Districts of Bangladesh

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The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts, or zila (Bengali: জেলা jela). The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or upazila (উপজেলা upojela).

The district are run by a Deputy Commissioner popular name is "DC" is appointed by the government from a Deputy secretary of B.C.S. Administration Cadre.

The districts are listed below in alphabetical order by division. The official English name of each district is followed by the official Bengali name in parentheses, using both the Bengali script and Romanization adopted for Wikipedia:

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Barisal (বরিশাল)

There are 6 Districts under Barisal Division. The districts are:

Chittagong (চট্টগ্রাম)

There are 11 districts under Chittagong Division. The districts are:

Dhaka (ঢাকা)

There are 17 districts under Dhaka Division. The districts are:

Khulna (খুলনা)

There are 10 Districts under Khulna Division. The districts are:

Rajshahi (রাজশাহী)

There are 8 Districts under Rajshahi Division. The districts are:

Rangpur (রংপুর)

There are 8 Districts under Rangpur Division. The districts are:

Sylhet (সিলেট)

There are 4 Districts under Sylhet Division. The districts are:

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