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| name = Bogra 
| other_name = Bogura
| native_name = বগুড়া 
| settlement_type = [[City]]
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| image_caption = clockwise: Central Bogra, Bogra bypass, [[Mahasthangarh]], Bogura railway station, [[Azizul Haque College]]
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Bangladesh]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajshahi Division]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bogra District]]
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| government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
| governing_body = {{nowrap|[[Bogra Municipality]]}}
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = Rezaul Karim Badsha
| established_title = [[Pundravardhana]]
| established_date = 1280 [[Anno Domini|BC]]

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| timezone = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]]
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| elevation_m = 20
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 5800
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'''Bogra''', [[List of renamed places in Bangladesh|officially]] known as '''Bogura''',<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh changes English spellings of five districts |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/04/02/bangladesh-changes-english-spellings-of-five-districts |work=[[Bdnews24.com]] |location=Dhaka |date=2 April 2018 |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref> is a major city located in the [[Bogra District]], [[Rajshahi Division]], [[Bangladesh]]. It is a major commercial hub in [[North Bengal|Northern Bangladesh]]. The Bogra bridge connects the [[Rajshahi Division]] and [[Rangpur Division]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bogra bridge crack disrupts connection to northern Bangladesh|url=https://m.bdnews24.com/en/detail/bangladesh/1377186|publisher=[[Bdnews24.com]]|access-date=2020-11-18}}</ref> It is the second largest city in [[Rajshahi Division]] in city proper wise.

Bogra is named after [[Nasiruddin Bughra Khan]], the Governor of [[Bengal]] from 1279 to 1282<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bogra.gov.bd/node/1076080/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF|website=bogra.gov.bd|script-title=bn:জেলার পটভূমি|trans-title=District Background|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205023757/http://www.bogra.gov.bd/node/1076080/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF|archive-date=5 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the son of [[Ghiyas ud din Balban|Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban]].

The city is approximately {{convert|69.56|sqkm|sqmi|2|abbr=on}} and is divided into 21 wards. Bogra has a population of around 540,000 people. Since it is one of the oldest cities in [[Bengal]], Bogra is famous for its many ancient Buddhist [[stupa]]s, Hindu temples, and ancient palaces of Buddhist kings and Muslim sultans.

The city has produced notable personalities including Prime Minister [[Muhammad Ali Bogra]] of [[Pakistan]], President [[Ziaur Rahman]] of Bangladesh, both of whom were born or have lived in the city.

==History==
Bogra is considered the oldest city of Bengal, dating to the reign of the [[Emperor Ashoka|Great Emperor Ashoka]], who ruled India from 268 to 232 BCE. When Ashoka conquered the Bengal (Bongo) region, he founded Bogra and called it [[Pundravardhana|Pundra Bardhan]]. This is supported by the discovery in October 2008 of an ancient engraved stone believed to be produced in the [[Gupta]] era near [[Sura Masjid]] at [[Ghoraghat Upazila]] in [[Dinajpur District (Bangladesh)|Dinajpur]].

During the [[Bangladesh War of Independence]], the area witnessed the [[Battle of Bogra]], a fierce conflict between the guerrilla units of the [[Bangladesh Forces]] under Sector 7 and the [[Pakistan Army]].

==Geography==

[[File:BD Mahasthangarh1.JPG|thumb|left| Ramparts of the [[Mahasthangarh]] citadel, a few miles from Bogra]]
First formed in 1821, the administrative district of Bogra contains an area of {{convert|1359|sqmi|sqkm|0|abbr=on}}.

The principal rivers in the district are formed by the different channels of the [[Brahmaputra]]. The rivers have local names such as the Konai, the [[Daokoba]], and the [[Jamuna River (Bangladesh)|Jamuna]]. The latter forms a portion of the eastern boundary of the district. The Brahmaputra and its channels, together with three minor streams, the [[Bangali River|Bangali]], [[Karatoya]] and [[Atrai River|Atrai]], drive the thriving commercial activities in the area.

In 1911 the Karatoya (which flows from north to south), divided the district into two portions, the eastern tract with rich [[alluvial soil]], subject to fertilizing inundations, yielded heavy crops of coarse rice, oil seeds, and jute, while the soil of the higher western portion of the district allowed for growing rice.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=121}}

==Climate==
The city enjoys a tropical climate, with two main seasons: winter and summer. Bogra experiences more rainfall during the summer. {{Weather box|location = Bogra
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y

|Jan high C = 25.0
|Feb high C = 28.0
|Mar high C = 32.6
|Apr high C = 35.1
|May high C = 33.5
|Jun high C = 32.2
|Jul high C = 31.4
|Aug high C = 31.4
|Sep high C = 31.5
|Oct high C = 31.0
|Nov high C = 28.9
|Dec high C = 26.0

|Jan low C = 11.7
|Feb low C = 13.5
|Mar low C = 17.9
|Apr low C = 22.5
|May low C = 24.1
|Jun low C = 25.6
|Jul low C = 26.1
|Aug low C = 26.1
|Sep low C = 25.6
|Oct low C = 23.2
|Nov low C = 17.6
|Dec low C = 13.1

|Jan precipitation mm = 9
|Feb precipitation mm = 13
|Mar precipitation mm = 21
|Apr precipitation mm = 61
|May precipitation mm = 210
|Jun precipitation mm = 326
|Jul precipitation mm = 397
|Aug precipitation mm = 302
|Sep precipitation mm = 257
|Oct precipitation mm = 145
|Nov precipitation mm = 15
|Dec precipitation mm = 6
|year precipitation mm= 1762

|source = [https://en.climate-data.org/location/4306/ Climate-data.org]
|date=11 February 2018}}

==Economy==
Since the 2009 adoption of new [[urban planning]], there has been a significant development in the infrastructure of Bogra. This includes the restructuring and widening of roads, improvement of telecommunications infrastructure, and the installation of underground gas connections.

Additionally, [[chili pepper|red chili]] production in Bogra is a major industry, with companies such as [[Square, Inc.|Square]], Acme, and [[BD Food]] collecting red chili from twelve centers within Bogra.<ref name="daily_star">{{cite web
|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=115972
|title=Turnover goes up to Tk 100cr from Tk 5cr in just 5 years
|newspaper=The Daly Star
|access-date=6 December 2009}}</ref>

Often called the "Town of Banks", Bogra is the location of numerous online banking facilities, credit card, debit card, and remittance companies. Banking in Bogra has significantly expanded with the presence of government banks such as the [[Bangladesh Bank]] (Central Bank), [[Sonali Bank]], [[Rupali Bank]], [[Janata Bank]], [[Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank]], [[Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd.]], [[Uttara Bank Ltd]], and [[Agrani Bank]], as well as a number of private and specialized banks, including [[Pubali Bank]], [[National Bank]], [[IFIC bank Ltd.]], [[Citi Bank Ltd.]], and others.

[[File:Sherpur Road, Bogra Sadar.JPG|thumb|right|Sherpur Road, Bogra]]
Bogra is also home to an increasing number of IT, software, technology, and computer services companies.<ref>[http://baseportal.com/baseportal/bogua/main Bogua Database], retrieved 7 December 2009, Bogra.info</ref> One of the milestones of its tech sector occurred in 2008 when the French Grameen Group and [[Groupe Danone]] entered into a joint venture with a local company to establish an organization named Grameen Danone.<ref name="daily_star_2">{{cite news |title=French minister backs social business
|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=117794 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=6 December 2009}}</ref>
[[File:বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ স্মৃতি স্তম্ভ (3).jpg|thumb|Bir Shreshtha Smruti Pillar]]
Statistically, Bogra's workforce is still dominated by jobs in the agriculture sector (29.95%) and agricultural manufacturing (12.53%). They are followed by general commerce (18.11%), customer service (15.62%), transportation (6.66%), wage labor (2.2%), and other industries (14.93%).<ref>{{cite book |last=Chawdhury |first=Shagata |year=2012 |chapter=Bogra Sadar Upazila |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bogra_Sadar_Upazila |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>

===Transportation===
Bogra has several railway stations and bus terminals.

===Tourism===
Bogra is home to [[Mahasthangarh]], the earliest known urban archaeological site in Bangladesh, as well as the village of Mahasthan in [[Shibganj Upazila, Bogra|Shibganj]] thana of [[Bogra District]]. This site contains the remains of [[Pundranagara]] (or Paundravardhanapura), an ancient city in the territory of Pundravardhana.<ref name="Hossain 2006">Hossain, Md. Mosharraf, ''Mahasthan: Anecdote to History'', 2006, Preface, Dibyaprakash, 38/2 ka Bangla Bazar, Dhaka, {{ISBN|9844832454}}</ref><ref name = "Brochure">Brochure: ''Mahasthan – the earliest city-site of Bangladesh'', published by the Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, 2003</ref><ref name="Majumdar 1971, p. 10">Majumdar, Dr. R.C., ''History of Ancient Bengal'', First published 1971, Reprint 2005, p. 10, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, {{ISBN|81-89118-01-3}}.</ref> This place is considered sacred to Buddhists, Muslims, and Hindus alike.<ref name="Khan 2012">{{cite book |last=Khan |first=Ayub |year=2012 |chapter=Goku Medh |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Gokul_Medh |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> Pilgrims and visitors tour the area all year round.

The [[Behular Bashor Ghor]] is a popular tourist attraction in the city and is close to other popular spots and monuments such as the Mahasthangar, [https://www.touristplaces.com.bd/Bogra/Bogra-nawab-palace/ Nawab Palace] (called Neelkuthi during the British period), [[Kherua Mosque]] ([[Sherpur Upazila]]), Bara Mosque, Mazar of Shah Sultan Balkhi, Mazar of Panchpir, Gokul Medh, Palace of Parshuram, Basu Bihara, Palli Unnayan Academy, Saudia City Park, Bhimer Jangle, Museum of Nawab Bari Palace, Wonderland Shishupark (a children's park), Shanewaz Shishubagan, Woodburn Park, Dreshtinandan Park, Bijayangan (the War of Liberation museum), and the Jaina Temple.
[[File:Mahasthangarh, Bogra, September 2016 06.jpg|thumb|right|Mahasthangarh, Bogra]]

==Notable residents==

* [[Humayun Ahmed]], writer and filmmaker, attended [[Bogra Zilla School]].<ref name="insight5Aug2006">{{cite magazine |last1=Rahman |first1=Md. Mahbur |date=5 August 2006 |title=From Bogra: A Successful Seat of knowledge |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2006/08/01/guru.htm |magazine=Star Insight}}</ref>
* [[Khademul Bashar]], [[Bir Uttam]], chief of the [[Bangladesh Air Force]] in 1976, was born in Bogra.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=FM Mostafizur |year=2012 |chapter=Bashar, Air Vice Marshal M Khademul |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bashar,_Air_Vice_Marshal_M_Khademul |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>
* [[Apu Biswas]], film actress
* [[Muhammad Ali Bogra]], Prime Minister of Pakistan (1953–1955), lived in Bogra.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ali |first1=Syed Hamde |date=19 October 2009 |title=Mohammed Ali of Bogra |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-110424 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref>
* [[Akhteruzzaman Elias]], novelist and short story writer, attended Bogra Zilla School.<ref name="insight5Aug2006" />
* [[Gaziul Haque]], [[Bengali language movement]] activist, attended Bogra Zilla School.<ref name="insight5Aug2006" />
* [[Muhammed Zafar Iqbal]], physicist, attended Bogra Zilla School.<ref name="insight5Aug2006" />
*[[S.m.Faruk]] Mp bogura sadar–9 (1979–1982) Founder secretary Bogura zela BNP,
* [[Shafiul Islam]], cricketer on the Bangladesh cricket team
* [[Tarun Majumdar]], Indian film director
* [[Mushfiqur Rahim]], cricketer of the Bangladesh cricket team
* [[Ziaur Rahman]], President of Bangladesh (1977-1981), attended Bogra Zilla School.<ref name="insight5Aug2006" />

==See also==
*[[Bogra Sadar Upazila]], a sub-district (upzalia) of Bogra District.

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
* {{EB1911|wstitle=Bogra |volume=4 |page=121}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.bogra.gov.bd Official website of Bogra]

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