List of renamed places in Bangladesh
The following is the list of places in Bangladesh that underwent a name change in the past.[1][2][3] The most common names in English are in bold letters.
- Anta Gharer Maidan → Victoria Park → Bahadur Shah Park
- Ayub Nagar → Sher-e-Bangla Nagar[4]
- Bagh-e-Badshahi → Shahbag
- Baidyanathtala → Mujibnagar
- Barisal → Barishal
- Bikrampur → Munshiganj
- Bogra → Bogura
- Bollua → Noakhali
- Chittagong → Chattogram
- Daruchini Dwip → Narikel jinjira → St. Martin's Island
- Fatehabad → Faridpur
- Jahangir Nagar → Dacca → Dhaka
- Jessore → Jashore
- Nasirabad → Mymensingh
- Nawabganj → Chapai Nawabganj
- Panowa → Palongkee → Cox's Bazar
- Ramna Race Course → Suhrawardy Udyan
- Sagarnaiya → Chhagalnaiya
- Shamshernagar → Feni
- Srihatta → Sirhat → Silhat → Sylhet
- Tippera → Roshnabad → Comilla → Cumilla
References
- "Politics of renaming". The Daily Star. 26 December 2009.
- "New names, new solutions". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- "'A' is for 'orange'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- Lawrence Vale (1 May 2014). Architecture, Power and National Identity. Routledge. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-134-72921-0.
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