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Introduction
Bangladesh is a country of 126 million people.
Most of them are Muslim and common language is Bangla which is
the seventh language in the world. Other religious Hindu,
Christian, Buddha.
Bangladesh has a reasonable level of metal road and railway
which connects the two ports with all the urban centres
throughout the length and breadth of the country. The
telecommunication systems vary well.
The major items of exports are ready-made garments and clothing,
medicine, leather & leather goods, shrimps and frozen foods, raw
jute and jute products, fertilizer, cement etc. The major items
of imports are : Machineries, petroleum, cotton etc.
At a Glance of Bangladsh
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The Country :
The People's Republic of Bangladesh
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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
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Boundaries : North :
India (W. Bengal and Meghalaya), West : India ( W. Bengal), East : India ( Tripura and Assam ) and Myanmar, South : Bay of
Bengal
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Area : 143,998
square km, Territorial waters : 12 nautical
miles
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Capital : Dhaka
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Time : GMT plus 6
hours
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Climate :
Sub-tropical monsoon
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Temperature : Winter
(Nov-Feb) : avg. maximum 29 degree C, avg. minimum 9 degree C Summer
(April-Sept.) : avg. maximum 34 degree C, avg. minimum 21 degree C
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Rainfall : 120 - 345
cm ( 47" - 136") during monsoon
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Humidity Highest :
99 % ( July ), Lowest ; 36 % ( Dec )
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Administrative Division
: 06
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District : 64
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City Corporation :
04
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Municipality : 166
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Thana : 492
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Union : 4472
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Village : 68000
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Language : 95% speak
Bangla and 5% other dialects. English is widely
spoken.
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Food Staple diet :
rice, vegetable, pulses and fish
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Principal Crops :
Rice, wheat, jute, tea, tobacco and sugarcane
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Principal Rivers :
Padma, Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Meghna, Karnaphuli and Tessta
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Mineral Resources :
Natural gas, limestone, hardrock, coal, lignite, silica sand, white clay
and Radioactive sand
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National Language :
Bengali
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National Flower :
Shapla
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National Bird :
Magpie Robin
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National Fish :
Hilsa
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National Fruit :
Jackfruit
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Principal Industries
: Garments, textile, leather and leather goods, tea, jute, paper,
newsprint, fertiliser, sugar, cement, fish processing, pharmaceuticals and
chemicals
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