Padma Division

Padma Division (Bengali: পদ্মা বিভাগ) is a proposed administrative division within Bangladesh for the southern parts of the existing Dhaka Division, comprising Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, Rajbari, and Shariatpur Districts of Dhaka Division. The headquarters of the division is to be in Faridpur. This division will be named after its affiliated river Padma.

Padma Division
পদ্মা বিভাগ
Gangarid-Fatehabad
Faridpur Division in Bangladesh
Coordinates: Pe:GNS-enwiki 23.60°N 89.84°E / 23.60; 89.84
Country Bangladesh
CapitalFaridpur
Area
  Total6,913.44 km2 (2,669.29 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
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