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Barisal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of 13,225 km 2 (5,106 sq mi), and a population of 9,325,820 at the 2022 Census. It is the least populous Division in Bangladesh. It is bounded by Dhaka Division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the ...
There are eleven major cities in Bangladesh that are governed by twelve city corporations, which include Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Chattogram, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Barisal, Cumilla, Gazipur and Narayanganj. Among these, Dhaka is a megacity, governed by two city corporations, and has a population of more than 10 million ...
History. Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country had four divisions: Chittagong Division, Dacca 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 Division to more closely match the Bengali pronunciation.
Bangladesh. ( 2022) [ 2 ] Barisal District, officially spelled Barishal District from April 2018, [ 4 ] is a district in south-central Bangladesh, formerly called Bakerganj district, established in 1797. [ 5 ] Its headquarters are in the city of Barisal, which is also the headquarters of Barisal Division. [ 6 ]
Barisal (/ ˌ b ʌ r ə ˈ s ɑː l / or / ˈ b ær ə ˌ s ɔː l /; Bengali: বরিশাল, pronounced), [a] officially known as Barishal, [4] is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal District [b] and Barisal ...
Administrative geography of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions ( bibhag) and 64 districts ( jela, zila, zela ), although these have only a limited role in public policy. For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into upazilas (sub-districts), "municipalities" or town councils ( pourashova ), city corporations ...
v. t. e. Districts of Bangladesh. The divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or zilas ( Bengali: জেলা ). [ 1] The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (Bengali: জেলা সদর, romanized: zila sadar ). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 ...
Durgasagar, with an area of about 2,500 hectare, is the largest pond or dighi of southern Bangladesh. It is located at Madhabpasa village of Babuganj upazila, about 11 km away from Barisal town. Locally it is known as Madhabpasha Dighi. According to a desire of Rani Durgavati, mother of Raja Joynarayan, the dighi was dug in 1780 (1187 BS).