Bangladeshi divisions, found on the map
Find all eight divisions, from Rangpur in the north to Khulna and Barishal on the delta coast. Distinguish the capital’s division from the city itself.
8 to find, 8 a run.
One round, and 6 of 8 passes the whole map.
Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Barishal
- Chattogram
- Dhaka
- Khulna
- Mymensingh
- Rajshahi
- Rangpur
- Sylhet
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Barishal
- Barishal Division contains a landscape of rivers, islands and coastal farmland. Barishal city is its administrative centre; the source map uses the older spelling Barisal.
- Chattogram
- Chattogram Division includes the port city, Cox’s Bazar and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Chittagong is an older English spelling still used for the hill region.
- Dhaka
- Dhaka Division extends well beyond the capital into farming districts and river country. Dhaka city and Dhaka Division are different geographic units.
- Khulna
- Khulna Division reaches from inland towns such as Jashore and Kushtia to the Sundarbans. Bagerhat’s historic mosque city is also in this division.
- Rajshahi
- Rajshahi Division covers northern farming plains and historic sites such as Paharpur and Mahasthangarh. Rajshahi city stands on the Ganges near India.
- Rangpur
- Rangpur Division includes Dinajpur and the northern reaches of the Teesta and Jamuna floodplains. It became a separate division in 2010.
- Sylhet
- Sylhet Division is known for tea-growing hills and seasonal haor wetlands. The Surma crosses Sylhet city before its waters move towards the Meghna system.
- Mymensingh
- Mymensingh became Bangladesh’s eighth division in 2015. It contains Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Sherpur and Netrokona districts.
How this one works
How many divisions are on the map?
8. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. One round covers the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Bangladesh page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 8 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Bangladesh keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
The other maps of Bangladesh
All three together on the Bangladesh atlas page, the country itself on the Bangladesh guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.