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Saturday, March 26, 2016

History Of Natore Natore District

History Of Natore

Natore District

Natore is a district of Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi, and used to be part of Rajshahi district.

Geography

Most part of Natore district is plain land. Chalan Beel, the largest beel inBangladesh is in part of Natore district.

Natore District (Rajshahi division) with an area of 1896.05 km², is bounded byNaogaon and Bogra districts on the north, Pabna and Kushtia districts on the south, Pabna and Sirajganj districts on the east, Rajshahi district on the west. Average annual temperature: maximum 37.8°C, minimum 11.2°C; annual rainfall 1862 mm. Rivers: 10 most noted of which are Atrai, Baral, Narod, Nandakunja; Chalan Beel is notable.The road distance from Natore to Dhaka is 220 Kilometres. Lalpur is the lowest Average annual rainfall area of Bangladesh.

Demography & Education

Population: 1521359; male 50.86%, female 49.14%; Muslim 90.47%, Hindu 8.47%, Christian 0.61% and others 0.45%; ethnic national: Santal.

Religious institutions: Mosque 2589, temple 216, church 12.

Literacy Rate: Average literacy 59%; male 65% and female 53%. Educational institutions: government college 5, non-government college 89, government high school 3, non-government high school 241, government primary school 407, non-government primary school 281, madrasa 133, teacher’s training college 1, nursing institution 1. Nawab Siraj-Ud Dowla(N.S)Govt. College(1956)is the largest and oldest college of Natore.

Other information

Communication facilities: Roads: pucca 236.04 km, semi pucca 35 km and mud road 1703.85; railways 64 km.

Cultural organisations Club 285, public library 10, cinema hall 18.

Newspapers: Locally published newspapers and periodicals Dainik Uttar Bangabarta, Dainik Uttarpath,Dainik Janadesh weekly Natore Barta.

Traditional transport: Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart, buffalo cart. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are BRAC, CARE, Grameen bank, ITCL, Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS) etc.

Health centres- District hospital 1, upazila health complex 5, TB hospital 1, diabetic hospital 1, mission hospital 1, maternity and child care centre 12, family planning centre 27.

Administrative Structure

Upa-Zillas

Natore was the District HQ of Rajshahi since 1769-1825. At the eve of that replacement,Natore was decleared as a Subdivision; that’s why Natore is the first Subdivision of Bangladesh. Natore has been established as a district in 1984. At present,It consists of 6 Upa-Zillas : 1. Natore Sadar, 2. Bagatipara, 3. Lalpur, 4. Baraigram, 5. Singra and 6. Gurudaspur

Bagatipara is one of the most important Upa-Zillas of Natore. It is a model thana (Police Station) of Natore.Quadirabad Cantonment of Bangladesh Army(Engineering Core)is situated at Dayarampur of Bagatipara Upazilla.

Pourasavas

There are eight(8) Pourasavas(Municipalities)in Natore.They are: 1.Natore,2.Singra,3.Boraigram,4.Gurudaspur,5.Bagatipara,6.Gopalpur(Lalpur Upazilla),7.Naldanga(Natore Sadar Upazilla,8.Bonpara(Baraigram Upazilla)

Natore town

Natore (Town) consists of 9 wards and 33 mahallas. Natore municipality was established in 1869 but it was transformed into Town Committee in 1959; municipality was again established in 1993. The area of the town is 15.05 km². The town has a population of 72615; male 51.57%, female 48.43%; density of population is 4825.Alaipur,kanaikhali,Nichabazar,Lalbazar are the most populated areas of Natore Town.

Notable persons

Maharanee Bhabanee (1715–1802) was an Independent Jamindar of Natoreduring British India.[1]

Maharaja Jagadindranath Roy (1868–1926)

Jadunath Sarkar(1870–1958)

Banalata Sen of Natore (fictional character)

Kumar Sharatkumar Roy (1876–1946)

Pramathanath Bishi (pro-na-bee)(1901–1985)

Rahman Henry (January 14, 1970- )

History

Natore was the District Head Quarters of Rajshahi since 1769-1825.[2]Administrative Natore subdivision was established in 1825 under Rajshahi district, on the eve of the shifting of the HQ. the subdivision made a district in 1984. It consists of 6 upazilas, 4 municipalities, 36 wards, 93 mahallas, 52 unions, 1272 mouzas and 1377 villages. The upazilas are natore sadar, bagatipara, baraigram, gurudaspur, lalpur and singra.

Among archaeological heritage and relics notable are Natore Rajbari and Dighapatia Rajbari (Uttara Ganabhaban), Dayarampur Rajbari (Bagatipara) and Budpara Kali Mandir (Lalpur).

Historical events: Indigo resistance movements were held in this district during 1859 to 1860. During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 a direct battle was fought between the Pakistani army and the rebels 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 labourer 28.84%, wage labourer 3.01%, commerce 10%, service 5.02%, fishing 1.32% and others 10.06%. Economy of Natore is based on agriculture. Land use: Total cultivable land 142880 hectares; fallow land 1772 hectares; single crop 72%, double crop 25% and treble crop land 3%. Cultivable land under irrigation 64%.

Land control: Among the peasants 29% are landless, 37% small, 25% intermediate and 9% rich.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is approximately Tk. 6000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, wheat, sugarcane, betel leaf. Extinct or nearly extinct crops Indigo, Aus and aman paddy. Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, coconut and litchi.

Not too many industries. Manufactories Sugar mill, rice mill, oil mill, flour mill, printing, biscuit factory, ice factory, etc. Cottage industries Potteries, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, mat making, etc.There are two sugar mills in Natore.One is Natore Sugar Mills Limited,Natore Sadar,Natore(1985),Natore Sugar Mills Limited is 2.5 km away from Natore Town.Another is 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.For a long time,the people of Natore are demanding gas supply through pipeline as soon as possible. Hats, bazars and fairs Total number of hats and bazars are 152, fair 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 Sugar, paddy and vegetables.

Kacha Golla

This one kind of sweet. It is famous all over the country for its taste. Kacha Golla is made from milk. You can get it in any sweet shop. But now a days best quality Kacha Golla is available only at Darik Vandar. Which is situated near Joi Kali Bari mondir.Mouchak Mistanna Vandar which is situated at Alaipur of Natore town is another shop which produces good quality kachaGolla . If you come Natore don’t miss to go for that.

Places of interest

Tourist attractions in Natore include Rani Bhabanir Rajbari, the palace of Queen Bhabani. Rani Bhabani was a great social worker.[citation needed] She was the pioneer to spread education for the women of Bengal.[citation needed] It is a historical palace, situated in the Bongojol area in the Natore district town. There is a college, a school, and other institutions named after Rani Bhobani.

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 pond and a sculpture here. It is 5 km from Natore district town.

Front gate of Uttara Gano Bhaban

Other places to visit include:

Pagla Raja’s Palace (jubo park)

Palace of Bagati Para

Modoner Pukur Par

Natore Adunik Stadium

Maharaja’s Palace

Beautiful village of Moshinda

Natore Sugar Mills

North Bengal Sugar Mills and the “Shaheed Sagar” memorial on the mill campus.

Pran-Agro Limited

Chalan Beel

References

^ William Hunter , Annals of Rural Bengal.

^ Natoer Gaurab ( The Glory of Natore), edited by Md. Mokshuder Rahman, A Publication of Natore District Administration,December 1989.

Humanism

Natore District Information

Natore is a district of northern Bangladesh within Rajshahi Division. Natore was the District head quarter of Rajshahi area since 1769-1825. Then Natore was declared as a Subdivision. And that’s why Natore is the first Subdivision of Bangladesh. It became a district in 1984. It consists of 6 Upa-Zillas . They are
• Natore Sadar
• Bagatipara
• Lalpur
• Baraigram
• Singra
• Gurudaspur
Bagatipara is a model thana (Police Station) of Natore. There are eight Municipalities in Natore. They are:
• 1.Natore
• 2.Singra
• 3.Boraigram
• 4.Gurudaspur
• 5.Bagatipara
• 6.Gopalpur(Lalpur Upazilla)
• 7.Naldanga(Natore Sadar Upazilla)
• 8.Bonpara(Baraigram Upazilla)

Area: 1896.05 km²

Boundary: The district is bounded by Naogaon and Bogra districts on the north, Pabna and Kushtia districts on the south, Pabna and Sirajganj districts on the east, Rajshahi district on the west.

Weather: Average annual temperature: maximum 37.8°C, minimum 11.2°C

Annual rainfall: 1862 mm. Lalpur of Natore is the lowest Average annual rainfall area of Bangladesh.

Population: 1521359; male 50.86%, female 49.14%

Religion: Muslim 90.47%, Hindu 8.47%, Christian 0.61% and others 0.45%; ethnic national: Santal.

Major rivers: Atrai, Baral, Narod, Nandakunja

Notable depression: Chalan Beel. This is the biggest beel of Bangladesh. It is one the major sourse of fish of sweet water.

Distance from Dhaka: Natore to Dhaka is 220 Kilometres.

Literacy Rate: Average literacy 59%; male 65% and female 53%.

Cantonment: Quadirabad Cantonment of Engineering Core Bangladesh Armyis situated at Dayarampur of Bagatipara Upazilla.

Major Educational institutions: Natore has one teacher’s training college , 1 nursing institution and 5 government colleges, 89 non-government colleges and many other institutes. Nawab Siraj-Ud Dowla(N.S)Govt. College(1956)is the largest and oldest college of Natore district.

Natore town: Natore town is a very old town because from the early british period, it was the district HQ of Rajshahi area. Natore Town consists of 9 wards and 33 mahallas. Natore municipality was established in 1869. Then in 1959, it was transformed into Town Committee. Finally the municipality was again established in 1993. The area of the town is 15.05 km² with a population of 72615. Alaipur,kanaikhali,Nichabazar,Lalbazar are the most inhabited areas of Natore Town.

Main occupations: Agriculture 41.75%, agricultural labourer 28.84%, commerce 10%, service 5.02% etc.

Economy of Natore: Economy of Natore is based on mainly agriculture. Cultivable land under irrigation is 64%. Beside agriculture, Natore has Sugar mill, rice mill, oil mill, flour mill, printing, biscuit factory, ice factory etc. North Bengal Sugar Mills Limited,Lalpur,Natore(1933) is one of the oldest sugar mill. Another is Natore Sugar Mills Limited,Natore Sadar,Natore(1985). These two sugar mills are the enterprises of the Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC).Pran Agro Ltd. (2005) is a food manufacturing plant of Pran-RFL Group. Jamuna Distillery Limited (1995) is a industry of Jamuna Group. The Distillery produces industrial alcohol. There are many hats in Natore. Tebaria is the biggest Hat of Natore.

Main crops: Paddy, wheat, sugarcane, betel leaf.

Main fruits: Mango, jackfruit, banana, coconut and litchi.

Major Exports: Main exports Sugar, paddy and vegetables.

Specialty of Natore:

Chalan beel, the biggest beel of Bangladesh. During the monsoon, the area of the Bil increases and touches four upazilas (sub-districts) of the Natore district.

Rani vabani Rajbari, the palace of Queen Bhabani. Rani Bhabani was a great social worker and one of the pioneer to spread education for the women of Bengal.

Natore is the first Subdivision of Bangladesh. It was once the district headquarter of Rajshahi area.

Kacha Golla, one kind of a sweet. Kacha golla is famous all over the country for its taste. If you go Natore, then don’t miss to go for it!

Places to see:
• Dighapatia Rajbari (Uttara Ganabhaban) is the most popular sight with visitors. Once upon a time, the kings of Natore lived here. Now it is called Uttara Gano Bhaban, and is one of the official residences of the president of Bangladesh. There is a pond and a sculpture here. It is just 5 km away from Natore town.
• Tourist attractions in Natore include Rani Bhabanir Rajbari, the palace of Rani Bhabani. She was a great female social worker. It is a historical palace, situated in the Bongojol area in the Natore town.
• Chalan Beel is a large natural wetland of Bangladesh. The picnic parties come to Cholon Bil every season. During the rainy season, it seems that the water has no end and looks like a sea.
• Dayarampur Rajbari (Bagatipara)
• Budpara Kali Mandir (Lalpur)
• Pagla Raja’s Palace (jubo park)
• Modoner Pukur Par
• Natore Adunik Stadium
• Natore Sugar Mills
• North Bengal Sugar Mills and the “Shaheed Sagar” memorial on the mill campus
• Pran-Agro Limited
• Maharaja’s Palace
• Beautiful village of Moshinda

Friday, March 25, 2016

History Of Chalan Beel

Chalan Beel (Bengali: চলনবিল) is a wetland in Bangladesh. It is a large inland depression, marshy in character, with rich flora and fauna. Forty-seven rivers and other waterways flow into the Chalan Beel. As silt builds up in the beel, its size is being reduced.Chalan Beel is an extensive lowland area in the lower Atrai basin, and spreads across Singra and Gurudaspur upazilas on Natore District, Chatmohar, Bhangura and Faridpur

upazilas of Pabna District, and Ullahpara, Raiganjand Tarash upazilas of Sirajganj District. It consists of a series of beels connected to one another by variouschannels to form a continuous water body during the rainy season. Although the beel area expands into a vast water body with dense aquatic vegetation as long as the Jamuna remains flooded during the monsoon months, it dries out in the winter months, leaving only patches of water in the central parts of this zone.

Chalan Beel is fast silting up. In the past it covered an area of about 1,085 km² but was reduced to 368 km² in 1909, of which only 85 km² remained underwater throughout the year. It has since shrunk to only 26 km².

History:

The most important factor dominating the river history in Bengal is the large proportion of silt carried by its rivers. It is the silt which has created the land and made it habitable by building it up through the centuries. It is silt which is fertilising the land, but the silt, which has been the most beneficial gift of nature, has also produced most of the river problems now confronting the people of Bengal. Silt deposited in the old river channel beds has forced them to change course, creating problems for abandoned areas while assisting in developing new areas.

The main volume of water from the Ganges River began flowing through the Padma channel in the sixteenth century. Silt from the Padma helped in building up the southern portion of north Bengal. This is the most plausible explanation for the existence of a depression around Chalan Beel. The Teesta was active in the region until it changed its course in 1787. This territory lies in between the land raised in the north by the Teesta system when it was active and that in the south by the Padma.

However, there is another explanation for the creation of the depression. The Padma has been changing its course over the centuries. In Ven den Brouck's map of Bengal, prepared in 1660, the main channel of the Padma is shown as flowing through Faridpur-Bakharganj, but there also is a suggestion of another, possibly earlier channel. This channel runs through Rampur Boalia in Rajshahi, Chalan Beel, Dhaleswari and Buriganga before meeting the Meghna. At that time the Jamuna was virtually

Pollution

Chalan Beel has experienced the negative effects of pesticide use in the surrounding farmlands. In 2010, Bangladesh Agricultural University research, found pesticide use has increased sixfold since 1982, and the fish population of Chalan Beel has halved in the same period. A 25 kilometre highway constructed on the Beel has divided into two and caused havoc on the fish breeding b disrupting their movement. Commercial overfishing, grill and drag net and other destructive fishing have harmed the fish population.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Informative news of Singra Upazila of Natore District

Singra (Bengali: সিংড়া) is an Upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.The area was governed by the Zamindars of Bengal and Natore, under the Rajshahi Raj family and the Dighapatia Raj families from the 1700s to the mid-1800s, and then under the Singranatore family from the late 1800s till 1951 when the Zamindari system was abolished by Pakistan.Singra is located at 24°30′N 89°08′E . It has 52851 households and total area 528.46 km².

Historical events in this district

Archaeological heritage and relics Natore Rajbari and Dighapatia Rajbari (Uttara Ganabhaban), Madanmohan Rath made of copper (Madhabnagar), Vishnu statue of gorur (prince of birds) as his mounts (Kuriapara).

Historical events indigo resistance movement was held in this district during 1859 to 1860. In 1932 a movement was launched at village Birkutsa against the zamindars in protest of increased rate of land tax. During the war of liberation a direct battle was fought between the Pak army and the freedom fighters on 29 March in which about 40 Pak soldiers were killed. On 3 June 1971, the Pak army indiscriminately killed about more than three hundred innocent people at village Chhatni.

Marks of the War of Liberation Mass grave 1.

Religious institutions Mosque 566, temple 46, church 3. Noted religious institutions: tomb of Bura Pir, Joykali Mandir.

History Of Liberation Natore District

History of the War of Liberation indigo resistance movement was held in Natore sadar upazila of the district during 1859 ' 1860. On 29 March 1971 a direct battle was fought between the Pak army and the freedom fighters in Natore sadar in which about 40 Pak soldiers including Major Aslam and Capt Ishaq were killed. On 30 March, 80 freedom fighters were killed and 32 were wounded in a battle with the 25th Regiment of Pak army at Moyna of Lalpur upazila; in another encounter with the Pak army at village Chamtia three freedom fighters were killed. Ten freedom fighters were killed in an encounter with the Pak army on 12 April at Dhanaidaha of this upazila. On 19 April the Pak army killed more than one hundred people including Dilip Kumar Sarkar, Dr. Monindra Nath Sarkar and Nabaram Mazumder. During the period from 3 May to 27 July the Pak army killed about five thousand people in different places of Lalpur upazila including Banpara Mission, North Bengal Sugar Mill, on the Lalpur Road and near the Neel Kuthi, at village Poitarpara of Chongdhupil, village Chatni, Ram Krishnapur and Bilmaria Hat. A battle was fought between the freedom fighters (under Bir Pratik Azad Ali) and the Pak army at a place adjacent to the Railway line of village Nabirpara in which 16 Pak soldiers were killed. On 3 December the Pak army killed 36 persons of village Maheshpur.

Marks of the War of Liberation Mass grave 5; Memorial monument 2.

Religious institutions Mosque 1961, temple 218, church 12, tomb 6. Noted religious institutions: tomb of Ghasipir (Dahia), Salampur and Baura Shahi Mosque, tomb and Mosque of Shah Bagu Dewan at Bhelalabaria, Chapila Shahi Mosque, tomb of Budhapara Hazrat Imam Shah Alam (R), tomb of Hazrat Shah Sufi Burhanuddin Baghdadi at Gopalpur, tomb of Sona Pir, tomb of Panch Pir, Bara Bagha Mazar Sharif, tomb of Rahim Sadhu (Gurudaspur Upazila), tomb of Bura Pir, Joykali Mandir (Natore Sadar Upazila), Shree Shree Radha Raman and Shree Shree Narayan Bigraho Tagore Dev Bigraho Mandir (Singra Upazila), Budhapara Kali Mandir, Panshipara Shree Fakir Chand Gosai Ashrama (Lalpur Upazila).

Tourist attractions in Natore District

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.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.

Dighapatiya Rajbari is the most popular sight with visitors. 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.