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{{Short description|First-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}

{{Infobox subdivision type
| name               = {{ubl|Divisions of Bangladesh|{{lang|bn|বাংলাদেশের বিভাগ}}|''{{nobold|Bangladesher bibhag}}''}}
| map                = {{Bangladesh Divisions Image Map|image-width=300}}
| category           = [[Unitary state]]
| territory          = [[Bangladesh|People's Republic of Bangladesh]]
| current_number     = [[#List of divisions|8]]
| population_range   = {{ubl|Highest: 39,675,000 ([[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]])|Lowest: 8,331,000 ([[Barisal Division|Barisal]])}}
| area_range         = {{ubl|Largest: {{Convert|33908.55|sqkm|abbr=on}} ([[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]])|Smallest: {{Convert|10584.06|sqkm|abbr=on}} ([[Mymensingh Division|Mymensingh]])}}
| government         = Divisional Commission
| government1        = '''Administrator'''
| government2        = [[Divisional Commissioner of Bangladesh|Divisional Commissioner]]
| subdivision        = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District]]
}}
{{Politics of Bangladesh}}
Divisions are the first-level [[administrative division]]s 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. Each division is divided into several [[districts of Bangladesh|district]]s which are further subdivided into [[upazila]]s (sub-districts), then [[union council (Bangladesh)|union councils]].

==History==
Following the [[History of Bangladesh#People's Republic of Bangladesh|independence of Bangladesh]] in 1971, the country had four divisions: [[Chittagong Division]], [[Dhaka Division|Dacca Division]], [[Khulna Division]], and [[Rajshahi Division]]. In 1982, the English spelling of the Dacca Division (along with the name of the capital city) was changed into [[Dhaka Division]] to more closely match the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] pronunciation.

In 1993, [[Barisal Division]] was [[:Image:Bangladesh divisions 1993-1998.png|split]] off from Khulna Division, and in 1995, [[Sylhet Division]] was split off from Chittagong Division. On 25 January 2010, [[Rangpur Division]] was split off from Rajshahi Division.<ref name=Statoids>{{cite web |title=Divisions of Bangladesh |url=http://www.statoids.com/ubd.html |website=Statoids |access-date=17 January 2014 |archive-date=16 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016170534/http://www.statoids.com/ubd.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 14 September 2015, [[Mymensingh Division]] was split off from Dhaka Division and added as the eighth division. In 2015, the process started to create two more divisions: [[Meghna Division|Comilla Division]] and [[Padma Division|Faridpur Division]].<ref name="theindependentbd.com" /> In October 2021, Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]] announced the formation of two new divisions, [[Meghna Division|Meghna]] and [[Padma Division|Padma]], named after the eponymous rivers,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/10/21/pm-hasina-new-divisions-will-be-named-padma-meghna|title=PM Hasina: New divisions will be named Padma, Meghna|date=21 October 2021|access-date=11 November 2021|website=[[Dhaka Tribune]]|archive-date=11 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111212933/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/10/21/pm-hasina-new-divisions-will-be-named-padma-meghna|url-status=live}}</ref> in the places of Comilla and Faridpur Divisions. However, these names were later rejected.

==Divisional Commissioner==
Divisional Commissioner is the administrative head of a division. Divisional Commissioner is appointed by the government from an Additional Secretary level officer of [[Bangladesh Civil Service]] (B.C.S.) Administration Cadre. The role of a Divisional Commissioner's office is to act as the supervisory head of all the government offices (except the central government offices) situated in the division. A Divisional Commissioner is given the direct responsibility of supervising the revenue and development administration of a division. The Divisional Commissioner is assisted by the several Additional Divisional Commissioners, Senior Assistant Commissioners and other bureaucratic officials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pmis.mopa.gov.bd/pmis/Forms/divcommlist.php|title=List of Divisional Commissioners|access-date=28 May 2017|archive-date=18 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618085224/http://pmis.mopa.gov.bd/pmis/Forms/divcommlist.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.albd.org/~parbonc/index.php/en/updates/news/1354-divisional-and-district-commissioners-are-important-for-a-prosperous-bangladesh-pm |title=Divisional And District Commissioners Are Important For A Prosperous Bangladesh: PM |access-date=28 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111095337/http://www.albd.org/~parbonc/index.php/en/updates/news/1354-divisional-and-district-commissioners-are-important-for-a-prosperous-bangladesh-pm |archive-date=11 November 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pmis.mopa.gov.bd/pmis/Forms/addldivcommlist.php|title=List of Additional Divisional Commissioners|access-date=28 May 2017|archive-date=20 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120211312/http://pmis.mopa.gov.bd/pmis/Forms/addldivcommlist.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/25932|title=New divisional commissioner joins|work=[[The Independent (Bangladesh)]]|location=[[Dhaka]]|access-date=28 May 2017|archive-date=7 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207231750/https://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/25932|url-status=live}}</ref>

==List of divisions==
The following table outlines some key statistics about the eight divisions of Bangladesh as found in the 2011 Population and Housing Census conducted by the [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] (B.B.S.).

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{| class="wikitable sortable defaultleft col2center col5center col7right col8right col9right col10right col11right sticky-header static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash sticky-header-multi"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Division
! rowspan="2"  class="unsortable"|Map
! rowspan="2" | [[ISO 3166-2:BD|ISO]] codes
! rowspan="2" | Capital 
! rowspan="2" | Est. 
! colspan="3" class="unsortable" |Subdivisions
! rowspan="2" | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name=bbs /> 
! rowspan="2" | Population (2022)<ref name=bbs>{{cite web|title=2022 Population & Housing Census: Preliminary Results |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/BBS/PHC2011Preliminary%20Result.pdf |url-status=dead |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115170757/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/BBS/PHC2011Preliminary%20Result.pdf |archive-date=15 January 2013 |access-date=12 January 2012}}</ref> 
! rowspan="2"|Density (people/<br />km<sup>2</sup>) (2022)<ref name=bbs />
|-
![[Districts of Bangladesh|Districts]] 
![[Upazila]]s 
! [[Union council (Bangladesh)|Union Councils]]
|-
|[[Barisal Division]] 
|[[File:Barishal in Bangladesh.svg|102x102px]]
| BD-A 
| [[Barisal]] 
| 1993 
| '''6 Districts:''' [[Barguna District|Barguna]], [[Barisal District|Barishal]], [[Bhola District|Bhola]], [[Jhalokathi District|Jhalokathi]], [[Patuakhali District|Patuakhali]], [[Pirojpur District|Pirojpur]]
| 42
| 352 
| 13,225.20 
| 9,100,102 
| 688
|-
|[[Chittagong Division]] 
|[[File:Chattogram in Bangladesh.svg|101x101px]]
| BD-B 
| [[Chittagong]] 
| 1829 
| '''11 Districts:''' [[Bandarban District|Bandarban]], [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]], [[Comilla District|Comilla]], [[Cox's Bazar District|Cox's Bazar]], [[Feni District|Feni]], [[Khagrachhari District|Khagrachhari]], [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur]], [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]], [[Rangamati District|Rangamati]]
| 104 
| 949 
| 33,908.55 
| 33,202,326 
| 979
|-
|[[Dhaka Division]] 
|[[File:Dhaka in Bangladesh.svg|102x102px]]
| BD-C 
| [[Dhaka]] 
| 1829 
| '''13 Districts:''' [[Dhaka District|Dhaka]], [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]], [[Gazipur District|Gazipur]], [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj]], [[Kishoreganj District|Kishoreganj]], [[Madaripur District|Madaripur]], [[Manikganj District|Manikganj]], [[Munshiganj District|Munshiganj]], [[Narayanganj District|Narayanganj]], [[Narsingdi District|Narsingdi]], [[Rajbari District|Rajbari]], [[Shariatpur District|Shariatpur]], [[Tangail District|Tangail]]
| 90 
| 885
| 20,593.74 
| 44,215,107 
| 2,147
|-
|[[Khulna Division]] 
|[[File:Khulna in Bangladesh.svg|102x102px]]
| BD-D 
| [[Khulna]] 
| 1960 
| '''10 Districts:''' [[Bagerhat District|Bagerhat]], [[Chuadanga District|Chuadanga]], [[Jessore District|Jashore]], [[Jhenaidah District|Jhenaidah]], [[Khulna District|Khulna]], [[Kushtia District|Kushtia]], [[Magura District|Magura]], [[Meherpur District|Meherpur]], [[Narail District|Narail]], [[Satkhira District|Satkhira]]
| 59 
| 571
| 22,284.22 
| 17,416,645
| 782
|-
|[[Mymensingh Division]] 
|[[File:Mymensingh in Bangladesh.svg|102x102px]]
| BD-H 
| [[Mymensingh]] 
| 2015 
| '''4 Districts:''' [[Jamalpur District|Jamalpur]], [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh]], [[Netrokona District|Netrokona]], [[Sherpur District|Sherpur]]
| 35 
| 351 
| 10,584.06 
| 12,225,498 
| 1,155
|-
|[[Rajshahi Division]] 
|[[File:Rajshahi in Bangladesh.svg|102x102px]]
| BD-E 
|[[Rajshahi]] 
| 1829 
| '''8 Districts:''' [[Bogra District|Bogura]], [[Joypurhat District|Joypurhat]], [[Naogaon District|Naogaon]], [[Natore District|Natore]], [[Chapai Nawabganj District|Chapai Nawabganj]], [[Pabna District|Pabna]], [[Rajshahi District|Rajshahi]], [[Sirajganj District|Sirajganj]]
| 67 
| 565 
| 18,153.08 
| 20,353,119 
| 1,121
|-
|[[Rangpur Division]] 
|[[File:Rangpur in Bangladesh.svg|102x102px]]
| BD-F 
| [[Rangpur, Bangladesh|Rangpur]] 
| 2010 
| '''8 Districts:''' [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]], [[Gaibandha District|Gaibandha]], [[Kurigram District|Kurigram]], [[Lalmonirhat District|Lalmonirhat]], [[Nilphamari District|Nilphamari]], [[Panchagarh District|Panchagarh]], [[Rangpur District|Rangpur]], [[Thakurgaon District|Thakurgaon]]
| 58 
| 535 
| 16,184.99 
| 17,610,956 
| 1,088
|-
|[[Sylhet Division]] 
|[[File:Sylhet in Bangladesh.svg|102x102px]]
| BD-G 
| [[Sylhet]] 
| 1996 
| '''4 Districts:''' [[Habiganj District|Habiganj]], [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]], [[Sunamganj District|Sunamganj]], [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]]
| 40
| 338 
| 12,635.22 
| 11,034,863 
| 873
|- class="sortbottom" 
!style="text-align:right;"|[[Bangladesh]] 
!style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Bangladesh divisions empty.png|103x103px]]
!style="text-align:left;"| BD 
!style="text-align:left;"| [[Dhaka]] 
! style="text-align:rcenter;"|1971 
!style="text-align:right;"| 64 
!style="text-align:right;"| 495 
!style="text-align:right;"| 4,546 
!style="text-align:right;"| 147,569 
!style="text-align:right;"| 165,158,616 
!style="text-align:right;"| 1,119
|}

==Proposed divisions==
[[File:Proposed Divisions of Bangladesh (English).svg|thumb|Proposed divisions of Bangladesh by Public Administration reform commission ]]
Two more divisions have been proposed to ease down administrative work load due to increase in population:<ref name=theindependentbd.com>{{cite news |title=3 new divisions to be formed |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=245618:3-new-divisions-to-be-formed&catid=129:frontpage&Itemid=121 |url-status=dead|work=[[The Independent (Bangladesh)]] |location=[[Dhaka, Bangladesh]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215161101/http://www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=245618%3A3-new-divisions-to-be-formed&catid=129%3Afrontpage&Itemid=121 |archive-date=15 February 2015 |access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=thedailystar.net>{{cite news |title=Mymensingh to become new division |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/mymensingh-to-become-new-division-61779 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215160740/http://www.thedailystar.net/mymensingh-to-become-new-division-61779 |archive-date=15 February 2015 |access-date=26 January 2015}}</ref> Their formation was confirmed in October 2021 by Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]].<ref name=":0" />

* [[Comilla Division]] – proposed to consist of the six northern districts of the current Chittagong Division: [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Comilla District|Comilla]], [[Feni District|Feni]], [[Lakshmipur District|Laxmipur]], and [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]].

* [[Faridpur Division]] – proposed to consist of [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]], [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj]], [[Madaripur District|Madaripur]], [[Rajbari District|Rajbari]], and [[Shariatpur District|Shariatpur]] districts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Faridpur will be made as 'Padma division' soon: Mosharraf |work=[[Daily Sun (Bangladesh)]] |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/post/224552/Faridpur-will-be-made-as- |access-date=3 January 2024 |archive-date=3 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103112236/https://www.daily-sun.com/post/224552/Faridpur-will-be-made-as- |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following the ousting of Sheikh Hasina, on 17 December 2024, the Public Administration Reform Commission of the [[Interim government of Bangladesh]] recommended the creation of the Comilla division and Faridpur division, and the integration of [[Tangail District|Tangail]] and [[Kishoreganj District|Kishoreganj]] district into [[Mymensingh Division]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Report of Public Administration Reform Commission |url=https://mopa.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/mopa.gov.bd/notices/5b859327_451d_45a1_8e2b_75a2b0a49dbf/FINAL%20REPORT%20PARC%20Original%20(1).pdf |page=191}}</ref>

According to the commission the proposed divisions are as follows:<ref name=":1" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! style="text-align:center" |[[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]]
! style="text-align:center" |[[Districts of Bangladesh|Current Districts]] (in 2025)
! style="text-align:center" |Proposed Districts
!Changes
|-
|[[Barisal Division|Barisal]]
|'''6 Districts:''' [[Barguna District|Barguna]], [[Barisal District|Barishal]], [[Bhola District|Bhola]], [[Jhalokathi District|Jhalokathi]], [[Patuakhali District|Patuakhali]], [[Pirojpur District|Pirojpur]]
|'''6 Districts:''' [[Barguna District|Barguna]], [[Barisal District|Barishal]], [[Bhola District|Bhola]], [[Jhalokathi District|Jhalokathi]], [[Patuakhali District|Patuakhali]], [[Pirojpur District|Pirojpur]]
|{{N/A}}
|-
|[[Chittagong Division|Chattogram]]
|'''11 Districts:''' [[Bandarban District|Bandarban]], [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]], [[Comilla District|Comilla]], [[Cox's Bazar District|Cox's Bazar]], [[Feni District|Feni]], [[Khagrachhari District|Khagrachhari]], [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur]], [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]], [[Rangamati District|Rangamati]]
|'''5 Districts:''' [[Bandarban District|Bandarban]], [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]], [[Cox's Bazar District|Cox's Bazar]], [[Khagrachhari District|Khagrachhari]], [[Rangamati District|Rangamati]]
|6 districts removed and moved to new [[Comilla Division]]: [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Comilla District|Comilla]], [[Feni District|Feni]], [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur]], [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]]
|-
|[[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]
|'''13 Districts:''' [[Dhaka District|Dhaka]], [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]], [[Gazipur District|Gazipur]], [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj]], [[Kishoreganj District|Kishoreganj]], [[Madaripur District|Madaripur]], [[Manikganj District|Manikganj]], [[Munshiganj District|Munshiganj]], [[Narayanganj District|Narayanganj]], [[Narsingdi District|Narsingdi]], [[Rajbari District|Rajbari]], [[Shariatpur District|Shariatpur]], [[Tangail District|Tangail]]
|'''6 Districts:''' [[Dhaka District|Dhaka]], [[Gazipur District|Gazipur]], [[Manikganj District|Manikganj]], [[Munshiganj District|Munshiganj]], [[Narayanganj District|Narayanganj]], [[Narsingdi District|Narsingdi]]
|5 districts removed and moved to new [[Faridpur Division]]: [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]], [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj]], [[Madaripur District|Madaripur]], [[Shariatpur District|Shariatpur]], [[Rajbari District|Rajbari]]
2 districts removed and moved to [[Mymensingh Division]]: [[Kishoreganj District|Kishoreganj]], [[Tangail District|Tangail]]
|-
|[[Khulna Division|Khulna]]
|'''10 Districts:''' [[Bagerhat District|Bagerhat]], [[Chuadanga District|Chuadanga]], [[Jessore District|Jashore]], [[Jhenaidah District|Jhenaidah]], [[Khulna District|Khulna]], [[Kushtia District|Kushtia]], [[Magura District|Magura]], [[Meherpur District|Meherpur]], [[Narail District|Narail]], [[Satkhira District|Satkhira]]
|'''10 Districts:''' [[Bagerhat District|Bagerhat]], [[Chuadanga District|Chuadanga]], [[Jessore District|Jashore]], [[Jhenaidah District|Jhenaidah]], [[Khulna District|Khulna]], [[Kushtia District|Kushtia]], [[Magura District|Magura]], [[Meherpur District|Meherpur]], [[Narail District|Narail]], [[Satkhira District|Satkhira]]
|{{N/A}}
|-
|[[Mymensingh Division|Mymensingh]]
|'''4 Districts:''' [[Jamalpur District|Jamalpur]], [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh]], [[Netrokona District|Netrokona]], [[Sherpur District|Sherpur]]
|'''6 Districts:''' [[Jamalpur District|Jamalpur]], [[Kishoreganj District|Kishoreganj]], [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh]], [[Netrokona District|Netrokona]], [[Sherpur District|Sherpur]], [[Tangail District|Tangail]]
|2 districts added from [[Dhaka Division]]: [[Kishoreganj District|Kishoreganj]], [[Tangail District|Tangail]]
|-
|[[Rajshahi Division|Rajshahi]]
|'''8 Districts:''' [[Bogra District|Bogura]], [[Joypurhat District|Joypurhat]], [[Naogaon District|Naogaon]], [[Natore District|Natore]], [[Chapai Nawabganj District|Chapai Nawabganj]], [[Pabna District|Pabna]], [[Rajshahi District|Rajshahi]], [[Sirajganj District|Sirajganj]]
|'''8 Districts:''' [[Bogra District|Bogura]], [[Joypurhat District|Joypurhat]], [[Naogaon District|Naogaon]], [[Natore District|Natore]], [[Chapai Nawabganj District|Chapai Nawabganj]], [[Pabna District|Pabna]], [[Rajshahi District|Rajshahi]], [[Sirajganj District|Sirajganj]]
|{{N/A}}
|-
|[[Rangpur Division|Rangpur]]
|'''8 Districts:''' [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]], [[Gaibandha District|Gaibandha]], [[Kurigram District|Kurigram]], [[Lalmonirhat District|Lalmonirhat]], [[Nilphamari District|Nilphamari]], [[Panchagarh District|Panchagarh]], [[Rangpur District|Rangpur]], [[Thakurgaon District|Thakurgaon]]
|'''8 Districts:''' [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]], [[Gaibandha District|Gaibandha]], [[Kurigram District|Kurigram]], [[Lalmonirhat District|Lalmonirhat]], [[Nilphamari District|Nilphamari]], [[Panchagarh District|Panchagarh]], [[Rangpur District|Rangpur]], [[Thakurgaon District|Thakurgaon]]
|{{N/A}}
|-
|[[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]]
|'''4 Districts:''' [[Habiganj District|Habiganj]], [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]], [[Sunamganj District|Sunamganj]], [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]]
|'''4 Districts:''' [[Habiganj District|Habiganj]], [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]], [[Sunamganj District|Sunamganj]], [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]]
|{{N/A}}
|-
|[[Faridpur Division|Faridpur]]
| style="text-align:center; background-color:chartreuse;" |''New proposed division''
|'''5 Districts:''' [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]], [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj]], [[Madaripur District|Madaripur]], [[Shariatpur District|Shariatpur]], [[Rajbari District|Rajbari]]
|5 districts separated from [[Dhaka Division]]
|-
|[[Comilla Division|Comilla]]
| style="text-align:center; background-color:chartreuse;" |''New proposed division''
|'''6 Districts:''' [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Comilla District|Comilla]], [[Feni District|Feni]], [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur]], [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]]
|6 districts separated from [[Chattogram Division]]
|}

==Evolution of Bangladesh administrative divisions==
===Administrative geography===
East Pakistan inherited 17 districts from British Bengal.

In 1960, Lower Tippera was renamed Comilla.

In 1969, two new districts were created with Tangail separated from Mymensingh and Patuakhali from Bakerganj.

East Pakistan's districts are listed in the following.
[[File:Dominion of Pakistan & Indian Controlled Kashmir (orthographic projection).svg|thumb|400px|East and West Pakistan]]
[[File:1962 East Pakistan Map.jpg|thumb|Provincial Map of East Pakistan, 1962]]

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Division
! scope="col"| East Pakistani District
! scope="col"| Current Bangladeshi Districts
|-
| rowspan="4" scope="row" | Dacca Division
| Dacca District
| [[Dhaka Division]] (without [[Greater Faridpur]])
|-
| Faridpur District
| [[Greater Faridpur]]
|-
| [[Mymensingh Division|Mymensingh District]]
| [[Mymensingh Division]] and [[Kishoreganj District|Kishoreganj]]
|-
| [[Tangail District]]
| [[Tangail District|Tangail (Part of Greater Mymensingh)]]
|-
| rowspan="5" scope="row" | Chittagong Division
| [[Chittagong Hill Tracts|Hill Tracts District]]
| [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]]
|-
| Chittagong District
| [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]], [[Cox's Bazar District|Cox's Bazar]]
|-
| Comilla (Lower Tippera) District
| [[Comilla District|Comilla]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]]
|-
| Noakhali District
| [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]], [[Feni District|Feni]], [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur]]
|-
| [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet District]]
| [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]], [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]], [[Habiganj District|Habiganj]], [[Sunamganj District|Sunamganj]]
|-
| rowspan="5" scope="row" | Rajshahi Division
| Bogra District
| [[Bogra District|Bogra]], [[Joypurhat District|Joypurhat]]
|-
| Dinajpur District
| [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]], [[Thakurgaon District|Thakurgaon]], [[Panchagarh District|Panchagarh]]
|-
| Rajshahi District
| [[Rajshahi District|Rajshahi]], [[Nawabganj District|Nawabganj]], [[Natore District|Natore]], [[Naogaon District|Naogaon]]
|-
| Rangpur District
| [[Rangpur Division]] (without [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]], [[Thakurgaon District|Thakurgaon]], [[Panchagarh District|Panchagarh]])
|-
| Pabna District
| [[Pabna District|Pabna]], [[Sirajganj District|Sirajganj]]
|-
| rowspan="5" scope="row" | Khulna Division
| [[Backergunge District|Bakerganj District]]
| [[Barisal District|Barisal]], [[Jhalokati District|Jhalokati]], [[Pirojpur District|Pirojpur]]
|-
| Jessore District
| [[Jessore District|Jessore]], [[Jhenaidah District|Jhenaidah]], [[Narail District|Narail]], [[Magura District|Magura]]
|-
| Khulna District
| [[Khulna District|Khulna]], [[Satkhira District|Satkhira]], [[Bagerhat District|Bagerhat]]
|-
| Kushtia District
| [[Kushtia District|Kushtia]], [[Meherpur District|Meherpur]], [[Chuadanga District|Chuadanga]]
|-
| Patuakhali District
| [[Patuakhali District|Patuakhali]], [[Barguna District|Barguna]], [[Bhola District|Bhola]]
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==See also==

*[[Tourism in Bangladesh]]
* [[List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh]]
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh]]
*[[Culture of Bangladesh]]
* [[ISO 3166-2:BD|ISO 3166 codes]]
* [[List of regions of Bangladesh by Human Development Index]]
* [[Districts of Bangladesh]]
* [[Upazila|Upazilas of Bangladesh]]
* [[Union council (Bangladesh)|Union councils of Bangladesh]]
* [[List of cities and towns in Bangladesh]]
* [[Villages of Bangladesh]]

==References==
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