Divisions Of Bangladesh
Bangladesh is divided into seven major administrative regions called divisions (Bengali: বিভাগ Bibhag). Each division is named after the major city within its jurisdiction that serves as the administrative capital of that division:
- Barisal (বরিশাল Borishal)
- Chittagong (চট্টগ্রাম Chôţţogram)
- Dhaka (ঢাকা Đhaka)
- Khulna (খুলনা Khulna)
- Rajshahi (রাজশাহী Rajshahi)
- Rangpur (রংপুর Rongpur)
- Sylhet (সিলেট Sileţ)
Three more divisions have been proposed to ease down administrative work load due to population increase:
- Chittagong Hill Tracts Division (পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম Parbotto Chôţţogram)
- Mymensingh Division (ময়মনসিং Moymonsing)
- Comilla Division (কুমিল্লা Kumilla)
Each division is further split into Districts (Bengali: জেলা zila) which are then further sub-divided into Upazilas.
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