Paksey

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Paksey
পাকশী
Town
Hardinge Bridge and Lalon Shah Bridge, situated over Padma river
Hardinge Bridge and Lalon Shah Bridge, situated over Padma river
Paksey is located in Bangladesh
Paksey
Paksey
Coordinates: 24°01′N 89°13′E / 24.017°N 89.217°E / 24.017; 89.217Coordinates: 24°01′N 89°13′E / 24.017°N 89.217°E / 24.017; 89.217
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictPabna District
UpazilaIshwardi Upazila
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteDistrict website

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.

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Paksey, Rajshahi

Paksey is a Railway Divisional Town. Their local airport is located at Ishwardi Upazila. Biman Bangladesh Airlines used to operate twice-weekly services to Ishwardi from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka till 1990. Currently, United Airlines is operating Dhaka to Ishwardi daily. Paksey has a Railway station before crossing the Hardings Bridge (Dhaka to Khulna),

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is situated at Paksey. , Paksey Bangladesh's one & only Nuclear Power Plant started in Paksey.

Education[]

There are many famous educational institutions at Paksey.

Primary Schools

  • M S Colony Government Primary School, Paksey, Pabna.
  • , Pabna

Secondary High Schools

Coaching Centres

★ Rainbow Student Care, Paksey, Pabna.

Colleges

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Culture[]

  • About 99% of People are Muslim.

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