Editing East Pakistan (section)

===Administrative geography===
East Pakistan inherited 17 districts from British Bengal.

In 1960, Lower Tippera was renamed Comilla.

In 1969, two new districts were created with Tangail separated from Mymensingh and Patuakhali from Bakerganj.

East Pakistan's districts are listed in the following.
[[File:Dominion of Pakistan & Indian Controlled Kashmir (orthographic projection).svg|thumb|400px|East and West Pakistan]]
[[File:1962 East Pakistan Map.jpg|thumb|Provincial Map of East Pakistan, 1962]]

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Division
! scope="col"| East Pakistani District
! scope="col"| Current Bangladeshi Districts
|-
| rowspan="4" scope="row" | Dacca Division
| Dacca District
| [[Dhaka Division]] (without [[Greater Faridpur]])
|-
| Faridpur District
| [[Greater Faridpur]]
|-
| [[Mymensingh Division|Mymensingh District]]
| [[Mymensingh Division]] and [[Kishoreganj District|Kishoreganj]]
|-
| [[Tangail District]]
| [[Tangail District|Tangail (Part of Greater Mymensingh)]]
|-
| rowspan="5" scope="row" | Chittagong Division
| [[Chittagong Hill Tracts|Hill Tracts District]]
| [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]]
|-
| Chittagong District
| [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]], [[Cox's Bazar District|Cox's Bazar]]
|-
| Comilla (Lower Tippera) District
| [[Comilla District|Comilla]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]]
|-
| Noakhali District
| [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]], [[Feni District|Feni]], [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur]]
|-
| [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet District]]
| [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]], [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]], [[Habiganj District|Habiganj]], [[Sunamganj District|Sunamganj]]
|-
| rowspan="5" scope="row" | Rajshahi Division
| Bogra District
| [[Bogra District|Bogra]], [[Joypurhat District|Joypurhat]]
|-
| Dinajpur District
| [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]], [[Thakurgaon District|Thakurgaon]], [[Panchagarh District|Panchagarh]]
|-
| Rajshahi District
| [[Rajshahi District|Rajshahi]], [[Nawabganj District|Nawabganj]], [[Natore District|Natore]], [[Naogaon District|Naogaon]]
|-
| Rangpur District
| [[Rangpur Division]] (without [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]], [[Thakurgaon District|Thakurgaon]], [[Panchagarh District|Panchagarh]])
|-
| Pabna District
| [[Pabna District|Pabna]], [[Sirajganj District|Sirajganj]]
|-
| rowspan="5" scope="row" | Khulna Division
| [[Backergunge District|Bakerganj District]]
| [[Barisal District|Barisal]], [[Jhalokati District|Jhalokati]], [[Pirojpur District|Pirojpur]]
|-
| Jessore District
| [[Jessore District|Jessore]], [[Jhenaidah District|Jhenaidah]], [[Narail District|Narail]], [[Magura District|Magura]]
|-
| Khulna District
| [[Khulna District|Khulna]], [[Satkhira District|Satkhira]], [[Bagerhat District|Bagerhat]]
|-
| Kushtia District
| [[Kushtia District|Kushtia]], [[Meherpur District|Meherpur]], [[Chuadanga District|Chuadanga]]
|-
| Patuakhali District
| [[Patuakhali District|Patuakhali]], [[Barguna District|Barguna]], [[Bhola District|Bhola]]
|-
|}