Districts of Bangladesh

History
Main article: East Pakistan § Administrative geography

Before independence, Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan) had 20 districts.

Administration

Deputy commissioner

A deputy commissioner (popularly abbreviated to "DC") is the executive head of the district. Deputy commissioners are appointed by the government from the deputy secretary BCS Administration Cadre.

District councils

A district council (or zila parishad) is a local government body at the district level.[2] The Bengali word parishad means council and zila parishad translates to district council.

The functions of a district council include construction and maintenance of roads, and bridges, building hospitals and dispensaries, schools and educational institutions, health facilities and sanitation, tube wells for drinking water, rest houses, and coordination of activities of the Union parishads within the district.

List of districts
Main article: List of districts of Bangladesh

Timeline of creation
1666
  • Chittagong district.[3]
1772
  • Rajshahi district.[4]
  • Dhaka district.
1781
  • Jashore district.[5]
3 January 1782
  • Sylhet district.[6]
1786
  • Dinajpur district.[7]
1787
  • Mymensingh district.[8]
1790
  • Comilla district.[9]
1797
  • Barisal district.[10]
1815
  • Faridpur district.[11]
1821
  • Noakhali district.[12]
  • Bogra district.[13]
1832
1860
  • Hill Tracts district is split from Chittagong district.[3]
1882
  • Khulna district.[15]
1947
  • Kushtia district.[16]
1969
  • Tangail district is split from Mymensingh district.[8]
  • Patuakhali district.[17]
1971
  • Dhaka Division: Dhaka district, Faridpur district, Mymensingh district, Tangail district
  • Chittagong Division: Hill Tracts district, Chittagong district, Comilla district, Noakhali district, Sylhet district, Cox's Bazar district
  • Rajshahi Division: Bogura district, Dinajpur district, Rajshahi district, Rangpur district, Pabna district
  • Khulna Division: Bakerganj district, Jashore district, Khulna district, Kushtia district, Patuakhali district
1978
  • Jamalpur district is split from Mymensingh district.[8]
1983
  • Joypurhat district was split from Bogra district.[13]
1 February 1984
  • Rangpur district.[18]
22 February 1984
  • Brahmanbaria district was split from Comilla district.
  • Sirajganj district was split from Pabna district.
  • Sherpur, Netrokona and Kishoreganj districts were split from Mymensingh district.[8]
  • Lakshmipur and Feni districts were split from Noakhali district.
  • Sunamganj, Habiganj and Maulvibazar districts were split from Sylhet district.[6]
  • Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts were split from Dinajpur district.[7]
1 March 1984
  • Cox’s Bazar district.[19]

See also

References
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  10. Islam, KAM (2012). "Barisal District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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  14. Alam, Md (2012). "Pabna District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  15. Mallik, Sandipak (2012). "Khulna District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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  17. Jerin, Iffat (2012). "Patuakhali District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  18. Sattar, Abdus (2012). "Rangpur District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  19. Siddiqi, Mohammad (2012). "Cox's_Bazar District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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