Related Research Articles
Bangladesh is divided into 8 Divisions (Bibhag) and 64 Districts, although these have only a limited role in public policy. For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into Upazila (sub-districts), Municipalities, City Corporations and Union Councils . The diagram below outlines the five tiers of government in Bangladesh.
Upazila, formerly called thana, is an administrative region in Bangladesh. They function as sub-units of districts. Their functionality can be seen to be analogous to that of a county or a borough of Western countries.
Keraniganj is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Cantonmen Thana is a Thana of Dhaka district in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It includes the Army Headquarters, Naval Headquarters and the Air Force Headquarters. Cantonment Thana was formed in 1976.
Dhaka Kotwali is the Sadar (Principal) Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, 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.
Motijheel is a thana of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is at the heart of the city. Motijheel is the major business and commercial hub of Dhaka city and has more offices and business institutions than any other part of the city. It is the home to largest number of corporate headquarters in the nation. Many news, magazines, print and other media publishers are based here. Motijheel is close to Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka's main station. One of the highest skyscrapers of the megacity are in this area. It is the central business district. City Centre Bangladesh and Bangladesh Bank Building are in this area.
Badda is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was formed from parts in December 1998 from parts of Cantonment Thana and Gulshan Thana. Badda is adjacent to Rampura, Gulshan and Bari Dhara thana.
Kafrul is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Khilgaon is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Rampura and Badda Thana on the north, Motijheel, Sabujbagh and Demra Thanas on the south, Rupganj Upazila on the east, Ramna thana on the west.
Hazaribagh is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Thana or Thâṇâ in Bangladesh and can also mean the district controlled by a police station.
Chowkbazar, also called Chawkbazar Model Thana, is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was formed in August 2009 from parts of Lalbagh Thana and Kotwali Thana, and has an area of 2.07 km². It includes the Chowk Bazaar and was the site of the 2019 Dhaka fire.
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is an autonomous body that governs 54 northern wards of Dhaka. It is one of two municipal corporations in Dhaka, the other being Dhaka South City Corporation. Annisul Huq was the first mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation, after being elected in April 2015. Md. Atiqul Islam is the current mayor of DNCC since 7 March 2019.
Dakshinkhan Adarsha is a Union Parishad of Dhaka Metropolitan North, Dhaka District, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Gazipur Sadar Upazila on the north, Khilkhet Thana on the south, Uttarkhan Thana on the east and uttara and Shahjalal International Airport on the west. Population 5,29,500 (Approximate). Dakshinkhan Thana was formed in 2006. The thana was named after Dakshinkhan Adarsha Union Parishad. Average literacy 68.87%; male 73.57%, female 63.06%.
Khilkhet Thana is a thana (sub-district) of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was created in 2005.
The Bibi Mariam Cannon is a large early modern artillery piece on display on the grounds of the Osmani Udyan in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The cannon dates from the 17th century.
Rampura Thana is an administrative unit of Dhaka.
Darus Salam Thana is a thana, an administrative unit, of Dhaka District, Bangladesh.
Bimanbandar Thana is a thana of Sylhet City.
References
- ↑ "Bimanbandar Thana (Dhaka Metropolitan) - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
 | This Dhaka Division location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |