Country Profile of Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Won the independence by sacrificing around 3.0   million of her peoples in the hands of Pakistani hyena-army in 1971. Not only   that, some 200,000-400,000 women were raped by that group of human-beasts by declaring to protect Islam in Pakistan during that period. The duration of that liberation war was just only for 9 months (from 26 March - 16 December, 1971).To see more, please visit: GenocideBangladesh & Liberation War Museum, Dhaka.

Independence Day: 26th March     Victory Day: 16th December

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Please see also below topics on the above issue for details:

1) History of Bangladesh (from 1947 to 1971)
2) Why Pakistan has been broken down in 1971?
3) Democracy in Bangladesh: The role of ISI and their Military Regime in Pakistan
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Official Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Government: Parliamentary form of Government, President is the Head of the state, while the government elected by the people is headed by the Prime Minister.

Geographical Location: In South Asia between 20 degree 34’ and 26 degree 38’ north latitude and between 88 degree 01’ and 92 degree 41’ east longitude.

Boundaries:

Sl. No.	Sides	Bordering Country	Bangladesh Map
1	North	India (West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya)
2	West	India (West Bengal)
3	East	- India (Assam, Tripura & Mizoram) and - Myanmar.
4	South	Bay of Bengal

Area:  1, 47,570 Square Km. (Territorial waters: 12 nautical miles)

Capital: Dhaka

Other Major Cities: Chittagong, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Barisal and Rangpur.


Time: GMT plus 6 hours

Climate: Tropical and moderate

Main Seasons and Temperature in Bangladesh:

Sl. No.	Main Seasons	Maximum (in centigrade)	Minimum (in centigrade)
1	Summer (March-June)	40 degree C	24 degree C
2	Monsoon (July-October)	36 degree C	21 degree C
3	Winter (November-February)	29 degree C	8 degree C

Rainfall: 120-345 cm (47’’-136’’) during monsoon.

    After heavy rain in Dhaka

Humidity: Highest: 99 percent (July) / Lowest: 36 percent (Dec)

Population: According to the census of 2011, the primary report of BBS,
(The Daily Janakantha, 18 July 2011)

Total Population in Million	Male in Million	Female in Million	Average Growth rate (yearly)	Density per Sq. km	Total No. of Family in Million	Average members per Family
142.319	71.255	71.064	1.34	964	32.6777	4.4

    A symbol of over-crowded population

Population by Area: Rural - 76.57% and Urban - 23.43%

Literacy: According to the census of 2001.

Age Group	Both Sex	Male	Female
7+ years	45.30%	49.60%	40.60%
Completed at least 1st grade	61.30%	65.90%	56.50%
15+ years	47.50%	53.90%	40.80%

Per Capita Gross National Income (GNI): In BDT. 28,443.00 and in US$ 463.00 (2004-05, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, BBS)

Religious Groups:

Sl. No.	Religious Group	Percentage
1	Muslims	89.70%
2	Hindus	9.20%
3	Buddhists	0.70%
4	Christians	0.30%
5	Tribals	0.10%

Administrative & Other Units:

Sl. No.	Particulars	Total No. of Unit
1	Divisions	07
2	Districts	64
3	City Corporations	07
4	Municipalities	223
5	Upazila / Thana	520
6	Union Parishad	4,533
7	Villages	87,928

Satellite Station: 2 (Betbunia & Talibabad)

Language: 98% speak Bangla and 2% other dialects. English is widely spoken.

Foods: Staple diet: Rice, Vegetable, Pulses and fish.

Principal Crops: Rice, wheat, Jute, Tea, Tobacco and Sugarcane.

Principal Rivers: Padma, Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Meghna, Karnaphuli and Teesta.  

Total rivers including tributaries: 230

Total Sea Ports: 2 (Chittagong and Mongla)

Chittagong Sea Port

Mongla Sea Port

Mineral Resources: Natural gas, limestone, hardrock, coal, lignite, silica sand, white clay and radioactive sand.

National Language: Bangla

National Flower Shapla (Water Lily)

National Bird Doyel (Magpie Robin)

National Fish ILISH (Hilsha)

National Fruit Kanthal (Jackfruit)

To see the "Freshwater Fish of Bangladesh", please click here.

Places of Tourist Interest: Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Kaptai, Rangamati, Khagrachari, Bandarban, Kuakata, Khulna, The Sundarban, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Dinajpur and Comilla.

Sundarbans

Jaflong, Sylhet

Currency: Taka, having 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 in notes and 5, 2, 1 in coins. Current Exchange Rate: US$ 1 = Taka 77.97

Best Tourist Season: October-March.


Best Sea Beaches: Cox's Bazar, Teknaf and Kuakata.

Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach

Kuakata Sea Beach

  

Principal Industries:		Garments in Bangladesh
01)	Jute
02)	Tea
03)	Textile
04)	Garments (Woven, Knit, Sweater & Leather Jackets)
05)	Paper & Newspaper
06)	Fertilizer
07)	Leather and Leather goods
08)	Sugar	Ship Building Industry
09)	Cement
10)	Fish processing
11)	Chemicals
12)	Pharmaceuticals
13)	Shrimp cultivations
14)	Agro products
15)	Ship Building Industry

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Traditional Exports: Raw Jute, Jute manufactures such as Hessian, sacking, carpet backing, carpets, tea, leather, and leather products.

Non-traditional Exports: Frozen shrimps, other fish products, Newsprint, Paper, Naphtha, Furnace oil, Urea, Garments, Handicraft and Ocean going Ships.

Principal Imports: Rice, Wheat, Oil, seeds, Crude petroleum, Raw cotton, Edible oil, Petroleum products, Fertilizer, Cement, Staple fibers, Yarn and Capital goods.