Rangpur Protidin – রংপুর প্রতিদিন

Gaibandha (Bengali: গাইবান্ধা জেলা, Gaibandha Jela also Gaibandha Zila) is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. Gaibandha subdivision was established in 1875.

Geography

Gaibandha has a total area of 2179.27 km².[1] It has boundaries with the Kurigram and Rangpur to the north, Bogra District to the south, Dinajpur and Rangpur districts to the west, and Jamalpur and Kurigram districts, and the Brahmaputra River to the east.

Administration

Gaibandha District is divided into 7 upazilas/thanas, which are further divided into 82 union parishads, and 1244 villages. The upazilas/thanas of the district are:

1. 1. Fulchhari Upazila
   2. Gaibandha Sadar Upazila
   3. Gobindaganj Upazila
   4. Palashbari Upazila
   5. Sadullapur Upazila
   6. Sundarganj Upazila
   7. Saghata Upazila

Included in these upazilas are 3 municipalities, which have a total of 18 wards and 56 mahallas. The municipalities are Gaibandha city,[2] Gobindaganj and Sundarganj.

Language

Most people of Gaibandha speak Bengali dialects of Rangpur region. People living in the southern portion (Shaghata and Gobindaganj) have some accent of the dialects of Bogra region. A good many people of Char areas of Jamuna speak dialects of Mymensingh region.