Dinajpur

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Dinajpur (Bengali pronunciation: [dinadʒpur]; Bengali: দিনাজপুর) is a city situated in northern part of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786 . It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka in Bangladesh. It is situated in 25°37′ N. latitude and 88°39′ E longitude on the eastern bank of the river Punarbhaba. It is bounded on the north by Suihari, Katapara, Bangi Bechapara, Pulhat, Koshba on the south, on the east of Sheikhupura and by the river Punarbhaba on the west.

The percentage of literacy in the city is 56.5% which is quite high compared with that of other cites in the northern part of Bangladesh. The progress of education has been marked by gradual and steady increase in the proportion of literates.

Over the last 25 years, Dinajpur has got some prominent educational institutions. Which are all Government Financed. They are as follows:

Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University is located 13 km north of Dinajpur town, is one of the prominent institution in North Bengal of Bangladesh. it offers various undergraduate programs like Computer Science, BBA, Agriculture, Fisheries, Veterinary and Postgraduate programs like Agronomy, Horticulture, Soil Science etc.

Established in 1992, M Abdur Rahim Medical College (Former Dinajpur Medical College) is one of the 36 Government financed medical institutions located at historical Ananda sagar area in Dinajpur City. Currently it offers 5-year MBBS Program along with 1 year compulsory after Graduation Internship Program. In 2009 Dinajpur city start English Version Education. Some notable English Version are:Bethel Int'l School, Dinajpur Ridge School, Dinajpur Labrotary School, Dinajpur Public School, South Point School and Green International School & Dinajpur Polytechnic Institute.

At first, after its formation in 1856, the Dinajpur Municipality used to be run by a town committee presided over by the Deputy Magistrate. This was among the first 40 municipalities in Bengal at that time. Later in 1868, the 'District Town Act' commissioned a Chairman of the municipality who replaced the Deputy Magistrate and given a similar rank as a District Magistrate. Mr. Patterson was appointed the first Chairman of Dinajpur Municipality in 1869. Now present chairman is Sued Jahangir Alam.^[1]

• Atmasthananda, fifteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.

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  Buri Puja, Dinajpur
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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Dinajpur".

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• Website of Dinajpur Municipality

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