Pabna

Pabna (Bengali: পাবনা Pabna) is a town in Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh and the administrative capital of eponymous Pabna District. It is located on the north bank of Padma river (Ganges) and has a population of about 138,000. Pabna Municipality comprises a mayor and 15 councillors and 5 female councillors. Each councillor represents a ward of the town. All of them are elected by popular vote. Current mayor is Qamrul Hassan (Mintoo). He was elected on May 4, 2004 from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). All major parties of Bangladesh has a branch in Pabna town. However, it is a stronghold of the Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP. Dhaka is about five hours by road, through the Jamuna Bridge. Cities and towns of Dhaka Division, Chittagong...