Bandarban
বান্দরবান | |
|---|---|
  .jpg) Clockwise from top-left: Keokrdong, Boga lake, Nilachol | |
 Location of Bandarban in Bangladesh | |
 Expandable map of Bandarban District | |
| Coordinates: 21°48′N 92°24′E / 21.800°N 92.400°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| As a District | 18 April 1981 |
| Capital | Bandarban |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Council |
| • Body | Bandarban Hill District Council |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Yasmin Parvin Tibriji[1] |
| • Chief Executive Officer | A. T. M. Kawser Hossain[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,479.03 km2 (1,729.36 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 481,106 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4600 |
| Area code | 0361 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-01 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.574[5] medium · 19th of 20 |
| Website | bandarban |
Bandarban (Bengali: বান্দরবান) is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division.[6] It is one of the three hill districts of Bangladesh and a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the others being Rangamati District and Khagrachhari District. Bandarban district (4,479 km2) is not only the most remote district of the country, but also the least populous (population 388,000).[7] There is an army contingent at Bandarban Cantonment.
- ^ "List of Deputy Commissioners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Bandarban District Hill Council". Bangladesh National Portal. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Bandarban (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-276-4.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Rahman, Atikur (2012). "Bandarban District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Chowdhury, Sifatul Quader (2012). "Chittagong Hill Tracts". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.