Bangladesh in pictures – Rangpur “City of Happiness”
The name of the city near the Tista goes back to Ranggapur, whereby “Rangga” can be translated with happiness and “pure” with place or city. The name goes back to the time of the Mahabharata (the most famous Sanskrit epic, 400 BC), here Raja Bhagadatta, who is part of this epic, is said to have had a rural mansion. Today, Rangpur is primarily known for dhurries (cotton carpets), bidis (cigars), the Carmichael College and the Tajhat Palace…
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