Badarganj Upazila
Badarganj
বদরগঞ্জ | |
|---|---|
Chaprakot Mound, Badarganj | |
| Coordinates: 25°40′N 89°03′E / 25.667°N 89.050°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur |
| District | Rangpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 301.28 km2 (116.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 314,865 |
| • Density | 1,045.1/km2 (2,706.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5430 |
| Area code | 05222 |
| Website | Official Map of Badarganj |
Badarganj (Bengali: বদরগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Rangpur District in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.
Badarganj is named after the mystic-saint Hazrat Badaruddin Shah. His tomb is situated in the middle of the town. After the conquests of Bengal, Turki Commander Ikhtiyar Uddin Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji stopped over at a field at Mansinghapur, Madai Khamar during his invasion of Tibet in 1203 AD to feed his horses. After that event, the field was named 'Bakhtiyar Danga'.