Bangladesh

GaNa Praj�tantr� Bangladesh

In The Name Of The People

General Facts

Last Updated 25th January, 2001

NOVO

Bangladesh: The People's Republic of Bangladesh

Flag: Green with a large red circle a little to the hoist side of centre. Original flag had a golden map of Bangladesh in the red circle (see above and note it is the map I prefer). The flag has a ratio of 10:6 and the circle has a radius of one fifth of the length of the flag.

Today many try to say that the green represents the green of Islam. This is even taught in schools and espoused by many western writers but is not true. The green has nothing to do with Islam but the green mother nature of Bangladesh. (The CIA world factbook 1997 has also made the same mistake!) The red represents the blood of the martyrs spilled in golden Bangla.

Location: In the subcontinent of India, on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. On three sides BanglaDesh is bordered by the India with a small portion in the South East by Burma (Myanmar or BrahmaDesh). Further East is Thailand (SyamDesh)(Bangladesh and West Bengal is the same nation. In earlier times Bangla represented a much larger area than East and West Bengal combined.)

Population: 130 million

Area: 143,998 sq. Km (56,160 sq mi)

Capital: Dhaka (414 sq miles at present)

Population of Dhaka: Over 10 million

Language: Bangla (State Language), Other Languages (Click on link)

Religion: 85% Muslim, 12% Hindu, 3% Buddhist, some Christians (mainly Roman Catholic). In antiquity Bangla (Bangladesh and West Bengal) was the original centre of Shiva Hindu and later cradle of Buddhism.

National Martyrs day: February 21st, 1952  or 8th Falgun, 1358

Flag Raising: March 3rd, 1971 (Abdur Rab, University of Dhaka) 19th Falgun, 1377

Black Night: March 25th, 1971, 11th Choitro, 1377

Independence Day: March 26th 1971, 12th Choitro, 1377

Victory Day: December 16th 1971, 2nd Poush, 1378

UN accepted Bangladesh and her flag was hoisted only in September, 1974 due to repeated vetoes by China!

Constitution: 4th November 1972, Effective 16th December, 1972, suspended 24th March, 1984 to 10 November, 1986

Form of Governmnent: Alternates between Presidential and Parliamentary democracy. Currently Parliamentary form and goes in and out of military takeovers. In ancient times, (prehistory - 300s AD) it was an egalitarian republic.

Current Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina Wazed (Head of Government)

Current President: Shahabuddin Ahmed (Chief of State)

Legal System: Based on English Common Law

Currency: Taka and Poisha. 100 Poisha = 1 Taka (Earlier Ana was used in place of Poisha. 16 Anas = 1 Taka)

Time: Western 24 hours used "but in ancient times a 16 prohor day (8 prohor day and 8 prohor night) was used, with the clock starting at 9 am. " -- NOVO

Weight and Distance: The metric system is used, but previously a hexagecimal (16 base) system was used. Click for Bangla measurements.

Bangla Calendar: Current Year: 1407. Click for Bangla Calendar.

Language Movement

(When students gave their lives to protect our right to speak Bangla)

Maps

Time Line of India

Time Line of Bangla

West Bengal

(The other half of the same nation-- will they ever re-unite?)

Banned

Ansar Rebellion

May 99

Bongoz.com

(Some of the greatest Bengali leaders are censored in Bangladesh. Click above to read some of the banned works.)

Bangla: Bangladesh and West Bengal

Bangladesh National Anthem

Bangladesh Constitution

Clickable Map of Bangladesh

 

Bangladesh Government Official Site

Bangla Music

You can listen to Bangla music online here.

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