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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) and union councils (i.e. rural councils).

  4. 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 ...

  5. Geography of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    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. Four uplifted blocks (including the ...

  6. Divisions of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2023, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Each division is divided into several districts which are further subdivided into upazilas, then union ...

  7. Upazila - Wikipedia

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    t. e. An upazila (Bengali: উপজেলা, romanized:upajēlā, lit. 'sub-district' pronounced: ['upɘdʒeːlaː]), formerly called thana, is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries.

  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. Banglapedia - Wikipedia

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    Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh is the first Bangladeshi encyclopedia. [1] It is available in print, CD-ROM format and online, [2] in both Bengali and English. [3] The print version comprises fourteen 500-page volumes. The first edition was published in January 2003 in ten volumes by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.