Language: Bengali
Currency: Taka (BDT)
Calling Code: 880
Bangladesh is a country located in South Asia. Its
territory is surrounded almost entirely by India, except for a small
strip to the southeast where it borders Burma. Geographically, the
country is located in the fertile land of the Ganges delta, which is
subject to annual floods caused by monsoons and cyclones. Together
with the Indian province of West Bengal, it constitutes the
ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. In fact, in Bengali, the name
"Bangladesh" means "country of Bengal".
Its current borders were established with the second partition of
Bengal in 1947, when the region became the eastern part of newly
formed Pakistan. However, it was separated from the western part by
1,600 km of Indian territory. In 1971, political and linguistic
discrimination, as well as economic abandonment, brought with it a
series of conflicts with Pakistan, which led to the war of
independence and the establishment of Bangladesh as an autonomous
nation. After independence, the new state suffered from famines,
natural disasters and widespread poverty, as well as political
turmoil and military coups. The restoration of democracy in 1991 was
followed by relative calm and slow economic progress.
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Bhawal National Park is situated 40km north of Dhaka city near Gazipur in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. Natural reserve covers an area of 5022 hectares. |
Kantajew Temple at Kantanagar is a magnificent Hindu temple in Dinajpur District, Rangpur Division of Bangladesh. It was erected between 1702- 52 under orders of Maharaja Pran Nath. |