Changes
The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-2 | 2002-05-21 | New list source. One division added. 31 regions cancelled. Allocation of districts to divisions instead of regions. Correction of one spelling error | Subdivisions added: BD-6 Sylhet bibhag Subdivisions deleted: 21 regions (see below) |
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Country name romanization adjustment, first level prefix addition, deletion of generic terms, addition of administrative division and source list update | Subdivisions added: BD-F Rangpur (division) Codes: Barisal (division) : BD-1 → BD-A Chittagong (division) : BD-2 → BD-B Dhaka (division) : BD-3 → BD-C Khulna (division) : BD-4 → BD-D Rajshahi (division) : BD-5 → BD-E Sylhet (division) : BD-6 → BD-G |
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