Upazila system

An upazila (উপজেলা, upajelā; the term replaced thana for this tier from 1982) is the administrative sub-unit of a district in Bangladesh, and the second tier of the central government’s field administration.

Local government in Bangladesh

Local government in Bangladesh operates at four levels — union, upazila, district and urban (municipal and city corporation) — under a set of separate statutes rather than a single consolidated local government act.

Government of Bangladesh

The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh is a unitary parliamentary republic established by the Constitution of 4 November 1972.

Districts of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is divided into 64 districts (জেলা, zila), the second-order administrative tier; the total stood at 64 as of 19 September 2026, and had not changed since at least 2024 .

Bangladesh

Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ, Bānlādesh), officially the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ, Gaṇaprajātantrī Bānlādesh), is a country in South Asia on the Bay of Bengal.

Bangladesh civil service

The Bangladesh civil service is the permanent administrative service of the state, organised into cadres and administered by the Ministry of Public Administration (জনপ্রশাসন মন্ত্রণালয়).

Administrative divisions of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is divided into eight administrative divisions (বিভাগ, bibhag), the first-order administrative tier of the country and the highest level of the central government’s field administration.