List of renamed places in Bangladesh

The following is the list of places in Bangladesh that underwent a name change. ^[a] The most common names in English are in bold letters.

Barishal Division

• Barisal → Barishal (2018)

Dhaka Division

• Anta Gharer Maidan → Victoria Park → Bahadur Shah Park (1957)
• Manipur → Ayub Nagar → Sher-e-Bangla Nagar ^[6]
• Bagh-e-Badshahi → Shahbag
• Bikrampur → Munshiganj
• Fatehabad → Faridpur
• Dhaka → Jahangir Nagar → Dacca → Dhaka (1982)
• Ramna Race Course → Suhrawardy Udyan

Chattogram Division

• Bhulua → Bhullooah → Bollua → Noakhali
• Chittagong → Chattogram (2018)
• Daruchini Dwip → Narikel Jinjira → St. Martin's Island
• Panowa → Palongkee → Cox's Bazar
• Sagarnaiya → Chhagalnaiya
• Shamshernagar → Feni
• Tippera → Roshnabad → Komolangk → Comilla → Cumilla (2018)

Khulna Division

• Bhoborpara → Baidyanathtala → Mujibnagar
• Jessore → Jashore (2018)

Mymensingh Division

• Nasirabad → Mymensingh

Rajshahi Division

• Bogra → Bogura (2018)
• Nawabganj → Chapai Nawabganj

Sylhet Division

• Srihatta → Jalalabad → Sirhat → Silhet → Sylhet

References

Footnotes

1. Multiple references: ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Citations

1. "Bangladesh changes English spellings of five districts". Bdnews24.com . Dhaka. 2018-02-04. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
2. Mahadi Al Hasnat (2 April 2018). "Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names". Dhaka Tribune . Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
3. "Politics of renaming". The Daily Star . 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05.
4. "New names, new solutions". The Daily Star . Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
5. "'A' is for 'orange'". The Daily Star . Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
6. Lawrence J. Vale (2008). Architecture, Power and National Identity (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 282. ISBN   978-1-134-72921-0.