Rajshahi also known as the Silk City is situated on the northern bank of the lower stream of the Ganges, known as the Padma. Like many other towns and cities located on the riverbanks, Rajshahi depended heavily on the Padma for its growth and development. In other words, the Padma greatly influenced the socio-economic conditions of the people of Rajshahi.

The areas, which comprised the greater district of Rajshahi, were inhabited preponderantly by the Hindus. The Muslim saints or Sufis, as they were called, who first arrived in this area promoted education and culture among the local people. They also provided food and shelter to the hungry and distressed, and elevated the morals of the people by their piety and exemplary character. The most distinguished of all these sufis was Shah Makhdum Abdul Quddus Jamal-al-Din Rupash. He arrived in Bagha in 1288 A.D. from Baghdad. Later, he came to the Rajshahi town. He passed away in 1325 A.D. on the present site of Dargahpara on the bank of the Padma. The dargah or shrine of the great saint, which attracted a large number of devotees, contributed to the growth of Muslim population in the area.

Rajshahi also enjoyed an advantage due to its being located on the bank of a large navigable river, the Padma. It emerged as a commercial centre, particularly for silk trade. In the absence of any recognised land route, the bulk of the trade was carried through the Padma. A large quantity of silk and silk fabrics was exported to the various parts of the Mughal Empire, to the neighbouring countries and to Europe. Rajshahi also became a prominent trading centre after the advent of the Europeans in the seventeenth century. The first Europeans to arrive here were the Dutch. Their silk factory located in the Barakuthi still stands on the riverbank as an important landmark. The Dutch were followed by the French and the English.

Sericulture was an agricultural home industry. The cultivators grew mulberry trees and reared silk worms in their houses on the mulberry leaves. Men, women and children were engaged in the rearing of the worms, winding, weaving and dying the silk. The mulberry tree thrives in the hard sticky soil in the Barind area and was therefore mostly cultivated in the district of Rajshahi, in the southern part of Dinajpur and Rangpur, in Murshidabad and its reighbouring areas. With the increasing commercial activities of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, cultivation of mulberry crops increased, thus contributing to abundantly productive silk industry. Following the incidents of the mid-eighteenth century, when the Marathas committed the most horrid devastation and cruelties and fed their horses and cattle with mulberry plantation in western Bengal, the Directors of the East India Company took some precautionary measures. They arranged for those people engaged in the silk industry to migrate to the other side of the Padma for in case Marathas or others should ever raid Bengal, they would not be able to cross the great river to destroy the mulberry plantation or disperse the winders of raw silk.

Undoubtedly, this measure contributed considerably to the prominence of Rajshahi as a major silk producing centre.

It was not the persons engaged in silk industry who alone migrated to Rajshahi. Common people of Murshidabad and its adjoining areas, scared of the Maratha atrocities during the middle of the 18th century, also crossed the river and settled in Rajshahi. Such influx of large number of people contributed to the growth of the population in the locality.

In any case, it was the silk industry, which brought fame and fortune for the people of Rajshahi. But with the British East India Company’s occupation of Bengal in the middle of the eighteenth century and the Company's commercial policy together with the invention of machines led to the gradual decline of the silk industry of Rajshahi.

The shifting of the district headquarters from Natore to Rajshahi in 1825 gave a new impetus to the growth of the town, which also served later as the headquarters of the divisional administration. Since then most of the government offices and residences of high officials of the district are located on the bank of the river.

Among other most important institutions and buildings located on the bank of the Padma are Circuit House, Collectorate, Court House, Rajshahi Collegiate School, Rajshahi Government College, Varendra Research Museum, Rajshahi Madrassah, Rajshahi Radio station, Motel and Rajshahi Central Jail etc. The Central Jail was constructed in the middle of the 19th century. Apart from holding the prisoners, the jail, at its early stage, had another important role to play in the town life of the people. The European residents in Rajshahi had to depend on the Jail for the drinking water, which would be sold to them at an anna per bucket or tin. The same water was used by the prisoners. It was obtained from the river Padma and brought inside the Jail through pipe. Later, in order to avoid difficulty and expense the Public Works Department had arranged an independent and reliable water supply by sinking well inside the Jail.

Rajshahi City Hall

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monuments around the city

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Parjatan Hotel in Rajshahi

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A motel in Rajshahi

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Rajshahi City Hall

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Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College & Hospital in Rajshahi

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Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College & Hospital (KYAMCH), located on 87 acres of land, out of city hustle & bustle in a pollution free picturesque surrounding on bank of river Jamuna, the holy birth place of Hazrat Khwaja Yunus Ali (R) Enayetpuri.

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Entrance and the main waiting area...state-of-the-art!

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more Rajshahi photos

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An amusement park in Rajshahi

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Nice thinking Tmac! We needed a thread on Rajshahi. I suggest we also start threads like 'Smaller Bangladeshi cities' cuz I've got a couple of cool Kushtia pics but dunno where to post 'em. Anyway, Rajshahi looks good:banana:

Great Stuff Tmac!

ya I think we can have a thread on small cities - Bangladesh.

khwaja younus medical college in Rajshahi

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RCC to construct 64 streets, culverts

Rajshahi City Corporation has initiated to construct 64 city streets and box culverts in the city areas at a cost of Tk 10 crore.

RCC Mayor Mizanur Rahmam Minu briefed about the new schemes of the corporation at a meeting at the conference room of the corporation Monday. Rajshahi City Corporation and Bangladesh Municipality Development Fund have been jointly implementing the scheme of 45-kilometre road.

‘On completion of the project, movement of city people will be smoother and traffic congestion will be eased,’ the Rajshahi mayor hoped.

The meeting also discussed the ways to ensure smooth supply of water and tackle power crisis, reinstalling of street furniture, drive against mosquito and cleaning of the city streets, meeting sources said. Mayor, however, directed the ward commissioners to launch cleaning drive including writings on the city walls.

Ward commissioners Golam Quddus, Abul Hasnat, Tariqul Alam Paltu and Abdul Hamid Sarker Tekon also attended.

http://www.newagebd.com/met.html

Great work Tmac - Rajshahi is an important city in Bangladesh, but I don't think I've ever seen any good pics prior to this.

I had no idea that Rajshahi had such a great Medical college! It looks like a top notch college atleast in terms of facilities. Thanks a lot Tmac, for starting this wonderful thread..

Bangladesh is developing very quickly ! The architecture looks great !

Bangladesh is developing very quickly ! The architecture looks great !

Thank you Skyprince. Yes, Rajshahi architecture is quite spectacular, it has always been a centre of art.

SAARC declares Rajshahi Green City

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation recently declared Rajshahi ‘Green City for 2007’ among the cities of the southeast Asian countries.

Rajshahi mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu said this while speaking at the concluding ceremony of the two-day workshop titled ‘Kishori Karmashala 2007’ for underprivileged and slum dwelling adolescent boys and girls, held at Green Plaza of Nagar Bhaban in Rajshahi on Thursday.

We could attain more honour from Unicef and international other institutions, if we made collective effort to achieve this’, he added.

The workshop was organised by Department of Public Health Engineering, Unicef, Care Bangladesh and Rajshahi City Corporation.

The function was addressed, among others, by Rajshahi Kishori Club president Shila Pervin, Unicef Rajshahi divisional programme officer Nujuli Begum, Care Bangladesh official KM Aziz and RCC health official Rezvi Sultan. Several hundred underprivileged girls and boys have attended the workshop.

Earlier, on Wednesday, Minu distributed Tk 70 lakh among the 485 boys and girls for taking vocational training and also distributed sarees among 754 girls for their contribution to the sanitation programme in the city.

http://www.newagebd.com/met.html

Some of the best monuments of Bangladesh including "Shabash Bangladesh" are in Rajshahi, Rajshahi Rulz!!

Established in 1910, Varendra Research Museum is the oldest museum in Bangladesh. It was established when local zamindars donated their collections, most notably Kumar Sharat Kumar Ray. In 1923 the museum became part of Rajshahi University. The largest part of the collection is pre-Islamic sculpture from archaeological sites in Bangladesh. However, there is also an impressive collection of artifacts from the Indus Valley civilization in Pakistan and stone calligraphy from the Muslim period. More recently a collection of artwork from local tribal peoples has been added. The museum also owns a collection of 22,000 books and 6,000 Bengali, Sanskrit, Arabic, and Persian manuscripts.
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Puthiya Degree College, Puthiya, Rajshahi Division

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Unknown Masjid, Puthiya, Rajshahi Division

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RCC places Tk 221.57cr
budget for 2006-2007
No new, land or business taxes
SM Humayun Kabir . Rajshahi -Metro Daily Newspaper

The Rajshahi mayor, Mizanur Rahman Minu, placed on Wednesday Tk 221.57 crore proposed budget for the financial year 2006–07, provisioning for no additional taxes.
The income and expenditure were shown equal in the proposed budget, involving Tk 221,56,83,128, which is about Tk 3.5 crore higher than the figure of the budget for the financial year 2005-2006.
Against the budget of Tk 218.98 crore of the past financial year, the corporation could earn Tk 92.88 crore, which is the highest figure in the history of the corporation, said the mayor at a briefing in the RCC conference room.
The mayor said the owners of thatched houses and freedom fighters living in the corporation area would exempted from holding taxes as was the case in the past financial year.
The mayor proposed some new development schemes that are under consideration of the government for implementation. The programmes are the supply of natural gas to Rajshahi through pipelines, establishment of a digital city, an IT village, and agro-based EPZ, reopening of factories to employ educated young people and modernisation of the Rajshahi Parjatan Motel.
The schemes also include establishment of a textile engineering college, leather engineering college, residential English model college, North Rajshahi Irrigation Project, construction of footbridges at the RDA Market, level crossing, Zero Point, Mono Square and near the railway station.
The schemes also plan three modern abattoirs, establishment of a dental college, rehabilitation of landless people and the establishment of a 30MW power plant.
The mayor, in his speech, also mentioned some of the ongoing programmes such as the construction of the second jute mills at Kantakhali, initiation of e-governance, establishment of Dainik Barta Complex, second phase of the water supply and drainage project, widening city roads, 100-bed diabetic hospital, five bridges including the one on the River Barnai and construction of some residential buildings at some educational institutions.
The listed some project that have been completed. They are the construction of city corporation building, upgrade of BIT to RUET, incinerator at RMCH for clinical waste management, Shilpakala Academy auditorium, Shaheed Zia Children’s Park, renovation of 17 graveyards, education board building, railway building, district administration building, the first phase of drainage programme, construction of city bypass, women’s polytechnic institution, modern telecommunications system, some police boxes, construction of new court building and installation of supply water lines.
Hinting at his not running for the next mayoral election, he said, ‘It is my last announcement of the corporation budget.’
He said the corporation failed to collect enough holding and other taxes in the past financial year. He said the corporation would be recruiting several hundred people on a daily basis to provide better service. The corporation has increased the wages of its daily labourers by Tk 5 a day and the closed Rajshahi Sericulture Factory will be reopened on a ‘no work, no pay’ basis, he said.
The briefing was attended by corporation’s chief executive officer Korban Ali, finance committee chairman ward commissioner Mustak Ahmed Ratan, committee’s vice-chairman ward commissioner Abdul Hamid Tekon, chief revenue officer Abdus Salam, budget-cum-accounts officer Lutfor Rahman and ward commissioners.

Rajshahi is famous for it's mangoes and thus there's a mango roundabout.

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That roundabout is delicious.

very modern looking Rajshahi Raiway Station

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A monument in Rajshahi.

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streets of Rajshahi

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it appears that Rajshahi is a city of monuments. Here are a few more.

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it appears that Rajshahi is a city of monuments. Here are a few more.
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The one with two freedom fighters is called "Shabash Bangladesh" - my favorite.

Rajshahi street scene

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Varendra Research Museum in Rajshahi

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the banks of the river padma in Rajshahi has become a recreational spot.

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Mango Square, Airport Road, Rajshahi

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RDA Bhaban, Airport Road, Rajshahi

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Talaimari Shahid Minar by the Padma river, Rajshahi

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unknown monument in Rajshahi

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View of The Padma River from Meatloaf Reataurant in Rajshahi

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Rajshahi city bypass road

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City of Rajshahi is full of monuments and murals.

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Padma river recreational spot

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Historic Rajshahi College

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Historic Rajshahi College

As usual Tmac you defy logic. A few months ago I searched a lot for pictures of colonial period buildings in Rajshahi including this one, but came up with just one small partially obscured shot.

Rajshahi Nagar Bhaban

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Nice building

Streets of Rajshahi

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Rajshahi University

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Rajshahi Railway Station

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^^ Interior of this station is very nice...first time I have seen pics...thanks Tmac. In fact Bangladesh has at least three nice modern railway stations - this, Dhaka, and Sylhet. Kamalapur interior is also nice but having been built at a time when were quite poor, doesn't have as nice materials...in this respect Rajshahi wins out. I think I've been to Sylhet railway station but was a kid back then and have no real memories of it.

I like what I've seen on this thread especially the Padma river recreational.

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wowww....what a nice railway station in Rajshahi

I like what I've seen on this thread especially the Padma river recreational.

Thank you, ncbmandy

A glossy floor would have made the station a world class infrastructure.

^^ Train is a great way to see BD. Here in the USA, trains generally run between two rows of trees (at least in the east), so a ride is extremely monotonous. In BD you can watch the scenery / rural life plus first class is not very expensive for people with good jobs. Also more practical given small land area. Long term some consideration should be given to tourism potential of rail and maybe have some trains or train cars dedicated to this.

Rajshahi Cadet College

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Zia Shishu Park, Rajshahi

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yet another photo of the newly built Rajshahi Railway Station.

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Zia Shishu Park, Rajshahi


looks like a very well maintained park.

looks like a very well maintained park.

Yup.... and our silk city already looks so nice - it's going to be a VERY beautiful place soon

^^ People's outlook is gradually changing. Thanks to the electronic communication, they now know that cleanliness is a must.

Pardon my ignorance, but is there any story as to why Rajshahi is called 'Silk City'?

This city looks great by the way.

Pardon my ignorance, but is there any story as to why Rajshahi is called 'Silk City'?

This city looks great by the way.

Yeah I would also like to know the story behind it.

Yeah I would also like to know the story behind it.

People more knowledgeable please correct me but, isn't it because Rajshahi used to be (or still is) the place where natural silk (as in the silkworm) is made? In Bangladesh it is known as Rajshahi silk, not as refined as Chinese or Japanese silk but very good.

Rajshahi

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Verandra Research Museum , Rajshahi

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Wow.. im really impressed.. Rajshahi looks like a very clean and serene place... well at least thats what I think from the photos Ive seen on this thread... defo gonna have to visit that place when I go BD next time inshAllah.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/Dhaka/Dhaka1/Dhaka2/rajshahi24.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/Dhaka/Dhaka1/Dhaka2/rajshahi25.jpg

A nice street called "The Greater Road" in Rajshahi

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/Dhaka/Dhaka1/Dhaka2/rajshahigreaterroad.jpg

Rajshahi Railway Station

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/Dhaka/Dhaka1/Dhaka2/rajshahirailstation10.jpg

Rajshahi Shishu Park

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/Dhaka/dhaka4/rajshahiparl15.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/Dhaka/dhaka4/rajshahi30.jpg

Pardon my ignorance, but is there any story as to why Rajshahi is called 'Silk City'?

This city looks great by the way.

Yeah I would also like to know the story behind it.

Very simple......

Rajshahi is where Bangladeshi silk comes from. Rajshahi is also famous for mango and lichi.

Nice to see u guys keeping this forum up and going. My O-Levels are over. :D

Nice to see u guys keeping this forum up and going. My O-Levels are over. :D

Nice to have you back Dhakaiya.

welcome back dhakaiya

Thanks guys! :)

Saheb Bazar Road, Rajshahi

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Nice pic of Rajshahi Station by Auyon:

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/Rajshahi_Railway_Station.jpg

Nice and clean station.

A project in Rajshahi - Jalil Biswas Point, Shaheb Bazar - render originally posted by mahtabali:

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/rajshahi.jpg

I heard Rajshahi is the most UNPLANNED city of bangladesh,.....true??

^^ I think Mymensingh gets that award Manazir.

^^i think most small towns are that way

Next four pics by Kaikobad - in order, Rajshahi City Corp, Rail Bhaban, old rail engine (outside Rail Bhaban, I think), and the Central Jail.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/kaikobad-1.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/rajshahi-rail-bhaban-kaikobad.jpg

Continued from previous post...

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http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/rajshahi-jail-kaikobad.jpg

any new picture from rajsahi ?

A project in Rajshahi - Jalil Biswas Point, Shaheb Bazar - render originally posted by mahtabali:

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/rajshahi.jpg
any news about this or any progress?

Taka 400cr projects in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Jan 20: Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has been implementing six development projects of Taka 400 crore with the main thrust of enhancing civic facilities, reports BSS.

Of those, implementation of the Taka 51.78 crore Fire Brigade crossing to city bypass connecting road has been completed connecting the people of northern part of the city along with various important establishments including Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman Divisional Stadium and Divisional Women Sports Complex with the main part.

According to the officials concerned, implementation of another project of Taka 52.34 crore for various infrastructural developments like drainage and water supply is at the final stage.

For uplifting the city's backward and underprivileged wards, a project of 78.82 crore has been adopted and its implementation work is going to be started very soon. Vertical extension of the City Bhaban will be done at a cost of Taka 16.72 crore.
A midtown road from Upashahar to Sagarpara crossing via Malopara will be widened and developed at a cost of Taka 72.16 lakh.

A Taka 122.91 crore project has been adopted for constructing a road from Paba area to Choddopaya area including a flyover on the road.

Procurement of essential machineries for improvement and maintenance of roads has been completed by spending Taka 23.60 crore. Besides, construction of roads and drainage, street lighting and beautification under various other projects including BMDF, lump grant and other schemes are progressing fast.

Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman Central Park and Zoo is being modernized and renovated with involvement of around Taka 14 crore.

Besides, the corporation is going to construct 15 multi- storied commercial buildings including a clinic under public private partnership system. Of those, construction of three buildings is progressing.

On the other hand, some other uplift projects are in the pipeline.

Meanwhile, Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton told BSS that the city corporation is committed to implementing its uplift programmes in a transparent and accountable manner.

"We have no compromise with the work standard of uplift programmes," he further said.
Mayor Liton said standard of all the uplift works of the city corporation is being monitored and controlled strictly and asserted that the officials and others concerned who would be found guilty of any corruption and irregularity will not go unpunished.

"Around three years back, we had received a fund-less, corrupted city corporation, civic services had been dismantled due to politicisation and corruption and 80 percent of the development works were plundered," he alleged.

After taking the responsibility, he said the present council has established a transparent and pro-people administration in the City Bhaban together with making it accessible to the public in general.

Besides, he listed various need-oriented uplift programmes and said the city corporation has adopted a 50-year plan besides the vision-2018 for planned development of the metropolis.
Upon successful implementation of the ongoing projects by next one to three years, a qualitative change will be attained.

http://www.newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details&news_id=50697&date=2012-01-21