Rangpur Division
Rangpur Division: January 25th 2010 Rangpur Division, is proclaimed today as Bangladesh's seventh division. It is created with greater Rangur and Dinajpur regions and total consists eight districts which are Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Dinajpur, Ponchigor and Thakurgaon. With a population of 13 million and 874 thousands , Rangpur division is the northmost division of Bangladesh.
Rangpur is one of the major cities in Bangladesh. Rangpur is considered as the centre of the north-western Bangladesh. Recently established public university of Bangladesh named as "The University of Rangpur" is situated in the southern part of the city.
Earlier Rangpur was the headquarter of Greater Rangpur district. Later the Greater Rangpur district was broken down into Rangpur, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat and Gaibandha districts. As a hub of trade, business and non-governmental organisational activities its influence over the districts under Greater-Dinajpur is also considerable.