Bandarban District

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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Bandarban বান্দরবান
District
Clockwise from top-left: Nilachol, Jadipai waterfall, Keokradong, Buddha Dhatu Zadi, Boga lake
Location of Bandarban in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Bandarban District
Coordinates: 21°48′N 92°24′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
As a District	18 April 1981
Government
• MP	Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing (Awami League)
• Deputy Commissioner	Yasmin Parvin Tibriji[1]
• District Council Chairman	Kya Show Hla[2]
• Chief Executive Officer	A. T. M. Kawser Hossain[2]
Area
• Total	4,479.01 km2 (1,729.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[3]
• Total	481,109
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
HDI (2019)	0.574[4] medium · 19th of 20
Website	bandarban.gov.bd