Mymensingh Division
Mymensingh Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 12,225,498 as of the 2022 census. It was formed in 2015 from districts previously composing the northern part of Dhaka Division. Its headquarters are in Mymensingh city in Mymensingh District. Mymensingh has four districts which it governs, Mymensingh District, Jamalpur District, Netrokona District, and Sherpur District.
History
Mymensingh’s history stretches far into antiquity. Around the 4th century BC, it was a significant part of the Vedic state of Mahajanapada. Over the centuries, the region witnessed the rise and fall of various dynasties, including the Gupta Empire, the Sena Dynasty, and the Muslim rulers during the medieval period. Each era left its mark on Mymensingh’s cultural and political landscape.The Greater Mymensingh region was created as Mymensingh district by the British Indian government in 1787. Later it was reorganized in two phases into six districts: Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Kishoreganj, Netrakona, Sherpur, and Tangail.
On 12 January 2015, then PM Sheikh Hasina declared the establishment of Mymensingh Division. The initial intention was to carve six districts out of the Dhaka Division. However, while four of the districts were eager for the establishment of a new division, people in the Tangail and Kishoreganj Districts wished to remain part of Dhaka Division. On 14 September 2015, Mymensingh was officially announced as a division consisting of four districts.