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music of North Bengal. Here, almost in every week there is at least one cultural programme or discussion is found organized by different cultural groups of the city. This institution is associated with some of the prominent figures of Bengali culture including
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The plan to establish a theatre in Rangpur was first propagated by the RDA in 1885. Later on, in 1891 a piece of land was donated at the heart of the city by the then landlord of
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in 1971. Now the whole campus contains two of the Rangpur's premium libraries- the Public Library and the District Library, the Shahid Minar and the regional "
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on the streets of Rangpur in 1952. This town hall was used as a "concentration camp" and torture cell for by the
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and the official initiatives were taken instantly. In 1896, the piece of land was handed over to the RDA by the
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is one of the oldest cities of Bengal. The traditional inclination towards cultural prosperity helped
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named ''Rangpur Shahitya Parishad''. This campus also has one of the earliest and unique "
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Rangpur is called the city of joy (Rang means joy, Pur means City). Historically,
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cultural activities. In every national day or cultural days like
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city of Rangpur, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Kakina
Secretary of State for India
Sharmishtha
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Rangpur Public Library
Bangiya Sahitya Parishad
Kolkata
British India
Shaheed Minars
Language Movement
Pakistan Army
freedom fighters
Rangpur
Shilpakala Academy
Rangpur
Rangpur
Rangpur's
Pahela Baishakh
Rangpuri language and culture
Bhawaiya
Asaduzzaman Noor
Tulsi Lahiri
Baby Naznin
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Muhammad Shahidullah
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

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