Rajshahi

Rajshahi (Bengali:রাজশাহী; historically Rampur Boalia; nicknamed "Silk City") is a metropolitan city in Bangladesh and a major urban and industrial centre of North Bengal. It is the administrative seat of Rajshahi District and Rajshahi Division. Located on the north bank of the Padma River, near the Bangladesh-India border; the city has a population of 448,087 as of the 2011 census,with about 878,000 living within metrolopolitan area. The city surrounded by the elevated terrain of the Barind Tract.