Bogura

by Rasaf Ibrahim on Sep 09, 2021

Bogura is a major city located in the Bogura District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. It is a major commercial hub in Northern Bangladesh. The Bogura bridge connects the Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division. It is the second largest city in Rajshahi Division in metropolitan.

Bogura is named after Nasiruddin Bughra Khan, the Governor of Bengal from 1279 to 1282 and the son of Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban.

The city is approximately 69.56 km2 (26.86 sq mi) and is divided into 21 wards. Bogura has a population of around 540,000 people. Since it is one of the oldest cities in Bengal, Bogura is famous for its many ancient Buddhist stupas, Hindu temples, and ancient palaces of Buddhist kings and Muslim sultans.

Economy

Since the 2009 adoption of new urban planning, there has been a significant development in the infrastructure of Bogura. This includes the restructuring and widening of roads, improvement of telecommunications infrastructure, and the installation of underground gas connections.

Additionally, red chili production in Bogura is a major industry, with companies such as Square, Acme, and BD Food collecting red chili from twelve centers within Bogura.

Often called the "Town of Banks", Bogura is the location of numerous online banking facilities, credit card, debit card, and remittance companies. Banking in Bogura has significantly expanded with the presence of government banks such as the Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank), Sonali Bank, Rupali Bank, Janata Bank, Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank, Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd., Uttara Bank Ltd, and Agrani Bank, as well as a number of private and specialized banks, including Pubali Bank, National Bank, IFIC bank Ltd., Citi Bank Ltd., and others.

Bogura is also home to an increasing number of IT, software, technology, and computer services companies. One of the milestones of its tech sector occurred in 2008 when the French Grameen Group and Groupe Danone entered into a joint venture with a local company to establish an organization named Grameen Danone.

Statistically, Bogura's workforce is still dominated by jobs in the agriculture sector (29.95%) and agricultural manufacturing (12.53%). They are followed by general commerce (18.11%), customer service (15.62%), transportation (6.66%), wage labor (2.2%), and other industries (14.93%).

Transportation

Bogura has several railway stations and bus terminals.