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Upazilas
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into union council areas (union parishads). Bangladesh has 495 upazilas. The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs). This system of devolution was introduced by the former military ruler and president of Bangladesh, Lt-Gen Hossain Muhammad Ershad, in an attempt to strengthen local government. Below UPs, villages (''gram'') and ''para'' exist, but these have no administrative power and elected members. The Local Government Ordinance of 1982 was amended a year later, redesignating and upgrading the existing ''thanas'' as ''upazilas''. History Upazilas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamdighi Upazila
Adamdighi Upazila () is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Adamdighi Thana was established in 1821 and was converted into an upazila in 1983. It is named after its administrative center, the town of Adamdighi. Local legend has it that its name came from a Muslim saint, Baba Adam, who visited and dug a ''dighi'' (tank) for water storage. Geography Adamdighi Upazila has a total area of . It is the westernmost upazila of Bogra District. It borders Joypurhat District to the north, Dhupchanchia Upazila to the north and east, Kahaloo Upazila, Kahaloo and Nandigram Upazila, Nandigram upazilas to the east, and Naogaon District to the south and west. Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Adamdighi Upazila had 49,600 households and a population of 195,186. 36,157 (18.52%) were under 10 years of age. Adamdighi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.57%, compared to the national average of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madaripur District
Madaripur District () is a district in central Bangladesh and a part of the Dhaka Division. History Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 within Bakerganj district. In 1873, it was separated from Bakerganj and annexed to Faridpur district. Madaripur subdivision was turned into a district in 1984. Madaripur district was named after the Sufi saint Sayed Badiuddin Ahmed Zinda Shah Madar (d. 1434 CE). Administrative areas Madaripur district has 3 parliamentary seats, 5 Upazilas, 5 police stations, 4 municipalities, 59 union parishads, 1,062 villages and 479 Mouzas. Parliamentary seats # Madaripur-1 # Madaripur-2 # Madaripur-3 Upazilas and Thanas Madaripur is divided into 5 Upazilas: # Madaripur Sadar # Kalkini # Rajoir # Shibchar # Dasar Municipalities * Madaripur Municipality * Kalkini Municipality * Rajoir Municipality * Shibchar Municipality Demographics According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Madaripur District had 313,273 households and a popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Mooring Thana
Double Mooring () is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Double Mooring is located at . It has 58780 households and total area 26.99 km2. Post code 4100. Demographics At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Double Mooring had a population of 319,945, of whom 185,888 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 58.8% of the population, and females 41.2%. Double Mooring had an average literacy rate of 56.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%. See also * Upazilas of Bangladesh * Districts of Bangladesh * Divisions of Bangladesh Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ... References Thanas of Chittagong District {{Chittagong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhyanagar Upazila
Modhonogor or Madhyanagar (, is an upazila in Sunamganj district in Bangladesh About 1.5 lakh people live in 4 unions of the upazila. The second largest haor of Bangladesh, the third Ramsar area is located at Banshikunda of Brihaur in Madhyanagar upazila of Tanguar haor. Geography Madhyanagar is bordered by the Meghalaya, India on the north, Dharmapasha Upazila on the south, Jamalganj and Tahirpur upazilas on the east and Kalmakanda Upazila on the west. History Madhyanagar Thana was formed in 1984 with Madhyanagar Union, Chamardani Union, Banshikunda North Union and Banshikunda South Union. The distance from Banshikunda North Union to Upazila Sadar is more than 40 kilometers, on the other hand the distance from Upazila Sadar to Madhyanagar is 20 kilometers. As a result, people were suffering to get education, medical and administrative services. Initially, activities were started from mid-1986 to upgrade Madhyanagar Thana to an upazila. After this, programs like hunger strike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eidgaon Upazila
Eidgaon () is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Combined with the adjoining unions of Chowfaldandi and Varuakhali, it forms the traditional region of Greater Eidgaon. Geography Eidgaon Upazila is bounded by Ramu Upazila to the east, Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila to its south, Maheshkhali Upazila to its west, and Chakaria Upazila to its north. It has a total area of . History The present-day Eidgaon area of the upazila was formerly known as Nayabad. Greater Nayabad/Eidgaon encompassed the current Eidgaon Upazilas as well as the unions of Chowfaldandi and Varuakhali. The Mughal prince Shah Shuja set off with his forces to Arakan after being defeated in the war of imperial succession. They passed through Nayabad on the day of Eid al-Fitr, where they performed Eid prayers. From this event, the Nayabad area came to be known as Eidgaon (the village of Eid). Some elders have located the place of this incident to be an eidgah in the village of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shantiganj Upazila
Shantiganj (, formerly known as South Sunamganj or Dakshin Sunamganj (, is an upazila of the Sunamganj District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. Geography Shantiganj is located in between 24°49' and 25°10' north latitudes and in between 91°14' and 91°27' east longitudes. It has a total area of . The Surma River and Kalni River flow through Shantiganj. The Ufa, Karchabarar, Saladia, Behala, Baradal and Basadubi beels are other notable bodies of water in Shantiganj, in addition to the Dekhar haor. The upazila is bounded by Chhatak Upazila and Dowarabazar Upazila to the east, Derai Upazila and Jagannathpur Upazila to its south, Jamalganj Upazila to its west, and Sunamganj Sadar Upazila to its north. History Shantiganj was first established as an upazila on 6 June 2006 when it was separated from Sunamganj Sadar Upazila and given the name "South Sunamganj". On 26 July 2021, Khandker Anwarul Islam announced the renaming of South Sunamganj to "''Shantiganj''". Demographics Acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panchlaish Thana
Panchlaish () is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Panchlaish is located at . It has 37105 households and total area 27.45 km2. Demographics At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Panchlaish had a population of 193,357, of whom 112,099 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 59.39% of the population, and females 40.61%. Panchlaish had an average literacy rate of 59.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%. Points of interest ''Rupali Guitar'', an stainless steel sculpture memorializing Ayub Bachchu, was erected in the Prabartak roundabout in 2019. See also * Upazilas of Bangladesh * Districts of Bangladesh * Divisions of Bangladesh Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ... Notable residents * Shakil Khan, film a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogura District
Bogra District, List of renamed places in Bangladesh, officially Bogura District (), is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh, in Rajshahi Division. Bogra is an industrial city where many small and mid-sized companies are sited. Bogra was a part of the Pundravardhana territory of ancient Bengal and the ruins of its capital can be found in northern Bogra. Bogra is named after the independent sultan of Bengal Nasiruddin Bughra Khan (1287–1291). History Ancient history In the Ancient history, ancient period, Bogra District was a part of the territory of the Pundras or ''Paundras'', which were known by the name of Pundravardhana, one of the kingdoms of ancient Bengal region and was separated by the Karatoya River from the more easterly kingdom of Prag-Jyotisha or Kamarupa, Kamrupa. The name Pundravardhana frequently occurs in the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and the Puranas. According to the Mahabharata and the Puranas, Vasudeva, a powerful prince of the Pundra family, ruled ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upazila Nirbahi Officer
An Upazila Nirbahi Officer (, abbreviated as UNO) is the chief executive officer of an upazila (subdistrict) and a mid-level officer of the Bangladesh Civil Service (administration cadre), known as Bangladesh Administrative Service. A senior assistant secretary is usually assigned to this post. UNO works as chief executive officer of an upazila parishad for executing all decisions taken by the upazila parishad and ensuring financial disciplines of the funds of upazila parishad and representative of the government of Bangladesh in the upazila level for performing retained activities to the government of Bangladesh, non-transferred and controlling activities. History The role of the UNO was created in accordance with a decision by the military regime of Lieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad. In 1982, the Ershad government constituted a committee for administrative reorganization and reform. One of the committee's major recommendations was to create a representative body cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasar Upazila
Dasar Upazila is an upazila of Madaripur district in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. History A police investigation centre was set up in Dasar on February 2, 2012. Later, the Dasar Thana (police station) was formed on March 2, 2013, with five unions of Kalkini Upazila. Shortly thereafter, the local administration proposed to convert Dasar into upazila. At the meeting of the National Implementation Committee on Administrative Restructuring (NICAR) on November 20, 2017, the Dasar Thana (police station) was supposed to be upgraded to upazila but it was rejected and asked to conduct a further examination. Then on 26 July 2021, it was decided to make Dasar a full-fledged upazila at the 117th meeting of NICAR. Administrative areas Dasar Upazila consists of 5 unions and 67 mouzas. Unions * Gopalpur Union * Kazibakai Union * Baligram Union * Dasar Union * Nabagram Union Geography The geographical location of Dasar Upazila is . Its total area is 76.08 km2. Dasar upa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Bangladesh
The divisions of Bangladesh, divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or (). The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 subdistricts or upazilas. History Before independence, Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan) had 19 districts. English spelling change In April 2018, the government changed the English spelling of five districts to avoid inconsistencies in the Bengali and English spellings and to make them consistent with the Bengali pronunciation. The spellings have been changed from Bogra to Bogura, Barisal to Barishal, Jessore to Jashore, Chittagong to Chattogram and Comilla to Cumilla. Administration Deputy commissioner A Deputy Commissioner (DC), popularly abbreviated to 'DC,' serves as the executive head of the district. Individuals appointed to the role are selected by the government from the Deputy Secretary BCS Administration Cadre. Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh National Portal
Bangladesh National Portal is a national portal of the People's Republic of Bangladesh under Access to Information programme run by the Prime Minister's Office of Bangladesh. The information portal aims to provide information about all national unions, upazilas, districts and divisions Division may refer to: Mathematics *Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication * Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division Military *Division (military), a formation typically consisting of 10,000 t ... of the country. History Over 25,000 websites were included when it started on 7 March 2015. References External links * {{Government of Bangladesh Bangladeshi websites Government of Bangladesh 2015 establishments in Bangladesh Internet properties established in 2015 Government databases Bengali-language websites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
