The following is the list of places in Bangladesh that underwent a name change.[a] The most common names in English are in bold letters.
Barishal Division
editDhaka Division
edit- Anta Gharer Maidan → Victoria Park → Bahadur Shah Park (1957)
- Manipur → Ayub Nagar → Sher-e-Bangla Nagar[6]
- Bagh-e-Badshahi → Shahbag
- Bikrampur → Munshiganj
- Fatehabad → Faridpur
- Dhaka → Jahangir Nagar → Dacca → Dhaka (1982)
- Ramna Race Course → Suhrawardy Udyan
Chattogram Division
edit- Bhulua → Bhullooah → Bollua → Noakhali
- Chittagong → Chattogram (2018)
- Daruchini Dwip → Narikel Jinjira → St. Martin's Island
- Panowa → Palongkee → Cox's Bazar
- Sagarnaiya → Chhagalnaiya
- Shamshernagar → Feni
- Tippera → Roshnabad → Komolangk → Comilla → Cumilla (2018)
Khulna Division
edit- Bhoborpara → Baidyanathtala → Mujibnagar
- Jessore → Jashore (2018)
Mymensingh Division
edit- Nasirabad → Mymensingh
Rajshahi Division
edit- Bogra → Bogura (2018)
- Nawabganj → Chapai Nawabganj
Sylhet Division
edit- Srihatta → Jalalabad → Sirhat → Silhet → Sylhet
References
editFootnotes
Citations
- ↑ "Bangladesh changes English spellings of five districts". Bdnews24.com. Dhaka. 2018-02-04. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ↑ Mahadi Al Hasnat (2 April 2018). "Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ↑ "Politics of renaming". The Daily Star. 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05.
- ↑ "New names, new solutions". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ↑ "'A' is for 'orange'". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ↑ Lawrence J. Vale (2008). Architecture, Power and National Identity (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-134-72921-0.