Thakurgaon

                   

 

THAKURGAON

                                                                                                                                                                               

Thakurgaon district city stand on the bank of the Tangon river and located at 25º40' - 26º10' North and 88º36' East. It was established as a Sub Division 1860. It is declared as a district 1st Febrary 1984. It consist of five upazillas, three Pourshavas and fifty one unions. Adminstrative work Start at 1860. Thakurgaon pouroshava was established in 1958. It is renouned for some of the tourist resorts like Ranisagor dighi, Jamidarbari at Ranisankail Upazila, Fun city at Pirganj Upazila , Harinmari mangoo tree at Baliadangi Upazila, Jamidarbari at Haripur Upazila.The District adjacent to Indian Border.

Thakurgaon At a Glance

Upazila Road:	485.49 km
Union Road:	760.58Km
Village Road:	1690.72Km VA 1712.15Km VB
Population:	1295922 (2001)
Density:	751 Km2
Literacy:	65%
No. of Upazila:	5
No. of Union:	51
No. of Pourashava:	3
No. of Primary School:	954
No. of High School:	279
No. of College:	45

 

Area	1809.52 square kilometers.
Bounded by	Panchagarh district on the north, west bengal of India on the west and south, Panchagarh and Dinajpur districts on the east.
Profile	Thakurgaon subdivision was established in 1860 and was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 2 municipalities, 18 wards, 32 mahallas, 5 upazilas, 51 union parishads, 643 mouzas and 643 villages.
Upazilla/ Thana	Baliadangi Upazila, Haripur Upazila, Pirganj Upazila, Ranisankail Upazila, Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

Geography

Thakurgaon is in the north west corner of Bangladesh, it is about 467 km from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is surrounded by Dinajpur district on its south, Panchagarh district to the east and India on its west and north sides, it is a part of the Himalayan plain land.

History

During British rule Thakurgaon was a tehsil (a district subdivision). In 1947 at the time of the Partition of India, Thakurgaon Subdivision became part of East Pakistan and became part of the newly established Dinajpur District of East Bengal. In 1984 Takurgaon subdivision was split off Dinajpur and became a separate district (i.e. Thakurgaon District).

Economy

In Bangladesh as a whole agriculture is the basis of the economy, and Thakurgaon has been striving for a long time to be economically productive, agriculture forming a major part of the districts economy. Thakurgaon produces many agricultural products, such as rice, wheat, sugarcane, seasonal vegetables and fruits etc. The sugarcane plantation - TSM (Thakurgaon Sugar Mill)--is part of the BSFIC. These become the main livelihood of the native. Poultry firms are quite productive business in Thakurgaon, there are several cold-stores in the district. Different businesses for producing and repairing agricultural tools have grown up.
However the community's distance from the capital causes difficulties in getting sufficient technical and logistic support and in transporting local products to the national market. It is not easy for the investors to set up their business far away from the center of national trade and commerce.

Religion

The district of Thakurgaon consists 1458 mosques, 1026 temples, 12 churches and 3 tombs.
                                        

Places of interest

There are various places of interest in the district, these include:

1. The river of Tangon
2. Senua Bridge
3. Thakurgaon Sugar Mill Ltd
4. Old Air Port, destroyed during the second world war, situated at Modergonj beside of Arazipaickpara
5. Jomidar Mosjid at Shibganj
6. kalpana city                                                                                                                                                                              
   

Baliadangi:

1. Ancient Mango Tree, it is the largest Mango tree is Bangladesh.
2. Farming tea garden in border area.
3. nice Asian highway
4. Muktobangla

Ranisankoil:

1. The Fair of Nekmordon
2. Ramrai Dighi, it is a pond having 50 acres (200,000 m²) of area. A beautiful tourist spot.
3. King's Palace
4. The river of Kulic
5. KhuniaDhighi Memorial
6. Palace of King Tonko Nath
7. Gorkoi Heritage
8. There is a Great saint Mazar in Nekmarad. The name of the Saint Hazrat Shah Nasiruddin Haider (R), Nekmarad was once a capital of some king's. The ancient name of Nekmarad was Korbarton/Kambarton. It was also the Capital of Bhiem Raj, Brother of Pit Raj.(Edit by Md. Helal Uddin, Assistant Prof. Of Nekmarad BanghaBandhu College)

Pirgonj

1. Fun city tourism & Amusement park (in front of the Pirgonj Municipal office)
2. 500 acre shal garden on the bank of the Tangon River.

Haripur:

1. Ancient Hindu Temples.

Culture

There is a versatile practice of culture in the district; few festivals and cultural events are regularly arranged there. Alpona Sansad arranges 'Boishakhi Mela' in every Bangla new year. Several drama clubs (Sapla Natto Gosty-Estd.1974, Nischintopur Theater etc. ) practice and perform regularly and stage original and famous dramas every month. Dhamer Gaan is a unique traditional cultural invention of Thakurgaon people. The existing 10 tribes in this area enjoy their own heritage and cultural practices.

Organizations

Many government and non-government organizations are active in Thakurgaon. Government offices and organizations are as usual to any district of Bangladesh. Along with some famous national NGOs like BRAC, ESDO, ASA, CARE, PKSF, JSS, MMCCH there are a number of renowned local non-government organizations active here. Thakurgaon Club & Thakurgaon Town Club- established in 1911, is the prime sports hub for the local people."Shadheen Somaj Kollan Porisod" is the leading free blood donating organization located at Kalmegh,Baliadangi,Thakurgaon.

Places to see	Residence of Raja Tonkanath (Malduar), Rajbari of Raja Jagendra Narayan, Rajbari of Raja Ganesh, Jagadal Rajbari, Bangla Garh, Sangaon Shahi Mosque, Fatehpur Mosque, Jamalpur Mosque, tomb of Syed Nasir Uddin, tomb of Pir Sheikh Sirajuddin, tomb of Hazrat Adam (R), Govinda Jeo Mandir (eighteenth century), Shiva Mandir at Haripur Rajbari, Goraksanath Mandir, Katihar Hat Shyamrai Mandir, Ramrai Dighi, Khunia Dighi, Adhar Dighi, Shapla Dighi and Rani Dighi.
Newspapers	Extinct dailies: Thakurgaon Darpan, Sangrami Bangla, Gram Bangla, Dainik Bangladesh, Janarab; periodicals: Aso Cheye Dekhi Prithibi, Usashi, Chalachitra.
Rivers	tangon, punarbhaba, nagar, Pathari, Talma, Kulic, dhepa.