Bogra

Bogra, formally known as Bogura, is a noteworthy city situated in the Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. It is real business center. The Bogra connect interfaces the Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division. This city is otherwise called the capital of North Bengal of Bangladesh. Shatmatha is the core of this city. Bogra is named after Nasiruddin Bughra Khan, the Governor of Bengal from 1279 to 1282 and the child of Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban.

The city is around 72.5 km2 and is separated into 21 wards. Bogra has a populace of around 780,000 individuals. Since it is the most established city in Bengal, Bogra is well known for its numerous old Buddhist stupas, Hindu sanctuaries, and antiquated royal residences of Buddhist rulers and Muslim sultans. The food of Bogra is celebrated for the decent iety of its sweets and its acclaimed Mishti doi. The city has created remarkable identities including President Muhammad Ali Bogra of Pakistan, President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh, All were conceived or have lived in the city.

The present chairman of the region is Adv. Mahabubar Rahman. Bogra is viewed as the most established city of Bengal, dating to the rule of the Great Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 268 to 232 BCE. At the point when Ashoka vanquished the Bengal locale, he established Bogra and called it Pundra Bardhan. This is upheld by the disclosure in October 2008 of an antiquated engraved stone accepted to be delivered in the Gupta period close Sura Masjid at Ghoraghat Upazila in Dinajpur.