West Dinajpur District was created out of the erstwhile Dinajpur district in 1947 at the time of partition of India. The rest of the Dinajpur district is now in Bangladesh. The West Dinajpur district was enlarged in 1956 at the time of reorganisation of the State with the addition of some areas of Bihar. The district was bifurcated into Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur on 01.04.1992. The erstwhile Balurghat Sub-Division along with Banshihari and Kushmandi Blocks (which were in Raigunj Sub-Division prior to the bifurcation) comprise the new district. The district is drained by a number of North-South flowing river like Atreyee, Punarbhaba, Tangon and Brahmani. It is predominantly an agricultural district with large area of land being under cultivation. Dakshin Dinajpur is a "Non Industry" district having no large scale industry. The first industry in medium scale sector got off to a start in the district in November, 2003. Transport and Communication facilities are not very satisfactory.New railway line has been laid between Eklakhi and Balurghat, the district headquarter. Train services has been started on 30.12.2004. There is one State Highway with only 3 KM of National Highway no. 34 falling within the district. Bengali is the principal language of the district. The principal communities are Hindus & Muslims and they constitute the major portion of the population.
South of the Bhar Basin is the floodplain of the Ganges.
Lying to the south of the Feni River in southeastern Bangladesh, the Chittagong region has many hills, hillocks, valleys, and forests and is quite different in aspect from other parts of the country.
Continuous strings of settlements along roads are common in areas south of the Ganges and in the floodplains of the Mahananda, Tista, Jamuna, Ganges, and Meghna rivers.
The People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bangla: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ, Gôno Projātontrī Bāņlādesh) is a country in South Asia that forms the eastern part of the ancient region of Bengal.
Cox's Bazar, South of the city of Chittagong, has a sea beach that stretches uninterrupted over 120 km; it is frequently quoted as the World's longest natural sea beach (although this claim is difficult to prove or disprove).
The large influx of shoppers belies the notion that the economy of Bangladesh has been stagnant, and also reveals the growth of the middle class in the country.
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