Padma Division

Faridpur Division
ফরিদপুর বিভাগ
Proposed Padma Division in Bangladesh
Proposed Padma Division in Bangladesh
Coordinates: Pe:GNS-enwiki 23°36′N 89°50′E / 23.60°N 89.84°E / 23.60; 89.84
Country Bangladesh
CapitalFaridpur
Area
 • Total
6,913.44 km2 (2,669.29 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Faridpur Division (Bengali: ফরিদপুর বিভাগ), is a proposed administrative division within Bangladesh for the southern parts of the existing Dhaka Division, comprising Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, Rajbari, and Shariatpur districts of Dhaka Division.[1][2] The headquarters of the division is proposed to be in Faridpur. This division was proposed to named after its affiliated river Padma but in 2024, the Public Administration Reform Commission decided to create this division as Faridpur Division.[3]

  1. ^ "3 new divisions to be formed". The Independent (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ^ "People want Faridpur division early". The News Today. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ^ দেশের নবম বিভাগ পদ্মা. The Daily Ittefaq.

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