What does thana mean Bangladesh?

What does thana mean Bangladesh?

police station
Thana or Thânâ (Bengali: থানা literally “police station”) in Bangladesh and can also mean the district controlled by a police station.

What is thana and upazila?

Upazilas were formerly known as thana which literally means police station. This system was reverted to the thana system in 1992. Later in 1999 geographic regions under administrations of thanas were converted into upazilas. All administrative terms in this level were renamed from thana to upazila.

How many thana are there in Dhaka?

46 upazilas
The district consists of 46 upazilas/thanas, 86 unions, 974 mauzas, 1999 villages, 2 City Corporations, 129 City Wards, 855 City Mahallas, 3 paurashavas, 27 wards and 133 mahallas. The Six upazilas in Dhaka district are: Dhamrai Upazila, suburban and rural. Dohar Upazila, suburban and rural.

Is Thana a girl name?

The name Thana is primarily a female name of Arabic origin that means Praise.

What is thana in namaz?

After the takbeer tahrimah it is sunnah to recite the thana (subhanaka Allahumma..), for the imam, muqtadi (one following the imam) or munfarid (one praying alone). If one joins salaah and finds the imam reciting qirat, then there is no need to read thana, one should concentrate and listen to the qirat.

What is the full form of Thana?

Thana. Talented Helpful Admirable Neutral Adept.

What is our thana?

1 : a military post in India during the British occupation. 2 : an Indian police station : police division serving as a unit of Indian local administration.

How many wards are there in Bangladesh?

There are 8 divisions and 64 districts in Bangladesh, each district further subdivided into upazila (lit. subdistricts)….

Local government in Bangladesh
Subdivisions Villages and Wards

Is Uttara a upazila?

Uttara Model Town or simply Uttara (Bengali: উত্তরা) is a suburb of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The name derives from the Bengali word ut’tar meaning “north”….Uttara (Town)

Uttara উত্তরা
Country Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Dhaka District
City Corporation Dhaka North City Corporation

Which Thana is Uttara?

Uttara East Thana (Bengali: উত্তরা পূর্ব থানা) is a Thana of Bangladesh situated in Sector 4 of Uttara, Dhaka (Eastern side of Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway). Uttara East was established on 31 May 1997. Its former name was Uttara Thana.