Upazila
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An upazila (Template:Langx pronounced: Script error: No such module "IPA".), formerly called thana, is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into union council areas (union parishads).
Bangladesh has 495 upazilas.[1][2][3] The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs). This system of devolution was introduced by the former military ruler and president of Bangladesh, Lt-Gen Hossain Muhammad Ershad, in an attempt to strengthen local government.
Below UPs, villages (gram) and para exist, but these have no administrative power and elected members. The Local Government Ordinance of 1982 was amended a year later, redesignating and upgrading the existing thanas as upazilas.[4]
History
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The word thana is now used to solely refer to police stations. Generally, there is one police station for each upazila, but larger administrative units may have more than one police station covering different regions. However, it was complicated again and currently, Upazilas which combinely form "Administrative Districts" are known as Thanas. For example: Panchlaish Thana, Double Mooring Thana under Chittagong district.
On 26 July 2021, Khandker Anwarul Islam announced the renaming of Dakshin Sunamganj Upazila to "Shantiganj Upazila" as well as the creation of three new upazilas; Eidgaon Upazila in Cox's Bazar District, Madhyanagar Upazila in Sunamganj District and Dasar Upazila in Madaripur District.[6]
Administration
Upazila nirbahi officer
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Upazila parishad
Each upazila parishad (or council) has a chairperson called chairman, a vice-chairman and a woman vice-chairman. All three are elected through direct popular election. Union parishad chairmen within the upazila are considered as the members of the porishod. The post of a woman vice-chairman was created to ensure at least one-third woman representation in the all elected posts of the local government.[7]
On 22 January 2010, the first election in 18 years of upazila porishod was held.[8]
Lists of upazilas
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| Bogura District |
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| Chapai Nawabganj District |
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| Joypurhat District |
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| Naogaon District |
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| Natore District |
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| Pabna District |
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| Rajshahi District |
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| Sirajganj District |
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| Dinajpur District |
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| Gaibandha District |
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| Kurigram District |
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| Lalmonirhat District |
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| Nilphamari District |
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| Panchagarh District |
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| Rangpur District |
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| Thakurgaon District |
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| Jamalpur District |
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| Mymensingh District |
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| Netrokona District |
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| Sherpur District |
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| Barguna District |
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| Barishal District |
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| Bhola District |
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| Jhalokati District |
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| Patuakhali District |
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| Bandarban District |
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| Brahmanbaria District |
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| Chandpur District |
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| Dhaka District |
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| Faridpur District |
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| Munshiganj District |
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| Tangail District |
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| Bagerhat District |
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| Chuadanga District |
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| Magura District |
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| Meherpur District |
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| Narail District |
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| Satkhira District |
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| Habiganj District |
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| Moulvibazar District |
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| Sunamganj District |
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| Sylhet District |
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See also
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- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Villages of Bangladesh
- Unions of Bangladesh
- Tehsil/Taluka - a similar administrative subdivision used in India and Pakistan.
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
References
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External links
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