Location of Bangladesh An enlargeable map of the People's Republic of Bangladesh The following

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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bangladesh:

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

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located in

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. It is bordered by

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on all sides except for a small border with

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to the far southeast and by the

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to the south. Together with the Indian state of

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, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

. The name ''Bangladesh'' means "The land of Bengal" in the official

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language. Bangladesh became an independent sovereign nation in 1971 after a bloody struggle for liberation from

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led by

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengalis, Beng ...

and General M. A. G. Osmani. Bangladesh is the eight-most populous

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and the fifth-most populous

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in the world. Furthermore, Bangladesh inherited the borders drawn by

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during

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General reference

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* Official English country name:

People's Republic of Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

* Common

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* Official endonym: Bangladesh * Adjectival:

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...

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: Bangladeshis (official), Bengalis (colloquial) *

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, .বাংলা * International rankings of Bangladesh

Geography of Bangladesh

Geography of Bangladesh * Bangladesh is: a Nation state, country * Location: ** Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere ** Eurasia *** Asia ****

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Greater Bangladesh Greater Bangladesh ( bn, বৃহত্তর বাংলাদেশ, Brihôttôr Bangladesh; among other names, see below) is a theory that the People's Republic of Bangladesh has aspirations of territorial expansion, to include the Indian s ...

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Bangladesh Standard Time Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

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), Bangladesh Daylight Saving Time (

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) ** Extreme points of Bangladesh *** High:

Saka Haphong Saka Haphong ( bn, সাকা হাফং, my, ဆကးအဖောင် တောင်) is a peak in Southeast Asia and South Asia which was founded by A.K.M Shahidullah Kaiser. Situated in Bangladesh & Myanmar it is often considered the h ...

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0 m ** Land boundaries: 4,246 km **:

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4,053 km **: 193 km ** Coastline: 580 km **:

* Population of Bangladesh: 162,221,000 (2009) – 8th most populous country * Area of Bangladesh: – 94th largest country * Atlas of Bangladesh

Environment of Bangladesh

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* Climate of Bangladesh * Renewable energy in Bangladesh * Geology of Bangladesh * Protected areas of Bangladesh ** List of national parks of Bangladesh, National parks of Bangladesh * Wildlife of Bangladesh **

Fauna of Bangladesh The fauna of Bangladesh includes about 1,600 species of vertebrate fauna and about 1,000 species of invertebrate fauna based on incomplete records. The vertebrate fauna consists of roughly 22 species of amphibians, 708 species of fish, 126 -speci ...

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Birds of Bangladesh Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight ...

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Mammals of Bangladesh Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

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Bengal tiger The Bengal tiger is a population of the ''Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies. It ranks among the biggest wild cats alive today. It is considered to belong to the world's charismatic megafauna. The tiger is estimated to have been present in ...

*** Reptiles of Bangladesh ****

Bengal monitor The Bengal monitor (''Varanus bengalensis''), also called the common Indian monitor, is a monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian Subcontinent, as well as parts of Southeast Asia and West Asia. This large lizard is mainly a terrestrial a ...

Natural geographic features of Bangladesh

* Beaches in Bangladesh **

Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the na ...

Kuakata Kuakata ( bn, কুয়াকাটা) ( Burmese/ Rakhine/ Arakanese:ကုအာကာတ) is a town in southern Bangladesh known for its panoramic sea beach. Kuakata beach is a sandy expanse long and wide. From the beach one can have an ...

Patenga Patenga ( bn, পতেঙ্গা) is a sea beach of the Bay of Bengal, located south from the port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is near to the mouth of the Karnaphuli River. The beach is very close to the Bangladesh Naval Academy of the ...

Islands of Bangladesh An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be calle ...

Mountains of Bangladesh Bangladesh is primarily a low-lying country. The main areas of elevation are the Chittagong Hills in the southeast, the Low Hills of Sylhet in the northeast, and certain highlands in the north and northwest. Kala Pahar, at , is the highest pea ...

Keokradong Keokradong ( bn, কেওক্রাডং) is a peak located in Bandarban, Bangladesh, with an elevation of . Some sources claim it as the highest point of Bangladesh. On the top of Keokradong there is a small shelter and a signboard put up b ...

Rivers of Bangladesh Bangladesh is a riverine country. According to Bangladesh Water development board (BWDB) about 230 rivers currently flow in Bangladesh (during summer and winter), although the number stated are ambiguous in some sources. As stated by a public ...

List of World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural her ...

Ecoregions of Bangladesh

Administrative divisions of Bangladesh

Administrative divisions of Bangladesh Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (''bibhag'') and 64 districts (''jela'', ''zila'', ''zela''), although these have only a limited role in public policy. For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into upazilas (sub-dis ...

* Divisions of Bangladesh ** Districts of Bangladesh ***

Upazilas of Bangladesh An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

= Divisions of Bangladesh

= Divisions of Bangladesh *

Barisal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

Mymensingh Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north ...

Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi District ...

* Rangpur *

Sylhet Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...

= Districts of Bangladesh

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Barguna Barguna ( bn, বরগুনা) is a town in Barguna District, Barguna district in southern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of Barguna district and a part of Barisal Division. Located on the bank of Khakdon ...

Bhola Bhola ( bn, ভোলা) is a town and district headquarter of Bhola District in the division of Barishal, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most ...

Jhalokati Jhalokati ( bn, ঝালকাঠি) is a town in Jhalokati district in the Barisal Division, division of Barisal in southern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of Jhalokati district. The town covers an area of ...

Patuakhali Patuakhali ( bn, পটুয়াখালী ''Potuakhali'') is a town and district headquarter of Patuakhali District located on the southern bank of Laukathi river in the division of Barisal in Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquar ...

Pirojpur Pirojpur ( bn, পিরোজপুর) is a town in Pirojpur district in the division of Barisal in southern Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth- ...

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Bandarban Bandarban ( bn, বান্দরবান, Chakma: 𑄝𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄧𑄢𑄴𑄝𑄚𑄴) is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division. It is one of the three hill districts of Bangladesh and a part of ...

Brahmanbaria Brahmanbaria ( bn, ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া, Brāhmaṇabāṛiẏā) is a city of Bangladesh and the capital of Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila as well as Brahmanbaria District. It is the second largest city after Cumilla ...

* Chandpur *

Comilla Comilla (; bn, কুমিল্লা, Kumillā, ), officially spelled Cumilla, is the fifth largest city of Bangladesh and second largest in Chittagong division. It is the administrative centre of the Comilla District. The name Comilla was ...

* Feni *

Khagrachari Khagrachari ( bn, খাগড়াছড়ি) is a district in the Chittagong Division of Southeastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region. History The Chittagong Hill Tracts was under the reign of the Tripura Sta ...

Lakshmipur Lakshmipur ( bn, লক্ষ্মীপুর , Lokkhipur) is a city and headquarter of Lakshmipur District Lakshmipur ( bn, লক্ষ্মীপুর, Lokkhipur), also spelt Laxmipur, with an area of 1455.96 km2, is a distric ...

Noakhali Noakhali ( bn, নোয়াখালী, , New canal), historically known as Bhulua ( bn, ভুলুয়া), is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division. It was established as district in 1821, and officia ...

Rangamati Rangamati (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি;) is the administrative headquarter and town of Rangamati Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of . The distr ...

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* Faridpur *

Gazipur Gazipur ( bn, গাজীপুর) is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Gazipur District. It is a major industrial city north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh. Its other name is Joydebpur. Demogra ...

Gopalganj Gopalganj may refer to: Bangladesh *Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, a district of Dhaka Division **Gopalganj, Bangladesh, a town and headquarter of Gopalganj district **Gopalganj Sadar Upazila, an upazila of Gopalganj District ** Gopalganj-1, a pa ...

Kishoreganj Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District Kishoreganj ( bn, কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a Mohkuma (মহকুমা) under the Mymensingh district. It ...

Madaripur Madaripur ( bn, মাদারীপুর ), being a part of the Dhaka Division, is a district in central Bangladesh. History Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 under the district of Bakerganj. In 1873 it was separated from Bakerganj ...

Manikganj Manikganj is a district situated in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Manikganj is one of the green and pollution free towns in Bangladesh. The recent urbanization and highway built joining Dhaka and Shingair Upazilla has given it an outstanding road ...

Munshiganj Munshiganj ( bn, মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically known as Bikrampur, is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District. Geography Total land area is 235974 acres (954 km2), ...

Narayanganj Narayanganj ( bn, নারায়ণগঞ্জ ''Naraeongônj'') is a city in central Bangladesh. It is in the Narayanganj District, about southeast of the capital city of Dhaka, and has a population of about 2 million. It is the 6th larges ...

Narsingdi Narsingdi /Narsingdi Sadar ( bn, নরসিংদী) is a city and headquarters of Narsingdi District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Dhaka-Sylhet highway connects Narsingdi with the capital and other major cities. The district is ...

* Rajbari *

Shariatpur Shariatpur ( bn, শরিয়তপুর জেলা, ''Shariatpur Jela'' also ''Shariatpur Zila'') is a district in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh. It is bounded by Munshiganj district on the north, Barisal district on the south, C ...

Tangail Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল, ), is a major city within the Dhaka Division in central Bangladesh. It sits on the bank of the Louhajang River, north-west of Dhaka, the nation's capital. It is considered to be the main urban area of ...

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Bagerhat Bagerhat Sadar ( bn, বাগেরহাট সদর) is an upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. The municipality was established in 1958. It consists of 9 wards and 31 mahallas. History Khan Jahan Ali established ...

Chuadanga Chuadanga ( bn, চুয়াডাঙ্গা) is a prosperous city in the western part of Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Chuadanga Sadar Upazila and Chuadanga District. Chuadanga was the first capital of Bangladesh. It was the sub-dis ...

Jessore Jessore ( bn, যশোর, jôshor, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District situated in Khulna Division. It is situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district ...

Jhenaidah Jhenaidah ( bn, ঝিনাইদহ) is a city in the Khulna Division of south-western Bangladesh. Jhenaidah is the headquarters of Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila and Jhenaidah District. The city has a population of about 252 thousand, making it the ...

Kushtia Kushtia ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া) is a city in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country. The second largest city in Khulna div ...

* Magura *

Meherpur Meherpur ( bn, মেহেরপুর, pron: ''meɦeɾpuɾ'') is the northwestern district of Khulna Division in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian state of West Bengal to the west, and by the Bangladeshi districts of Kushtia ...

Narail Narail ( bn, নড়াইল, pron: ''nɔɽail'') is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Khulna Division. History Narail town was named after a feudal lord (a zamindar). The zamindars established a market at Roopgonj, als ...

Satkhira Satkhira( bn, সাতক্ষীরা) is a city and district headquarter of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, south-west Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. I ...

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Netrakona Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোণা) is a district of the Mymensingh Division in northern Bangladesh. Etymology The headquarters of Netrokona District was located at the end of the Mogra River and was called Natorkona. Many people believe ...

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Bogra Bogra ( bn, বগুড়া), officially known as Bogura, is a major city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The city is a major commercial hub in Northern Bangladesh. It is the second largest city in Rajshahi Divi ...

* Jaipurhat *

Naogaon Naogaon ( bn, নওগাঁ ''Nôogã'') is a city and district headquarter of Naogaon District in northern Bangladesh. It is located in the bank of Mini Jamuna river. It is the centre of commerce within the Naogaon District. The area of th ...

Natore Natore district is a district of Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi, and used to be part of Rajshahi district. History Natore was the District Headquarters of Rajshahi from 1769 to 182 ...

* Nawabganj *

Pabna Pabna ( bn, পাবনা) is a city of Pabna District, Bangladesh and the administrative capital of the eponymous Pabna District. It is on the north bank of the Padma River and has a population of about . Etymology * According to the histo ...

Sirajganj Sirajganj ( bn, সিরাজগঞ্জ) is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirajganj District, and with a population of 167,200 is the fourteenth most populo ...

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Dinajpur Dinajpur ( bn, দিনাজপুর ) is a city and the District headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka in Bangladesh. It is bounde ...

Gaibandha Gaibandha ( bn, গাইবান্ধা) is a town and district headquarters of Gaibandha District in northern Bangladesh. It is a centre of commerce and trade of the Gaibandha District and is located under the Rangpur Division. The area of ...

Kurigram Kurigram District ( bn, কুড়িগ্রাম) is a district of Bangladesh in the Rangpur Division. The district is located in northern Bangladesh along the country's border with India. Under Indian rule, the area was organized as a mahakum ...

Lalmonirhat Lalmonirhat ( bn, লালমনিরহাট) is a town and district headquarters of Lalmonirhat District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in Sout ...

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Panchagarh Panchagarh (; bn, পঞ্চগড়, 'five forts') is a district of the Rangpur division in Northern Bangladesh. Panchagarh is the northernmost district of Bangladesh. It lies between 26º00' and 26º38' north latitudes and between 88º19' a ...

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Habiganj Habiganj ( bn, হবিগঞ্জ) is a major town and district headquarters of Habiganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Population: Total population of Habiganj is about 95,000 Railroad *Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Ba ...

* Maulvibazar *

Sunamganj Sunamganj ( bn, সুনামগঞ্জ) is a town in the Sylhet Division of northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarters and largest town of Sunamganj District. It is located on the banks of the Surma River, approximately ...

= Subdistricts of Bangladesh

The districts are subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or

upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

= Cities of Bangladesh

= * Major cities of Bangladesh **

– capital city and the political, economic and cultural heart of Bangladesh. Dhaka is the most populous city in Bangladesh and the tenth-largest city in the world, with a population of over 15 million inhabitants. **

– second most populous city and main seaport of Bangladesh. It is a major commercial, financial and industrial hub. Located on the Karnaphuli River, it is the administrative seat of Chittagong District and Chittagong Division (the largest division of Bangladesh). The metropolitan area has a population of 4 million residents. **

– third-largest city in Bangladesh, with a population of more than 1.4 million people. Khulna is also the third largest economic centre in Bangladesh. The major sectors are jute, chemicals, fish and seafood packaging, food processing, sugar mills, power generation and shipbuilding. **

– Rajshahi is a prominent commercial hub and industrial centre of North Bengal. For its venerable silk industry, it is nicknamed "Silk City". It has a population of more than 800,000. **

– city in southern Bangladesh, rice and other crops producing centre of Bangladesh. Fish is also plentiful because Barisal stands on the Kirtankhola River and is surrounded by it. A Bengali saying states, ''Dhan, nadi, khal ai tine Barisal'', which translates to "paddy, river and canal are the three things that make Barisal". It is a fast growing city, with nearly 0.38 million people and a divisional headquarters, university, medical college, engineering college, cadet college, some pharmaceutical industries, and textile industries. The city is sometimes called the "

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– city with a population of over 500,000 people that lies on the banks of Surma River in north-east Bangladesh. It is surrounded by tea estates, sub-tropical hills, rain forests and river valleys; the region is one of the leading tourist destinations in the country. **

– city in eastern Bangladesh, located along the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway, 97 kilometres from the capital city, Dhaka, which can also be reached by railway. Comilla is second-largest city of eastern Bangladesh after Chittagong and is one of the three oldest cities in Bangladesh. **

Rangpur City Rangpur (, ; bn, রংপুর , Rongpur, City of Colour) is one of the major cities in Bangladesh and Rangpur Division. Rangpur was declared a district headquarters on December 16, 1769, and established as a municipality in 1869, making it ...

– 5th-largest city in Bangladesh, located in its north western part. Agricultural products such as rice, jute (called the golden fibre of Bangladesh), wheat, tobacco, and potato are the major driving power of the economy here. **

– city in central Bangladesh, located in the Narayanganj District, near the capital city of Dhaka. The city is on the bank of the Shitalakshya River and has a population of 220,000. The river port of Narayanganj is one of the oldest in Bangladesh. It is also a centre of business and industry, especially the jute trade and processing plants, and of the textile sector of the country. **

Gazipur City Gazipur ( bn, গাজীপুর) is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Gazipur District. It is a major industrial city north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh. Its other name is Joydebpur. Demogra ...

– city in central Bangladesh with a population of over 1.1 million. ** more cities... *

List of cities and towns in Bangladesh This article presents a list of cities and towns in Bangladesh. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives of Bangladesh, there are 532 urban centres in Bangladesh. ...

= Villages of Bangladesh

= * Villages in Bangladesh

Demography of Bangladesh

Demographics of Bangladesh Bangladesh is the eighth-most populated country in the world with almost 2.2% of the world's population. As per the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, the country's population is 165,158,616. Bangladesh (previously East Pakistan between 1947 and 19 ...

* 1991 Census of Bangladesh * 2001 Census of Bangladesh *

2011 Census of Bangladesh In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

2022 Census of Bangladesh The 2022 Census of Bangladesh was a detailed enumeration of the Bangladeshi population that will be the sixth national census in the country. It was scheduled to be held in June 2022, will be conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, an ...

Government and politics of Bangladesh

Politics of Bangladesh Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Bangladesh is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the gover ...

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democracy, democratic government, governance of a sovereign state, state (or subordinate entity) where the Executive (government), executive derives its democratic legitimacy ...

representative democratic Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy, is a type of democracy where elected people represent a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. Nearly all modern Western-style democracies function as some type of represe ...

republic * Capital of Bangladesh:

Elections in Bangladesh Bangladesh elects on national level a legislature with one house or chamber. The unicameral Jatiyo Sangshad, meaning national parliament, has 350 members of which 300 members are directly elected through a national election for a five-year term ...

Since independence of the country, 10 Parliamentary Elections and 3 Presidential Elections were held. There were 6 other presidential elections under Parliamentary management. ** Parliamentary Elections ***

1973 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in newly independent Bangladesh on 7 March 1973. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, who won 293 of the 300 seats, including eleven constituencies where they were elected unopposed without a vote. ...

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1979 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 18 February 1979. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which won 207 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 51.3%. The Awami League became the main opposition party after winnin ...

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1986 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 May 1986. A total of 1,527 candidates contested the election. The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party, which won 153 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 61.1%. Bangladesh Nationalist Party, th ...

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1988 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 3 March 1988. They were boycotted by several major parties, including the Bangladesh Awami League, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the Communist Party of Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, the ...

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1991 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 27 February 1991. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) emerged as the largest party in parliament, winning 140 of the 300 directly-elected seats. The BNP formed a government with the support of the I ...

*** 1996 (Feb) Bangladeshi general election *** 1996 (Jun) Bangladeshi general election ***

2001 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 1 October 2001. The 300 single-seat constituencies of the Jatiya Sangsad were contested by 1,935 candidates representing 54 parties and including 484 independents. The elections were the second to be ...

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2008 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 29 December 2008. The two main parties in the election were the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Khaleda Zia, and the Bangladesh Awami League Party, led by Sheikh Hasina. The Bangladesh Awa ...

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2014 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 5 January 2014, in accordance with the constitutional requirement that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the term of the Jatiya Sangshad on 24 January 2014. ...

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2018 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was a landslide victory for the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina. According to political scientist Ali Riaz, ...

** Presidential Elections *** 1974 Bangladeshi presidential election ***

1978 Bangladeshi presidential election Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 3 June 1978. They were the first direct elections for the presidency, as the president had previously been elected by the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was a victory for Ziaur Rahman, who received 76 ...

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1981 Bangladeshi presidential election Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 November 1981. The result was a victory for the incumbent acting President Abdus Sattar of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who received 65.5% of the vote, beating his principal challenge ...

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1986 Bangladeshi presidential election Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 October 1986. The result was a victory for incumbent Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who had assumed the office in 1983 following a military coup. Ershad reportedly won 84.1% of the vote with a voter t ...

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1991 Bangladeshi presidential election The 1991 Bangladeshi presidential election was held on October 8, 1991. This was the first indirect election after the restoration of the parliamentary system. Abdur Rahman Biswas was nominated by the ruling party. He won the election unopposed a ...

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1996 Bangladeshi presidential election The Bangladeshi presidential election of 1996 was held on July 23, 1996. Shahabuddin Ahmed was elected after being nominated by the ruling party. He replaced Abdur Rahman Biswas when his five-year term came to an end. His inauguration ceremony wa ...

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2001 Bangladeshi presidential election The 2001 Bangladeshi presidential election was held on November 12, 2001. A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury won the election uncontestedly. Initially, two nomination papers were submitted. Later, the other contestant withdrew his nomination making Cho ...

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2009 Bangladeshi presidential election Indirect presidential elections were due to be held in Bangladesh on 16 February 2009 following the 2008 parliamentary election. They were originally scheduled to have taken place by 5 September 2007, when Iajuddin Ahmed's term expired, but was p ...

*** 2013 Bangladeshi presidential election *** 2018 Bangladeshi presidential election *

Political parties in Bangladesh This article lists political parties in People's Republic of Bangladesh. Bangladesh has a fading two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under t ...

* Taxation in Bangladesh

Branches of government

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

Executive branch of the government of Bangladesh

* Head of state:

President of Bangladesh The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...

* Head of government:

Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজা� ...

Cabinet of Bangladesh The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government under ...

Legislative branch of the government of Bangladesh

* Parliament of Bangladesh:

Jatiyo Sangshad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of B ...

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unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...

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Judicial branch of the government of Bangladesh

Court system of Bangladesh *

Supreme Court of Bangladesh The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was created by Part VI C ...

Foreign relations of Bangladesh

Foreign relations of Bangladesh The foreign relations share the Bangladeshi government's policies in its external relations with the international community. The country pursues a moderate foreign policy that places heavy reliance on multinational diplomacy, especially at ...

Diplomatic missions in Bangladesh Diplomatics (in American English, and in most anglophone countries), or diplomatic (in British English), is a scholarly discipline centred on the critical analysis of documents: especially, historical documents. It focuses on the conventions, p ...

BIMSTEC The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations, housing 1.73 billion people and having a combined gross domestic pro ...

* Indo-Bangladeshi barrier *

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan ...

Foreign relations with specific countries

Afghanistan–Bangladesh relations Afghanistan–Bangladesh relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Both countries are members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. History Earl ...

* Algeria–Bangladesh relations * Argentina–Bangladesh relations *

Australia–Bangladesh relations Bilateral relations exist between Australia and Bangladesh. History Australia was the fourth country, and the first in the developed world, to recognise Bangladesh's independence in 1971. A high commission was opened in Dhaka and relations ha ...

* Austria–Bangladesh relations * Azerbaijan–Bangladesh relations * Bangladesh–Italy relations * Bangladesh–Israel relations * Bangladesh–Ivory Coast relations * Bangladesh–Japan relations * Bangladesh–Jordan relations * Bangladesh–Kazakhstan relations *

Bangladesh–Kenya relations Bangladesh–Kenya relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Kenya. Bangladesh has an embassy in Nairobi. History Records exist of envoys from the Kenyan city-state of Malindi being hosted in the court of the Bengal Su ...

* Bangladesh-Korea Technical Training Centre * Bangladesh–Kyrgyzstan relations *

Bangladesh–Laos relations Diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and Laos were officially started in 1988. Neither country has a resident ambassador. High level visits Prime minister of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid an official visit to Vien ...

* Bangladesh–Latvia relations * Bangladesh–Lebanon relations * Bangladesh–Liberia relations * Bangladesh–Luxembourg relations * Bangladesh–Malawi relations *

Bangladesh–Malaysia relations Malaysia has a high commission in Dhaka and Bangladesh one in Kuala Lumpur. Both nations are members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Developing 8 Countries and the Non-Aligned Movement. Malaysia was on ...

* Bangladesh–Mali relations * Bangladesh–Mauritius relations * Bangladesh–Mexico relations *

Bangladesh–Myanmar relations The neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar had a generally frosty relationship under the Burmese military junta as a result of the presence of over 270,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh often served as a major irritant. The civil so ...

* Bangladesh–Namibia relations * Bangladesh–Nepal relations * Bangladesh–New Zealand relations * Bangladesh–Nigeria relations *

Bangladesh–Pakistan relations Pakistan and Bangladesh are both South Asian Muslim-majority countries. Following the end of British rule in India, the two countries formed a single state for 24 years. The Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 resulted in the secession of East Paki ...

* Bangladesh–Panama relations *

Bangladesh–Poland relations Bangladesh–Poland relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Poland. Poland was the sixth country to recognize Bangladesh. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were officially established on 12 January 1972. The ...

* Bangladesh–Portugal relations * Bangladesh–Russia relations *

Bangladesh–Rwanda relations Bangladesh–Rwanda relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Rwanda. Both the countries are members of Non-Aligned Movement, Group of 77 and Commonwealth of Nations. Neither country has a resident ambassador. History In ...

Bangladesh–Saudi Arabia relations Bangladesh–Saudi Arabia relations are the diplomatic and bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia. Relations between the two nations had a strained beginning but have grown strong since then. Being a Muslim-majority state, Banglade ...

* Bangladesh–Serbia relations * Bangladesh–Sierra Leone relations * Bangladesh–Slovakia relations * Bangladesh–South Korea relations * Bangladesh–South Sudan relations * Bangladesh–Spain relations * Bangladesh–Sri Lanka relations * Bangladesh–Sudan relations * Bangladesh–Tajikistan relations * Bangladesh–Thailand relations * Bangladesh–Trinidad and Tobago relations * Bangladesh–Turkey relations * Bangladesh–Uganda relations * Bangladesh–Ukraine relations *

Bangladesh–United Kingdom relations Bangladesh–British relations are the foreign relations between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom. Both Bangladesh and the United Kingdom are members of the Commonwealth of Nations and the United Nations. History The ties between Britain and B ...

* Bangladesh–United States relations * Bangladesh–Venezuela relations * Bangladesh–Yemen relations

International organisation membership

The People's Republic of Bangladesh is a member of: * African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) *

Asian Development Bank The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966, which is headquartered in the Ortigas Center located in the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The bank also maintains 31 field office ...

(ADB) * Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) *

Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations, housing 1.73 billion people and having a combined gross domestic pro ...

(BIMSTEC) *

Colombo Plan The Colombo Plan is a regional intergovernmental organization that began operations on 1 July 1951. The organization was conceived at an international conference, The Commonwealth Conference on Foreign Affairs held in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri L ...

(CP) *

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Co ...

Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...

(FAO) *

Group of 77 The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations (UN) is a coalition of 134 developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 fou ...

(G77) *

Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of 56 sovereign states. Most of them were British colonies or dependencies of those colonies. No one government in the Commonwealth exercises power over the others, as is the case in a p ...

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is an international financial institution, established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, that is the lending arm of World Bank Group. The IBRD offers l ...

(IBRD) *

International Chamber of Commerce The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC; French: ''Chambre de commerce internationale'') is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its over 45 million members in over 100 countries have interests spanning every s ...

(ICC) *

International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals ...

(ICCt) (signatory) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) (french: link=no, Association internationale de développement) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. Th ...

(IDA) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) *

International Finance Corporation The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is an international financial institution that offers investment, advisory, and asset-management services to encourage private-sector development in less developed countries. The IFC is a member of t ...

(IFC) *

International Hydrographic Organization The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is an intergovernmental organisation representing hydrography. , the IHO comprised 98 Member States. A principal aim of the IHO is to ensure that the world's seas, oceans and navigable waters a ...

(IHO) *

International Mobile Satellite Organization The International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) is the intergovernmental organization that oversees certain public satellite safety and security communication services provided via the Inmarsat satellites. Some of these services concern: ...

(IMSO) *

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

(IOC) *

International Organization for Migration The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a United Nations agency that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers. The IOM was ...

(IOM) *

International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ) is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Membership requirements are given in Ar ...

(ISO) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) *

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) is an intergovernmental organization charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat, which was privatized in 2001. It incorporates the principle set forth i ...

(ITSO) *

International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es, Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), link=no. is the world's largest trade union federation. History The federation w ...

(ITUC) *

Islamic Development Bank The Islamic Development Bank ( ar, البنك الإسلامي للتنمية, abbreviated as IsDB) is a multilateral development finance institution that is focused on Islamic finance for infrastructure development and located in Jeddah, Saudi A ...

(IDB) *

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is an international financial institution which offers political risk insurance and credit enhancement guarantees. These guarantees help investors protect foreign direct investments against ...

(MIGA) *

Nonaligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in the aftermath ...

(NAM) *

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from ...

(OIC) *

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an intergovernmental organisation and the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which entered into force on 29 April 1997. The OPCW, with its 193 member ...

(OPCW) *

South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme The South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme, also known as SACEP, is an intergovernmental organization, inter-governmental organisation established in 1982 by the South Asian governments to promote and support the protection, management and e ...

(SACEP) *

(SAARC) *

World Confederation of Labour The World Confederation of Labour (WCL) was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the ...

(WCL) *

World Customs Organization The World Customs Organization (WCO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The WCO works on customs-related matters including the development of international conventions, instruments, and tools on topics suc ...

(WCO) *

World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade unions established in 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the International Federation of ...

(WFTU) *

World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and e ...

(WTO) *

Member state of the United Nations The United Nations member states are the sovereign states that are members of the United Nations (UN) and have equal representation in the UN General Assembly. The UN is the world's largest intergovernmental organization. The criteria ...

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade. It was established in 1964 by the ...

(UNCTAD) **

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) **

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integrati ...

(UNHCR) **

United Nations Industrial Development Organization The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (French: Organisation des Nations unies pour le développement industriel; French/Spanish acronym: ONUDI) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that assists countries in e ...

(UNIDO) **

United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste The United Nations Integrated Mission in East Timor (UNMIT) was established on 25 August 2006 by UN Security Council Resolution 1704. Its objectives are "to support the Government in consolidating stability, enhancing a culture of democratic g ...

(UNMIT) **

United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara ( ar, بعثة الأمم المتحدة لتنظيم استفتاء في الصحراء الغربية; french: Mission des Nations Unies pour l'Organisation d'un Référendum au ...

(MINURSO) **

United Nations Mission in Liberia The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was a peacekeeping operation established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the Second Liberia ...

(UNMIL) **

United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) was a United Nations peacekeeping mission established by the United Nations Security Council on September 25, 2007 to provide a multidimensional presence of up to 350 po ...

(MINURCAT) **

United Nations Mission in the Sudan The United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) was established by the UN Security Council under Resolution 1590 of 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of the Sudan and the Suda ...

(UNMIS) **

United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 858 in August 1993 to verify compliance with a 27 July 1993 ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Georgia and forces in Abk ...

(UNOMIG) **

United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two fi ...

(UNOCI) **

United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or MONUSCO, an acronym based on its French name , is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which was estab ...

(MONUC) **

International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was established in 1957 ...

(IAEA) **

International Civil Aviation Organization The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international sc ...

(ICAO) **

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; french: link=no, Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address ...

(IFAD) **

International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and o ...

(ILO) **

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...

(IMO) **

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster globa ...

(IMF) **

International Telecommunication Union The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Unio ...

(ITU) **

Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union (UPU, french: link=no, Union postale universelle), established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to t ...

(UPU) **

World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of h ...

(WHO) **

World Intellectual Property Organization The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; french: link=no, Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI)) is one of the list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, 15 specialized agencies of the United Nation ...

(WIPO) **

World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics. The WMO originated from the Internati ...

(WMO) **

World Tourism Organization The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations specialized agency entrusted with the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. Its headquarters are in Madrid, Spain. UNWTO is the leading internati ...

(UNWTO)

Law and order in Bangladesh

Law of Bangladesh Bangladesh is a common law country having its legal system developed by the British rulers during their colonial rule over British India. The land now comprises Bangladesh was known as Bengal during the British and Mughal regime while by some other ...

Crime in Bangladesh Crime in Bangladesh is present in various forms such as drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, contract killing, fraud, human trafficking, robbery, corruption, black marketeering, political violence, terrorism and abduction, wildlife traff ...

Human trafficking in Bangladesh Bangladesh is a source and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution. A significant share of Bangladesh's trafficking victims are men recruited for work overs ...

Corruption in Bangladesh Corruption in Bangladesh has been a continuing problem. According to all major ranking institutions, Bangladesh routinely finds itself among the most corrupt countries in the world. The public sectors conducted by the Government are the most co ...

Persecution of Biharis in Bangladesh The Bihari Muslim minority in Bangladesh were subject to persecution during and after the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War (called the Civil War in Pakistan), experiencing widespread discrimination. Biharis were ethnic Urdu-speakers and largely ma ...

** Suicide in Bangladesh *

Human rights in Bangladesh Human rights in Bangladesh are enshrined as fundamental rights in Part III of the Constitution of Bangladesh. However, constitutional and legal experts believe many of the country's laws require reform to enforce fundamental rights and reflect de ...

** Abortion in Bangladesh **

Child labour in Bangladesh Child labour in Bangladesh is common, with 4.7 million children aged 5 to 14 in the work force. Out of the child labourers engaged in the work force, 83% are employed in rural areas and 17% are employed in urban areas. Child labour can be found ...

Gender inequality in Bangladesh Gender inequality has been improving a lot in Bangladesh, inequalities in areas such as education and employment remain ongoing problems so women have little political freedom. In 2015, Bangladesh was ranked 139 out of 187 countries on the Human ...

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BRAC (NGO) BRAC is an international development organisation based in Bangladesh. In order to receive foreign donations, BRAC was subsequently registered under the NGO Affairs Bureau of the Government of Bangladesh. BRAC is the largest non-governmental ...

LGBT rights in Bangladesh Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ) rights are heavily suppressed in Bangladesh. Due to the conservative attitudes in Bangladeshi society, negative views of homosexuals are very high. Homosexuality is illegal under Bangladeshi law, ...

*** LGBT history in Bangladesh **

Freedom of religion in Bangladesh In the Constitution of Bangladesh, Islam is referred to twice in the introduction and Part I of the constitution. The document begins with the Islamic phrase ''Basmala'' () which in English is translated as “In the name of Allah, the Beneficen ...

Polygamy in Bangladesh Polygamy and civil polygamous marriages are legal in Bangladesh but restricted according to a law of 1961, though the practice is rapidly declining. According to a Pew Research Center study, less than 1% of Bangladeshi men are in polygamous marriage ...

Law enforcement in Bangladesh Law enforcement in Bangladesh is one part of the Justice System in Bangladesh along with Prisons and Courts. Types of Law enforcement agencies Bangladesh Police During the Mughal rule of the Bengal Subah there was a policing administration respon ...

Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement ...

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Bangladesh Ansar The Bangladesh Ansar (also known as the Ansar Bahini) is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government ...

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Rapid Action Battalion Rapid Action Battalion or RAB, is an anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the Bangladesh Police. This elite force consists of members of the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force, Border Guard Bangladesh, Ba ...

* Laws of Bangladesh **

Constitution of Bangladesh The Constitution of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান — ), officially the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের ...

Blasphemy law in Bangladesh The People's Republic of Bangladesh went from being a secular state in 1971 to having Islam as the state religion in 1988. Despite its state religion, Bangladesh uses a secular penal code dating from 1860—the time of the British occupation. Th ...

Capital punishment in Bangladesh Capital punishment in Bangladesh is a legal form of punishment for anyone who is over 16, however in practice will not apply to people under 18. Crimes that are currently punishable by death in Bangladesh are set out in the ''Penal Code'' 1860. ...

Indemnity Act In legal terms, an Act of Indemnity is a statute passed to protect people who have committed some illegal act which would otherwise cause them to be subjected to legal penalties. International treaties may contain articles that bind states to abide ...

Vested Property Act (Bangladesh) The Vested Property Act is a controversial law in Bangladesh that allows the government to confiscate property from individuals it deems as an ''enemy of the state''. Before the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it was known as the Enemy Property ...

Ministry of Home Affairs An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ...

Military of Bangladesh

Victory Day Parade, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2011

Military of Bangladesh The Bangladesh Armed Forces ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, Bangladesh Sashastra Bahinī) are the combined military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It consists of the three uniformed mi ...

* Command ** Commander-in-chief:

*** Ministry of Defence of Bangladesh * Forces **

Army of Bangladesh The Bangladesh Army is the Ground warfare, land warfare Military branch, branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladesh ...

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Bangladesh Infantry Regiment The Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (BIR) is an infantry regiment ( regimental system type) of the Bangladesh Army. It was raised in 2001 as the second combat regiment after the East Bengal Regiment. The regiment was raised initially by transferring ...

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East Bengal Regiment The East Bengal Regiment ( bn, ইস্ট বেঙ্গল রেজিমেন্ট) is an infantry regiment ( regimental system type) and the largest military formation of the Bangladesh Army. History The East Bengal Regiment was for ...

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Bangladesh Military Academy Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) is the officers training institute for the officer cadets of Bangladesh Army. It is located in Bhatiary, near Chittagong Hill Tracts, in the Chittagong District of south-east Bangladesh, about 13 kilometres ...

Border Guard Bangladesh Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) are a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The force is known as "The Vigilant Sentinels of the National Frontier". The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the borde ...

** Navy of Bangladesh ** Air Force of Bangladesh **

* Military bases **

Dhaka Cantonment Dhaka Cantonment ( bn, ঢাকা সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Army, and Bangladesh Air Force, Air Force are situated within the cantonment w ...

Bogra Cantonment Majhira Cantonment, also known historically as Bogra Cantonment, is a cantonment about 10 kilometers south of Bogura city in northern Bangladesh. It is the 11th Infantry Division headquarters. The Armoured Corps Center & School (ACC&S), and th ...

Military history of Bangladesh Bangladesh's military history is intertwined with the history of a larger region, including present-day India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. The country was historically part of Bengal– a major power in South Asia and Southeast Asia. M ...

Local government in Bangladesh

Local government in Bangladesh There are 8 divisions and 64 districts in Bangladesh, each district further subdivided into ''upazila'' (lit. subdistricts). The area within each subdistrict, except for those in metropolitan areas, is divided into several '' unions'', with eac ...

History of Bangladesh

History of Bangladesh Civilisational history of Bangladesh previously known as East Bengal, dates back over four millennia, to the Chalcolithic. The country's early documented history featured successions of Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms and empires, vying for region ...

Timeline of Bangladeshi history __NOTOC__ This is a timeline of Bangladeshi history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Bangladesh and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Bangladesh. See a ...

History of Bengal The history of Bengal is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It includes modern-day Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam's Karimganj ...

– geographical and ethno-linguistic region in South Asia. was politically divided in the 1947 Partition of Bengal based on religion: predominantly Hindu West Bengal became a province (now a state) of India, and predominantly Muslim East Bengal (now Bangladesh) became a province of Pakistan.

History of Bangladesh, by period

* Ancient Period **

Vanga Kingdom Vanga was an ancient kingdom and geopolitical division within the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. The kingdom is one of the namesakes of the Bengal region. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day ...

Gangaridai Gangaridai ( gr, Γανγαρίδαι; Latin: ''Gangaridae'') is a term used by the ancient Greco-Roman writers (1st century BCE-2nd century AD) to describe a people or a geographical region of the ancient Indian subcontinent. Some of these writ ...

* Middle Ages **

Pala Empire The Pāla Empire (r. 750-1161 CE) was an imperial power during the post-classical period in the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Bengal. It is named after its ruling dynasty, whose rulers bore names ending with the suffi ...

Sena Empire The Sena dynasty was a Hindu dynasty during the early medieval period on the Indian subcontinent, that ruled from Bengal through the 11th and 12th centuries. The empire at its peak covered much of the north-eastern region of the Indian subcont ...

* Islamic Rule **

Delhi Sultanate The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206–1526).

Bengal Sultanate The Sultanate of Bengal ( Middle Bengali: শাহী বাঙ্গালা ''Shahī Baṅgala'', Classical Persian: ''Saltanat-e-Bangālah'') was an empire based in Bengal for much of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It was the dominan ...

Sur dynasty The Sur Empire ( ps, د سرو امپراتورۍ, dë sru amparāturəi; fa, امپراطوری سور, emperâturi sur) was an Afghan dynasty which ruled a large territory in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent for nearly 16 year ...

** Mughals Rule ***

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

* European Rule * British Rule **

Battle of Plassey The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive. The victory was made possible by the defection of Mir Jafar, ...

Permanent Settlement The Permanent Settlement, also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal, was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali landlords to fix revenues to be raised from land that had far-reaching consequences for both agricultural met ...

Dhaka Nawab Family The Nawab of Dhaka (Bengali: "ঢাকার নবাব"), originally spelt in English Nawab of Dacca, was the title of the head of largest Muslim zamindar in British Bengal and Assam, based in present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh. The title of ''na ...

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Partition of Bengal (1905) The first Partition of Bengal (1905) was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency implemented by the authorities of the British Raj. The reorganization separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western are ...

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East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

Chittagong armoury raid The Chittagong armoury raid, also known as the Chittagong uprising, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury in the Bengal Presidency of British India (now in Bangladesh) b ...

* Pakistani Rule **

Partition of Bengal (1947) The Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian province of Bengal based on the Radcliffe Line between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. The Hindu-majority West Bengal became a stat ...

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East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

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1971 Bangladesh atrocities The genocide in Bangladesh began on 25 March 1971 with the launch of Operation Searchlight, as the government of Pakistan, dominated by West Pakistan, began a military crackdown on East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to suppress Bengali calls ...

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Agartala Conspiracy Case The Agartala Conspiracy Case was a sedition case in Pakistan during the rule of Ayub Khan against Awami League, brought by the government of Pakistan in 1968 against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the then leader of the Awami League and East Pakista ...

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Al-Badr (East Pakistan) The Al-Badr ( bn, আল বদর) was a paramilitary force composed mainly of Bihari Muslims which operated in East Pakistan against the Bengali nationalist movement during the Bangladesh Liberation War, under the patronage of the Pakistani g ...

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Al-Shams Al-Shams is the Arabic word for "the sun" () and may refer to: * Ash-Shams, the 91st Sura of the Quran * Shamash, the Semitic Sun god * Ain Shams University, a university located in Cairo, Egypt * Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Golan Heights (Mi ...

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Archer Blood Archer Kent Blood (March 20, 1923 – September 3, 2004) was an American career diplomat and academic. He served as the last American Consul General to Dhaka, Bangladesh (East Pakistan at the time). He is famous for sending the strongly worded ...

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Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

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Battle of Garibpur The Battle of Garibpur was a battle that was fought by the Pakistan Army against the Indian Army on 20–21 November 1971. This battle was fought 12 days before India officially joined the war against Pakistan. The battle started after an Indian ...

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Battle of Hilli The Battle of Hilli or the Battle of Bogura was a major battle fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War. It is generally regarded as the most severe pitched battle that took place in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. The battle of Hilli took place ...

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Chorompotro Chorompotro ( bn, চরমপত্র) was a popular radio program during the Bangladesh Liberation War broadcast from the radio broadcasting center Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendro. It was hosted by M. R. Akhtar Mukul. History Mukul, a young Beng ...

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Chuknagar massacre Chuknagar massacre ( bn, চুকনগর গণহত্যা) was a massacre of Bengali Hindus committed by the Pakistan Army and local Razakars during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The massacre took place on 20 May 1971 at Dumuria ...

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The Concert for Bangladesh The Concert for Bangladesh (or Bangla Desh, as the country's name was originally spelt)Harry, p. 135. was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. The shows were he ...

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East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India ...

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Hemayet Bahini Hemayet Bahini ( bn, হেমায়েত বাহিনী; The Hemayet Force) was a guerrilla militia force of Bangladesh in the Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also ...

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 Decem ...

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Instrument of Surrender (1971) The Pakistani Instrument of Surrender ( bn, পাকিস্তানের আত্মসমর্পণের দলিল, translit=Pākistānēr Atmasamarpaṇēr Dalil) was a written agreement between India, Pakistan, and the Provisional ...

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Jinjira genocide The Jinjira massacre ( bn, জিঞ্জিরা গণহত্যা) was a planned killing of civilians by the Pakistan army during the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971. The killing took place at the unions Jinjira, Kalindi and Shubhadya of ...

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Kader Bahini Kader may refer to: * ''Kader'' (film), a 2006 Turkish drama film *Kader Group, a toy manufacturer of Hong Kong People with the given name * Kader Abdolah (born 1954), Iranian-Dutch writer, poet and columnist. *Kader Asmal (1934–2011), South Af ...

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Mitro Bahini The Indian Army had no standby force ready in 1971 with the specific task of attacking East Pakistan, one of the many reasons why India did not immediately intervene after Pakistan launched Operation Searchlight in March 1971. Indian Army's Ea ...

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Mukti Bahini The Mukti Bahini ( bn, মুক্তিবাহিনী, translates as 'freedom fighters', or liberation army), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary ...

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Razakar Razakar (رضا کار) is etymologically an Arabic word which literally means volunteer. The word is also common in Urdu language as a loanword. On the other hand, in Bangladesh, razakar is a pejorative word meaning a traitor or Judas. In Pakista ...

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Recipients of Bangladeshi military awards in 1971 Awards and decorations of the Bangladesh Liberation War were decorations which were bestowed by the major warring parties during the years of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Bangladesh, India and Pakistan all issued awards and decorations during t ...

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Six point movement The six point movement was a movement in East Pakistan, spearheaded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which called for greater autonomy for East Pakistan. The movement's main agenda was to realize the six demands put forward by a coalition of Bengali na ...

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Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra ( bn, স্বাধীন বাংলা বেতার কেন্দ্র, lit=Free Bengal Radio Centre) was the radio broadcasting centre of Bengali nationalist forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1 ...

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Bangladesh famine of 1974 The Bangladesh famine of 1974 began in March 1974 and ended in about December of the same year. The famine is considered one of the worst in the 20th century; it was characterised by massive flooding along the Brahmaputra River as well as high ...

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Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman The first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and most of his family were killed during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of young Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, Dhanmondi 32 resi ...

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Assassination of Ziaur Rahman Ziaur Rahman, the 7th president of Bangladesh, was assassinated by a faction of officers of Bangladesh Army, on 30 May 1981, in the south-eastern port city of Chittagong. Rahman went to Chittagong to arbitrate in a clash between the local leader ...

Years in Bangladesh

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

History of Bangladesh, by region

History of Dhaka Dhaka is the capital and one of the oldest cities of Bangladesh. The history of Dhaka begins with the existence of urbanised settlements in the area that is now Dhaka dating from the 7th century CE. The city area was ruled by the Buddhist and s ...

History of Chittagong The region of Chittagong is traditionally centred around its seaport which has existed since ancient times. The region was home to the ancient independent Buddhist kingdoms of Samatata and Harikela. It later fell under of the rule of the Gupta ...

* History of Rajshahi * History of Khulna * History of Barisal *

History of Sylhet The Greater Sylhet region predominantly includes the Sylhet Division in Bangladesh, and Karimganj district in Assam, India. The history of the Sylhet region begins with the existence of expanded commercial centres in the area that is now Sylhe ...

History of Comilla Comilla (; bn, কুমিল্লা, Kumillā, ), officially spelled Cumilla, is the fifth largest city of Bangladesh and second largest in Chittagong division. It is the administrative centre of the Comilla District. The name Comilla was ...

* History of Rangpur City * History of Narayanganj * History of Gazipur

History of Bangladesh, by subject

* History of aviation in Bangladesh * History of banking in Bangladesh * LGBT history in Bangladesh *

Military coups in Bangladesh Bangladesh has undergone several changes of government since its independence. Between the first recorded uprising in August of 1975 and the last known attempt in December of 2011, Bangladesh has been through as many as 29 military Coups. 1975 co ...

* Political history of Bangladesh **

2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis The 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis began as a caretaker government (CTG) assumed power at the end of October 2006 following the end of term of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party administration. BNP government increased the age of chief ...

Culture of Bangladesh

Architecture of Bangladesh Architecture of Bangladesh is intertwined with the architecture of the Bengal region and the broader Indian subcontinent. The architecture of Bangladesh has a long history and is rooted in Bangladesh's culture, religion and history. It has e ...

Architecture of Bengal The architecture of Bengal, which comprises the modern country of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley, has a long and rich history, blending indigenous elements from the Indian subcontinent, with influ ...

** Buildings in Bangladesh ***

Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban or National Parliament House, ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন ''Jatiyô Sôngsôd Bhôbôn'') is the house of the Parliament of Bangladesh, located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. ...

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Ahsan Manzil Ahsan Manzil is the erstwhile official residential palace and seat of the Nawab of Dhaka. The building is situated at Kumartoli along the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Construction was started in 1859 and was completed in ...

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Dhaka Central Jail Dhaka Central Jail was the largest jail in Bangladesh, located in the old section of Dhaka, the country's capital. The jail has been used to house criminals as well as political prisoners, especially during the Language Movement of 1952, the 6 P ...

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Curzon Hall The Curzon Hall is a British Raj-era building and home of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Dhaka. The building was originally intended to be a town hall and is named after Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India who laid its foundation ston ...

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Lalbagh Fort Lalbagh Fort ( bn, লালবাগ কেল্লা) is a fort in the old city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its name is derived from its neighborhood Lalbagh, which means Red Garden. The term Lalbagh refers to reddish and pinkish architecture from ...

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Taj Mahal Bangladesh Taj Mahal Bangladesh ( bn, তাজ মহল বাংলাদেশ) is an architectural imitation of Taj Mahal, a Mughal mausoleum in Agra, India,. The structure was built by Ahsanullah Moni, a Bangladeshi film-maker, as a tourism desti ...

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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre is a planetarium on Bijoy Sharani Avenue of Tejgaon area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre opened to public on 25 September 2004. It was previousl ...

** Monuments in Bangladesh ***

Jatiyo Smriti Soudho The National Martyrs' Memorial ( bn, জাতীয় স্মৃতিসৌধ ''Jatiyo Sriti Soudho'') is the national monument of Bangladesh, set up in the memory of those who died in the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, which bro ...

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Martyred Intellectuals Memorial Martyred Intellectuals Memorial ( bn, শহীদ বুদ্ধিজীবী স্মৃতিসৌধ) is a built in memory of the martyred intellectuals of the Bangladesh Liberation War. The memorial is located at Rayerbazar, Mohammad ...

*** Shaheed Minar, Dhaka, Shaheed Minar * Clothing of Bangladesh ** Dhakai ** Jamdani ** Lungi ** Rajshahi silk ** Saree * Cuisine of Bangladesh ** Hilsa ** Jackfruit * Festivals in Bangladesh ** Poush Sangkranti * Languages of Bangladesh ** Bengali language ** Bishnupriya Manipuri language ** Chittagonian language ** Manipuri language ** Sylheti language * Museums in Bangladesh ** Bangladesh National Museum ** Varendra Research Museum ** Ethnological Museum of Chittagong * National symbols of Bangladesh ** Coat of arms of Bangladesh ** Flag of Bangladesh ** Amar Shonar Bangla, National anthem of Bangladesh * Prostitution in Bangladesh * Public holidays in Bangladesh * List of museums in Bangladesh * Bangladesh Scouts * Video gaming in Bangladesh *

Art in Bangladesh

Art in Bangladesh * Cinema of Bangladesh * Theatre in Bangladesh

Literature of Bangladesh

* Bengali literature

=Folklore of Bangladesh

= * Behula * Maimansingha Gitika * Puthi

=Historical Books

= * Charyapada * Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood * Banker to the Poor

=Novels

= Bengali novels * General fiction ** Bishad Shindhu ** Lajja (novel), Lajja ** Pak Sar Jamin Sad Bad ** Sultana's Dream * Bengali science fiction

=Poems

= Bengali poetry * Banalata Sen * Chharpatra * Nolok

=Little Magazines

Music of Bangladesh

* Music of Bangladesh ** Musical genres *** Baul *** Bhawaiya *** Bhatiali *** Gombhira ** Musical instruments *** Dhol *** Dotara *** Ektara *** Tabla

Sculptures in Bangladesh

* Aparajeyo Bangla * Shabash Bangladesh * Shapla Square

Media in Bangladesh

* Television in Bangladesh

Newspapers in Bangladesh

List of newspapers in Bangladesh, Newspapers in Bangladesh * List of local newspapers in Bangladesh, Local newspapers in Bangladesh * The Daily Ittefaq * Prothom Alo * Kishore Bangla * The Daily Sangram * Suprobhat Bangladesh * The Independent (Bangladesh) * The Daily Star (Bangladesh), The Daily Star * Dhaka Tribune

Television in Bangladesh

* List of Bangladeshi television and radio channels * List of television stations in Bangladesh

= Television channels in Bangladesh

= * ATN Bangla * Bangladesh Television , , Channel One (Bangladesh) * Channel S * Ekushey Television * NTV (Bangladesh) * RTV (Bangladesh), RTV

= Television programmes in Bangladesh

= * Bohubrihi * Ittadi * Jodi Kichhu Mone Na Koren * Mati O Manush * Songsoptok * Shomoyer Kotha

Radio in Bangladesh

* Bangladesh Betar * ABC Radio (Bangladesh), ABC Radio * Radio Amar * Radio Today * Radio Foorti * Radio Metrowave

People of Bangladesh

People of Bangladesh * Ethnic groups in Bangladesh ** Indigenous peoples in Bangladesh *** Bom people *** Bengali people *** Biharis in Bangladesh *** Chakma people *** Garo people *** Kuki people *** Marma people *** Zo people ** Diaspora in Bangladesh *** Armenians in Bangladesh *** Chinese people in Bangladesh *** Indians in Bangladesh * Other groups ** LGBT history in Bangladesh ** Street children in Bangladesh ** Women in Bangladesh

Religion and beliefs in Bangladesh

* Religion in Bangladesh ** Bahá'í Faith in Bangladesh ** Buddhism in Bangladesh ** Christianity in Bangladesh *** Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh *** Protestantism in Bangladesh *** Roman Catholicism in Bangladesh **** List of cathedrals in Bangladesh, Cathedrals in Bangladesh **** List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Bangladesh, Roman Catholic dioceses in Bangladesh ** Hinduism in Bangladesh *** List of Hindu temples in Bangladesh, Hindu temples in Bangladesh ** Islam in Bangladesh *** Ahmadiyya in Bangladesh *** Bishwa Ijtema * Irreligion in Bangladesh * Secularism in Bangladesh

Mosques

* Baitul Mukarram * Binat Bibi Mosque * Sixty Dome Mosque * Star Mosque

Temples, churches and pagodas

* Church of Bangladesh * Dhakeshwari Temple * Kantajew Temple * Ramna Kali Mandir * Somapura Mahavihara * Temple of King Kangsa Narayan

Mausoleums

* Shah Jalal

Sports in Bangladesh

Sports in Bangladesh * Football in Bangladesh ** Bangladesh national football team ** Bangladesh Professional Football League ** Football venues *** Bangabandhu National Stadium * Bangladesh at the Olympics * Stadiums in Bangladesh * Bangladesh Davis Cup team * Bangladeshi kabaddi team * Abahani Limited (Dhaka), Abahani Krira Chakra * Brothers Union * Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka) * Muktijoddha Sangsad KS, Muktijoddha * Bangladesh at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Cricket in Bangladesh

Cricket in Bangladesh * Cricket teams in Bangladesh ** Bangladesh national cricket team *** Bangladesh National Cricket Team Statistics and Records ** Bangladesh national women's cricket team ** Bangladeshi U-19 cricket team ** Bangladesh A cricket team *** Bangladesh A cricket team in England in 2005 ** Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team ** Central Zone cricket team (Bangladesh) ** East Zone cricket team (Bangladesh) ** North Zone cricket team (Bangladesh) ** South Zone cricket team (Bangladesh) * Bangladesh Cricket Board * Cricket leagues in Bangladesh ** National Cricket League (Bangladesh) ** Bangladesh NCL (National Cricket League) Twenty20 ** Bangladesh NCL (National Cricket League) Twenty20 Tournament 2010 * Cricket players in Bangladesh ** List of Bangladesh ODI cricketers ** List of Bangladesh Test cricketers ** List of Bangladesh cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut ** List of Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers ** List of Bangladesh national cricket captains * Cricket venues in Bangladesh ** List of cricket grounds in Bangladesh, Cricket grounds in Bangladesh ** Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium ** Chittagong Divisional Stadium ** Fatullah Osmani Stadium ** Shaheed Chandu Stadium * Biman Bangladesh Airlines cricket team

= History of cricket in Bangladesh

= History of cricket in Bangladesh * Bangladesh Women's cricket team in India in 2012–13 * By season ** 2000–01 Bangladeshi cricket season ** 2001–02 Bangladeshi cricket season ** 2002–03 Bangladeshi cricket season ** 2003–04 Bangladeshi cricket season ** 2004–05 Bangladeshi cricket season ** 2005–06 Bangladeshi cricket season ** 2006–07 Bangladeshi cricket season ** 2007–08 Bangladeshi cricket season ** 2008–09 Bangladeshi cricket season ** 2012–13 Bangladeshi cricket season ** 2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season * Away from home ** Bangladesh cricket team in Australia in 2003 ** Bangladesh cricket team in Australia in 2008 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in England in 2005 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in England in 2010 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Ireland and Netherlands in 2012 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Ireland in 2010 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Kenya in 1983–84 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Kenya in 2006 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 1997–98 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 2001–02 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 2007–08 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 2009–10 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 1986 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2001–02 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2003 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2003–04 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2007–08 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2008 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Scotland in 2010 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in South Africa in 2008–09 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1985–86 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2002 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005–06 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2012–13 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in the West Indies in 2004 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in the West Indies in 2009 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in the West Indies in 2014 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in West Bengal in 1983–84 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2000–01 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2003–04 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2006 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2006–07 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2009 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2011 ** Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2013 * Visiting teams ** Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005–06 ** Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2011 ** Danish XI cricket team in Bangladesh in 1989–90 ** England A cricket team in Bangladesh in 1994–95 ** England A cricket team in Bangladesh in 1999–2000 ** English cricket team in Bangladesh in 2003–04 ** English cricket team in Bangladesh in 2009–10 ** Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2000–01 ** Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2004–05 ** Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007 ** Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2009–10 ** Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2014 ** Irish cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007–08 ** Karachi Airlines Gymkhana cricket team in Bangladesh in 1992–93 ** Kenyan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005–06 ** Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in Bangladesh in 1976–77 ** Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in Bangladesh in 1980–81 ** Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in Bangladesh in 1999–2000 ** New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2004–05 ** New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008–09 ** New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2010–11 ** New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2013–14 ** Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh in 1979–80 ** Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh in 2001–02 ** Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh in 2011–12 ** Scottish cricket team in Bangladesh in 2006–07 ** South African cricket team in Bangladesh in 2003 ** South African cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007–08 ** Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 1977–78 ** Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 1984–85 ** Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005–06 ** Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008–09 ** Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2013–14 ** West Bengal cricket team in Bangladesh in 1982–83 ** West Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 1999–2000 ** West Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2002–03 ** West Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2011–12 ** West Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2012–13

Economy and infrastructure of Bangladesh

Economy of Bangladesh * List of countries by GDP (nominal), Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 58th (fifty-eighth) * Agriculture in Bangladesh ** Jute trade ** Fishing in Bangladesh ** Forestry in Bangladesh ** Rice production in Bangladesh * Banking in Bangladesh ** History of banking in Bangladesh ** List of banks in Bangladesh, Banks in Bangladesh *** Bangladesh Bank, National Bank of Bangladesh * Ceramics industry in Bangladesh * Construction industry in Bangladesh ** Green building in Bangladesh * Electronics industry in Bangladesh ** Information technology in Bangladesh * List of companies of Bangladesh, Companies of Bangladesh * Currency, Currency of Bangladesh: Bangladeshi Taka, Taka **ISO 4217: Bangladeshi taka, BDT ** Paisa * Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority * Food industry in Bangladesh * Pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh * Poverty in Bangladesh ** Street children in Bangladesh * Real estate in Bangladesh * Retail industry in Bangladesh ** Online shopping in Bangladesh * Science and technology in Bangladesh * Steel industry in Bangladesh * Stock exchanges in Bangladesh ** Chittagong Stock Exchange ** Dhaka Stock Exchange * Bangladesh textile industry, Textile industry in Bangladesh * Tourism in Bangladesh * Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh ** Waste management in Bangladesh

Communications in Bangladesh

* Postal system in Bangladesh

Telecommunications in Bangladesh

Telecommunications in Bangladesh * Internet in Bangladesh **

** .বাংলা * Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission * Grameen Telecom * Telecom System in Bangladesh * Phone service in Bangladesh ** Telephone numbers in Bangladesh ** Phone companies *** Landphone companies **** Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board **** Onetel Communication Ltd., OneTel *** Mobile phone companies **** TeleTalk **** Grameenphone **** Banglalink **** Robi (company), Robi **** Airtel Bangla, Airtel **** Citycell

Energy in Bangladesh

Energy in Bangladesh * Electricity sector in Bangladesh ** List of power stations in Bangladesh, Power stations in Bangladesh * Energy policy of Bangladesh * Natural gas in Bangladesh * Nuclear energy in Bangladesh

Transport in Bangladesh

Transport in Bangladesh * Country boats in Bangladesh * Vehicular transport in Bangladesh ** Automotive industry in Bangladesh ** Driving license in Bangladesh ** Road system in Bangladesh *** Bridges in Bangladesh **** Hardinge Bridge **** Jamuna Bridge **** Lalon Shah Bridge *** List of roads in Bangladesh, Roads in Bangladesh **** List of Highways in Bangladesh, Highways in Bangladesh * Rail transport in Bangladesh

Air transport in Bangladesh

* History of aviation in Bangladesh

= Airports in Bangladesh

= List of airports in Bangladesh, Airports in Bangladesh * Shahjalal International Airport * Tejgaon Airport * Shah Amanat International Airport * Osmani International Airport * Ishurdi Airport * Saidpur Airport * Jessore Airport * Cox's Bazar Airport * Shah Makhdum Airport * Barisal Airport

Marine transport in Bangladesh

* Shipbuilding in Bangladesh

= Seaports in Bangladesh

= * Port of Chittagong * Port of Mongla * Port of Paira

Education in Bangladesh

Education in Bangladesh * Academic grading in Bangladesh * University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)

Schools in Bangladesh

* List of schools in Bangladesh * Aga Khan School, Dhaka * Azimpur Girls' High School * Bangladesh Air Force Shaheen College * Bangladesh International School and College * Biroidakuni High School * Blue Bird High School and College * Bogra Zilla School * Brother Andre High School (Noakhali) * Chittagong Collegiate School and College * Chittagong Government High School * Daulatpur Mohsin High School * Dawood Public School * Dhaka Collegiate School * Dhaka Residential Model College * Dhanmondi Government Boys' High School * Dhanmondi Tutorial * Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' School * Government Laboratory High School * Holy Cross Girls' High School (Dhaka) * Holy Cross High School (Bandura) * Ideal School and College * Jalalabad Cantonment Public School and College * Jessore Zilla School * Maple Leaf International School * Madhupur Rani Bhabani Model High School * Madhupur Shahid Smrity Higher Secondary School * Masjid Mission Academy * Mastermind School * Miriam Ashram High School * Monipur High School * Motijheel Model High School and College * Pogose School * Rajshahi Collegiate School * Rangpur Zilla School * Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School (Dhaka) * Saint Joseph School of Industrial Trades (Dhaka) * Saint Nicholas High School * Scholars' School and College * Scholastica School * Sherpur Government Victoria Academy * St Gregory's School (Dhaka) * Sunbeams School * Udayan Higher Secondary School * Viqarunnisa Noon School and College * Willes Little Flower School

Colleges in Bangladesh

* List of architecture schools in Bangladesh, Architecture schools in Bangladesh * List of business schools in Bangladesh, Business schools in Bangladesh * List of dental schools in Bangladesh, Dental schools in Bangladesh * General colleges ** Madhupur Shahid Smrity Higher Secondary School ** Madhupur College ** Abdul Kadir Mollah City College ** B A F Shaheen College ** Brajalal College ** Brojomohun College ** Chittagong College ** Dhaka City College ** Dhaka College ** Dhaka Residential Model College ** Murari Chand College ** SOS Hermann Gmeiner College ** Notre Dame College (Dhaka) ** Rajshahi College ** Eden Girls' College, Bangladesh, Eden Girls' College ** Government Hazi Mohammad Mohshin College ** Government Saadat College ** Notre Dame College, Dhaka ** Carmichael College ** Savar Model College ** Jalalabad Cantonment Public School & College ** Sherpur Government College ** Agricultural University College, Mymensingh, Agricultural University College

Cadet Colleges in Bangladesh

* Barisal Cadet College * Comilla Cadet College * Faujdarhat Cadet College * Feni Girls Cadet College * Jhenaidah Cadet College * Joypurhat Girls Cadet College * Mymensingh Girls Cadet College * Mirzapur Cadet College * Pabna Cadet College * Rajshahi Cadet College * Rangpur Cadet College * Sylhet Cadet College ,

Medical colleges in Bangladesh

* Chittagong Medical College * Comilla Medical College * Dhaka Medical College and Hospital * Dinajpur Medical College * Mymensingh Medical College * Rajshahi Medical College * Rangpur Medical College * Sir Salimullah Medical College * M.A.G. Osmani Medical College, Sylhet * Faridpur Medical College * List of medical colleges in Bangladesh, more...

Universities in Bangladesh

Universities in Bangladesh * University of Dhaka * Chittagong University * Rajshahi University * Jahangirnagar University * Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology * Bangladesh University of Textiles * National University (Bangladesh), National University * Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology * Shanto Mariam University of Creative Technology * American International University-Bangladesh * East West University * ASA University Bangladesh * International Islamic University, Chittagong * BRAC University * Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology * Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University * Islamic University of Technology * Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University * Khulna University * Khulna University of Engineering and Technology * Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University * Noakhali Science and Technology University * North South University * Patuakhali Science and Technology University * Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology * Shahjalal University of Science and Technology * University of Asia Pacific (Bangladesh) * Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology * Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University * University of Science & Technology Chittagong * Asian University of Bangladesh * Primeasia University * Daffodil International University * University of Development Alternative * List of universities in Bangladesh, more...

Madrassahs in Bangladesh

* Quomi * Al-Markazul Islami As-Salafi * Hazari Gonj Hamidia Fazil Madrasah * Paschim Jinnahgarh Nuria Alim Madrasah

Health in Bangladesh

Health in Bangladesh * Abortion in Bangladesh * Biotechnology and genetic engineering in Bangladesh * Blood donation in Bangladesh * HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh * List of hospitals in Bangladesh, Hospitals in Bangladesh * Pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh * Suicide in Bangladesh

Miscellaneous

* Padamdi Nawab Estate *

General culture

* Eid al-Adha * Eid ul-Fitr * Laylat al-Qadr * Durga Puja * Pohela Boishakh * Nobanno

References

External links

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