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.^[2] It is on the northern banks of the river Padma.

Rajshahi,Bangladesh রাজশাহী
Metropolis
Panoramic view of Rajshahi from Sadharan Bima Bhaban
Nickname(s):  Education City, Silk City
Rajshahi,Bangladesh Location of Rajshahi in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°22′N 88°36′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Rajshahi District
Establishment	Sometime between 1700-1725
Establishment of Municipality	1876
Granted city status	1991
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	A H M Khairuzzaman Liton
Area [1]
• Metropolis	37.33 sq mi (96.68 km2)
Elevation	59 ft (18 m)
Population  (2008 est.)[2]
• Metropolis	775,495
• Density	12,700/sq mi (4,890/km2)
• Metro	472,775
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	6000
National Calling Code	+880
Calling Code	0721
Website	Official Website

Rajshahi used to be known as Rampur Boalia.^[3]

Notable people

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