The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and defence strategies and defending the nation's territorial integrity against external attack. Control of personnel and operations is administered by the Army Headquarters, Dhaka. The Bangladesh Army is also constitutionally obligated to assist the government and its civilian agencies during times of domestic national emergency. This additional role is commonly referred to as "aid to civil administration".
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 Ranpur, east of Kurigram and Kochbihar and west of Rangpur and Nilphamari district. The international border line of Lalmonirhat district is 281.6 km long.
Nilphamari is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. It is about 400 kilometers to the northwest of the capital Dhaka. It has an area of 1,580.85 square kilometres (610.37 sq mi). Nilphamari is bounded by Rangpur and Lalmonirhat in east, Rangpur and Dinajpur in south, Dinajpur and Panchagarh in west, Cooch Behar of India in north. There are many rivers in Nilphamari including the Tista, Buritista, Isamoti, Jamuneshwari, Dhum, Kumlai, Charalkata, Sorbomongola, Salki, Chikli, Chara and Deonai. There are four Municipal Corporation in Nilphamari district. Area of these Municipalities are Nilphamari 42.70 SqKm(27.50 SqKm Present, 15.20 SqKm Ongoing), Saidpur-34.42 SqKm, Jaldhaka-28.22 SqKm and Domar-9.421 SqKm. There are 60(sixty) Unions, 370 Moujas and 378 Village in Nilphamari district.
Saidpur is a city of Nilphamari district in Rangpur Division of Bangladesh. The city has become a very important communication hub for adjoining major district headquarters. Saidpur Airport is one of the domestic airports in Bangladesh. The Syeddpur Railway Workshop, established in 1870, is the largest in Bangladesh and was the major railway workshop for Assam-Bengal railway. The city has historically been an Urdu-speaking community with close ties to Bihar.
Asaduzzaman Noor is a Bangladeshi actor, politician and activist. He has been a Jatiya Sangsad member from Nilphamari-2 constituency since 2001 and served as the Cultural Affairs Minister during 2014–2019.
Nilphamari Sadar is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Saidpur is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Saidpur thana, later turned into an upazila, was established in 1915.
Shaheed Bhulu Stadium is the district stadium of Noakhali, Bangladesh. The Stadium is situated near College Gate in Noakhali municipality. Stadium is used for national parade, professional and district level football and cricket leagues. It has become a venue of first class and list A cricket since 2000. This is the 15th venue used for Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches.
Sheikh Kamal Stadium is a football stadium in Nilphamari, Bangladesh. It is located on the opposite of Nilphamari Government College and is occasionally used for national day parade and handball games. The stadium, built in 1984, took on a new look after huge renovation works were completed in 2018 with approximately Taka 14 crore being spent on building up nearly 750 square-feet of gallery, a new VIP stand, earth filling, and planting fresh grass among other tasks. The seating capacity of the stadium has been subsequently increased to 20,000. Like other public stadiums, this venue is also owned by National Sports Council (NSC) of Bangladesh, and managed by District Sports Association of Nilphamari. On 12 November 2017 National Sports Council has renamed this stadium from Nilphamari District Stadium to Sheikh Kamal Stadium after Sheikh Kamal. This is the 14th venue used for Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches.
Baby Naznin is a Bangladeshi singer. She won the 2003BACHSAS Award for Best Female Playback Singer. She also won the 2003 Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her performance in the film Sahoshi Manush Chai. She is dubbed "Black Diamond" in Bangladesh.
Nilphamari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Aftab Uddin Sarkar of the Awami League.
Nilphamari-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2001 by Asaduzzaman Noor of the Awami League.
Nilphamari-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Rana Mohammad Sohel of the Jatiya Party (Ershad).
Nilphamari-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Ahsan Adelur Rahman of the Jatiya Party (Ershad).
Shawfikul Ghaani Swapan was a Bangladeshi politician and the former chairman of Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP. During his political career, he served as a Member of Parliament twice, and held cabinet positions in both the Zia and Ershad Governments. His positions included serving as the State Minister of Defence, State Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism, and Minister of Housing and Public Works.
Bashundhara Kings is a professional football team based in Bashundhara Residential Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. They clinched the title of the 2017 Bangladesh Championship League, the second tier of the professional football league, in their maiden appearance. The club currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top flight of Bangladeshi Football. Founded in 2013, the club debuted in Bangladesh Premier League during the 2018–19 season. The club is owned and managed by Bashundhara Group.
The Rangpur region predominantly includes the northern Bangladeshi districts of Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari. Since 2010, Rangpur City has been the headquarters of the Rangpur Division of Bangladesh.
Mohammad Mahbubuzzaman was a Bangladeshi bureaucrat, Cabinet Secretary, and government minister.
Amzad Hossain Sarker was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Nilphamari-4. He was mayor of Saidpur Paurashava.
