About Bangladesh



GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:-
It lies between 20° 34' and 26° 38' North Latitude and 88° 01' and 92° 41' East Longitude

BOUNDARY:-
On three sides- East, North and West-India. South-East Myanmar. South-Bay of Bengal

AREA:-
147,570 sq km

POPULATION:-
Approximately 150 million


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS :-

Country is divided into seven Administrative Divisions. These are Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal, Sylhet and Rangpur. Each Division is divided into districts

TOTAL DISTRICTS:-
64

CAPITAL:-
Dhaka

OTHER MAJOR CITIES:-
Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet & Barisal

GOVERNMENT:-
Parliamentary form of government. The President is Head of the state, while the government is headed by the Prime Minister


BUSINESS HOURS :-

The official working hours in Bangladesh are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm from Sunday to Thursday. Friday and Saturday are weekly holidays

BEST TOURIST SEASON:
October - March

PLACES OF TOURIST INTEREST:-
Dhaka, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Kaptai, Rangamati, Khagrachari, Bandarban, Kuakata, Bogra, Khulna, the Sundarbans, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Dinajpur and Comilla

LANGUAGE:-
Bangla-Official Language, English-Second language and widely spoken

RELIGION:-
4 major religions: Islam, Hinduism, Christianity & Buddhism Muslim - 89.5% Hindu - 9.6%

PRINCIPAL EXPORTS:-
Ready made garments, Knitwear, Jute and Jute goods, Shrimps, Leather and Leather goods, Tea, Handicrafts, Agricultural products, Ceramic, Pharmaceuticals, Light Engineering Products, etc

PRINCIPAL IMPORTS:-
Petroleum & Lubricants, Chemicals, Cement, Capital Machinery, Machinery parts, Tinned and Bagged Milk powder, Edible oil, Automobiles, electronics etc.

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES:-
Jute, Textile, Leather, Garments, Chemical, Fertilizer, Shrimp Processing, Sugar, Cement, Paper, Pharma, Engineering 

AIRPORTS:-
Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Jessore, Rajshahi, Saidpur, Barisal and Cox's Bazar

Sports:- Cricket, Football, Chess, Ha-du-du.Cricket is main all of them.

1 comment:

  1. good one.................. i like this country

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