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  2. Districts of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Districts of Bangladesh. The divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or zilas (Bengali: জেলা). [1] The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (Bengali: জেলা সদর, romanized: zila sadar). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 subdistricts ...

  3. Administrative geography of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (bibhag) and 64 districts (jela, zila, zela), Although, these have only a limited role in public policy. For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into upazilas (sub-districts), "municipalities" or town councils (pourashova), city corporations (i.e. metropolitan municipal corporations ...

  4. Divisions of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    History. Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country had four divisions: Chittagong Division, Dacca Division, Khulna Division, and Rajshahi Division. In 1982, the English spelling of the Dacca Division (along with the name of the capital city) was changed into Dhaka Division to more closely match the Bengali pronunciation.

  5. Geography of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Geography of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a densely populated, low-lying, mainly riverine country located in South Asia with a coastline of 580 km (360 mi) on the northern littoral of the Bay of Bengal. The delta plain of the Ganges (Padma), Brahmaputra (Jamuna), and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries occupy 79 percent of the country.

  6. Languages of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    165,158,616. The national language and official language of Bangladesh is Bangla according to the third article of the Constitution of Bangladesh. [2] Almost 99% of Bangladeshis speak Bengali (including dialects) as their first language. [3][1] Bengali Language Implementation Act, 1987 made it mandatory to use Bengali in all government affairs ...

  7. Local government in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    There are 8 divisions and 64 districts in Bangladesh, each district further subdivided into upazila (lit. subdistricts). The area within each subdistrict, except for those in metropolitan areas, is divided into several unions, with each union consisting of multiple villages. Direct elections are held for each union (or ward), electing a ...

  8. Category:Districts of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Bandarban District ‎ (5 C, 18 P) Bangladesh district templates ‎ (65 P) Barguna District ‎ (5 C, 7 P) Barishal District ‎ (7 C, 21 P) Bhola District ‎ (5 C, 9 P) Bogra District ‎ (8 C, 21 P) Brahmanbaria District ‎ (8 C, 20 P)

  9. Dhaka Division - Wikipedia

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    Dhaka Division (Bengali: ঢাকা বিভাগ, Ḍhaka Bibhag) is an administrative division within Bangladesh. [6] Dhaka serves as the capital city of the Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains a population magnet, covers an area of 20,508.8 km 2 with a population in excess of 44 million, It is the most ...