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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 or upazilas. [2]
Divisions of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের বিভাগ Bangladesher bibhag A clickable map of Bangladesh exhibiting its divisions. Category Unitary state Location People's Republic of Bangladesh Number 8 Populations Highest: 39,675,000 (Dhaka) Lowest: 8,331,000 (Barisal) Areas Largest: 33,908.55 km 2 (13,092.16 sq mi) (Chittagong) Smallest: 10,584.06 km 2 (4,086.53 sq mi ...
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).
The Government agencies in Bangladesh are state controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Bangladesh.The Government Ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agencies by policy decisions.
The Deputy Commissioner is appointed by the government from a Joint secretary of the B.C.S. Administration Cadre. But Zila Parishad has a different setup from the DC office. Currently, the Chairman of each District Council is an appointee from the Central Government. An officer ranked Deputy Secretary works as the Chief Executive of the council.
No. Cabinet Formation date Election Governing party Governing system 1: Mujib I: 17 April 1971: None: Bangladesh Awami League: Provisional: 2: Mujib II: 13 January 1972
There are 330 such municipal corporations in eight divisions of Bangladesh. A municipal corporation serving a town may be called a town council , and a municipal corporation serving a city is styled a city council ; these bodies are divided into wards, which are further divided into mauzas and mahallas .
The 1988 Local Government (Zila Parishad) Act provided for zila parishads constituted with a mixture of representative members and appointed members. [2] Half of the members of a zila parishad were elected (the Members of Parliament for the district and the chairman of Union Parishads and town Committees in the district).