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DISTRICTS OF BANGLADESH (PART 1) 

 

Districts of Bangladesh AND short description

The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts, or zila (Bengali: জেলা jela). The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or upazila (উপজেলা upojela).
The district are run by a Deputy Commissioner popular name is "DC" is appointed by the government from a Deputy secretary of B.C.S. Administration Cadre.

Ancient Bengal

We know that the history of Bengal (by which we mean modern-day Bangladesh and West Bengal in India) can be traced back more than 2,500 years. However, we cannot be sure of much of its history until around the 4th century AD because there are so few historical sources that have survived. However, after the 4th century AD, when the Gupta Empire began to rule India, more reliable written records became available.For the period before the 4th century AD, historians have tried to get a sense of what happened from scanty references found mainly in various religious texts which were not usually intended to be accurate historical documents

Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU)

COUNTRY REPORT: BANGLADESH
Governmental Mechanism for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Introduction:
Bangladesh emerged as an independent sovereign nation in 1971.Thus, compared to many countries of the present day it is quite young. Nevertheless it is the home of an ancient civilization. Relics of old civilization and culture are evident all over the country, some of them with worldwide significance. The deep-rooted socio-cultural heritage of Bangladesh reflects a distinct mode of living and a rich aesthetic past.

National Culture & Heritage

Introduction :
Bangladesh is a small country with a rich cultural heritage. It is not only the Bangalis (plains people) who have contributed to this culture, but also the several hundred tribal communities of the country who live mainly in the Hill areas of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, in the Districts of Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Sylhet and the plains forests in Dhaka, Tangail, Mymensingh and Jamalpur. Unfortunately, through out the modern history of the country, successive governments have carried out successive re-settlement programmes, ousting the tribal populace from their settlements and agricultural land and bringing in Bangalis from the plain lands. This has happened in both the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and in the Madhupur forests of Mymensingh. However, it is not only re-settlement which disrupts tribal life.