Question: 1 / 30
Score: 100
00:00
Where is ?
+
−
Play
Click on

What are the Districts of Bangladesh?

Bangladesh is divided into 64 districts (zilas), grouped into eight divisions. Each district is run by a deputy commissioner.

  • The district system dates back to British rule in Bengal.
  • At independence in 1971, Bangladesh had fewer than 20 large districts.
  • In 1984 a reform under President Hussain Muhammad Ershad upgraded the subdivisions (mahakumas) into districts.
  • That created the 64 districts used today.
  • Many are named after their main town, such as Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna and Sylhet.

Current quiz contains 64 districts. You will be randomly asked 30 of them: Bagerhat, Bandarbon, Barisal, Bhola, Bogra, Borgona, Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Chittagong, Choua Danga, Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Faridpur, Feni, Gaibanda, Gazipur, Gopalgonj, Hobiganj, Jaipurhat, Jamalpur, Jessore, Jhalakati, Jhenaidah, Khagrachari, Khulna, Kishoreganj, Kurigram, Kustia, Lakshmipur, Lalmonirhat, Madaripur, Magura, Manikgonj, Meherpur, Moulvibazar, Munshigonj, Naogaon, Narail, Naray Angonj, Narshingdi, Nasirabad, Natore, Nawabganj, Netrakona, Nilphamari, Noakhali, Pabna, Panchagarh, Parbattya Chattagram, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Rajbari, Rajshahi, Rongpur, Shariatpur, Shatkhira, Sherpur, Sirajgonj, Sun Amgonj, Sylhet, Tangail, Thakurgaon.