Panchagarh is a district of Rangpur division in the extreme northern part of Bangladesh with an area of 1404.62 square km, is bounded on three sides by 288 km long Indian border, having Darjeeling district on the north, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar Districts on the northeast, West Dinajpur District and Purnea district on the west. Dinajpur and Thakurgaon Districts on the south, Nilphamari District on the east. It is 150 feet (46 m) high from the sea level.

Panchagarh is named after these five garhs

Panchagarh was a thana under Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal during the British rule. It was under Dinajpur district at the time of the partition of 1947. It was turned into a subdivision in 1980 consisting of Panchagarh, Boda, Debiganj, Atwari and Tentulia thanas. Panchagarh was elevated to a district in 1984.

Maharaja Dighi (Pond) at Bhitargarh is well known tourist attraction of the sadar upazila. local people assumes this pond has 40 feet depth. And they also believe Pritthi Raja has dig this pond.

You can see pictures of the tea garden. As you know, the tea typically grows in mountainous territory. But here in the land of tea, causes the plane. 13 medium-size and 215 small-scale gardens set up on 2000 acore of land. about 10000 people working in that sector. One of the defining characteristics of the extracts Panchagarh, araganika tea is cultivated.

Tetulia has great hospitality for tourists. It has a “Dak Banglo” situated on the bank of river Mahananda facing Darjeeling, a charming ice city of India.

Tea of Tetulia has same quality like tea of Darjeeling. The “Kazi & Kazi” tea garden, the “Tetulia Tea” garden, the Banglabandha land port are the attractive places for the visitors.

On the northern part of the district there exists underground layer of pebbles. Stones lifting is the main livelihood of the people of the Panchagarh district.About 20000 people working in that area.

The Panchagarh Rocks Museum, in Panchagarh Government Mohila College, is the first rocks museum in Bangladesh, set up at the initiative of Nazmul Haque, Principal of the College, in 1997.