Know Bangladesh

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Our Bangladesh is filled with natural beauty. There are many unfamiliar tourist-friendly places known in this country. Among them, archaeological monuments, historic mosques and monuments, one of the longest natural beach in the world, hills, forests etc. The natural beauty of this country fascinates the tourists. Each area of ​​Bangladesh specializes in different distinctive features.

Bangladesh is located in the northeast part of South Asia. Somewhat far from the northern boundary of Bangladesh, the Himalaya Mountains and the Bay of Bengal on the south. West Bengal of India on the west, Tripura of India, Mizoram State and mountainous areas of Myanmar. Surrounded by numerous rivers, Bangladesh is mainly flat land. Major rivers of the country are - Padma, Brahmaputra, Surma, Kushiyara, Meghna and Karnaphuli.

Different types of natural beauty and eating habits of each region Bangladesh is the country of the Royal Bengal Tiger, whose bus is in the Sundarbans. There is also a temple built of red clay here. Major tourist areas in this country include: Srimangal, where the tea garden is within miles after mile. The sites of archaeological sites include Mainamati, Mahasthangarh and Paharpur. Known for the scenic landscape of Rangamat, Kaptai and Cox's Bazar. In the Sundarbans, there are wild animals and forests in the world's mangroves forest.

Bangladesh at a glance

Constitutional Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh

Weekly Holidays: Friday and Saturday. Some offices are open on Saturdays.

International dialing code: +880

International Time Zone: BST (GMT + 6 Hours)

Population

Population: 16.17 crores (Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics)

Male: 8.10 crores

Female: 8.07 crores

Literacy rate: 63.6%

Language:

Bengali (national language) - 95% people

Other languages ​​- 5%

The use of English is common.

Religion

Muslim - 86.6%

Hindu - 12.1%

Buddhists - 0.6%

Christians - 0.4% and

Other - 0.3%.

Age-based distribution:

0-14 years: 30.8%

15-49 years: 53.7%

50-59 years: 8.2%

Up to 60 years: 8.1%

(Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics)

Population growth rate: 1.37%

Birth rate: 18.8 people per thousand

Mortality: 5.1 people per thousand

Gender distribution:

Sex Ratio (Men Against Every 100 Women): 100.3

Fertility rate: 2.3 children per woman (formula)

Ethnicity:

Bengali: 98%

Small ethnic group: 2%

Major ethnic groups: Chakma, Marma, Santal, Garo, Manipuri, Tripura, Tanchanga

Geography

Geographical location:

26 ° 38 'north latitude to 20 ° 34' north latitudes and

88 ° 01 'east longitude 92 ° 41' east longitude

Size: 147,570 sq km (land: 133,910 sq km, aquatic: 10,090 sq km)

Borders

North India (West Bengal and Meghalaya)

West of india (west bengal)

Previously India (Tripura and Assam) and Myanmar

Bay of Bengal on the south

Boundary length: 4,246 km (Myanmar: 193 km., India: 4,053 km.)

Sea boundaries: 580 km.

Steam: From the outer edge of the continental margin

Special Economic Zone: 200 nautical miles

Sea area: 12 nautical miles

Land type: Mainland, eastern and southeast, hilly terrain

Capital: Dhaka

Area-based statistics:

Division 8 - Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Barisal, Rangpur, Mymensingh

District 64

Upazila 491

Major rivers: Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Surma, Brahmaputra, Karnafuli, Teesta, Shitalakshya, Rupsa, Madhumati, Garai, Mahananda