Rajshahi

The city of Rajshahi is the headquarters of Rajshahi Division and Rajshahi District.  It is one of the six metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. It is called Silk City and Education City. There are around 1,000,000 people. It is on the northern banks of the river Padma. 

Rajshahi used to be known as Rampur Boalia."Rajshahi. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved April 18, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online" 

Notable people
 Akshay Kumar Maitreya
 Andrew Kishore
 Hasan Azizul Huq
 Ila Mitra
 Ritwik Ghatak
 Sir Jadunath Sarkar
 Mohammad Shamsuzzoha

References

Category:Cities in Bangladesh
Category:Rajshahi Division