Saidpur, Rajshahi Division
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- For an Indian town in Ghazipur district see Saidpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- There is also a Saidpur in north Pakistan this much smaller, remote town was badly affected by the 2005 Pakistan earthquake.
| Saidpur, Bangladesh | |
  Saidpur, Bangladesh
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| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
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| Incorporated | 1858 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 34.42 km² (13.3 sq mi) |
| Population (1981est.) | |
| - Total | 120,000 |
| Time zone | DST (UTC+6) |
Saidpur is a city in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh. The city has a population of around 120,000 (1981 estimate). It contains an airport known as Saidpur Airport. It is also an important place for railway and train manufacturing. In 1870, the largest railway workshop of the Assam-Bengal railway was set up in Saidpur. [1]
The city is divided into 15 wards and 43 mahallas. The city has a total area of 34.42 square kilometres (13.3 sq mi) and a population of 110151. Saidpur Municipality was incorporated in 1858.
This is an important city of NorthBengal as it has a well known Railway workshop and Airport which services to the whole north bengal. It has got a great population of Biharis (west Pakistanis). Very calm and festive city with almost all the modern facility. Trains from here goes to Rajshahi (division), and plane goes to Dhaka (capital city of Bangladesh) only 45 minutes flight.
