What is Divisions of Bangladesh?
[[File:Bangladesh, administrative divisions - et - colored.svg|thumb|271x271px|Divisions of Bangladesh]] [[Bangladesh]] consists of a number of administrative areas called '''divisions (''bibhag'')''', each named after its respective capital. *[[Barisal Division|Barisal]] (বরিশাল ''Borishal'') *[[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]] (চট্টগ্রাম ''Chôţţogram'') * [[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]] (ঢাকা ''Đhaka)'' * [[Khulna Division|Khulna]] (খুলনা ''Khulna'') * [[Mymensingh Division|Mymensingh]] (ময়মনসিংহ ''Moymonsingho'') * [[Rajshahi Division|Rajshahi]] (রাজশাহী ''Rajshahi'') * [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]] (সিলেট ''Sylhet'') *[[Rangpur Division|Rangpur]] (রংপুর Rangpur) Each division is further split into [[Districts of Bangladesh|districts]] (''zila'') which are then further sub-divided into [[Upazilas of Bangladesh|Upazila]]s. ==History== [[Image:Bangladesh divisions 1971-1993.png|thumb|right|200px|Divisions of Bangladesh 1971-1993]] Following the [[Independence|Independence of Bangladesh]] of Bangladesh in 1971, the country inherited the four divisions of former [[Bangladesh#History|East Pakistan]]: {{see also|Divisions of Pakistan}} * Chittagong (চট্টগ্রাম ''Chôţţogram'') * Dacca (ঢাকা ''Đhaka'') * Khulna (খুলনা ''Khulna'') * Rajshahi (রাজশাহী ''Rajshahi'') In 1983, the English spelling of the Dacca division (along with the name of the capital city) was changed to [[Dhaka]] to more closely match the Bangla pronunciation. In 1993, Barisal division was [[:Image:Bangladesh divisions 1993-1998.png|split]] off from Khulna. Barisal (Bengali: বরিশাল) is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of 13,644.85 km2 (5,268.31 sq mi), and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is bounded by Dhaka Division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong Division on the east and Khulna Division on the west. The administrative capital, Barisal city, lies in the Ganges (Padma) River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River (Kirtonk