Saidpur
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Saidpur (bn:সৈয়দপুর) is a city of Nilphamari district in Rangpur Division of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. The city becomes a very important communication hub for adjoining major district headquarters. Saidpur Airport
Saidpur Airport
Saidpur Airport is an airport in Saidpur, Bangladesh.-External links:*...
is one of the domestic airports in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. The Saidpur Railway Workshop, established in 1870, is the largest railway workshop in Bangladesh. Which was the major railway workshop for Assam-Bengal railway.
History
The city of Saidpur was established around the Saidpur Railway Workshop established in 1870 by the British Colonial regime.Civic Administration
The city has a total area of 121.68 square kilometres (47 sq mi) and a population of 432,209. The city of Saidpur was incorporated in 1858.The city is divided into 15 wards and 43 mahallas.Economy
The city is the commercial hub for the surrounding districts. The city centre has number of government and private banks, insurance companies, residential hotels, Chinese and Indian restaurants, fast food, sweet shops, gift shop and many more. It is one of most important economic zone in Bangladesh, because of its global positioning. It is one of the safest and cheapest place to invest. People here work hard. Recently local businessmen started to invest in garment sector, and they have succeeded to capture a good market position in India, Nepal, Bhutan etc. on their own capability, so govt. also started to think about this success and interested to give it full support. There are also some good markets, shopping malls here. Communication is so good here to run a business.Culture
The city has officers' club and two other clubs and institutes where cities various drama, musical takes place. There also a cultural club 120 years old called silpo sahitto shongshod.Education
The city is famous for its educational institutions.Saidpur Government Technical School and College and Saidpur Cantonment Public School and College and Lions school and college, Saidpur and Cantonment Board High School are the four renowned Schools an Colleges in northern Bangladesh. The city has three colleges which offer various bachelor and honors degree courses under National University of Bangladesh. Among them Saidpur College is a coed college. In recent, two or three school as well as college tops on the merit board of DINAJPUR BOARD.Transport
The city is well connected to the major cities of the country by Rail, Bus and Airplane. Saidpur AirportSaidpur Airport
Saidpur Airport is an airport in Saidpur, Bangladesh.-External links:*...
is the only airport in north Bengal. There are many intercity train services from Saidpur to capital city and Rajshahi and Khulna division every day. The Neel Shagor Express enhanced the train transportation. There are more than 300 buses for Saidpur to Dhaka or Chittagong or other big cities.