The People's Republic of Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh emerged as an independent and | |
sovereigncountry in 1971 following a nine-month |
war of liberation. It is one of the largest deltas in |
the world with a total area of 147,570 sq. km. With |
a unique communal harmony, Bangladesh has a |
population of about 140 million, making it one of |
the densely populated countries of the world.The |
majority(about 88%) oare Muslim. Over 98% of the |
people speak in Bangla. f the people English |
however, is widely spoken. The country is covered |
with a network of rivers and canals forming a |
maze of interconnecting channels. Being an active |
partner, Bangladesh plays vital role in the international |
and regional forum, particularly in the UN, |
Commonwealth and South Asian Association of | Bangladesh |
Regional Cooperation (SAARC). | |
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Area |
59.977 sq.miles or 1,47,570 sq. km . Territorial water 12 |
nautical miles in the high seas measured from the base |
line. |
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Capital City |
Dhaka, Metropolitan Area 1528 sq. km. Dhaka, the capital |
of Bangladesh is situated almost in the middle of the |
country on the bank of the river Buriganga. This historic |
city was founded in 1608 A.D. by the Muslim |
MughalEmperors and has a rich history of more than |
2000 years. The city has all modern facilities with | Dhaka City |
international hotels equipped with all modern | |
communication systems. The places of historical interest |
in the city are National Museum, Lalbagh Fort, Baldha |
Garden, Ahsan Manzil (Palace), Bara Katra, Chhoto Katra, |
Zoo etc. Besides, the National Martyr’s Memorial at Savar |
and the Folk Museum at Sonargaon are two attractive |
places within reasonable distance. |
| National Parliament |
Official Country Name | |
"The People's Republic of Bangladesh" |
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Governmen |
The country has a Parliamentary Form of Government |
headed by the Prime' Minister. The President is the |
constitutional head of the State. |
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Standard Time | |
GMT + 6 Hours |
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Name of Currency |
Taka (TK.) |
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Language |
Bangla is the official language of the country. English | Climatic |
is the second language and widely used in education, | |
business and commerce. Arabic is also read and |
learned by the Muslim community as the religious |
language. |
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Climate and Climatic Variation |
Sub-tropical monsoon. Winter (November-February) |
Temperature: average maximum 29°C, average minimum |
11°C; Summer (March-June) Temperature: average |
maximum 32°C, average minimum 21°C; Monsoon (July- |
October). | Shahid Miner |
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Vegetation |
Grassland, mixed evergreen and evergreen |
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Religion |
Muslim (88.3%), Hindu (10.5%), Buddhist (0.6%), |
Christian (0.3%) and Animists and believers in tribal |
faiths (0.3%) |
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Food |
Rice, Vegetables, Pulses, Fish and Meat | National Martyr’s Memorial |
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Principal Crops and Fruits |
Rice, wheat, jute, potato, sugarcane, tea, tobacco, |
pulses, oilseeds, spices, vegetable, banana, mango, |
coconut, and jack fruit. |
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Principal Rivers |
Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Karnaphuli, |
Teesta , Surma and Karnaphuli (Total 230 rivers including | Airports |
tributaries) | |
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Mineral Resources |
Natural gas, Lime stone, hard rock, coal, lignite, silica |
sand, white clay, radio active sand, etc. (There is |
immense possibility of oil deposit) |
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Human Resources |
A Substantial manpower reserve, trained and skilled, | "Paharpur Buddhist Archaic Site" |
engineers, technicians, physicians, economists, | |
accountants, administrative and managerial personnel, |
abundance of easily trainable and adaptable, hard |
working, intelligent and youthful labour force is available |
with English spoken. |
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Principal Industries |
Jute, Tea, Textiles, Garments, Paper, Newsprint, |
Fertilizer. Leather and Leather Goods, Sugar, Cement, | Panoramic View of Foy's Lake, Chittagong |
Fish Processing, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Light | |
Engineering, Ceramic, etc. |
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Principal Exports |
Readymade garments frozen food and shrimp, tea, raw |
jute, jute products, leather and leather products, |
chemical fertilizer, ceramic tableware, etc. |
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Principal Imports | Sundarban Forest |
Wheat, oil seeds, crude petroleum, raw cotton, edible oil, |
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petroleum products, fertilizer, cement, staple fibers, yarn |
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iron and steel, capital goods and machinery, etc. |
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Airports |
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Dhaka, Chittagong, Jessore, Sylhet, Cox's Bazar, |
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Rajshahi, Barisal and Saidpur. |
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Sea Ports |
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Chittagong and Mongla |
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Television Stations |
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Dhaka, Chittagong |
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Television Sub-Stations |
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Sylhet, Khulna, Natore, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Noakhali, |
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Brahmanbaria and Saidpur. |
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Radio Stations |
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Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Rangpur, Sylhet, |
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Rangamati, Comilla and Thakurgaon |
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Most Attractive place for Tour |
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Cox's Bazar, Sundarban, Rangamati, |
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Centmartine,Koakata, Sylhet, chittagoang, Sonargaon, |
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Paharpur etc… |
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