Godagari Upazila
Godagari
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Godagari (Bengali: গোদাগাড়ী) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1] This is the place where Mahananda river fall to Padma or Ganges.
History
The Deopara Prashasti, an important inscription in Sanskrit poetry describing the Sena dynasty of ancient Bengal, was discovered near the village of Deopara.[2]
Geography
Godagari is located at 24°28′00″N 88°19′50″E / 24.4667°N 88.3306°E. It has 72,186 households and total area 475.26 km2.
Godagari Upazila is bounded by
Demographics
According to the
As of the
Points of interest
Padumsa Dighi (pond) of Raja Bijoy Sen at village Deopara (eleventh century), tomb of Shah Sultan at Sultanganj (fourteenth century), tomb of Ali Kuli Beg at Kumarpur,
Marks of War of Liberation Memorial monument 1 (Sheikherpara).
Administration
Godagari thana was established in 1865 and was turned into an upazila in 1984.
Godagari Upazila is divided into Godagari Municipality, Kakanhat Municipality, and nine
Education
According to Banglapedia, Godagari School & College, founded in 1905, is a notable secondary school.[1]
References
- ^ a b Kaisaruzzaman, AKM (2012). "Godagari Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Aksadul Alam (2012), "Deopara Prashasti", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Godagari Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Tehsil Map of Murshidabad". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajshahi" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Rajshahi district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.