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Bandarban District

District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Bandarban (Bengali: বান্দরবান, Chakma: 𑄝𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄧𑄢𑄴𑄝𑄚𑄴, Marma: ဘန်ဒါဘန်) is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division.[5] It is one of the three hill districts of Bangladesh and a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the others being Rangamati District and Khagrachhari District. Bandarban district (4,479 km2) is not only the most remote district of the country, but also the least populous (population 388,000).[6] There is an army contingent at Bandarban Cantonment.

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Clockwise from top-left: Nilachol, Jadipai waterfall, Keokradong, Buddha Dhatu Zadi, Boga lake
Location of Bandarban in Bangladesh
Location of Bandarban in Bangladesh
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Coordinates: 21°48′N 92°24′E
CountryFlag_of_Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
As a District18 April 1981
Government
  MPBir Bahadur Ushwe Sing (Awami League)
  Deputy CommissionerYasmin Parvin Tibriji[1]
  District Council ChairmanKya Show Hla[2]
  Chief Executive OfficerA. T. M. Kawser Hossain[2]
Area
  Total4,479.01 km2 (1,729.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[3]
  Total481,109
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
HDI (2019)0.574[4]
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Websitebandarban.gov.bd
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