Kurigram is a city in northern Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Kurigram District.
In 2011, Kurigram Municipality had 17,159 households and a population of 77,252. 15,083 (19.52%) were under 10 years of age. Kurigram had a literacy rate of 63.18% and a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males. [1]
Kurigram District is a district of Bangladesh in the Rangpur Division. The district is located in northern Bangladesh along the country's border with India. Under Indian rule, the area was organized as a mahakuma and was not established as a district until 1984.
Lalmonirhat is a district, situated at the northern border of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. Lalmonirhat mahakuma was established as a district on 1 February 1984. It lies north of Kochbihar and Jalpaiguri of West Bengal, south of Rangpur, east of Kurigram and Kochbihar and west of Rangpur and Nilphamari district. The international border line of Lalmonirhat district is 281.6 km long.
The Jaldhaka River (Pron:/ˌdʒælˈdɑːkə/), also known as Dichu, is a tributary of the Brahmaputra and a trans-boundary river flowing through India, Bhutan and Bangladesh with a length of 233 kilometres. It originates from the Bitang Lake at Kupup, Gangtok District, Sikkim, near the Jelep La pass below Dongkya Mountain Range. It flows through Pakyong District of Sikkim, India and then passes through forests of Samtse District of Bhutan where it flows for around 40 kilometres and than re-enters India at Bindu, Kalimpong district. Further it passes through Neora Valley National Park, Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary & Gorumara National Park in West Bengal along with cities and towns like,Paren, Gairibas, Jhalong, Dhupguri, Falakata, Mathabhanga and flows through Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts in West Bengal, India before the river enters Bangladesh at Mogolhat, Lalmonirhat District of Rangpur Division. It is known as Dharla River in Bangladesh and flows through towns like Kolaghat, Phulbari and Kurigram City and Passes southwards until the Dharla debouches into the Brahmaputra River at Bagua Anantpur of Kurigram District. Due to the river's wandering over several international borders, only a small length of the river lies in Bangladesh and Bhutan and most of its path lies in India. In some places, this river is also known as Mansai river and Singhimari river.
Bhurungamari is the northernmost upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Char Rajibpur is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Chilmari is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Phulbari is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Kurigram Sadar is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Nageshwari is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh located at 25.9792°N 89.7083°E.
Rajarhat is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Since 1981 it had been a Thana and later on September 14, 1983 was turned into an upazila by the government.
Rowmari is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Ulipur is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.
The Dharla River is a tributary of the Brahmaputra which is a trans-boundary river flowing through India, Bhutan and Bangladesh. It originates from Kupup/Bitang lake lying in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary of East Sikkim in the Himalayas where it is known as the Jaldhaka River. It then flows through East Sikkim, India then goes to Samtse District, Bhutan and returns to India again at Kalimpong district. From there, it flows through Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal, India, one of the seven main rivers to do so. Here the river enters Bangladesh through the Lalmonirhat District and flows as the Dharla River until it empties into the Brahmaputra River near the Kurigram District. Near Patgram Upazila, it again flows easterly back into India. It then moves south and enters Bangladesh again through Phulbari Upazila of Kurigram District and continues a slow meandering course.
Kurigram Government College, located at the centre of Kurigram District headquarters, is the only honors college in the district. It is also one of the famous colleges of northern Bangladesh. It offers HSC, three-year Bachelor and four-year Honors courses. The college is affiliated to the National University. Several thousand students study here. The college has two academic buildings and two hostels, one for male and the other for female students.
Rangpur Division is one of the Divisions in Bangladesh. It was formed on 25 January 2010, as Bangladesh's 7th division. Before that, it was under Rajshahi Division. The Rangpur division consists of eight districts. There are 58 Upazilas or subdistricts under these eight districts. Rangpur is the northernmost division of Bangladesh and has a population of 17,610,956 in the 2022 Census.
Kurigram-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Soumendra Prasad Pandey of the Awami League.
Kurigram-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Aslam Hossain Saudagar of the Awami League.
Kurigram-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Zakir Hossain of the Awami League.
Kurigram-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Ponir Uddin Ahmed of the Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Abul Mohammad Samaul Abdullah Amin is a retired Major General of the Bangladesh Army, a politician from Kurigram district and former ambassador.