Badarganj Upazila

Badarganj
বদরগঞ্জ
Location of Badarganj
Coordinates: 25°40′N 89°03′E / 25.667°N 89.050°E / 25.667; 89.050
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictRangpur
Area
 • Total301.28 km2 (116.32 sq mi)
Population
 • Total314,865
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5430[2]
Area code05222[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Badarganj

Badarganj (Bengali: বদরগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Badarganj is named after the mystic-saint Hazrat Badaruddin Shah.[4] His tomb is situated in the middle of the town. After the conquests of Bengal, Turk Commander Ikhtiyar Uddin Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji stopped over at a field at Mansinghapur, Madai Khamar during his invasion of Tibet in 1203 AD to feed his horses.[4] After that event, the field was named 'Bakhtiyar Danga'.

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Banglapedia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).