Divisions of Bangladesh

Divisions of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের বিভাগ Bangladesher bibhag
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Category	Unitary state
Location	People's Republic of Bangladesh
Number	8
Populations	Highest: 36,054,418 (Dhaka) Lowest: 8,325,666 (Barisal)
Areas	Largest: 33,908.55 km2 (13,092.16 sq mi) (Chittagong) Smallest: 10,584.06 km2 (4,086.53 sq mi) (Mymensingh) –
Government	Divisional Commission Divisional Commissioner (Administrator)
Subdivisions	District

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Bibhag (Bengali: বিভাগ, lit. 'division') is the first-level administrative division in Bangladesh. There are currently 8 divisions of Bangladesh, each is named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Each division is further split into several districts (জেলা jela) which are then further sub-divided into Upazilas (উপজেলা upôjela).

History

Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country had four divisions: Chittagong Division, Dhaka 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 to more closely match the Bengali pronunciation.

In 1993, Barisal Division was split off from Khulna Division; in 1995, Sylhet Division was split off from Chittagong Division; and in 2010 (25 January), Rangpur Division was split off from Rajshahi Division. In terms of area the newly formed Rangpur Division ranked fifth followed by Barisal Division and Sylhet Division.

On 14 September 2015, Mymensingh Division was added as the eighth division. In 2015, the process started to create two more divisions: Comilla Division and Faridpur Division.

In October 2021, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced the formation of two new divisions, Padma and Meghna, named after the eponymous rivers.

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.

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.

Division	Capital	Est.	Subdivisions			Area (km2)	Population (2011)	Density (people/ km2) (2011)
			Districts	Upazilas	Union Councils
Barisal Division	Barisal	1993	6	39	333	13,225.20	8,325,666	613
Chittagong Division	Chittagong	1829	11	101	949	33,908.55	29,145,000	831
Dhaka Division	Dhaka	1829	13	123	1,248	20,593.74	36,433,505	1,751
Khulna Division	Khulna	1960	10	59	270	22,284.22	15,687,759	699
Mymensingh Division	Mymensingh	2015	4	34	350	10,584.06	11,370,000	1,074
Rajshahi Division	Rajshahi	1829	8	70	558	18,153.08	18,485,858	1,007
Rangpur Division	Rangpur	2010	8	58	536	16,184.99	15,787,758	960
Sylhet Division	Sylhet	1995	4	38	334	12,635.22	9,807,000	779
Total 8	Dhaka	1971	64	522	4,576	147,610.00	146,968,041	1,106

Proposed divisions

Two more divisions have been proposed to ease down administrative work load due to increase in population:

• Meghna Division – proposed to consist of the six northern districts of the current Chittagong Division, formerly comprising the regions of Greater Comilla and Noakhali.
• Padma Division - proposed to have the five districts south of the Padma in the existing Dhaka division

See also

• ISO 3166 codes
• List of divisions of Bangladesh by Human Development Index
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Villages of Bangladesh

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