Gaibandha District (Gaibandha)
Gaibandha (গাইবান্ধা জেলা, Gaibandha Jela or Gaibandha Zila) is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. Gaibandha subdivision was established in 1875. Gaibandha was previously known as Bhabanigonj. The name was changed from Bhabanigonj to Gaibandha in 1875. Gaibandha was established as a district on 15 February 1984. Gaibandha is the administrative headquarter and largest urban centre of this district.
There are two opinions about the name of Gaibandha. The most famous opinion is: around five thousand years ago, capital of Matsya Kingdom of King Birat was in Gobindaganj area. Bengali: মৎস্য (Matsya) means fish and Bengali: দেশ (desh) means country. Fishes were abundant in his kingdom so the term Bengali: মৎস্য দেশ (Matsya Desh) was created. According to Mahabharata, king Birat had 60,000 cows which were frequently robbed by robbers. To protect his cattle from robbers, king Birat established a huge cattle-shed. The cattle were tied up alongside the rivers of this area. গাই (Gai) means "cow" and Bengali: বান্ধা (Bandha) means "to tie up". From this reason the area was called Gaibandha.
There are two opinions about the name of Gaibandha. The most famous opinion is: around five thousand years ago, capital of Matsya Kingdom of King Birat was in Gobindaganj area. Bengali: মৎস্য (Matsya) means fish and Bengali: দেশ (desh) means country. Fishes were abundant in his kingdom so the term Bengali: মৎস্য দেশ (Matsya Desh) was created. According to Mahabharata, king Birat had 60,000 cows which were frequently robbed by robbers. To protect his cattle from robbers, king Birat established a huge cattle-shed. The cattle were tied up alongside the rivers of this area. গাই (Gai) means "cow" and Bengali: বান্ধা (Bandha) means "to tie up". From this reason the area was called Gaibandha.
Map - Gaibandha District (Gaibandha)
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The official language is Bengali, one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-European language family.
Currency / Language
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| BDT | Bangladeshi taka | ৳ | 2 |
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| BN | Bengali language |
| EN | English language |