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Gouripur, Bangladesh

Gouripur is a town in northern Bangladesh. The headquarters of Gouripur Upazila, Mymensingh District, Mymensingh Division, it is from Dhaka, from Mymensingh, and from the border with the Indian state of Meghalaya. In Gouripur there is an important railway station on the Narayanganj-Bahadurabad Ghat Line. The town is surrounded by several small valleys between high forests. The temperature ranges from , and the annual rainfall averages .

Gouripur House

Gouripur House is an almost hundred-year-old haveli built by the then local zamindar Brajendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury. He and his son, Birendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury, were well known for their patronization of Indian classical music. Following the partition, the property has been managed by Sonali Bank.

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