Bangladesh Divisions

Barisal Division | Chittagong Division | Dhaka Division | Rajshahi Division
Sylhet Division | Khulna Division

Bangladesh is subdivided into 6 divisions, all named after their respective capitals:

Barisal division
Barisal is located in south-central Bangladesh. Formerly a district called Bakhraganj, it is now a division. The town lies in the Ganges (Padma) River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River (Kirtonkhola). The Barisal town was under the control of the Roychoudhury family, which now has moved to Calcutta.Incorporated as a municipality in 1876 and upgraded to city corporation in 2002, it is a trans-shipment center for rice, hides, and pulses. Bakery, textile, Pharmaceutical products are output of a few industrial installation. It is linked by steamer with Dhaka (73 miles [117 km] north) and with Chittagong to the southeast. Road communication improved in last decade with building of few bridges. There is a medical college (Sher-e Bangla Medical College) affiliated with the National University.
Barisal division

Area: 13297 sq.km.
Population: 7,757,000
Zilas: Bhola, Barisal, Patuakhali, Barguna, Jhalakati, Pirojpur.

Barisal Zila
Area: 2791
Population: 2,299,000

Upazilas:
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Chittagong division
Chittagong Division is an administrative division within Bangladesh. The Chittagon Division is one of the six divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the most southern areas of the country and is also the second largest one.

Overview
Name: Chittagon Division
Area: 33771 sq kilometers
Population: 23999345
Capital: Chittagong
Literacy Rate:32.08%

Important Resources
Imporatant resources in the area include agricultural products, ammenities, and labor.

The chief agricultural products of the Chittagong region are paddy, betel leaf, potato, cotton, tea, peanut, mustard, patol (heap), brinjal, ginger, bean and other vegetables. The area also provides substantial amount of the nations fruits including but not limited to mango, jackfruit, pineapple guava, coconut, betel nut, litchi, banana, papaya, water melon and lemon. Agriculture provides 57% of the division's revenues.
Another important resource of the division is the production of hydroelectric power dams. These dams provide almost all of the country's power supply. The fast streams of the river Karnafuli is used to run the motors of the hydroelectric power dam. However, being a land of low elevation, the dams don not provide adequate power for the 131 million people of Bangladesh.
The city of Chittagong is a very prominent port and is also Bangladesh's largest one. All large scale maritime trading of the nation goes through Chittagong. Important goods include textiles from the US and Europe which are made into garments by the labor force of Bangldesh. Another important commodity is seafood such as shrimp which are exported to European countries like France and England. These important commodities make Chittagong a very thrinving and industrious city.
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Dhaka (Town) stands on the bank of the river Buriganga. It consists of seven principal thanas (Dhanmondi, Kotwali, Motijheel, Ramna, Mohammadpur, Sutrapur and Tejgaon) and 13 auxiliary thanas (Gulshan, Lalbagh, Mirpur, Pallabi Sabujbagh, Cantonment, Demra, Hazaribagh, Shyampur, Badda, Kafrul, Kamrangir Char and Khilgaon), 130 wards and 725 mohalla. It has an area of 304 sq km. The town has a population of 5378000 (2000); male 56.62%, female 43.38%; population density per sq km 17691. Literacy rate among the town people is 62.3%.

Administration Dhaka division 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, Maradipur, Shariatpur, Rajbari and Gopalganj.

Population 38678000 (2000); male 51.63%, female 48.37%; Muslim 89.51%; Hindu 9.64%, Christian 0.5%, Buddhist 0.03% and others 0.32%.

Religious institutions Mosque 44501, temple 5065, church 234, tomb 292 and pagoda 11.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 33.05%; male 39.8% and female 26.5%. Educational institutions: public university 10, private university 15, government medical college 5, private medical college 14, technical training college 22, teacher's training college 18, government college 85, non-government college 438, law college 8, government high school 118, non-government high school 2552, junior high school 388, madrasa 2538, government primary school 8952, non-government primary school 5031, agricultural training institute 1, scout training centre 1, polytechnic institute 3, music school 28, satellite school 292 and kindergarten 362.

Main occupations Agriculture 38.63%, agricultural labourer 15.93%, wage labourer 2.75%, weaving 3.75%, industrial labourer 1.93%, commerce 10.75%, service 7.78%, construction 1.42%, house renting out 2.23%, transport 0.42%, fishing 11.99% and others 2.42%.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, potato, ground nut, onion, garlic, chilly, various kinds of pulse, sugarcane and vegetables.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, papaya, pineapple, guava, watermelon, coconut and banana.

Health centres Government hospital 44, private hospital and clinic 1072, upazila health complex 119, child and maternity welfare centre 278, satellite clinic 805, family planning centre 705, diabetic centre 7, national heart foundation 1, mission hospital 5, veterinary hospital 129. [Sajahan Miah],
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The major cities of Rajshahi division are Rajshahi, Rangpur and Dinajpur. Rajshahi and the city of Saidpur have airports, with daily flights to the capital city of Dhaka.

A major landmark in Rajshahi is the Kantaji Mondir, a Hindu temple north of Dinajpur. The temple is covered entirely with thousands of terra cotta tiles, each with a unique design.

Rajshahi is well-known for its fruit, particularly mangos and jackfruits.
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In Bangladesh, the Sylhet area is known for its tea-gardens, its natural resources, and for its strong dialect, difficult for other Bengali-speakers to follow.
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Khulna

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