The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Rajshahi
(räjshä´h) (KEY) , formerly Rampur Boalia (räm´pr bä´lä) (KEY) , city (1991 pop. 318,000), W central Bangladesh, on the Ganges River. It is the administrative center for a district that produces practically all of the country’s silk. In the town are oil-pressing plants, match factories, and sawmills. Rajshahi also houses the Varendra Research Museum, a silk institute, and a university (founded 1953) with eight affiliated colleges.
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