Each division is divided into several districts which are further subdivided into upazilas(sub-districts), then union councils.

[2] In October 2021, the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced the formation of two new divisions, Meghna and Padma, named after the eponymous rivers,[3] in the places of Comilla and Faridpur Divisions.

Divisional Commissioner is appointed by the government from an Additional Secretary level officer of Bangladesh Civil Service (B.C.S.)

A Divisional Commissioner is given the direct responsibility of supervising the revenue and development administration of a division.

Two more divisions have been proposed to ease down administrative work load due to increase in population:[2][9] Their formation has been confirmed in October 2021 by the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.