History
Previously
Nilphamari was under Rajshahi division. The Nilphamari subdivision was
established in 1875,[2] Nilphamari was a subdivision of Rangpur District.
It was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 3
municipalities, 33 wards, 65 mahallas, 62 union parishads, 390 mouzas and 370
villages.
Historical
speciality
The
historical Tebhaga movement spread over Domar and Dimla of this
district in the 1940s. Once indigo was cultivated extensively in this district.
Syedpur is best known for its railway workshop. In 1870, the Assam-Bengal
railway set up its largest workshop in Syedpur and many Biharis or
Urdu-speakers came to work there. During the British rule the telephone
exchange for the whole Assam-Bengal District was also situated in Syedpur. Even
it was the largest city of Bangladesh after Dhaka and Chittagong. Syedpur had
the first airport in north Bengal. There was a cantonment in British period
also.[3]
Subdistricts
|
Upazila
(subdistrict)
|
population
|
|
Nilphamari
Sadar (Bengali: নীলফামারী সদর)
|
306051
|
|
Saidpur (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর alt. spelling: Syedpur)
|
246201
|
|
Jaldhaka (Bengai: জলঢাকা)
|
233885
|
|
Kishoreganj (Bengali: কিশোরগঞ্জ)
|
199422
|
|
Domar (Bengali: ডোমার)
|
187696
|
|
Dimla (Bengali: ডিমলা)
|
175507
|
Education
Nilphamari
Government College
Nilphamari
Government Mohila College
Nilphamari
Government High School
Nilphamari
Government Grils School
Domar
Government College
Domar ML
High School
Domar Women
College
Domar
Government Girl's School
Domar Balika
Nikaton School
Domar Shohid
Smrity Government Primary School
Places of
interest
Nilsagar
Nilphamari : Nilsagar a famous historical dighi (big pond) which stands at
Dhobadanga mauza of Gorgram union about 14 km southwest of Nilphamari
district headquarters. During the reign of Raja Birat there were many cow farms
at Gorgram. Raja Birat dug a large dighi named as Birat Dighi or Birna Dighi or
Binna Dighi for the cows. After the independence of Bangladesh the dighi was
renamed as Nilsagar. A Hindu mandir stands on the east bank and an abode of a
Muslim darvesh on the west bank of the dighi. The area of the dighi is 21.449
ha and depth ranges from 7m to 12m. The entire dighi is surrounded by brick
walls. The main decorated ghat of the dighi was made by Raja Birat. Every year
the banks of the dighi are used as a village fair site especially during the
occasion of Baruni Snan festival in full moon of the month of Baisakh. Usually
in the fair the Harikirtan singers play music with many kinds of kirtan songs.
Every year many tourists and various kinds of migratory birds come here. It is
well known as a recreation zone and a picnic spot.[4]
The palace
of Raja Harish Chandra (ninth century)
Garh (Fort)
of Raja Dharmapal and his palace (eighteenth century)
Three domed
Jami Mosque at Bherberi (eighteenth century)
Tomb of
Hazrat Pir Mohiuddin (Kundupukur)
Dimla
Rajbari[5]
Saidpur
Airport
Railway
Factory in Saidpur
Uttara
Export Processing Zone
Teesta
Barrage
Saidpur
Church (1893)
Nat
Settlement (prison, 1871)
Leprosy
Hospital[3]
Chini Mosque
See also
Districts of
Bangladesh
Rangpur
Division
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