Districts of Bangladesh

Districts of Bangladesh

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The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts, or zila (Bengali: জেলা jela). The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or upazila (উপজেলা upojela).

The district are run by a Deputy Commissioner popular name is "DC" is appointed by the government from a Deputy secretary of B.C.S. Administration Cadre.

The districts are listed below in alphabetical order by division. The official English name of each district is followed by the official Bengali name in parentheses, using both the Bengali script and Romanization adopted for Wikipedia:

Barisal

• Barguna (বরগুনা Bôrguna)
• Barisal (বরিশাল Borishal)
• Bhola (ভোলা Bhola)
• Jhalokati (ঝালকাঠী Jhalokaţhi)
• Pirojpur District

Chittagong

• Bandarban (বান্দরবান Bandorban)
• Brahmanbaria (ব্রাহ্মনবাড়ীয়া Bramhonbaŗia)
• Khagrachari (খাগড়াছড়ি Khagrachori)
• Rangamati

Dhaka

• Dhaka (ঢাকা Đhaka)

Khulna

• Bagerhat (বাগেরহাট Bagerhaţ)
• Chuadanga (চুয়াডাঙা Chuađaņa)
• Jessore (যশোর Jôshor)
• Jhenaidah (ঝিনাইদহ Jhinaidôh)
• Khulna (খুলনা Khulna)
• Kushtia (কুষ্টিয়া Kushţia)
• Magura (মাগুরা Magura)
• Meherpur (মেহেরপুর Meherpur)
• Narail (নড়াইল Nôŗail)
• Satkhira (সাতক্ষীরা Shatkhira)

Rajshahi

• Bogra (বগুরা Bogura)
• Dinajpur (দিনাজপুর Dinajpur)
• Gaibandha (গাইবান্ধা Gaibandha)
• Jaipurhat (জয়পুরহাট Jôepurhaţ)
• Kurigram (কুড়িগ্রাম Kuŗigram)
• Lalmonirhat (লালমনিরহাট Lalmonirhaţ)
• Naogaon (নওগাঁ Nôogão)
• Natore (নাটোর Naţor)
• Nawabganj (নওয়াবগঞ্জ Nôoabgônj)
• Nilphamari (নীলফামারী Nilfamari)
• Pabna (পাবনা Pabna)
• Panchagarh (পঞ্চগড় Pônchogôŗ)
• Rajshahi (রাজশাহী Rajshahi)
• Rangpur (রংপুর Rôņpur)
• Sirajganj (সিরাজগঞ্জ Shirajgônj)
• Thakurgaon (ঠাকুরগাঁও Ţhakurgão)

Sylhet

• Habiganj (হবিগঞ্জ Hobigônj)
• Maulvibazar (মৌলভীবাজার Maulbhibajar)
• Sunamganj (সুনামগঞ্জ Shunamgônj)
• Sylhet (সিলেট Sileţ)

See also

• ISO 3166-2:BD

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