Bandarban is a small town in the Chittagong hill tracts of southeastern Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Bandarban District. It is located on the Sangu River.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Bandarban city had a population of 54,450 and a literacy rate of 85.99%. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bandarban city had 8,699 households and a population of 41,434. 8,561 (20.66%) were under 10 years of age. Bandarban had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.11%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 787 females per 1000 males. Ethnic population was 8,610 (20.78%), of which Marma were 5,494 and Tripura 880.