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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=25.783333,88.9&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=25.783333,88.9 25°47′N 88°54′E] | |coordinates=[http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=25.783333,88.9&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=25.783333,88.9 25°47′N 88°54′E] | ||
|altitude= | |altitude= 43 metres (141 ft) | ||
|presentname=[ | |presentname=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saidpur,_Bangladesh Saidpur] | ||
|stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangpur_Division Rangpur Divison] | |stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangpur_Division Rangpur Divison] | ||
|country=Bangladesh | |country=Bangladesh | ||
|transport=[[Eastern Bengal Railway]] | |transport=[[Eastern Bengal Railway]] | ||
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'' | '''Saidpur''' was a town in the Rangpur District of [[Eastern Bengal and Assam]] during the British period. There was another [[Saidpur (Gahzipur)|Saidpur]] in [[United Provinces]]. | ||
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Saidpore | Modern name: Saidpur<br> | ||
Variants: Saidpore/Syedpur | |||
==Railways== | ==Railways== | ||
The Saidpur Railway Workshop, established in 1870 was the major railway workshop for the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]. | The Saidpur Railway Workshop, established in 1870 was the major railway workshop for the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]. Saidpur Railway Station was one of the stops on the Eastern Bengal Railway section of the route from [[Calcutta]] to [[Darjeeling]]. | ||
Saidpur Railway Station was one of the stops on the Eastern Bengal Railway section of the route from [[Calcutta]] to [[Darjeeling]]. | |||
==Post and Telegraphs== | ==Post and Telegraphs== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http:// | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_391.gif Saidpur] Imperial Gazetteer | ||
*[http://www.banglastories.org/about-the-project/the-locations/syedpur.html Syedpur] Bangla Stories | *[http://www.banglastories.org/about-the-project/the-locations/syedpur.html Syedpur] Bangla Stories | ||
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[[Category: Locations]] [[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category: Locations]] [[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:59, 12 June 2016
| Saidpur | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 25°47′N 88°54′E |
| Altitude: | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Saidpur |
| State/Province: | Rangpur Divison |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Transport links | |
| Eastern Bengal Railway | |
Saidpur was a town in the Rangpur District of Eastern Bengal and Assam during the British period. There was another Saidpur in United Provinces.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Saidpur
Variants: Saidpore/Syedpur
Railways
The Saidpur Railway Workshop, established in 1870 was the major railway workshop for the Eastern Bengal Railway. Saidpur Railway Station was one of the stops on the Eastern Bengal Railway section of the route from Calcutta to Darjeeling.
Post and Telegraphs
During British rule the telephone exchange for the whole Assam-Bengal District was situated in Saidpur.
Military
In 1901 Saidpur was the location of one of the companies of the Eastern Bengal Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps
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