i.e. the English Bazar Municipality and the Old Malda Municipality. The municipality of English Bazar is divided into 29 wards. The Trinamool Congress (with 25 councillors) holds the power in this municipality (as of 2022). The municipality of Old Malda is divided into 20 wards. Transport Road crosses through the city. The Gour Kanya Bus Terminus serves as the bus depot for both private buses and government bus service operated by the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC). Rail There are four railway stations which serves the metropolitan city. Malda Town railway station serves the English Bazar area; Old Malda Junction serves the Old Malda area; Malda Court serves Mangalbari and Naldubi area, and Gour Malda serves Mahadipur and Gauḍa (Gour) area. Air Malda Airport (IATA: LDA, ICAO: VEMH) was closed in 1972 due to the Bangladesh War. Before that there were direct daily flights from Malda to Kolkata, Delhi, and Guwahati. In 2014, direct helicopter services were started between Malda and Kolkata, by the government of West Bengal. As of 2017, the airport is under construction and the flight service will start very soon. Education University University of Gour Banga Colleges General degree colleges Malda College Gour Mahavidyalaya Malda Women's College Engineering colleges Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology (GKCIET) IMPS College of Engineering and Technology Polytechnic colleges Malda Polytechnic Medical colleges Malda Medical College and Hospital Schools Some of the notable high schools of the city include Kendriya Vidyalaya Malda (Co-education) Boys' high schools A. C. Institution Lalit Mohan Shyam Mohini High School Malda Town High School Malda Zilla School Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir Girls' high schools Barlow Girls' High School Rail schools Malda Railway High School English medium schools Usha Martin School, Malda Notable people Subhamita Banerjee – Bengali singer Subhash Bhowmick – Indian international football player and manager Sandip Chakrabarti – scientist A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury – politician and leader of the Indian National Congress Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury – politician Nihar Ranjan Ghosh – politician Mausam Noor – politician Sukhendu Sekhar Roy – politician Uma Roy – politician Krishna Jiban Sanyal – freedom fighter Benoy Kumar Sarkar – Indian social scientist, professor and nationalist Santi Gopal Sen – freedom fighter and social reformer See also English Bazar (community development block) Malda Museum List of cities in West Bengal List of metropolitan area in West Bengal References Further reading Chakrabarti D.K. (1992). Notes