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Rajshahi Division
রাজশাহী বিভাগ
Varendra
Division
Clockwise from the top:
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Choto Sona Mosque, Jamuna Bridge, Somapura Mahavihara & Hardinge Bridge, Uttara Ganabhaban and Gokul Medh
Nickname: 
Land of Zamindars
Coordinates: 25°00′N 89°00′E / 25.000°N 89.000°E / 25.000; 89.000
Country Bangladesh
Established1829
Capital
and largest city		Rajshahi
Government
 • Divisional CommissionerA.N.M. Bazlur Rashid[1]
 • Deputy Inspector General (DIG)Mohammad Shahjahan
 • Parliamentary constituencyJatiya Sangsad (39 seats)
Area
 • Division
18,174.4 km2 (7,017.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Division
20,353,116 (Enumerated)
 • Urban
[2]
4,840,396
 • Rural
[2]
15,511,404
 • Metro
[2]
553,241
 • Adjusted Population[2]
20,794,019
Languages
 • Official languageBengali[3]
 • Recognised foreign languageEnglish
 •  Minority languages
List[4]
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
ISO 3166 codeBD-E
HDI (2023)0.700[5]
high
Websiterajshahidiv.gov.bd

Rajshahi Division (Bengali: রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 18,174.4 square kilometres (7,017.2 sq mi)[6] and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119.[7] Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrative tier) and 1,092 unions (the lowest administrative tier).

The region has historically been dominated by various feudal Rajas, Maharajas and Zamindars.[8] Formerly comprising 16 districts, a new division (Rangpur Division) was formed with the 8 northern districts of the old Rajshahi Division from early 2010.[6]

Etymology and names

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The Rajshahi Division is named after Rajshahi District. Dominated by various feudal Rajas, Maharajas and zamindars of mixed origins throughout history,[8] the name is a compound of the words Raj and Shahi, both of which can be translated into reign or kingdom. Archaic spellings in the English language also included Rajeshae.

Demographics

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Religion in Rajshahi division (2022)[2]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 93.71%
Hindus
 
 5.70%
Christians
 
 0.41%
Others
 
 0.18%

At the time of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rajshahi division had a population of 20,351,864. Muslims are 19,071,092 which is 93.71% of the population, while Hindus are 1,159,152 which is 5.70% of the population. Other religions (almost entirely Christianity and indigenous faiths) are 0.59% of the population and are mainly found among the ethnic minorities.[2]

Districts

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Education

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Notable schools in Rajshahi invoice:

Universities

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Medical Colleges

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Colleges

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Schools

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Notable residents

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Rajshahi Division". Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  3. ↑ "The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh". Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 Sajahan Miah (2012). "Rajshahi Division". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Population Census 2011: National Volume-1: Analytical Report" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  8. 1 2 Encyclopedia of Bangladesh pp 6
  9. ↑ একজন যোদ্ধার গল্প [The story of a warrior]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 6 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Oversee mosque construction to check recurrence of N'ganj-like incident: PM". United News of Bangladesh. 6 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Beg, MA". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
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