The following is the list of places in Bangladesh that underwent a name change. [1] [2] [3] [4] The most common names in English are in bold letters.
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Dhaka, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is the ninth-largest and seventh-most densely populated city in the world. Dhaka is a megacity, and has a population of 10.2 million residents as of 2022, and a population of over 22.4 million residents in Dhaka Metropolitan Area. It is widely considered to be the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world. Dhaka is the most important cultural, economic, and scientific hub of Eastern South Asia, as well as a major Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks third in South Asia and 39th in the world in terms of GDP. Lying on the Ganges Delta, it is bounded by the Buriganga, Turag, Dhaleshwari and Shitalakshya rivers. Dhaka is also the largest Bengali-speaking city in the world.
The Padma is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for 356 kilometres (221 mi) to its confluence with the Meghna River near the Bay of Bengal. The city of Rajshahi is situated on the banks of the river. Since 1966, over 66,000 hectares of land has been lost to erosion of the Padma.
Dhaka District is a district in central Bangladesh, and is the densest district in the nation. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and rests on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River which flows from the Turag to the southern part of the district. While Dhaka occupies only about a fifth of the area of Dhaka district, it is the economic, political and cultural centre of the district and the country. Dhaka District consists of Dhaka, Keraniganj, Nababganj, Dohar, Savar and Dhamrai upazila. Dhaka District is an administrative entity, and like many other cities, it does not cover the modern conurbation which is Greater Dhaka, which has spilled into neighbouring districts, nor does the conurbation cover the whole district, as there are rural areas within the district.
Abdus Salam was a demonstrator who died during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations which took place in the erstwhile East Bengal, Pakistan in 1952. He is considered a martyr in Bangladesh.
Dohar is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The upazila is situated in the southernmost part of Dhaka District. The Padma River borders the southern part of the upazila.
Shibganj is an upazila of Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Mirpur is a thana of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Pallabi Thana to the north, Mohammadpur Thana to the south, Kafrul to the east, and Savar Upazila to the west. For administrative convenience three new thanas, namely Shah Ali, Pallabi Thana and Kafrul Thana have been carved out of old Mirpur Thana.
Tejgaon is a thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is in the centre of Dhaka, the capital. In 2006, the boundaries of the thana were redrawn when Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana was created out of the former larger area and again in 2009 when Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana was created.
Salman Fazlur Rahman is a Bangladeshi businessman, and a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. He is the Private Industry and Investment Adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the rank of a cabinet minister. Earlier, he served as the private sector development affairs adviser to her. He was ranked 1685th on the list of billionaires in the world published by Beijing-based Hurun Gobal in 2017. He is the vice chairman of BEXIMCO Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh. He was the president of several trade bodies including Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO).
Chapai Nawabganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Harunur Rashid of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Naogaon-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Shahiduzzaman Sarker of the Awami League.
Natore-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Md. Shafiqul Islam Shimul of the Awami League.
Naogaon-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by SM Brohanie Sultan Mamud.
Sylhet-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Mokabbir Khan of the Gano Forum.
Naogaon-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Nizam Uddin Jalil John of the Awami League.
Chapai Nawabganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Shamil Uddin Ahmed Shimul of the Awami League.
Dhaka-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Salman F Rahman of the Awami League.
Natore-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2023 by Siddiqur Rahman Patwari of the Awami League.
Liaquat Ali Lucky is a Bangladeshi actor, director, singer, composer and cultural organiser. He has been the director general of Shilpakala Academy since April 2011. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2019. As of 2018, he has acted in 58 theatre plays and directed 82 plays.
Harunur Rashid is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Chapai Nawabganj-3 constituency since January 2019.