Bandarban district
1 parliamentary seat · 7 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.
About Bandarban district
Bandarban District, officially Bandarban Hill District, is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division. 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 is not only the most remote district of the country, but also the least populous. There is an army contingent at Bandarban Cantonment.
People
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Bandarban District had 106,065 households and a population of 481,106 with an average 4.41 people per household. Among the population, 110,625 inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 107 people per km2. The literacy rate was 63.74%, compared to the national average of 74.80%.
Places to see
The India – Myanmar Sabroom – Cox's Bazar railway link has been proposed to connect Sabroom – Khargachari – Rangamati – Bandarban – Satkania – Cox's Bazar and another rail link connecting Bandarban to Tuipang, India. Bandarban lies, by bus, eight hours away from Dhaka, two hours from Chittagong and three hours from Cox's Bazar. It is also possible to get there by a six-hour bus ride from Rangamati.
Source: Wikipedia, Bandarban District · CC BY-SA 4.0
Notable people of Bandarban
- Jafar Iqbal
- Bir Bahadur Ushwaye Sing
- UK Ching
- Nathan Bom
- Maung Shwe Prue Chowdhury
- Aung Shwe Prue Chowdhury
- Saching Prue Jerry
- Ma Mya Ching
- Mong Prue Sain
Map of the district
Boundaries from the Election Commission's description of the seats, drawn on the maps of OpenStreetMap (upazilas), OCHA (city corporations) and geoBoundaries (city wards; BBS, 2015); approximate. Background map from OpenStreetMap. 1 seat; tap an area to open that seat's page.
Seats and their members
Bandarban is a district in Chattogram division with 1 seat in Parliament: Bandarban (Bandarban Hill District). In the 13th Parliament the seat is held by the BNP. In the 12th Parliament (2024) the seat was held by the Awami League.
Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026