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Divisions of Bangladesh
first-level administrative units of the Asian country / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bangladesh consists of a number of administrative areas called divisions (bibhag), each named after its respective capital.
- Barisal (বরিশাল Borishal)
- Chittagong (চট্টগ্রাম Chôţţogram)
- Dhaka (ঢাকা Đhaka)
- Khulna (খুলনা Khulna)
- Mymensingh (ময়মনসিংহ Moymonsingho)
- Rajshahi (রাজশাহী Rajshahi)
- Sylhet (সিলেট Sylhet)
- Rangpur (রংপুর Rangpur)
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Each division is further split into districts (zila) which are then further sub-divided into Upazilas.