Rajshahi

Rajshahi  ( Bengali :  রাজশাহী ; historically  Rampur Boalia ; nicknamed Silk City) is a  metropolitan city  in Bangladesh and a major urban...

Rajshahi (Bengali: রাজশাহী; historically Rampur Boalia; nicknamed Silk City) is a metropolitan city in Bangladesh and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of North Bengal. It is the administrative seat^{[note 1]} of Rajshahi Division & Rajshahi District . Located on the north bank of the Padma River, near the Bangladesh-India border; the city has a population of over 763,952 residents.^[3] The city is surrounded by satellite towns like Katakhali & Nowhata, which together build an urban agglomeration of about 1 million population.