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Encyclopedia > Dhaka division

Dhaka Division is an administrative division within Bangladesh. The capital and largest city is Dhaka. The division covers an area of 31,119.97 km², and has a population of 38,678,000 (2000). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Note: You may need a Bangla Font to see all the characters on this page. ...


Dhaka Division bounds the Indian state of Meghalaya to the north, Barisal and Chittagong Divisions on the south, Sylhet and Chittagong Divisions to the east, Rajshahi and Khulna Divisions to the west. Meghalaya (मेघालय) is a small state in north-eastern India. ... Barisal is located in south-central Bangladesh. ... Chittagong Division is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. ... Sylhet is the Northeastern part of Bangladesh. ... Chittagong Division is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. ... Rajshahi is in Northwestern part of Bangladesh. ... Khulna division is a region in south-east Bangladesh. ...


Administrative divisions

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, Madaripur, Shariatpur, Rajbari and Gopalganj.


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Dhaka Division information - Search.com (139 words)
Dhaka Division bounds the Indian state of Meghalaya to the north, Barisal and Chittagong Divisions on the south, Sylhet and Chittagong Divisions to the east, Rajshahi and Khulna Divisions to the west.
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, Madaripur, Shariatpur, Rajbari and Gopalganj.
Dhaka - MSN Encarta (327 words)
Dhaka or Dacca, city, capital of Bangladesh, in Dhaka Division, central Bangladesh.
An ancient community of uncertain origins, Dhaka rose to importance in the 17th century when it was the Mughal capital of Bengal Province from 1608 to 1639 and again from 1660 to 1704.
With the partition of British India in 1947, Dhaka became the capital of the Pakistan province of East Bengal, and in 1956 it was made the capital of East Pakistan.
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