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  2. Divisions of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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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.

  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. Districts of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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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]

  5. Geography of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Almost every year large regions of Bangladesh suffer from more intense events like cyclones, floods and erosion. The mentioned adverse events are slowing the development of the country by bringing socio-economical and environmental systems to almost collapse.

  6. Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh is part of the historic and ethnolinguistic region of Bengal, which was divided during the Partition of British India in 1947 as the eastern exclave of the Dominion of Pakistan. [18] Ancient Bengal was known as Gangaridai and was a stronghold of pre-Islamic kingdoms.

  7. Borders of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    The borders of Bangladesh define the geographical boundaries of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, a South Asian country located on the Bay of Bengal.Encompassing a total length of approximately 4,427 kilometers, Bangladesh shares its borders with India to the west, north, and east, and with Myanmar to the southeast.

  8. Category:Regions of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Regions of Bangladesh" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. N. North Bengal; S.

  9. List of regions of Bangladesh by Human Development Index

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    Rank Regions (Districts) HDI (2022) High human development 1 Dhaka: 0.756 2 Jessore, Magura, Narail: 0.701 Medium human development 3 Chittagong: 0.695 4 Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira