Bogra District
বগুড়া জেলা | |
|---|---|
| Bogura District | |
 .jpg) .JPG)  .jpg) Clockwise from top-left: Kherua Masjid, Fields in Sherpur Upazila, Street in Bogra, Sannasir Vita in Vasu Vihara, Gokul Medh in Mahasthangarh | |
 Location of Bogra District in Bangladesh | |
 Expandable map of Bogra District | |
| Coordinates: 24°47′N 89°21′E / 24.78°N 89.35°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| Established | 1821 |
| Headquarters | Bogra |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Md. Ziaul Hoque |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,898.68 km2 (1,119.19 sq mi) |
| [2] | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,734,297 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5800 |
| Area code | 051 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-03 |
Bogra District, officially Bogura District since April 2018,[3] is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh, in the Rajshahi Division.[4] Bogra is an industrial city where many small and mid-sized companies are sited. Bogra was a part of the Pundravardhana territory of ancient Bengal and the ruins of its capital can be found in northern Bogra.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
census2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "District Statistics 2011: Bogra" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ Mahadi Al Hasnat (2 April 2018). "Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Md Nazmul Haq (2012). "Bogra District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.