Bangladesh

About Bangladesh    » Capital City : Dhaka » Continent : Asia » Region : Southern and Central Asia » Surface Area : 147570.00 » ISO Code : BD » ISD Code : 880 » Currancy : Taka (BDT) » Local Time : UTC +6h

Independence Year : 1971 Population : 129155000 Life Expectancy : 60.2 Capital : 150 GNP : 32852.00 GNP Old : 31966.00 Local Name : Bangladesh Government Form : Republic Location : Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between India and Myanmar. Terrain : Mainly flat alluvial plain, with hills in the northeast and southeast Climate : Semitropical, monsoonal; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October). Ethnic Group : Bengali 98%, tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims. Religions : Muslim 88.3%; Hindu 10.5%; Christian 0.3%, Buddhist 0.6%, others 0.3%. Official Website :www.bangladeshgov.org/

Genral Information - Bangladesh Background Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this extremely poor country annually floods during the monsoon rainy season, hampering economic development. (Source: CIA - The World Factbook)

City District Population Dhaka Dhaka 3612850 Chittagong Chittagong 1392860 Khulna Khulna 663340 Rajshahi Rajshahi 294056 Narayanganj Dhaka 202134 Rangpur Rajshahi 191398 Mymensingh Dhaka 188713 Barisal Barisal 170232 Tungi Dhaka 168702 Jessore Khulna 139710 Comilla Chittagong 135313 Nawabganj Rajshahi 130577 Dinajpur Rajshahi 127815 Bogra Rajshahi 120170 Sylhet Sylhet 117396 Brahmanbaria Chittagong 109032 Tangail Dhaka 106004 Jamalpur Dhaka 103556 Pabna Rajshahi 103277 Naogaon Rajshahi 101266 Sirajganj Rajshahi 99669 Narsinghdi Dhaka 98342 Saidpur Rajshahi 96777 Gazipur Dhaka 96717

Language Percentage Bengali 97.7 Chakma 0.4 Garo 0.1 Khasi 0.1 Marma 0.2 Santhali 0.1 Tripuri 0.1