Survey of Bangladesh

After the partition of the subcontinent on 14 August 1947, the organization started its new role as Survey of Pakistan and established a regional office at Dhaka.

Topographic maps of Bengal were generated during the last quarter of the 18th century, covering the whole of Bangladesh at a scale of 1:50,000.

The SOB possesses the rights to all aerial photographs and other topographic maps of Bangladesh.

The SOB's regular responsibilities include revising and upgrading the topographic basemaps drawn on 1:50,000 scale.

At present the SOB is digitally updating the base map of Bangladesh.