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Dang district, Gujarat shares a name with Dang District, Nepal; Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh shares a name with Ghaziabad District, Afghanistan; Gopalganj district, Bihar shares a name with Gopalganj District, Bangladesh; Hyderabad district, Telangana shares a name with Hyderabad District, Pakistan
A district council (or zila parishad) is a local government body at the district level. [4] The Bengali word parishad means council and zila parishad translates to district council. The functions of a district council include the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges.
After the partition of India in 1947, Cooch Behar district merged with India and Rangpur went to then-East Pakistan, which became Bangladesh in 1971. The prime ministers of India and Bangladesh signed a Land Boundary Agreement in 1974 to exchange all enclaves and simplify the international border.
A district (zila), also known as revenue district, is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. In some cases, districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions, and in others directly into tehsils or talukas. As of 26 December 2024, there are a total of 788 districts in India. This count includes Mahe and Yanam which are ...
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).
Bogra, is a major city located in the Bogra district, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. It is a major commercial hub. It is also known as the capital of North Bengal in Bangladesh. Bogra is considered the oldest city of Bengal, dating to the reign of the Great Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 268 to 232 BCE.
Dinajpur District, Bangladesh (6 C, 17 P) Districts of Bangladesh by division (9 C) Districts of Bangladesh established before 1971 (19 P) F. Faridpur District (6 C ...
Most subdistricts in India correspond to an area within a district including the designated city, town, hamlet, or other populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of villages. [2]