What is Dhaka Division?

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Dhaka Division is an administrative division within Bangladesh. The capital and largest city is Dhaka. The division covers an area of 31,119.97 km², and has a population of 38,678,000 (2000).

Dhaka Division bounds the Indian state of Meghalaya to the north, Barisal and Chittagong Divisions on the south, Sylhet and Chittagong Divisions to the east, Rajshahi and Khulna Divisions to the west.

Administrative divisions

Dhaka Division, formerly Dacca Division of East Pakistan province, consists of one city corporation, 17 districts, 58 municipalities, 21 thanas, 119 upazilas, 1239 union parishads, 12765 mouzas, 549 wards, 1623 mahallas and 25244 villages. The districts are Dhaka, Gazipur, Narsingdi, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Narayanganj, Mymensingh, Sherpur, Jamalpur, Netrokona, Kishoreganj, Tangail, Faridpur, Madaripur, Shariatpur, Rajbari and Gopalganj.


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Divisions and districts of Bangladesh
Barisāl DivisionBarguna Barisal Bhola Jhalokati Patuakhali Pirojpur
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Geography of Bangladesh
Chittagong DivisionBandarban Brahmanbaria Chandpur Chittagong Comilla Cox's Bazar Feni Khagrachari Lakshmipur Noakhali Rangamati
Dhaka DivisionDhaka Faridpur Gazipur Gopalganj Jamalpur Kishoreganj Madaripur Manikganj Munshiganj Mymensingh Narayanganj Narsingdi Netrakona Rajbari Shariatpur Sherpur Tangail
Khulna DivisionBagerhat Chuadanga Jessore Jhenaidah Khulna Kushtia Magura Meherpur Narail Satkhira
Rajshahi DivisionBogra Dinajpur Gaibandha Jaipurhat Kurigram Lalmonirhat Naogaon Natore Nawabganj Nilphamari Pabna Panchagarh Rajshahi Rangpur Sirajganj Thakurgaon
Sylhet DivisionHabiganj Maulvibazar Sunamganj Sylhet


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Dhaka
Skyline of Dhaka City
Nickname: City of Mosques and Shrines
Location of Dhaka in Bangladesh
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Meghalaya pronunciation   (help info ) is a small state in north-eastern India.
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Barisāl (also spelt Barisal) is located in south-central Bangladesh. Formerly a district called Bakerganj, it is now one of the 6 divisions of Bangladesh. The town lies in the Ganges (Padma) River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River (Kirtonkhola).
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Chittagong Division is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the most southern areas of the country and is also the second largest one.

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Area 33,771 sq km Capital Chittagong Population 23,999,345 Literacy rate 32.
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Sylhet (Srihatta) division is the Northeastern division (bibhag) of Bangladesh, named after its main city, Sylhet. It is bounded by Meghalaya State of India on the north, Tripura State on the south, Assam State of India on the east and Dhaka and Chittagong
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Chittagong Division is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the most southern areas of the country and is also the second largest one.

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Area 33,771 sq km Capital Chittagong Population 23,999,345 Literacy rate 32.
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Rajshahi Division is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has a population of almost 30 million and area of about 34513 sq km[1]. Rajshahi division is consists of 16 districts, 128 Upazillas (the next lower administrative tier) and 1092 Unions (the
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Khulna Division is an administrative region in south-west Bangladesh. It has a population of almost 30 million. Its headquarter is Khulna district.

Geography

The region, ex-political entity (1947-1971) borders the Rajshahi Division to the north, the Dhaka Division and
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Dhaka District
Skyline of Dhaka City



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Gazipur District



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Narsingdi District



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Manikganj District



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Munshiganj District
Dhaleshwari River bank, Munshiganj Sadar Upazila in Munsiganj District


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Narayanganj District
The ruins of Sonargaon, located in Narayanganj District


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Mymensingh District
Office of the District Commissioner of Mymensingh


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Sherpur District



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Jamalpur District



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Netrokona District



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Kishoreganj District



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Tangail District
Entrance to Tangail



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Faridpur District



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Madaripur District



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Shariatpur District



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Rajbari District



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Gopalganj District



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Bangladesh

This article is part of the series:
Politics of Bangladesh

  • Constitution
  • 2006–2007 political crisis
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  • Iajuddin Ahmed

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Bangladesh

This article is part of the series:
Politics of Bangladesh

  • Constitution
  • 2006–2007 political crisis
  • President
  • Iajuddin Ahmed

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Anthem
Amar Shonar Bangla
My Golden Bengal


Capital
(and largest city) Dhaka

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