Dinajpur District (Bangladesh)
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Dinajpur দিনাজপুর |
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| District | |
 Location of Dinajpur in Bangladesh |
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| Coordinates: 25°38′N 88°39′E / 25.63°N 88.65°ECoordinates: 25°38′N 88°39′E / 25.63°N 88.65°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Rangpur Division |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 3,444.30 km2 (1,329.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 2,990,128 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Literacy rate | |
| • Total | 27.4% |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | dinajpur |
Dinajpur (Bengali: দিনাজপুর) is a district in Northern Rangpur, Bangladesh. It is part of the Rangpur Division.
Dinajpur was once a part of the ancient state of Pundravardhana. Devkot which rotated as the capital of Lakhnauti was located 11 miles south of Dinajpur town. The British administrative control in Dinajpur was established in 1786. At the time of Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of greater Dinajpur district was included in West Bengal and it was named West Dinajpur district. People of the district took part in the Tebhaga Movement and also had significant contribution in the War of Liberation of 1971.
An ancient engraved stone, believed to be from the Gupta era, was recovered from the bank of a pond near Sura Masjid in the Ghoraghat Upazila in Dinajpur in 8 October. The rape of Yasmin Akhter, a 14-year-old girl, by members of Bangladesh Police in 1995 resulted in mass protests in Dinajpur.
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.
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Dinajpur is bounded by Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts in the north, Gaibandha and Joypurhat districts in the south, Nilphamari and Rangpur districts in the east, and the state of West Bengal, India in the west. The total area of the district is 3,437.98 km2. The main rivers of the district are the Dhepa, the Punarbhaba, and the Atrai rivers.
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