Former Regions
Formerly Bangladesh was also divided into 21 regions, which formed an additional administrative level between the levels of the divisions and the districts:
- Bandarban region
- Barisal region
- Bogra region
- Chittagong region
- Chittagong Hill Tracts
- Comilla region
- Dhaka region
- Dinajpur region
- Faridpur region
- Jamalpur region
- Jessore region
- Khulna region
- Kushtia region
- Mymensingh region
- Noakhali region
- Pabna region
- Patuakhali region
- Rajshahi region
- Rangpur region
- Sylhet region
- Tangail region
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