Padma Division
পদ্মা বিভাগ Gangarid-Fatehabad | |
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![]() Faridpur Division in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: Pe:GNS-enwiki 23°36′N 89°50′E / 23.60°N 89.84°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Faridpur |
Area | |
• Total | 6,913.44 km2 (2,669.29 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
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.[1][2] The headquarters of the division is to be in Faridpur. This division will be named after its affiliated river Padma.[3]