INFORMATION ABOUT BANGLADESH

 INFORMATION ABOUT BANGLADESH

The People's Republic of Bangladesh Geographical In South Asia; between 88°34' & 26°38' Location North & latitude between 88°01' & 92°41' East longitude; Consists of Flat Fertile land. Boundaries North: India (West Bengal & Meghalaya); West: India (West Bengal) East:India (Assam, Tripura & Mizoram) &Myanmar; South:Bay of Bengal Area 147 570 Square Kilometer (Land area 119624 Square  Kilometer & River  Area  8236 Square  Kilometer. Capital Dhaka Time GMT +6 hours Currency Taka (BDT) Telephone Code +880 Climate Maine Season : Winter (November- February), summer (March-May), Monsoon (June October) Temperature Range  of Average  Annual  Temperature: 18.9 °C - 29°C Rainfall  120-345 cm (47"-136") during monsoon Humidity Highest: 99 percent (July) Lowest: 36 percent (Dec) Population 161,083,804 (July 2012 est.) Literacy: (15 yrs and above) 47.9%  Religion Muslims-89.5% Hindhu-9.6% Others-0.9% (2004) Administrative & Division Division  07 District 64 City Corporation 10(3 Proposed) Municipality 277 Upazila 483 Union Parishad 4,472 Village 87928 Satellite Station Language 2(Betbunia & Talibabad) Language 95% speaks Bangla and 5% others dialects. Food Staple Diet Rice, Vegetable, Fish  & Meat Principal  Crops Rice, Tobacco, Sugarcane, Wheat, Jute, Tea ETC Principal  Rivers Padma, Jamuna, Meghna, Brahmaputra, Teesta, Surma & Karnaphuli. National  Flower  Water Lily National  Birds Magpie Robin National Fish Hilsa National  Fruit Jack Fruit National  Animal  Royal Bengal Tiger National  Day International mother language Day: 21 February; Independence Day: 26 March Victory Day 16 December Principal  Industries textile garments paper newsprint a leather and leather goods cigar cement fish processing. Major Imports Oilseeds, Petroleum, Cotton Enable Oil, Petroleum  Products, Fertilizer,  Cement Staple Fibers, Yarn, Iron & Steel etc. Seaports Chittagong & Mongla International Airports Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet.