Saiful Islam
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@ Dinajpur. The name Dinajpur came from one Hindu "Raja Danuj " .
@ Thakurgaon. The name Thakurgaon came from one influential "Thakur". The early name of Thakurgaon was "Nishchintapur". Thakurgaon was made Thana in 1800 and made sub-division in the year 1860.
@ Setabganj. The name Setabganj also came from one Hindi Zaminder named "Seta". The Setabganj Suger Mills was named in his name during the British times.
@ Ranishankoil. The name Ranishankoil was given by Zamindar's wife. (Raja Tonkonat). The Tagon river in greater Dinajpur is also named after him.
@ Haripur. The name Haripur came from local Zaminder Haridas Pal. (More to continue)
So we have not bothered to change the names of these areas...