Natore District
Natore is a district of Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi, and used to be part of Rajshahi district.
Natore was the District Head Quarters of Rajshahi since 1769-1825. Administrative Natore subdivision was established in 1825 under Rajshahi district, on the eve of the shifting of the HQ.
History of Natore District:
During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 a direct battle was fought between the Pakistani army and the rebels on 29 March in which about 40 members of the Pakistani army including Major Aslam and Captain Ishaq were killed. On 5 May 1971 Pakistani Army killed 42 employees of North Bengal Sugar Mills (Lalpur) including the then General Manager of the mill, Lieutenant Anwarul Azim; they were killed near a pond in the mill campus. The pond is now known as "Shaheed Sagar" and there is a memorial beside the pond.
Marks of the War of Liberation: Mass grave 5, memorial 1
About Natore:
Coordinates: 24.41°N 88.93°E
Country: Bangladesh
Division: Rajshahi
Total Area: 1,896.05 km2 (732.07 sq mi)
Population (1991): Total 1,521,359 and Density 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Literacy Rate: Total 27.0%
Time zone: BST (UTC+6) and Summer (DST) BDST (UTC+7)
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