Pabna district was established in 1832.Pabna District is bounded by Natore and Sirajgonj districts on the north, Rajbari and Kushtia districts on the south, Manikgonj and Sirajgonj districts on the east, Ganges river and Kushtia district on the west..Archeologist Cunninggham conjectured that the name Pabna might be derived from pundra or Poondrobordhon civilization, whose capital wasMahastangarh, the oldest city of Bangladesh, in neighbouring Bogra. Once the present area... [more]