Divisions of Bangladesh

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Divisions of Bangladesh

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Bangladesh consists of a number of administrative areas called divisions (bibhag), each named after its respective capital.

Barisal (বরিশাল Borishal)
Chittagong (চট্টগ্রাম Chôţţogram)
Dhaka (ঢাকা Đhaka)
Khulna (খুলনা Khulna)
Rajshahi (রাজশাহী Rajshahi)
Sylhet (সিলেট Sileţ)

Each division is further split into districts (zila) which are then further sub-divided into Upazilas.

History

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Divisions of Bangladesh 1971-1993

Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country was split into four divisions:

Chittagong (চট্টগ্রাম Chôţţogram)
Dacca (ঢাকা Đhaka)
Khulna (খুলনা Khulna)
Rajshahi (রাজশাহী Rajshahi)

In 1983, the English spelling of the Dacca division (along with the name of the capital city) was changed to Dhaka to more closely match the Bangla pronunciation.

In 1993, Barisal division was split off from Khulna and again in 1998, Sylhet division was split off from Chittagong giving rise to the 6 divisions in existence today.

References

v • d • e Divisions and districts of Bangladesh
Barisāl Division	Barguna · Barisal · Bhola · Jhalokati · Patuakhali · Pirojpur	Image:Bangladesh divisions english.png
Chittagong Division	Bandarban · Brahmanbaria · Chandpur · Chittagong · Comilla · Cox's Bazar · Feni · Khagrachari · Lakshmipur · Noakhali · Rangamati
Dhaka Division	Dhaka · Faridpur · Gazipur · Gopalganj · Jamalpur · Kishoreganj · Madaripur · Manikganj · Munshiganj · Mymensingh · Narayanganj · Narsingdi · Netrakona · Rajbari · Shariatpur · Sherpur · Tangail
Khulna Division	Bagerhat · Chuadanga · Jessore · Jhenaidah · Khulna · Kushtia · Magura · Meherpur · Narail · Satkhira
Rajshahi Division	Bogra · Dinajpur · Gaibandha · Jaipurhat · Kurigram · Lalmonirhat · Naogaon · Natore · Nawabganj · Nilphamari · Pabna · Panchagarh · Rajshahi · Rangpur · Sirajganj · Thakurgaon
Sylhet Division	Habiganj · Maulvibazar · Sunamganj · Sylhet