ISO 3166-2:BD

{{Short description|Entry for Bangladesh in ISO 3166-2}}

ISO 3166-2:BD is the entry for Bangladesh in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

Currently for Bangladesh, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions:

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is {{mono|BD}}, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Bangladesh. The second part is either of the following:

  • one letter (A–H): divisions
  • two digits (01–64): districts

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

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=Divisions=

class="wikitable sortable"
Code

! Subdivision name (bn)

! Subdivision name (bn){{efn|name="nonstandard"|For reference only, Bengali name in Bengali script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.}}

! Local variant

{{mono|BD-A}}

| Barishal

| {{lang|bn|বরিশাল}}

|

{{mono|BD-B}}

| Chattogram

| {{lang|bn|চট্টগ্রাম}}

| Chittagong

{{mono|BD-C}}

| Dhaka

| {{lang|bn|ঢাকা}}

|

{{mono|BD-D}}

| Khulna

| {{lang|bn|খুলনা}}

|

{{mono|BD-H}}

| Mymensingh

| {{lang|bn|ময়মনসিংহ}}

|

{{mono|BD-E}}

| Rajshahi

| {{lang|bn|রাজশাহী}}

|

{{mono|BD-F}}

| Rangpur

| {{lang|bn|রংপুর}}

|

{{mono|BD-G}}

| Sylhet

| {{lang|bn|সিলেট}}

|

=Districts=

class="wikitable sortable"
Code

! Subdivision name (bn)

! Subdivision name (bn){{efn|name="nonstandard"}}

! Local variant

! In division

{{mono|BD-05}}

| Bagerhat

| বাগেরহাট

|

| Khulna Division

{{mono|BD-01}}

| Bandarban

| বান্দরবান

|

| Chittagong Division

{{mono|BD-02}}

| Barguna

| বরগুনা

|

| Barisal Division

{{mono|BD-06}}

| Barishal

| বরিশাল

|

| Barisal Division

{{mono|BD-07}}

| Bhola

| ভোলা

|

| Barisal Division

{{mono|BD-03}}

| Bogura

| বগুড়া

|

| Rajshahi Division

{{mono|BD-04}}

| Brahmanbaria

| ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া

|

| Chittagong Division

{{mono|BD-09}}

| Chandpur

| চাঁদপুর

|

| Chittagong Division

{{mono|BD-45}}

| Chapai Nawabganj

| চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ

|

| Rajshahi Division

{{mono|BD-10}}

| Chattogram

| চট্টগ্রাম

| Chittagong

| Chittagong Division

{{mono|BD-12}}

| Chuadanga

| চুয়াডাঙ্গা

|

| Khulna Division

{{mono|BD-11}}

| Cox's Bazar

| কক্সবাজার

|

| Chittagong Division

{{mono|BD-08}}

| Cumilla

| কুমিল্লা

|

| Chittagong Division

{{mono|BD-13}}

| Dhaka

| ঢাকা

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-14}}

| Dinajpur

| দিনাজপুর

|

| Rangpur Division

{{mono|BD-15}}

| Faridpur

| ফরিদপুর

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-16}}

| Feni

| ফেনী

|

| Chittagong Division

{{mono|BD-19}}

| Gaibandha

| গাইবান্ধা

|

| Rangpur Division

{{mono|BD-18}}

| Gazipur

| গাজীপুর

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-17}}

| Gopalganj

| গোপালগঞ্জ

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-20}}

| Habiganj

| হবিগঞ্জ

|

| Sylhet Division

{{mono|BD-21}}

| Jamalpur

| জামালপুর

|

| Mymensingh Division

{{mono|BD-22}}

| Jashore

| যশোর

|

| Khulna Division

{{mono|BD-25}}

| Jhalakathi

| ঝালকাঠি

|

| Barisal Division

{{mono|BD-23}}

| Jhenaidah

| ঝিনাইদহ

|

| Khulna Division

{{mono|BD-24}}

| Joypurhat

| জয়পুরহাট

|

| Rajshahi Division

{{mono|BD-29}}

| Khagrachhari

| খাগড়াছড়ি

|

| Chittagong Division

{{mono|BD-27}}

| Khulna

| খুলনা

|

| Khulna Division

{{mono|BD-26}}

| Kishoreganj

| কিশোরগঞ্জ

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-28}}

| Kurigram

| কুড়িগ্রাম

|

| Rangpur Division

{{mono|BD-30}}

| Kushtia

| কুষ্টিয়া

|

| Khulna Division

{{mono|BD-31}}

| Lakshmipur

| লক্ষ্মীপুর

|

| Chittagong Division

{{mono|BD-32}}

| Lalmonirhat

| লালমনিরহাট

|

| Rangpur Division

{{mono|BD-36}}

| Madaripur

| মাদারীপুর

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-37}}

| Magura

| মাগুরা

|

| Khulna Division

{{mono|BD-33}}

| Manikganj

| মানিকগঞ্জ

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-39}}

| Meherpur

| মেহেরপুর

|

| Khulna Division

{{mono|BD-38}}

| Moulvibazar

| মৌলভীবাজার

|

| Sylhet Division

{{mono|BD-35}}

| Munshiganj

| মুন্সীগঞ্জ

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-34}}

| Mymensingh

| ময়মনসিংহ

|

| Mymensingh Division

{{mono|BD-48}}

| Naogaon

| নওগাঁ

|

| Rajshahi Division

{{mono|BD-43}}

| Narail

| নড়াইল

|

| Khulna Division

{{mono|BD-40}}

| Narayanganj

| নারায়ণগঞ্জ

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-42}}

| Narsingdi

| নরসিংদী

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-44}}

| Natore

| নাটোর

|

| Rajshahi Division

{{mono|BD-41}}

| Netrakona

| নেত্রকোণা

|

| Mymensingh Division

{{mono|BD-46}}

| Nilphamari

| নীলফামারী

|

| Rangpur Division

{{mono|BD-47}}

| Noakhali

| নোয়াখালী

|

| Chittagong Division

{{mono|BD-49}}

| Pabna

| পাবনা

|

| Rajshahi Division

{{mono|BD-52}}

| Panchagarh

| পঞ্চগড়

|

| Rangpur Division

{{mono|BD-51}}

| Patuakhali

| পটুয়াখালী

|

| Barisal Division

{{mono|BD-50}}

| Pirojpur

| পিরোজপুর

|

| Barisal Division

{{mono|BD-53}}

| Rajbari

| রাজবাড়ী

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-54}}

| Rajshahi

| রাজশাহী

|

| Rajshahi Division

{{mono|BD-56}}

| Rangamati

| রাঙ্গামাটি

|

| Chittagong Division

{{mono|BD-55}}

| Rangpur

| রংপুর

|

| Rangpur Division

{{mono|BD-58}}

| Satkhira

| সাতক্ষীরা

|

| Khulna Division

{{mono|BD-62}}

| Shariatpur

| শরিয়তপুর

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-57}}

| Sherpur

| শেরপুর

|

| Mymensingh Division

{{mono|BD-59}}

| Sirajganj

| সিরাজগঞ্জ

|

| Rajshahi Division

{{mono|BD-61}}

| Sunamganj

| সুনামগঞ্জ

|

| Sylhet Division

{{mono|BD-60}}

| Sylhet

| সিলেট

|

| Sylhet Division

{{mono|BD-63}}

| Tangail

| টাঙ্গাইল

|

| Dhaka Division

{{mono|BD-64}}

| Thakurgaon

| ঠাকুরগাঁও

|

| Rangpur Division

; Notes

{{notelist}}

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.

class="wikitable"
Newsletter

! Date issued

! Description of change in newsletter

! Code/Subdivision change

id="I-2" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218103157/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-2_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-2}}]

| {{nowrap|2002-05-21}}

| New list source. One division added. 31 regions cancelled. Allocation of districts to divisions instead of regions. Correction of one spelling error

| style=white-space:nowrap | Subdivisions added:
{{mono|BD-6}} Sylhet bibhag
Subdivisions deleted:
21 regions (see below)

id="II-3" | [https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/archive/pdf/en/iso_3166-2_newsletter_ii-3_2011-12-13.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter II-3}}]

| {{nowrap|2011-12-13}}
(corrected
{{nowrap|2011-12-15}})

| Country name romanization adjustment, first level prefix addition, deletion of generic terms, addition of administrative division and source list update

| style=white-space:nowrap | Subdivisions added:
{{mono|BD-F}} Rangpur (division)
Codes:
Barisal (division) : {{mono|BD-1}} → {{mono|BD-A}}
Chittagong (division) : {{mono|BD-2}} → {{mono|BD-B}}
Dhaka (division) : {{mono|BD-3}} → {{mono|BD-C}}
Khulna (division) : {{mono|BD-4}} → {{mono|BD-D}}
Rajshahi (division) : {{mono|BD-5}} → {{mono|BD-E}}
Sylhet (division) : {{mono|BD-6}} → {{mono|BD-G}}

The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:

class="wikitable"
Effective date of change

! Short description of change (en)

2012-02-15

| Correct local short name and align with ISO 3166-2

2016-11-15

| Change of spelling of BD-24, BD-25, BD-29, BD-45; change of parent subdivision of BD-21, BD-34, BD-41, BD-55, BD-57; addition of parent subdivision BD-H; addition of an asterisk to divisions; update list source

2018-11-26

| Correction of the romanization system label

2020-11-24

| Change of spelling of BD-03, BD-06, BD-08, BD-10, BD-22, BD-A, BD-B; Addition of local variation for BD-10, BD-B; Correction of the Code Source

=Codes deleted in Newsletter I-2=

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
Former code

! Subdivision name

! In division

! class="unsortable" | Districts in region

{{mono|BD-2A}}

| Bandarban anchal

| Chittagong bibhag

| Bandarban zila

{{mono|BD-1B}}

| Barisal anchal

| Barisal bibhag

| Barisal zila, Bhola zila, Jhalakati zila, Pirojpur zila

{{mono|BD-5C}}

| Bogra anchal

| Rajshahi bibhag

| Bogra zila, Jaipurhat zila

{{mono|BD-2D}}

| Chittagong anchal

| Chittagong bibhag

| Chittagong zila, Cox's Bazar zila

{{mono|BD-2E}}

| Chittagong Hill Tracts

| Chittagong bibhag

| Khagrachari zila, Rangamati zila

{{mono|BD-2F}}

| Comilla anchal

| Chittagong bibhag

| Brahmanbaria zila, Chandpur zila, Comilla zila

{{mono|BD-3G}}

| Dhaka anchal

| Dhaka bibhag

| Dhaka zila, Gazipur zila, Manikganj zila, Munshiganj zila, Narayanganj zila, Narsingdi zila

{{mono|BD-5H}}

| Dinajpur anchal

| Rajshahi bibhag

| Dinajpur zila (Bangladesh), Panchagarh zila, Thakurgaon zila

{{mono|BD-3I}}

| Faridpur anchal

| Dhaka bibhag

| Faridpur zila, Gopalganj zila (Bangladesh), Madaripur zila, Rajbari zila, Shariatpur zila

{{mono|BD-3J}}

| Jamalpur anchal

| Dhaka bibhag

| Jamalpur zila, Sherpur zila

{{mono|BD-4K}}

| Jessore anchal

| Khulna bibhag

| Jessore zila, Jhenaidah zila, Magura zila, Narail zila

{{mono|BD-4L}}

| Khulna anchal

| Khulna bibhag

| Bagerhat zila, Khulna zila, Satkhira zila

{{mono|BD-4M}}

| Khustia anchal

| Khulna bibhag

| Chuadanga zila, Kushtia zila, Meherpur zila

{{mono|BD-3N}}

| Mymensingh anchal

| Dhaka bibhag

| Kishoreganj zila, Mymensingh zila, Netrakona zila

{{mono|BD-2O}}

| Noakhali anchal

| Chittagong bibhag

| Feni zila, Lakshmipur zila, Noakhali zila

{{mono|BD-5P}}

| Pabna anchal

| Rajshahi bibhag

| Pabna zila, Sirajganj zila

{{mono|BD-1Q}}

| Patuakhali anchal

| Barisal bibhag

| Barguna zila, Patuakhali zila

{{mono|BD-5R}}

| Rajshahi anchal

| Rajshahi bibhag

| Naogaon zila, Natore zila, Nawabganj zila, Rajshahi zila

{{mono|BD-5S}}

| Rangpur anchal

| Rajshahi bibhag

| Gaibandha zila, Kurigram zila, Lalmonirhat zila, Nilphamari zila, Rangpur zila

{{mono|BD-2T}}

| Sylhet anchal

| Chittagong bibhag

| Habiganj zila, Moulvibazar zila, Sunamganj zila, Sylhet zila

{{mono|BD-3U}}

| Tangail anchal

| Dhaka bibhag

| Tangail zila

See also

References

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