Information about Bangladesh

Bangladesh is full of natural beauty. There are many familiar tourist-attractions in this country. These include archeological monuments, historic mosques, and minarets, the longest natural beaches in the world, mountains, forests, etc. The natural beauty of this country fascinates the tourists. Each area of Bangladesh is specialized in different characteristics.

Bangladesh is located in the northeastern part of South Asia. The Himalayas are a short distance from the northern border of Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal to the south. West Bengal in India to the west, Tripura in India to the east, Mizoram State and the hilly areas of Myanmar. Surrounded by numerous rivers, Bangladesh is mainly flat land. The notable rivers of the country are Padma, Brahmaputra, Surma, Kushiyara, Meghna and Karnafuli. Bangladesh is the land of the Royal Bengal Tiger which lives in the Sundarbans. There is also a temple made of red clay. Notable tourist areas in the country include Srimangal, where there are tea gardens for miles after miles. Archaeological sites include Mainamati, Mahasthangarh and Paharpur. Rangamat, Kaptai and Cox's Bazar are famous for their scenic beauty. The Sundarbans has wildlife and is located in the world-famous mangrove forest.

Constitutional name of Bangladesh at a glance: 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 hrs)

People

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

Male: 8.10 crore

Women: 8.07 crore

Literacy rate: 63.6%

Language:

Bengali (National Language) - 95% of the population

Other Languages - 5%

The use of English is common.

Religion

Muslim - 86.6%,

Hindu - 12.1%

Buddhist - 0.6%

Christian - 0.4% and

Other - 0.3%.

 

Age-wise distribution:

0-14 years: 30.8%

15-49 years: 53.7%

50-59 years: 8.2%

Above 60 years: 8.1%

(Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics)

Population growth rate: 1.37%

Birth rate: 18.8 per thousand

Mortality rate: 5.1 per thousand

 

Gender distribution:

Sex ratio (males for every 100 females): 100.3

Fertility rate: 2.3 children per woman (source)

Ethnic group:

Bengali: 98%

Minority ethnic groups: 2%

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

Geography

Geographic location:

26 ° 36 'north latitude to 20 ° 34' North latitude and

Longitude 88 ° 01 'E to 92 ° 41' East

 

Area: 147,570 sq km (Land: 133,910 sq km, Aquatic: 10,090 sq km)

 

Borders:

North India (West Bengal and Meghalaya)

West India (West Bengal)

East India (Tripura and Assam) and Myanmar

Bay of Bengal to the south

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

Sea boundary: 580 km.

Continental shelf: up to the outer boundary of the continental margin

Special Economic Zone: 200 nautical miles

Sea area: 12 nautical miles

 

Land type: Mainly plains, hilly lands to the east and southeast

 

Capital: Dhaka

 

Area-wise statistics:

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

64 districts

Upazila 491

 

Main rivers: Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Surma, Brahmaputra, Karnafuli, Teesta, Shitalakshya, Rupsha, Madhumati, Gorai, Mahananda

Climate

Climate type: Subtropical monsoon winds

Average temperature: 11 ° C in winter - 20 ° C (October-February)

Summer 21 °  C - 38 ° C (March - September)

Precipitation: 1100 mm. - 3400 mm. (June-August)

 

Humidity:

Maximum 99% (July),

Lowest 36% (December-January)

Economy

Achievement: Member of D-8.

          Considered by Goldman Sachs as "Next Eleven Economy of the World".

Per capita income: $ 1,602 (Source: Bangladesh Economic Survey - 2017)

GDP growth (%): 7.24 (Source: Bangladesh Economic Survey - 2017)

Poverty rate: 23.5% (Source: Bangladesh Economic Survey - 2017)

Position in the Human Development Index: 139th

International grant dependence: 2%

Main crops Paddy, jute, tea, wheat, oats, pulses, mustard, potatoes, vegetables, etc.

Main industries: garment industry (2nd largest industry in the world), jute (world's largest producer), tea, ceramics, cement, leather, chemical products, fertilizers, shrimp processing, sugar, paper, electric and electronics, medicine, fisheries.

Main exports: Apparel (2nd largest industry in the world), Frozen Shrimp, Tea, Leather and Leather Products, Jute and Jute Products (Bangladesh First in Jute Production), Ceramics, IT Outsourcing, etc.

Main imports: wheat, fertilizer, petroleum products, cotton, cooking oil, etc.

Main mineral resources: natural gas, oil, coal, porcelain, glass sand, etc.

Currency: Money 

1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, and 1 taka notes and

50, 25, 10, 5, 25, 10, 5 and 1 paisa

Labor Distribution: 

5.41 crore Men

3.79 crore Women

1.62 crore (Source: BES) 

Industry-based Labor Distribution

Agriculture 48.4%,

 Industry 24.3%

 Others 27.3% Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

Transportation 

 Roads, Airways, Railways, Rivers  

EPZ: 

Dhaka, Uttara, Adamji, Chittagong, Comilla, Ishwardi, Karnafuli, and Mongla. 

Historical Days

 Independence Day: March 26, 

Victory Day: December 16, 

Martyrs' Day: February 21 (also known as International Mother Language Day)

Tourist Attractions: Dhaka, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Kaptai, Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Bandarban, Kuakata, Bogra, Khulna, Sundarbans, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Dinajpur, and Comilla

 Airports: Dhaka (International), Chittagong (International), Sylhet (International) , Rajshahi, Syedpur, Barisal, Cox's Bazar

Information Technology (IT)

National Domain: .bd

 Internet penetration: 6.67 crore (2017) Source: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Mobile users: 12 crore 83 lakh (2017) Source: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission

Mobile penetration: 80% of population

Different international order of Bangladesh

8th largest country in the world in terms of population

4th largest Muslim country, 3rd country in the world as a Muslim minority country

Bangladesh is the 7th largest country in the world in terms of population density, with a population of over 100 million, the most densely populated country in the world 

Located in the Gangetic Delta, the largest delta in the world

Cox's Bazar is the longest natural beach in the world

In terms of GDP, Bangladesh is the 35th largest economy in the world but in terms of GDP growth, it is the 28th largest economy in the world.

Bangladesh's garment industry is the second-largest garment industry in the world.

Largest jute producing country in the world (Jute is the second-largest producer of vegetable fiber, second only to cotton).

The Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India) is the largest mangrove forest in the world.

The minimum wage in the garment industry of Bangladesh is the lowest in the world.