Dinajpur

Dinajpur, city, northwestern Bangladesh. It lies on the Punarbhaba River, just northeast of the border with Sikkim state in India.

Dinajpur is located on a flat alluvial plain intersected by rivers and broken by the slightly elevated Barind region. It is an important rice-, wheat-, jute-, and sugarcane-growing zone. The city itself contains textile, sugar, rice, and lumber mills as well as biscuit and ice factories, a pharmaceutical industry, and a thermal power station. Dinajpur also has several government colleges, notably the Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University. The former residence of the maharaja of Dinajpur is located in the older northeastern quarter of the city. Artifacts of the Indian Pala dynasty dating from the 9th century ce also have been found in the area. Pop. (2001) 157,914; (2011) 186,727.