- Source: Paksey
Paksey (Bengali: পাকশী, romanized: Pakshee) is a town situated on the banks of the Padma River in Ishwardi Upazila–the westernmost Upazila of Pabna District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Paksey is home to the Hardinge Bridge–a steel railway bridge named after Lord Hardinge who was the Viceroy of British India from 1910 to 1916. Paksey also serves as the western zone headquarters for the Bangladesh Railway. The road bridge, Lalon Shah Bridge, crosses the Padma at Paksey.
Economy
Ishwardi Export Processing Zone is situated at Paksey. North Bengal Paper Mills ceased operations in 2002.
Transport
Paksey is on national highway N704, which connects to the east to the Pabna–Natore segment of national highway N6, and to the west across the Lalon Shah Bridge to Kushtia, about 27.5 kilometres (17.1 mi) south along the Padma River. Regional highway R603 runs northeast 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) to Ishwardi.
Paksey is the divisional headquarters of the Bangladesh Railway. Pakshi railway station is on the Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line. In June 2023, it was served by between 8 and 12 intercity trains a day. Hardinge Bridge carries the line across the Padma River just south of Paksey.
Education
There are many educational institutions in Paksey.
Colleges
Paksey Railway Degree College
Secondary schools
Abul Hossin High School
Baghail School and College
Bangladesh Railway Government Chandraprabha Vidyapitha
Bangladesh Railway Government Girl's High School
North Bengal Paper Mills High school
Ruppur Girls High School
Ruppur High School, Ishwardi
Sara Gopalpur High School
Sara Jhaudia High School
References
External links
National Web Portal of Pabna
www.pabna.net
www.pabna.info
www.thebdnews.com
Pabna... an old town of Bangladesh
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Paksey
- Hardinge Bridge
- Padma River
- Ishwardi Upazila
- Pabna District
- Bangladesh Railway
- Rooppur railway station
- Kapotaksha Express
- Pabna railway station
- List of colleges affiliated to the Rajshahi Education Board
