RAJBARI DISTRICT

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Rajbari (Bengali: রাজবাড়ি জেলা, Rajbari Jela also Rajbari Zila) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. It was named by the renowned ruler Raja Surjo Kumar Guha Roy. He
established his palace or rajbari in this district.

There are 5 upazilas in this district. They are:
  • Baliakandi Upazila
  • Goalandaghat Upazila
  • Pangsha Upazila
  • Kalukhali Upazila
  • Rajbari Sadar Rajbari
Major rivers:
  • Padma River
  • Jalangi
  • Kumar River
  • Garai River (Or, Garai)
  • Madhumati River
  • Harai
  • Chandana
  • Chatra

Notable people from Rajbari district are following:
  • Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan (the speaker of Pakistan's Constituent Assembly)
  • Kazi Motahar Hossain
  • Mir Mosharraf Hossain
  • Satish Chandra Vidyabhusan, eminent Sanskrit scholar
Podamdi and Kurshi are also known for Nawaabs which was originally the subedar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire. It became a high title for Muslim nobles.

Dighi (a kind of water body) in Rajbari include Kallyan Dighi, situated in Baliakandi of Islampur union. Rajbari is situated by the bank of Padma River.


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