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Dhaka Division

Dhaka district

20 parliamentary seats · 5 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.

Seats20
Upazilas5
Parties3

About Dhaka district

Dhaka District is a district in central Bangladesh, and is the densest district in the nation. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, rests on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River which flows from the Turag to the southern part of the district. The former Dhaka city corporation occupied only about a fifth of the area of Dhaka district until 2011 where the municipal corporation was fractionated and rearranged in North and South corporations due to being the economic, political and cultural centre of the district and also the country.

History

The administrative Dhaka District was first established in 1772, but the existence of urbanised settlements in the area that is now Dhaka city—dates from the 7th century. The present-day Savar was the capital of the Sanbagh Kingdom during the seventh and eighth centuries. The city area of Dhaka was ruled by the Buddhist kingdom of Kamarupa and the Pala Empire before passing to the control of the Hindu Sena dynasty in the 9th century. Many believe that the name of the city was derived after the establishment of the goddess Dhakeshwari's temple by Ballal Sena in the 12th century.

Geography

Dhaka District shares borders with Gazipur and Tangail to the north, Munshiganj and Rajbari to the south, Narayanganj to the east and Manikganj to the west. The main rivers flowing through this district are Padma, Kaliganga, Dhaleshwari, Ichamati, Shitalakshya, Buriganga and numerous smaller rivers including Bangshi, Turag, Balu, Elamjani, Alam, Bherujkha, Ramkrishnadi, Elisamari, Tulsikhali.

People

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Dhaka District had 4,035,241 households and a population of 14,734,701 with an average 3.62 people per household. Among the population, 2,231,856 inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 10,067 people per km2.

Economy

Dhaka is the commercial heart of Bangladesh. The city has a large middle class population, increasing the market for modern consumer and luxury goods. Many skilled workers are employed in the businesses and industries located in the Dhaka metropolitan area. The city has historically attracted many migrant workers.

Source: Wikipedia, Dhaka District · CC BY-SA 4.0

Map of the district

Dhaka 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. 20 seats; tap an area to open that seat's page.

Seats and their members

Dhaka is a district in Dhaka division with 20 seats in Parliament: Dhaka-1 to Dhaka-20. In the 13th Parliament, of these seats the BNP holds 13, Jamaat-e-Islami 6 and the NCP 1. In the 12th Parliament (2024), of these seats the Awami League held 16 and independents 4.

Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026

Where the information comes from

Members, seats, committees and sessions come from the Parliament of Bangladesh website; voter numbers from the Election Commission, and the Cabinet from the Cabinet Division. The sources of election results and biographies are given separately on each page.

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Every night the whole site is rebuilt from Parliament's database. A new notification, a sitting's order of the day or a change to a committee appears by the next day; news headlines several times a day.

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