintendent
of Police (SP): Bashudeb Banik
Administrator
of Zila Porishod: Advocate Sajedur Rahman Khan [1]
Notable
persons[edit]
Maharanee
Bhabanee (1715–1802) was an Independent Jamindar of Natore during
British India.[3]
Jadunath
Sarkar (1870–1958)
Banalata
Sen of Natore (fictional character)
Kumar Sharatkumar Roy (1876–1946)
Sarafat-ullah
Talukder (1900–1996)
Shree
Shongkor Gobinda- MP
History
Natore was
the District Headquarters of Rajshahi since 1769-1825.[4] Administrative
Natore subdivision was established in 1825 under Rajshahi district, on the eve
of the shifting of the HQ.
During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 a
direct battle was fought between the Pakistani occupation army and the freedom
fighters of Mukti Bahini on 29 March in which 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 then General Manager of the mill, Lieutenant Anwarul Azim; they
were killed near a pond in the mill campus. The pond is now known as
"Shaheed Sagar" and there is a memorial beside the pond.
Marks of the
War of Liberation: Mass grave 5, memorial 1.
Economy
Population
1521359. Sectoral share of occupations are Agriculture 41.75%, agricultural
laborer 28.84%, wage laborer 3.01%, commerce 10%, service 5.02%, fishing 1.32%
and others 10.06%. Economy of Natore is based on agriculture.
There are 2
sugar mills in Natore: 1. Natore Sugar Mills Limited 2. North Bengal
Sugar Mills Limited. Natore Sugar Mills Limited, Natore Sadar, Natore (1985),
Natore Sugar Mills Limited is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from Natore town.
North Bengal Sugar Mills Limited, Lalpur, Natore (1933). This two sugar mills
are the enterprises of the Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation
(BSFIC). 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, the Distillery is situated near Natore Sugar Mills Limited.
More industries will be set up if gas is supplied through pipeline in Natore.
That's why it is becoming a public demand to supply gas through pipeline as
soon as possible.
Hats,
bazaars and fairs
Total number
of hats and bazaars are 152, fairs 13. Tebaria Hat, which is situated 3 km
from Natore town is a traditional hat which sits every Sunday. Tebaria is the
biggest Hat of Natore.
Exports
Main exports
are sugar, paddy and vegetables.
Transportation
Roads &
Highways:
Natore in
literature
Famous
romantic poet of Bengal Jivanananda Das has written a poem named Vanalata Sen
regarding one "Vanalata Sen from Natore".
Kacha Golla
is a kind of sweet, made from milk and available in Natore District.
Places of
interest
Tourist
attractions in Natore include Rani Bhabanir Rajbari, the palace of Queen
Bhabani. Rani Bhabani was a great social worker.[5] She
was the pioneer to spread education for the women of Bengal.[citation needed] It is a historical
palace, situated in the Bongojol area nearby Natore zero (Madrasamore/old bus
stand). There is a college, a school, and other institutions named after Rani
Bhobani. Rani Bhabanir Rajbari is surrounded by a wonderful lake, which beautifies
this area.
Chalan
Beel is a large natural wetland. During
the monsoon, the area of the Bil increases and touches four upazilas (sub-districts)
of the Natore district. The picnic parties come to Cholon Bil every season.
They cook, sing, dance, and do everything they wish in their boats. It looks
like a sea, especially during the monsoon.
Dighapatiya
Rajbari is the most popular sight with visitors.[citation needed] The kings of Natore
lived here. Today, it is called Uttara Gano Bhaban,
and is one of the official residences of the president of Bangladesh. It is
situated in large grounds, with decorative gates, a large garden, and hundreds
of rooms. There is a lake surrounded proper palace area and some spectacular
sculpture here. It is 3km distance from Natore Zero point district town.
Front gate
of Uttara Gano Bhaban
Other places
to visit include:
Halti Beel (mini Cox-bazar)
Pagla Raja's Palace (jubo park)
Natore
Adhunik Stadium
Maharaja's
Palace
Beautiful
village of Moshinda
North Bengal
Sugar Mills and the "Shaheed Sagar" memorial on the mill campus.
Pran-Agro
Limited
Chalan Beel
St.Merry
Catholic Church which is situated at Bodaigram.
See also[edit]
