Nawabganj District
Chapai Nawabganj or
Nawabganj is located on the north-western part of
Bangladesh. It is a part of the
Rajshahi Division. Originally, it was a sub-division of
Malda District. In 1947, it was severed from
Malda and was given to
East Pakistan as a sub-division of
Rajshahi district. It became a separate district of
Bangladesh in 1984. The north and west part of Chapai Nawabganj is bounded by
Malda and
Nadia of India, east is by
Naogaon and south-east is by
Rajshahi district.
