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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]
1.5.2 Chapai Nawabganj District. ... India and Bangladesh; ... Bangladesh; Transport; Railway map of Bangladesh. This is a list of railway stations in Bangladesh ...
The first railway line in Bangladesh was laid in 1862 by the British Raj.At that time Bangladesh didn't exist and its land was part of the Bengal Presidency.On 15 November of that year, Eastern Bengal Railway, the predecessor of Bangladesh Railway, opened the first railway line from Darshana railway station to Jagati railway station.
On 28 October 2017, Bangladesh Railway Minister Mujibal Haque said that India and Bangladesh are working on reconnecting railway lines in 12 places, which were cut off after partition of the country in 1947. India sponsored rail bridges on Titas and the Bhoirab rivers in Brahmanbaria district of his country were completed. [17]
It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh Railway is governed by the Ministry of Railways and the Bangladesh Railway Authority with a reporting mark known as "BR". [5] The Bangladesh Railway system has a total length of 3,600 kilometres (2,200 mi). [6]
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 ...
English: Railway map of Bangladesh showing the different gauges used. Note: This map most likely contains inaccuracies or errors because the available sources were scarce and possibly outdated. Especially there was little information available on the railways in Rangpur division.
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).