per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 74.1%. Bengali is the main language for the citizens of the city. Many distinctive Bengali dialects and regional languages are also spoken. There is a minority Urdu-speaking population, who are descendants of displaced Muslims from the eastern part of British India who sought refuge during separation of India and Pakistan in 1947. Education Rajshahi is home to many government and private educational institutions. The city is home to the Rajshahi College- which is the third oldest college in Bangladesh after Dhaka College, and Chittagong College, Rajshahi Medical College, the second oldest medical college in erstwhile East Pakistan. The University of Rajshahi is the second oldest and one of the largest public universities in the country. Rajshahi Engineering College, now known as RUET, was the second engineering college established in the then East Pakistan in 1964. Major educational institutes include: University of Rajshahi(RU) Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology(RUET) Rajshahi Medical College(RMC) Rajshahi College(RC) Rajshahi Government City College(RGCC) New Government Degree College, Rajshahi(NGDC) Rajshahi Cadet College(RCC) Rajshahi Shikkha Board Government Model School & College Rajshahi Cantonment Public School & College Rajshahi Collegiate School Govt. Promoth Nath Girls' High School, Rajshahi Rajshahi Govt. Girls' High School, Helenabad Rajshahi Government Model School & College Rajshahi Mohila Polytechnic Institute Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute Government Women's College, Rajshahi Barind Medical College Seroil Government High School, Rajshahi Government Laboratory High School Rajshahi Rajshahi University School Haji Abul Hossain Institute of Technology, Rajshahi Higher Secondary Teacher's Training Institute Haji Muhammad Mohsin Government High School Islami Bank Medical College Mohanogor College, Rajshahi North Bengal International University Nowhata Govt. Degree College, Nowhata, Rajshshi Shah Mokhdum College Shah Mokhdum Medical College Silk Research and Training Institute Shahid A.H.M Kamruzzaman Government Degree College Teacher's Training College Udayan Dental College Varendra Government College, Rajshahi Varendra University Notable residents A.H.M. Quamruzzaman, politician Amir Ali, MLA, Politician and Zamindar Ataur Rahman, Politician and former Governor Ritwik Ghatak, filmmaker Hasan Azizul Huq, linguist Fazle Hossain Badsha, Politician Selina Hossain, novelist Andrew Kishore, singer Rajanikanta Sen, Poet Akshay Kumar Maitreya, historian A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton, Politician Khaled Mashud, cricketer Ila Mitra, activist Sabbir Rahman, cricketer Sir Jadunath Sarkar, historian Mohammad Shamsuzzoha, academic Junaid Siddique, cricketer Najmul Hossain Shanto, cricketer Enamul Karim Nirjhar, architect Mizanur Rahman Minu, Politician Mahiya Mahi, Actress Malay Bhowmick, Playwright and director Shahriar Alam, politician Mrinal Haque, sculptor Twin towns and sister cities Rajshahi's twin