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All 64 districts

Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions, 64 districts (zila), 495 upazilas and 4,571 union councils. Filter by division or search for a district, a Bangla name or what a place is famous for.

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Dhaka

āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āĻž

Capital city, Lalbagh Fort, Ahsan Manzil, muslin heritage

Bangladesh's garment (RMG) export industry is headquartered here alongside national banking, government administration, and dense wholesale trade in Old Dhaka.

Dhaka 1,464 km² 12.04 M people
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Gazipur

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Bhawal National Park, garment industry hub

Bangladesh's largest concentration of garment and textile factories, plus pharmaceutical plants and industrial estates around Konabari and Tongi.

Dhaka 1,806 km² 5.26 M people
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Kishoreganj

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Sholakia Eid ground, Haor wetlands, Nikli

Rice and fish farming across its haor wetland basin, along with traditional boat-building and significant overseas remittance income.

Dhaka 2,689 km² 3.27 M people
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Manikganj

āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•āĻ—āĻžā§āϜ

Baliati Palace, Padma river bank

Jute and rice farming, with brisk small trade to Dhaka along the Dhaka-Aricha highway.

Dhaka 1,384 km² 1.56 M people
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Munshiganj

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Idrakpur Fort, Atish Dipankar birthplace, potato belt

Known as Bangladesh's potato belt, supplying much of the country's potato and vegetable trade to Dhaka markets.

Dhaka 955 km² 1.63 M people
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Narayanganj

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Dhaka of the East, Panam City, jamdani weaving

Textile and jute mills, river-port trade, and the jamdani sari weaving cottage industry.

Dhaka 684 km² 3.91 M people
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Narsingdi

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Wari-Bateshwar ruins, textile trade

Textile and hosiery manufacturing, plus the Ghorashal fertiliser and power complex.

Dhaka 1,141 km² 2.58 M people
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Tangail

āϟāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻžāχāϞ

Tangail saree, Atia Mosque, Madhupur forest

The world-famous Tangail handloom saree industry, alongside jute and rice farming on the Jamuna floodplain.

Dhaka 3,414 km² 4.04 M people
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Faridpur

āĻĢāϰāĻŋāĻĻāĻĒ⧁āϰ

Jute capital, Pathrail, Padma bridge approach

Historic jute cultivation and trade, now diversifying into vegetable farming with new access via the Padma Bridge expressway.

Dhaka 2,073 km² 2.16 M people
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Gopalganj

āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻ—āĻžā§āϜ

Tungipara, Baghiar Bill water lilies

Rice and fish cultivation around low-lying haor and beel wetlands.

Dhaka 1,490 km² 1.3 M people
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Madaripur

āĻŽāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ⧀āĻĒ⧁āϰ

Shakuni Lake, Auliapur Mazar

Jute and rice cultivation on char lands, plus a substantial remittance-driven local economy.

Dhaka 1,145 km² 1.3 M people
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Rajbari

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Daulatdia ferry ghat, Goalanda hilsa

Hilsa fishing at Goalanda Ghat and ferry-based trade and transport services.

Dhaka 1,119 km² 1.16 M people
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Shariatpur

āĻļāϰ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻĒ⧁āϰ

Padma bridge south end, Mahisar Char

Agriculture on fertile Padma char lands, with growing trade access since the Padma Bridge opened.

Dhaka 1,182 km² 1.25 M people
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Chattogram

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Port city, Patenga beach, Foys Lake, mezban

Bangladesh's principal seaport and second-largest city, a hub for shipbuilding, ship-breaking yards, and export-processing zones.

Chattogram 5,283 km² 9.17 M people
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Cox's Bazar

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World's longest natural sea beach (120 km)

Tourism is the dominant industry, alongside marine fishing and salt production along the coast.

Chattogram 2,492 km² 2.82 M people
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Bandarban

āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻŦāĻžāύ

Tazing Dong, Nilgiri, Boga Lake, hill tribes

Fruit orchards, especially banana and jackfruit, horticulture, and growing eco-tourism.

Chattogram 4,479 km² 481.1 K people
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Rangamati

āϰāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻžāĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ

Kaptai Lake, Hanging Bridge, Sajek gateway

Fisheries on Kaptai Lake, teak and timber forestry, and hydroelectric power generation.

Chattogram 6,116 km² 647.6 K people
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Khagrachhari

āĻ–āĻžāĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ

Sajek Valley, Alutila Cave, Richang waterfall

Jhum shifting cultivation, orange and banana horticulture, and rapidly growing tourism around Sajek.

Chattogram 2,700 km² 714 K people
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Feni

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Muhuri project, Sonagazi coastline

A remittance-heavy economy built on a large expatriate diaspora, plus rice farming supported by the Muhuri irrigation project.

Chattogram 990 km² 1.65 M people
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Lakshmipur

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Meghna estuary, soybean capital

Bangladesh's leading soybean-producing district, alongside hilsa fishing in the Meghna estuary.

Chattogram 1,456 km² 1.9 M people
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Noakhali

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Nijhum Dwip, Bajra Shahi Mosque

Coconut and betel-nut cultivation, fishing, and a large overseas-remittance economy.

Chattogram 3,601 km² 3.63 M people
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Cumilla

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Mainamati Buddhist ruins, rasmalai

Home to Bangladesh's pioneering rural cooperative movement (the "Comilla Model"), khadi cotton weaving, and food processing.

Chattogram 3,085 km² 6.21 M people
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Chandpur

āϚāĻžāρāĻĻāĻĒ⧁āϰ

Hilsa capital, Meghna-Padma confluence

Known as Bangladesh's "hilsa capital," with its fish landing centre supplying much of the country's hilsa trade.

Chattogram 1,704 km² 2.6 M people
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Brahmanbaria

āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§āĻŽāĻŖāĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž

Music heritage, Akhaura land port

Border trade through Akhaura land port, agriculture, and natural gas extraction from the Titas gas field.

Chattogram 1,927 km² 3.3 M people
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Rajshahi

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Silk city, mango capital, Padma Garden

Renowned mango orchards, the Rajshahi silk weaving industry, and a large educational-services sector.

Rajshahi 2,407 km² 2.92 M people
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Bogura

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Mahasthangarh (oldest city), doi (sweet yogurt)

A major agro-processing and trading hub for potato and rice from across northern Bangladesh.

Rajshahi 2,920 km² 3.8 M people
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Joypurhat

āϜāϝāĻŧāĻĒ⧁āϰāĻšāĻžāϟ

Pathorghata temple, sugar mill

Home to the country's main limestone quarry and a large sugar mill at Panchbibi.

Rajshahi 965 km² 1 M people
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Naogaon

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Paharpur Somapura Mahavihara (UNESCO)

One of Bangladesh's largest rice-producing districts, supported by extensive groundwater irrigation.

Rajshahi 3,436 km² 2.75 M people
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Natore

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Uttara Gonobhaban, Natore Rajbari, kanchagolla

Sugar and rice cultivation, alongside a well-known local sweet-making industry.

Rajshahi 1,900 km² 1.9 M people
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Chapainawabganj

āϚāĻžāρāĻĒāĻžāχāύāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻ—āĻžā§āϜ

Mango capital, Choto Sona Mosque, Gaur ruins

Bangladesh's leading mango-producing district, alongside silk cultivation.

Rajshahi 1,703 km² 1.8 M people
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Pabna

āĻĒāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž

Hardinge Bridge, Ishwardi, Rooppur nuclear plant

Home to the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant under construction, the Ishwardi export-processing zone, and jute processing.

Rajshahi 2,372 km² 2.8 M people
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Sirajganj

āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāϜāĻ—āĻžā§āϜ

Bangabandhu Bridge, handloom weaving

One of the country's largest handloom-weaving clusters, plus an industrial belt along the Jamuna riverside.

Rajshahi 2,498 km² 3.3 M people
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Khulna

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Sundarbans gateway, Rupsha bridge, shrimp trade

Shrimp and jute processing, shipping trade linked to Mongla port, and the Khulna Shipyard.

Khulna 4,395 km² 2.6 M people
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Bagerhat

āĻŦāĻžāϗ⧇āϰāĻšāĻžāϟ

Sixty Dome Mosque (UNESCO), Khan Jahan Ali

Shrimp (bagda and golda) aquaculture and fishing tied to the adjoining Sundarbans.

Khulna 3,959 km² 1.5 M people
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Chuadanga

āϚ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž

Hottest district, first capital of Mujibnagar era

Tobacco and jute cultivation, with cross-border trade near the Darshana rail link to India.

Khulna 1,174 km² 1.3 M people
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Jashore

āϝāĻļā§‹āϰ

First liberated district, flower village Godkhali

Bangladesh's flower-cultivation hub centred on Godkhali and Panisara, supplying seed and cut flowers nationwide.

Khulna 2,607 km² 3 M people
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Jhenaidah

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Nalduri, Miah Bari mosque, date molasses

Winter date-palm molasses (khejur gur) production alongside jute and rice cultivation.

Khulna 1,965 km² 1.95 M people
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Kushtia

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Lalon Shah shrine, Shilaidaha Kuthibari (Tagore)

Sugar milling, tobacco cultivation, and a strong jute-processing base.

Khulna 1,621 km² 2.15 M people
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Magura

āĻŽāĻžāϗ⧁āϰāĻž

Siddheshwari temple, Nabaganga river

Jute and rice cultivation, with small-scale handloom weaving.

Khulna 1,049 km² 1 M people
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Meherpur

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Mujibnagar - first government of Bangladesh, 1971

Mango and litchi orchards, alongside tobacco cultivation.

Khulna 716 km² 700 K people
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Narail

āύāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχāϞ

S. M. Sultan art gallery, Chitra river

Jute and rice farming along the Chitra and Nabaganga rivers.

Khulna 990 km² 750 K people
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Satkhira

āϏāĻžāϤāĻ•ā§āώ⧀āϰāĻž

Sundarbans west, Mozaffar mango, shrimp farms

Shrimp (bagda) farming is the dominant export industry, alongside Sundarbans-based fishing and honey collection.

Khulna 3,858 km² 2.2 M people
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Barishal

āĻŦāϰāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ

Venice of Bengal, floating guava market

Rice trading and river transport, plus seasonal floating guava and vegetable markets.

Barishal 2,791 km² 2.5 M people
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Barguna

āĻŦāϰāϗ⧁āύāĻž

Taltoli sea beach, Haringhata forest

Marine and inland fishing, rice cultivation, and forest resource collection.

Barishal 1,831 km² 950 K people
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Bhola

āĻ­ā§‹āϞāĻž

Largest island district, Monpura, natural gas

Natural gas fields supplying the national grid, alongside hilsa fishing and coconut cultivation.

Barishal 3,404 km² 1.9 M people
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Jhalokati

āĻāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻŋ

Floating guava market of Bhimruli

Guava and other fruit cultivation traded through floating markets, plus coir and cane crafts.

Barishal 749 km² 700 K people
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Patuakhali

āĻĒāϟ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϞ⧀

Kuakata - sunrise and sunset from one beach

Rice cultivation and marine fishing along the Bay of Bengal coast.

Barishal 3,220 km² 1.75 M people
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Pirojpur

āĻĒāĻŋāϰ⧋āϜāĻĒ⧁āϰ

Floating seedling market, Bhandaria

Guava, betel-nut and coconut horticulture, supported by seasonal floating seedling and produce markets at Swarupkathi and Atghar.

Barishal 1,308 km² 1.15 M people
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Sylhet

āϏāĻŋāϞ⧇āϟ

Tea gardens, Ratargul swamp, Jaflong, Shah Jalal shrine

Tea garden cultivation, natural gas extraction, and a very large expatriate/remittance-driven economy with strong ties to the UK diaspora.

Sylhet 3,452 km² 3.9 M people
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Habiganj

āĻšāĻŦāĻŋāĻ—āĻžā§āϜ

Satchari National Park, gas fields

Tea cultivation, natural gas fields (Habiganj and Bibiyana), and rice farming.

Sylhet 2,637 km² 2.35 M people
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Moulvibazar

āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻ­ā§€āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ

Sreemangal - tea capital, Lawachara rainforest, Madhabkunda

Tea plantations dominate the economy, alongside pineapple and lemon horticulture.

Sylhet 2,799 km² 2.1 M people
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Sunamganj

āϏ⧁āύāĻžāĻŽāĻ—āĻžā§āϜ

Tanguar Haor (Ramsar site), Niladri Lake, Barikka Tila

Boro rice cultivation on haor land, freshwater fishing, and stone quarrying near the Meghalaya border.

Sylhet 3,747 km² 2.7 M people
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Rangpur

āϰāĻ‚āĻĒ⧁āϰ

Tajhat Palace, hariwal, tobacco belt

Tobacco cultivation and increasingly diversified agriculture and small industry.

Rangpur 2,401 km² 3.2 M people
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Dinajpur

āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻžāϜāĻĒ⧁āϰ

Kantajew Temple, Ramsagar Lake, litchi

Litchi and rice cultivation - among the country's top rice-producing districts - plus agro-processing industries.

Rangpur 3,438 km² 3.2 M people
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Gaibandha

āĻ—āĻžāχāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻž

Friendship Centre, Brahmaputra chars

Char-land agriculture and jute cultivation, alongside NGO-supported community health and ferry services on the Brahmaputra chars.

Rangpur 2,179 km² 2.6 M people
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Kurigram

āϕ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ

Chilmari port, river chars, Dharla river

Char-land agriculture, river trade through Chilmari port, and tobacco cultivation.

Rangpur 2,245 km² 2.2 M people
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Lalmonirhat

āϞāĻžāϞāĻŽāύāĻŋāϰāĻšāĻžāϟ

Burimari land port, Tin Bigha corridor

Border trade through Burimari land port, tobacco and rice cultivation.

Rangpur 1,247 km² 1.45 M people
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Nilphamari

āύ⧀āϞāĻĢāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ⧀

Saidpur railway workshop, Nilsagar

Railway engineering at the Saidpur workshop, rice cultivation, and Teesta-fed irrigation.

Rangpur 1,547 km² 2 M people
Open Nilphamari →

Panchagarh

āĻĒāĻžā§āϚāĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ

Northernmost point, Kanchenjunga view, Tetulia tea

Tea cultivation at Tetulia, and stone collection from riverbeds near the Himalayan foothills.

Rangpur 1,405 km² 1.1 M people
Open Panchagarh →

Thakurgaon

āĻ āĻžāϕ⧁āϰāĻ—āĻžāρāĻ“

Jamalpur Zamindar mosque, Baliadangi mango tree

One of the country's highest-yield rice-growing districts, plus mango orchards.

Rangpur 1,810 km² 1.5 M people
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Mymensingh

āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŽāύāϏāĻŋāĻ‚āĻš

Brahmaputra bank, Shashi Lodge, agricultural university

An agricultural research and education hub, plus fishing and rice trade along the Brahmaputra.

Mymensingh 4,364 km² 5.7 M people
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Jamalpur

āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻĒ⧁āϰ

Nakshi kantha embroidery, Doyamoyee temple

Agriculture (jute and rice) on the Brahmaputra-Jamuna floodplain, and the nakshi kantha handicraft trade.

Mymensingh 2,032 km² 2.5 M people
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Netrokona

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Birishiri china-clay hills, Somesshwari river

Rice cultivation in haor basins, china-clay (kaolin) extraction near Birishiri, and fishing.

Mymensingh 2,794 km² 2.4 M people
Open Netrokona →

Sherpur

āĻļ⧇āϰāĻĒ⧁āϰ

Gajni hills, Madhutila eco-park, Garo culture

Cotton and rice cultivation, plus growing eco-tourism around the Garo Hills foothills.

Mymensingh 1,360 km² 1.5 M people
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Divisions compared

DivisionEstablishedArea (km²)PopulationDistricts
Dhaka 1829 20,508 44,215,000 13
Chattogram 1829 33,909 33,202,000 11
Rajshahi 1829 18,153 20,353,000 8
Khulna 1960 22,285 17,416,000 10
Barishal 1993 13,297 9,325,000 6
Sylhet 1995 12,596 11,362,000 4
Rangpur 2010 16,185 17,610,000 8
Mymensingh 2015 10,485 12,369,000 4