Rajshahi Division 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) and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 Upazilas and 1,092 Unions.
Joypurhat is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh, part of the Rajshahi Division.
North Bengal is a term used for the north-western part of Bangladesh and northern part of West Bengal. The Bangladesh part denotes the Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division. Generally, it is the area lying west of Jamuna River and north of Padma River and includes the Barind Tract. The West Bengal part denotes Jalpaiguri Division and the Malda division together. The Bihar parts include the Kishanganj district. It also includes parts of Darjeeling Hills. Traditionally, the Ganga River divides Bengal into South Bengal and North Bengal, divided again into Terai and Dooars regions. Jalpesh and jatileswar are some of the most popular sacred places.
Joypurhat Girls' Cadet College is a military high school for girls, located in Joypurhat District, Bangladesh. Cadet colleges are under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence. Inaugurated in 2006, the college occupies 57 acres (230,000 m2) of land and has the capacity for 450 students. Joypurhat Girls' Cadet College is one of three girls' cadet colleges and nine boys cadet colleges in Bangladesh. It is the newest of all the cadet colleges.
Akkelpur is an upazila of Joypurhat District in the division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Joypurhat Sadar is an upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Kalai is an upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Khetlal is an upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Khetlal Thana was formed in 1847 and it was turned into an upazila on 3 July 1983. Khetlal Municipality was declared on 9 December 2010.
Panchbibi is an upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
The National University of Bangladesh is a public collegiate university of Bangladesh that was established in 1992 by an Act of Parliament as an affiliating university of the country to impart graduate and post-graduate level education to the students through its affiliated colleges, schools and professional institutions throughout the country. It is the second largest university in the world according to enrollment. The headquarters is in Gazipur, on the outskirts of Dhaka. After its establishment it affiliated association degree awarding colleges, where many of them were previously affiliated by the University of Dhaka, University of Rajshahi and University of Chittagong.
Karai Kadipur massacre was the massacre of unarmed Hindu villagers of Joypurhat on 26 April 1971 by the Pakistani army and the Razakars. 370 Hindus were killed in the massacre in the villages of Karai, Kadipur and other adjoining villages.
The Chiri River is a river in the northern part of Bangladesh. It passes through Joypurhat District in the Rajshahi Division. It is 21.70 kilometres (13.48 mi) long and 15 metres (49 ft) wide. By 2019, the river had silted up to such an extent that it had been converted to cropland, mostly for rice. At that time a project to dredge the river was awaiting approval.
The Sree River is a rivers in the northern part of Bangladesh,. It passes through Joypurhat Sadar and Akkelpur Upazilas of Joypurhat District.
Joypurhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Shamsul Alam Dudu of the Awami League.
Joypurhat-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon of the Awami League.
Joypurhat Sugar Mill is the largest government owned sugar mill factory in Bangladesh. It is located at the north-western Joypurhat district in Rajshahi division. It has the capability of thrashing 14,000 metric tons of sugarcane daily.
Abdul Alim was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former member of parliament for Joypurhat-1 and Minister. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Abbas Ali Mandal was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as Member of Parliament of Joypurhat-1.
Sheikh Hemayet Hossain Mia is a retired Bangladeshi police officer and former head of the Criminal Investigation Department. Earlier, he served as an Additional Inspector General of Police at the Armed Police Battalion.
