List of renamed places in Bangladesh
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.
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Barishal Division
[edit]Dhaka Division
[edit]- Anta Gharer Maidan → Victoria Park → Bahadur Shah Park
- Ayub Nagar → Sher-e-Bangla Nagar[6]
- Bagh-e-Badshahi → Shahbag
- Bikrampur → Munshiganj
- Fatehabad → Faridpur
- Dhaka → Jahangir Nagar → Dacca → Dhaka
- Ramna Race Course → Suhrawardy Udyan
Chattogram Division
[edit]- Bhulua → Bhullooah → Bollua → Noakhali
- Chittagong → Chattogram
- Daruchini Dwip → Narikel jinjira → St. Martin's Island
- Panowa → Palongkee → Cox's Bazar
- Sagarnaiya → Chhagalnaiya
- Shamshernagar → Feni
- Tippera → Roshnabad → Komolangk → Comilla → Cumilla
Khulna Division
[edit]- Bhoborpara → Baidyanathtala → Mujibnagar
- Jessore → Jashore
Mymensingh Division
[edit]- Nasirabad → Mymensingh
Rajshahi Division
[edit]Sylhet Division
[edit]- Srihatta → Sirhat → Silhet → Sylhet
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Footnotes
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.