Western Bangladesh

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Western Bangladesh is a broad geographic region of Bangladesh that includes areas such as the Rajshahi division, known for its agricultural plains and proximity to the Indian border.

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Western Bangladesh canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
adjacentTo Central Bangladesh
Northwestern Bangladesh
surface form: Northern Bangladesh

Southern Bangladesh
agriculturalRegionOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
borderedBy India
bordersIndianState Assam
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Tripura
West Bengal
climate tropical monsoon climate
containsCity Bogra
Jessore
Khulna
Rajshahi
Rangpur
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
dominantLanguage Bengali
dominantReligion Islam
hasEconomicActivity crop farming
fishing
small-scale industry
hasLandform floodplains
hasLandUse intensive agriculture
hasMajorRiver Ganges
surface form: Ganges River

Jamuna River
Padma River
Teesta River
hasSoilType alluvial plains
hasSubregion Khulna Division
Rajshahi Division
Rangpur Division
hasTransportCorridor rail links to India
road links to India
knownFor agricultural plains
jute cultivation
lychee production
mango production
rice cultivation
locatedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
locatedInPartOf South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

South Asia
partOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
sharesBorderType international land border
timeZone Bangladesh Standard Time
utcOffset +06:00

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Rajshahi locatedIn Western Bangladesh