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University of Rājshāhi
university, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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Bangladesh
- In Bangladesh: Education of Bangladesh
…University of Dhaka (1921), the University of Rajshahi (1953), or the University of Chittagong (1966). Other prominent institutions include Jahangirnagar University (1970) on the outskirts of the capital, the Bangladesh Agricultural University (1961) at Mymensingh, the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (1962) at Dhaka, and the Islamic University (1980)…
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Rangpur
- In Rangpur
…government colleges affiliated with the University of Rajshahi; technical, agricultural, and primary teacher-training institutes; two parks; and two libraries. Rangpur (“Abode of Bliss”) is said to be the site where Raja Bhagadatta, who took part in the war recorded in the Sanskrit epic poem Mahabharata (c. 400 bce–200 ce), had…
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