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| BANGLADESH, relatively small coastal country of south-central Asia.The capital is Dhaka (formerly spelled Dacca).
Bangladesh ("Land of the Bengalis") is an independent Asian state located in South Asia, the delta of the Ganges and Jamuna (Brahmaputra) rivers. (The Largest Delta in the World). |
Bangladesh Flag |
Bangladesh declared it's indenpendence in 26th of March 1971, and won the freedom war in the 16th of December same year (1971). Leaders of Bangladesh
Rulers of Bangladesh
Bangladesh, is a riverine country. It has an area of 56,977 square miles (147,570 square kilometres) and is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh is bounded by India to the west and north, by Myanmar (Burma) to the southeast, and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. |
Islands in Southern Bangladesh |
The country lies between latitudes 20°34' and 26°38' N (about 390 miles [625 km] from its extreme north and south extensions) and between longitudes 88°01' and 92°41' E (about 190 miles [305 km] from east to west). To the south Bangladesh has an irregular coastline fronting the Bay of Bengal.
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Ahsan Palace, Dhaka |
Bangladesh constitutes the eastern two-thirds of the Ganges-Brahmaputra deltaic plain, stretches northward to include the triangular wedge of land between the Ganges and the Brahmaputra above their confluence, and extends eastward to embrace the valley plain of the Surma River. Farther east the alluvial plains give place to ridges running mainly north-south that form part of the mountain divide with Myanmar in the southeast.
Virtual Bangladesh |
Dhaka Musium |
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Excepting small higher areas of old alluvium, the whole plain is a flat surface of new alluvium, having a very gentle slope, generally with an elevation of less than 30 feet (9 m) above sea level. More than 90 percent of the area of Bangladesh is composed of plains. Lakes, swamps, and marshes form the other important aspect of the amphibious landscape. On the flatlands, rivers divide and subdivide themselves into numerous distributaries with raised banks. |
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| South-central Bangladesh comprises an old western delta, with dead and decaying rivers, and the eastern new delta, with active rivers carrying on depositional or constructive work. The southern coastal belt, which carries the mangrove forests (Sundarbans), is a salt marsh. The narrow southeastern coastal belt near Noakhali and Chittagong is formed of both old and recent alluvium. East of the southeastern coastal belt lies the hilly area called the Chittagong Hill Tracts, which consists of low hills of soft rocks, mainly clay and shale. Its north-south ranges are generally below 2,000 feet (610 m) in height, the highest peak, Keokradong, rising to 3,041 feet (927 m). |
Madhubkunda Waterfalls |
Tourism
Bangladesh possesses the world's longest beach, 75 miles (120 km) in length at Cox's Bazar, and the cities of Chittagong and Dhaka also attract numerous foreign tourists.
Bangladesh National Tourism Corporation
Bangladesh Hotels | Hotels & Resorts
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Sunset in Kuakata |
Land
More than two-thirds of Bangladesh's land is considered arable and lies primarily in the lowland regions; one-fifth is irrigated. Forests cover about one-sixth of the country. Plant and animal life includes royal Bengal tigers, clouded leopards, and Asian elephants, all endangered species. |
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Transport
The railway system is government owned and operated, and there is a government road-transport (trucking) corporation. Navigable inland waterways are well developed, and there are five principal river ports and seaports at Chalna and Chittagong. Dhaka and Chittagong have international airports. |
Bangladesh Airlines |
Bangladesh's broadcasting media are controlled by the government. Most of the newspapers are privately owned, and the press is relatively free.
Live Bangladesh Radio & TV |
Jamuna Bridge |
Climate
The climate and hydrology of Bangladesh are dramatically affected by the annual monsoon season (June through October); three-quarters of the country's precipitation occurs during this five-month period. The hydrology of the Chittagong highlands is also important because the power plant at the Karnaphuli dam (forming the Karnaphuli Reservoir) provides much of the country's hydroelectric capacity. Annual rates of precipitation vary from a low of 40 to 80 inches (1,000 to 2,000 mm) in the western lowlands to more than 150 inches in the Sylhet Hills in the northeast. The temperature varies generally between 70° F (21° C) in the winter and 95° F (35° C) in the summer.
Current Weather in Bangladesh
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Foyz Lake in Chittagong |
People
The vast majority of the country's population are Bengalis, who speak an eastern Indo-Aryan language related to Sanskrit. More than four-fifths of the population are Muslims of the Sunnite sect, and about one-tenth are Hindus. The Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh are inhabited largely by tribal peoples, including the Chakma, the Marma, the Tripura (Tipra), and the Mro, who are predominantly Buddhists.
Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with the highest densities occurring in and around the capital city of Dhaka. It is also a predominantly rural country, with only about one-fourth of the population living in urban areas. Rural areas are often so thickly settled that it is difficult to distinguish any well-defined pattern of
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Royal Bengal Tiger of Sundarbans |
Economy
Bangladesh has a developing mixed economy that is heavily based upon agriculture. Almost two-fifths of the gross domestic product (GDP) originates from agriculture, followed by services, and transportation and communication.
Cereals, principally rice as well as wheat, are the main crops, occupying most of the cultivated land. Sugarcane, jute, pulses, fruits (bananas, mangoes, and pineapples), roots and tubers, and vegetables are also grown. Other crops include tobacco, sesame seed, and tea. The principal livestock are cattle (including some dairy cattle), goats, water buffalo, and sheep.
Business Directory
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Dhaka City |
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Coastal waters of the Bay of Bengal offer excellent marine fishing, and Bangladesh's innumerable rivers, estuaries, and swamps are ideally suited for freshwater fishing, yielding most of the total catch. |
National Mosque |
| Natural gas is the country's richest mineral resource. Most petrochemicals and metals must be imported. The manufacturing sector is largely concentrated on processing agricultural materials or imported raw materials. Important manufactures include urea fertilizer, jute textiles, rerolled-steel products, crude-steel ingots, paper and newsprint, refined sugar, petroleum products, chemicals, tea and other food products, and cotton yarn and cloth. More than nine-tenths of the electric power is produced by thermal plants and the rest by hydroelectric-power stations.
Bangladesh's exports consist primarily of ready-made garments; jute manufactures and raw jute; fish, shrimp, and frog legs; hides, skins, and leather goods; and tea. |
Parliament House |
| There are general universities, specialized (agricultural, and engineering and technological) universities, and an Islamic university. |
University of Technology |
Cultural life
An important part of the Bengali cultural heritage is represented by literature. Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, wrote many of his poems and short stories about the beautiful Bengali countryside, most of all about the Ganges River. His song "Our Golden Bengal" became the national anthem of Bangladesh. |
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