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The port city has benefited from the growth of heavy industry, logistics, and manufacturing in Bangladesh. Trade unionism was strong during the 1990s. Chittagong accounts for 12% of Bangladesh's GDP, including 40% of industrial output, 80% of international trade, and 50% of tax revenue. The port city is home to many of the oldest and largest ...
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]
Bangladesh National Portal is a national portal of the People's Republic of Bangladesh under Access to Information programme [1] run by the Prime Minister's Office of Bangladesh. [2] The information portal aims to provide information about all national unions, upazilas, districts and divisions of the country. It was launched on 7 March 2015 as ...
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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.
Local government in Bangladesh; Category: Unitary state: Location: Bangladesh: Number: 8 Divisional Commissionerates; 64 District Councils; 495 Sub-district Councils 4,573 Union Councils; 329 Town Councils; 12 City Councils; Populations: 3,212 (Union Councils) – 36,054,418 [citation needed] Areas: 9 km 2 (Union Councils) – 7,468 km 2 ...
A patta painter's home with all the members of family is his studio. Woman members prepare the glue, the canvas and apply colours what we call the fill-in, and give the final lacquer coating. The master hand, mostly the male member, draws the initial line and gives the final finishing. Patta paintings are done on small strips of cotton cloth.
G. M. Mushfiqur Rahman, a lieutenant in the Bangladesh Army posted in 1 Field Artillery Regiment of Bangladesh Army in Chittagong Hill Tracts. On 8 September 1989, he led a 17-member team of Bangladesh Army soldiers and attacked a Shanti Bahini camp. Lieutenant Rahman was injured during the clash and died on that day at 8:15 am.