Barisal Division

Barisal Division was an administrative division of southern Bangladesh, renamed Barishal Division in 2018. It comprised districts in the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta, including the coastal region around the city of Barisal.

Barishal Division: A division of southern Bangladesh, renamed from Barisal Division in 2018. The renamed division is the direct successor to the entity described here.
Districts of Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s second-level administrative units, grouped within divisions. Districts formed the main subdivisions of Barisal Division.
Patuakhali District: A coastal district in southern Bangladesh, within Barishal Division. Its coast and river estuaries characterized the division’s southern reach.
Barishal: The official English spelling adopted in Bangladesh for the city and division formerly rendered Barisal. The spelling change explains why contemporary sources use a different name.
Bangladesh: A country in South Asia, bordered by India and Myanmar and opening onto the Bay of Bengal. Barisal Division was one of Bangladesh’s top-level administrative regions.
Upazilas of Bangladesh: Subdistrict administrative units in Bangladesh, generally nested within districts. Upazilas carried local administration below the division’s district level.
Bhola District: An island district in southern Bangladesh, situated in the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta. Bhola illustrates the deltaic islands included in the division.
Bangladesh place-name romanization: The rendering of Bangladeshi place names in the Latin alphabet, including official spelling choices. Official romanization accounts for the transition from Barisal to Barishal.
Barisal District: A district in southern Bangladesh, within Barishal Division. The division included the district that shares its former name.
Divisional commissioner: A senior Bangladeshi civil servant who coordinates administration across a division. The office represented central government administration in Barisal Division.

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Khulna DivisionCompared with: It is a neighboring division with a distinct riverine geography and district structure.