Pabna

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Pabna is a city in the west-central region of Bangladesh. It is also the biggest city of the Pabna district.It is located on the Padma river (Ganges) and has a population of 138,000.Hardinge Bridge,a steel railway bridge over the Padma located near Pabna is a link between western and northern Bangladesh.Before partition of British India, it used to be a big rail stop for the Assam and Darjeeling bound trains from Calcuttta.Pabna has the biggest Mental Hospital of the erstwhile state of Eastern Bengal.

It is a major industrial area, especially in textiles. It also holds the remains of the Hindu Temple of Jor Bangla.

Main Educational Institutes: Pabna cadet college , Politechnic institute , Edward College, R.M Academy school al-hera school and college.It also has two colleges connected to the University of Rajshahi.

Renowned personalities from Pabna: Shuchitra Sen, Mehrab Shahriar ,Pramatha Chowdhury , Bande Ali Miah, Thakur Anukulchandra.

It also has two colleges connected to the University of Rajshahi.

Informative websites on Pabna:www.pabna.net

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