Rajbari District
Template:Infobox Bangladesh district Rajbari (Bengali: রাজবাড়ি জেলা, Rajbari Jela also Rajbari Zila) is a district in central Bangladesh.[1][2] 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.
Administration
Upazilas
There are 5 upazilas in this district.[2] They are:
- Administrator of Zila Porishod: Akbar Ali Morji[3]
- Deputy Commissioner (DC):Zinat Ara
Geography and climate
Annual average temperature of this district is maximum 35.8 °C and minimum 12.6 °C. Annual rainfall is 2105 mm.
Major rivers
- Padma River
- Jalangi
- Kumar River
- Garai River (Or, Garai)
- Madhumati River
- Harai
- Chandana
Notable people
Notable people from Rajbari district are following:
- Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan (the speaker of Pakistan's Constituent Assembly)
- Yakub Ali Chowdhury
- Rokonuzzaman Khan Dadabhai, eminent Bangladeshi cartoonist
- Kazi Motahar Hossain
- Mir Mosharraf Hossain
Places of interest
Podamdi and Kurshi are also a remarkable place 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).
Rajbari is a district of natural beauty. Famous dighi (a kind of water body) Kallyan Dighi situated in Baliakandi of Islampur union. Rajbari is situated by the bank of Padma River.
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Banglapediawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Rajbari District Information". Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ AL men appointed administrators
