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Bangladesh
Bangladesh (help·info) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ, pronounced [ˈbaŋlad̪eʃ]; Bangladesh), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh) is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma ...
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Ganges River
The Ganges (pronounced /ˈɡændʒiːz/; Hindi: गंगा Gaṅgā, IPA: [ˈɡəŋɡaː] ( listen), as in most Indian languages) is one of the major rivers of the Indian subcontinent, flowing east through the Gangetic Plain of northern India into Bangladesh. The 2...
Dhaka
Dhaka (Bangla: ঢাকা, pronounced [ɖʱaka]; formerly known as Dacca and Jahangir Nagar, under Mughal rule), is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on...
Area:
- 815.85 km² (315 mi² )
Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra, also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia.
From its origin in southwestern Tibet as the Yarlung Zangbo River, it flows across southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in...
Barisāl Division
Barisāl (also spelt Barisal) is located in south-central Bangladesh. Formerly a district called Bakerganj, it is since 1993 one of the 6 divisions of Bangladesh. The town lies in the Ganges (Padma) River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River ...
Chittagong
Chittagong (Bengali: চ্রাম, Chôţţogram) is Bangladesh's main seaport and its second-largest city. The capital of the eponymous district and division, it is situated in the southeastern portion of the country, and was built on the banks of the...
Area:
- 157 km² (60.6 mi² )
Chittagong Division
Chittagong Division (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম) is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the most southern areas of the country and is also the second largest one.
Dhaka Division
Dhaka Division is an administrative division within Bangladesh. The capital and largest city is Dhaka. The division covers an area of 31,119.97 km², and has a population of 38,678,000 (2000).
Dhaka Division bounds the Indian state of Meghalaya to...
Sylhet Division
Sylhet Division (Bengali: সিলেট বিভাগ, pronounced Sylhet Bibhag), also known as Greater Sylhet or Sylhet region, is the northeastern division of Bangladesh, named after its main city, Sylhet. It is bounded by Meghalaya State of India on the north,...
Sylhet
Sylhet (Sylheti: সিলট Silôţ, Bengali: সিলেট Sileţ), is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of...
Area:
- 57.64 km² (22.25 mi² )
Rajshahi Division
Rajshahi Division (Bengali: রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has a population of almost 30 million and area of about 34,513 km². Rajshahi division consists of 16 districts, 128 Upazilas (the next lower...
Khulna Division
Khulna Division is one of the six divisions of Bangladesh and is located in the south-west of the country. It has an area of 22,274 sq. km. and a population of 14.47 million. Its headquarters is Khulna city in Khulna District.
The Khulna division...
Khulna
Khulna is the third largest city in Bangladesh. It is located on the banks of the Rupsha and Bhairab rivers in Khulna District. It is the divisional headquarters of Khulna Division and a major industrial and commercial center. It has a seaport named...
Area:
- 20.6 km² (7.95 mi² )
Karnaphuli River
Karnaphuli (Bangla: কর্ণফুলি Kôrnophuli) (also spelt Karnafuli) is a 667 metres (2,190 ft) wide river in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. Originating from the Lushai hills in Mizoram, India, it flows 270 km (170 miles) southwest through...
Buriganga River
The Buriganga River (Bangla: বুড়িগঙ্গা Buŗigônga "Old Ganges") is the main river flowing beside Dhaka city, capital of Bangladesh. The average depth is 39 feet (12 m) and maximum depth is 93 feet (28 m).
In the distant past, a course of the Ganges...
Rajshahi
The city of Rajshahi (Bangla: রাজশাহী) is the divisional headquarters of Rajshahi division as well as the administrative district that bears its name and is one of the six metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. Often referred to as Silk City and...
Area:
- 377.09 km² (145.6 mi² )
Teesta River
The River Teesta or Tista (Nepali: टिस्टा खोला TisTa Khola, is said to be the lifeline of the Indian state of Sikkim, flowing for almost the entire length of the state and carving out verdant Himalayan temperate and tropical river valleys. The...
Meghna River
The Meghna River (Bengali: মেঘনা নদী) is an important river in Bangladesh, one of the three that forms the Ganges Delta, the largest on earth fanning out to the Bay of Bengal. The Meghna is formed inside Bangladesh by the joining of different rivers...
Padma River
The Padma (Bengali: পদ্মা Pôdda) is a major trans-boundary river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges (Bengali: গঙ্গা Gôngga), which originates in the Himalaya. The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Chapai Nababganj. It...
Zia International Airport
Zia International Airport (IATA: DAC, ICAO: VGZR) (Bengali: Zia Antorjatik Bimanbôndor) is the largest airport in Bangladesh located in Kurmitola, 11 NM (20 km; 13 mi) north of Dhaka, with Dhaka Cantonment on one side and Uttara Residential Area on...
Gorai-Madhumati River
The Gorai-Madhumati River (Bangla: গড়াই-মধুমতি Gôŗai-Modhumoti) is one of the longest rivers in Bangladesh and a tributary of the Ganges.
Mahananda River
The Mahananda River (Bangla: মহানন্দা Môhanônda) is a river the originates in the district of Darjeeling in West Bengal in the Himalayas. It flows through northern part of West Bengal, Bihar in India and Bangladesh. It again enters India in the...
Jamuna River
The Jamuna River (Bangla: যমুনা Jomuna) is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. It is the main channel of the Brahmaputra River when it flows out of India into Bangladesh. The Jamuna flows south, ending its independent existence as it joins...
Feni River
Feni River (Bangla: ফেনী নদী Feni Nodi) is a river in the Indian state of Tripura and southeastern Bangladesh. It is a trans-boundary river with an on-going dispute.
Feni River originates in South Tripura district and flows through Sabroom town and...
Muhuri River
Muhuri River (Bangla: মুহুরী Muhuri) one of the trans-boundary rivers of Bangladesh. The river takes its rise on the Lushai hills of Tripura in India and enters Bangladesh through Parshuram upazila of Feni district after flowing over the hilly...
Pasur River
The Pusur River is a river in southwestern Bangladesh and a tributary of the Ganges.
Naf River
Naf River (নাফ নদী) is a river marking the border of Bangladesh and Myanmar.
It is an elongated estuary in the extreme southeast of Cox's Bazar district dividing the district from Arakan, Myanmar. It rises in the Arakan hills on the southeastern...
Chhatak
Chhatak is a town in northeastern Bangladesh, on the Surma River,Sunamganj district,Sylhet division. It has a population of 34,498 and an area of 9.24 km². Chhatak expanded rapidly following the discovery of a natural gas field nearby in 1959. As...
Barisal District
Barisal (Bengali: বরিশাল) is a district in southern Bangladesh. It is also the headquarters of Barisal Division.
Barisal is located in south-central Bangladesh, formerly a district called Bakerganj, it is now a division. The town lies in the Ganges ...
Dhaleshwari River
The Dhaleshwari River (Bangla: ধলেশ্বরী Dhôleshshori) is a 160-km-long distributary of the Jamuna River in central Bangladesh. It starts off the Jamuna near the northwestern tip of Tangail District. After that it divides into two branches: the north...
Narayanganj
Narayanganj (Bengali: নারায়ণগঞ্জ Naraeongônj) is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Narayanganj District, 20 km southeast from the capital city of Dhaka and has a population of 1.5 million. The city is on the bank of the...
Area:
- 759.57 km² (293.27 mi² )
Bogra
Bogra (Bengali: বগুড়া) is a town, and one of the oldest towns in northern Bangladesh. It is a centre of commerce and trade within the Bogra District and located under the Rajshahi Division. Bogra is sometimes described as the nerve centre of...
Bogra District
Bogra (Bengali: বগুড়া Bogura) is a northern district of Bangladesh, in the Rajshahi Division. It is called the gateway to the north Bengal. It is an industrial city where many small and mid sized industries are housed. Bogra District was a part of...
Patuakhali
Patuakhali is a town in Bangladesh.
Titas River
Titas River (Bangla: তিতাস Titash) is a trans-boundary river of south-eastern Bangladesh. It originates in the state of Tripura in India where it is known as Haora River in Bengali and Saidra in the local Kokborok language. Flowing near Agartala, ...
Shah Amanat International Airport
Shah Amanat International Airport (IATA: CGP, ICAO: VGEG), named after an Islamic saint, serves Bangladesh's south-eastern port city of Chittagong. It was formerly known as MA Hannan International Airport but was renamed on 2 April 2005 by the...
Barisal City
Barisal City is an old port on the Kirtankhola on the northern shore of the Bay of Bengal in southern Bangladesh. It is now the divisional headquarter of the Barisal Division and consists of 30 wards and 50 mahallas. The area of the town is 19.99...
Area:
- 16.37 km² (6.32 mi² )
Sirajganj
Sirajganj is a town in central Bangladesh, lying just west of the Brahmaputra River and about 70 mi. (110 km) northwest of Dhaka.
It is the main town in Sirajganj District. It consists of 15 wards and 52 mohallas. The town has a population of about...
Jaldhaka River
The Jaldhaka River (Nepali: जलढका Jalḍhaka) is a trans-boundary river, with a length of 192 kilometres, that originates in southeastern Sikkim in the eastern Himalayas and flows through the Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal, India....
Saidpur
Saidpur(Syedpur)(bn:সৈয়দপুর) is a city of Nilphamari district in Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh . The city becomes a very important communication hub for adjoining major district headquarters.Saidpur Airportis one of the domestic airports in...
Area:
- 34.42 km² (13.29 mi² )
Gopalganj
Gopalganj is a town located in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh.
Tongi
Tongi is a township in Bangladesh with a population of 350,000 that hosts the Biswa Ijtema, features a BSCIC industrial area, which produces BDT 1500 crore of industrial products annually, and marks the northern border of Dhaka, the capital of...
Rupsha River
Rupsha River (Bangla: রূপসা) is a river in south-west Bangladesh. It is formed by the union of the Bhoirob and Atrai rivers. Near Chalna, it changes its name to Pasur River and flows into the Bay of Bengal au]]
Bura Gauranga River
The Bura Gauranga River is located in the Patuakhali district in Bangladesh. The river is most notably known for the sinking of a passenger ferry in May 2005, killing at least 27 people.
Benapole
Benapole (Bengali: বেনাপোল) is a township in Sharsha Upazila in the Jessore District of Bangladesh. The Petrapole Customs station of India is situated across the border and since 1971 (some sources say 1947), a large number of people have travelled...
Rangpur
Rangpur is one of the major cities in Bangladesh. It is located in the Rangpur District of the Rajshahi Division in north-western Bangladesh. Earlier it was the headquarter of Greater Rangpur district. Later the Greater Rangpur district was broken...
Shilaidaha
Shilaidaha (Bangla:শিলাইদহ) is a place in Kumarkhali Upazila of Kushtia District in Bangladesh. The place is famous for Shilaidaha Kuthibari— a country house made by Dwarkanath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore lived a part of life here and created some...
Osmani International Airport - Sylhet
Osmani International Airport (IATA: ZYL, ICAO: VGSY) is located five miles north-east of Sylhet in Bangladesh serving as the country's third international airport. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and is...
Fatullah
Fatullah is a town on the southern outskirts of Dhaka, in central Bangladesh, close to the town of Narayanganj. It is the location of the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, an international cricket stadium that has hosted its first One Day International...
Jamalpur
Jamalpur is a town in central Bangladesh. It is part of the Jamalpur District of Dhaka Division.
Jamalpur municipality was established in 1869. The town is divided into 12 wards and 80 mahallas, with a total area of 53.28 kmￂﾲ. The town also has a...
Khoksa
Khoksa is a small town eastern Kushtia District, Bangladesh. It is 24 km from Kushtia city and 200 km from the capital Dhaka. Unions: Shomospur & Janipur. Janipur is the house of annual Hindu Kali Pooja festival in Bangladesh. Hindus from all over...
Atrai River
Atrai River (also spelt as Atreyee) (Bengali: আত্রাই/আত্রেই নদী) flows in West Bengal and northern parts of Bangladesh.
In ancient times the river was called Atrei and finds a mention in the Mahabharata. It is linked with Karatoya River. It...
Dhepa River
The Dhepa is a small river in northern Bangladesh. The river originates from the Atrai river in Mohanpur and falls into the Punarbhaba. The length of this river is 40 km.
Baral River
Baral (Bengali: বড়াল) river is one of the offshoots of the Ganges, starts its journey at Charghat Upazila or Rajshahi District of Bangladesh. The Baral flows through Natore and Pabna meets with the Gumani at the east of Bangura and finally meets...
Mujibnagar
Mujibnagar (Bengali: মুজিবনগর), formerly known as Baidyanathtala is a town in the Meherpur District of Bangladesh. It is a common reference for the government in exile formed by the leaders of the Awami League, who were leading the guerrilla war for...
Barguna
Barguna is a town in Barisal Division in Bangladesh. It is the largest town of the Barguna District.
Cox's Bazar Airport
Cox's Bazar Airport (IATA: CXB, ICAO: VGCB) is an airport in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Jessore Airport
Jessore Airport (IATA: JSR, ICAO: VGJR) is an airport in Jessore, Bangladesh.
Shah Makhdum Airport
Shah Makhdum Airport (IATA: RJH, ICAO: VGRJ) is an airport in Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Saidpur Airport
Saidpur Airport (IATA: SPD, ICAO: VGSD) is an airport in Saidpur, Bangladesh.
Tungipara Upazila
Tungipara (Bengali: টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is an Upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is considered as the father of the nation and founder of independent Bangladesh.
Tungipara...
Area:
- 127.25 km² (49.131 mi² )
