• Pabna

Pabna

The name Pabna might be derived from Pundra or Poondrobordhon civilization. Pabna is in North-Western in Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh. There is a 450-bed Mental Hospital, second oldest in Indian Subcontinent. Ishwardi is one of the important railway junctions of the North Bengal as well as in Bangladesh. There is an airport at Iswardi which has 2ice weekly air services to Dhaka Airport. District’s town consists of fifteen (15) wards and thirty four (34) Mahallas. It has an area of 19.10 square kilometer. District was established in 1832. The district consists of eight (8) municipalities, 81 wards, 191 mahallas, nine (9) upazilas, 72 union parishads, 1321 mouzas and 1540 villages.

A Tank left by the Pakistani Army on the Hardinge Bridge in Kushtia, Bangladesh December 1971 war.
Top Tourist Spots::
# Agriculture Research Centre (biggest in Asia)
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