Paksey

This article is about the city. For the district, see Pabna District.
Paksey
পাকশী
Town
Hardinge Bridge and Lalon Shah Bridge, situated over Padma river
Hardinge Bridge and Lalon Shah Bridge, situated over Padma river
Paksey is located in Bangladesh
Paksey
Paksey
Coordinates: 24°01′N 89°13′E / 24.017°N 89.217°E / 24.017; 89.217
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictPabna District
UpazilaIshwardi Upazila
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Website[1]

Paksey (Bengali: পাকশী, romanized: Pakshee) is a town situated on the banks of the Padma River in Ishwardi Upazila–the westernmost Upazila of Pabna District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Paksey is home to the Hardinge Bridge–a steel railway bridge named after Lord Hardinge who was the Viceroy of British India from 1910 to 1916. Paksey also serves as the western zone headquarters for the Bangladesh Railway. The road bridge, Lalon Shah Bridge, crosses the Padma at Paksey.