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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
Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line betwee ...
to the south. Together with the Indian state of
West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
, 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 Bengali politi ...
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

* Pronunciation: , * Common English country name:
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 ...
* 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 eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
* Common endonym:
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 ...
* Official endonym: Bangladesh * Adjectival: Bangladeshi (official),
Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
(colloquial) * Demonym: Bangladeshis (official), Bengalis (colloquial) *
ISO Country codes ISO 3166-1 (''Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes'') is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It ...
: BD, BGD, 050 * ISO Region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BD * Internet
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.bd .bd is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. Registrations are at the third level beneath several second-level labels, par ...
, .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 ****
South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth descr ...
*****
Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geoscheme for Asia#Southern Asia, Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian O ...
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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 ...
**
Time zone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it ...
: Bangladesh Standard Time ( UTC+06), Bangladesh Daylight Saving Time (
UTC+07 UTC+07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +07:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . It is 7 hours ahead of UTC, meaning that when the time in UTC areas is midnight (00:00), the time in UTC+07:00 areas would ...
) ** 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 ...
*** Low:
Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line betwee ...
0 m ** Land boundaries: 4,246 km **: Republic of India 4,053 km **: 193 km ** Coastline: 580 km **:
Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line betwee ...
* Population of Bangladesh: 162,221,000 (2009) – 8th most populous country * Area of Bangladesh: – 94th largest country * Atlas of Bangladesh


Environment of Bangladesh

image:Satellite image of Bangladesh in October 2001.jpg, An enlargeable satellite image of
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 ...
* 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 *** Birds of Bangladesh ***
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 ** Kuakata **
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 th ...
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Islands of Bangladesh An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
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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 ...
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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 by ...
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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 publica ...
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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 h ...


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-di ...
* 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 Di ...
* Chittagong *
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 i ...
* Khulna *
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- ...
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Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Located on the north bank of the P ...
* Rangpur * Sylhet


= Districts of Bangladesh

= Districts 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 Di ...
* Barguna *
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 Di ...
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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 *
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 ...
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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 ...
; Chittagong * Bandarban *
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 i ...
* Chandpur * Chittagong *
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 ...
* Cox's Bazar * 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 *
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 ...
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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 dist ...
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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 i ...
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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 i ...
* 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. Demogr ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 Bakergan ...
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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 ...
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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 *
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, Ch ...
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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 ...
; Khulna * Bagerhat *
Chuadanga Chuadanga ( bn, চুয়াডাঙ্গা) is a prosperous city in the western part of Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous cou ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
* Khulna * Kushtia * Magura * Meherpur *
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 ;
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- ...
* Jamalpur *
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- ...
* Netrakona * Sherpur ;
Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Located on the north bank of the P ...
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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 Naogaon Di ...
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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 ...
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Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Located on the north bank of the P ...
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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 popul ...
; Rangpur *
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 bound ...
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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 *
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 ...
* Nilphamari *
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' ...
* Rangpur * Thakurgaon ; Sylhet *
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–B ...
* 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 ...
* Sylhet


= Subdistricts of Bangladesh

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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 ...
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 ...
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= Cities of Bangladesh

= * Major cities of Bangladesh **
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 i ...
– 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. ** Chittagong – 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. ** Khulna – 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 Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Located on the north bank of the P ...
– 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. **
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 Di ...
– 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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" or the "Venice of Bengal".Thedailystar.net
/ref> ** Sylhet – 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. **
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 ...
– 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. ** Narayanganj – 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 – 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 197 ...
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2001 Census of Bangladesh In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populatio ...
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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 ...
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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 system, parliamentary representative democracy, representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Bangladesh is the head of government, and of a multi-party sy ...
* Form of government:
parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ...
representative democratic republic * Capital of Bangladesh:
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 i ...
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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 ***
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 winning ...
*** 1986 Bangladeshi general election ***
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 B ...
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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 Aw ...
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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 Ria ...
** Presidential Elections *** 1974 Bangladeshi presidential election *** 1978 Bangladeshi presidential election *** 1981 Bangladeshi presidential election *** 1986 Bangladeshi presidential election *** 1991 Bangladeshi presidential election *** 1996 Bangladeshi presidential election *** 2001 Bangladeshi presidential election *** 2009 Bangladeshi presidential election *** 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 ...
* 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 Co ...


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 ...
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Cabinet of Bangladesh The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a c ...


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 multi ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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

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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 * 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 S ...
* 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 * Bangladesh–Mali relations * Bangladesh–Mauritius relations * Bangladesh–Mexico relations * Bangladesh–Myanmar relations * 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–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 ...
* Bangladesh–Saudi Arabia relations * 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 offic ...
(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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 (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 (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 sec ...
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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 f ...
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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 (IDA) * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (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 ...
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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 ...
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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: ...
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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 ...
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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 w ...
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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 Art ...
(ISO) * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 (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 ...
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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 (SACEP) *
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 ...
(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 su ...
(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 o ...
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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 ...
(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 ...
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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 ...
(UNIDO) ** United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (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 (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 (MONUC) ** International Atomic Energy Agency (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 a ...
(ICAO) ** International Fund for Agricultural Development (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 (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 glo ...
(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 ...
(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 ...
(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 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Pursuant to the 1967 Convention Establishi ...
(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 Intern ...
(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 ...
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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 **
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 ...
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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 m ...
** 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 ...
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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-governmenta ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 enforcemen ...
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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, B ...
* 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 ** Capital punishment in Bangladesh ** Indemnity Act ** Vested Property Act (Bangladesh) *
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

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:
President of Bangladesh The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...
*** Ministry of Defence of Bangladesh * Forces **
Army of Bangladesh The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare 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 Bangladeshi government's security and def ...
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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 ...
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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 **
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, B ...
* 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 Air Force are situated within the cantonment which combined form th ...
** Bogra Cantonment *
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 ea ...


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 ...
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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 *
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 Karimga ...
– 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 ** Gangaridai * Middle Ages ** Pala Empire ** Sena Empire * Islamic Rule ** Delhi Sultanate ** Bengal Sultanate ** Sur dynasty ** Mughals Rule *** Mughal Empire * European Rule * British Rule ** Battle of Plassey ** Permanent Settlement ** Dhaka Nawab Family ** ** Partition of Bengal (1905) *** East Bengal ** Chittagong armoury raid * Pakistani Rule ** Partition of Bengal (1947) *** East Bengal ** Bengali Language Movement * Modern history ** Liberation War period *** 1971 Bangladesh atrocities *** Agartala Conspiracy Case *** Al-Badr (East Pakistan) *** Al-Shams (Bangladesh), Al-Shams *** Archer Blood *** Bangladesh Liberation War *** Battle of Garibpur *** Battle of Hilli *** Chorompotro *** Chuknagar massacre *** The Concert for Bangladesh *** East Pakistan *** Ekattorer Dingulee *** Hemayet Bahini *** Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 *** Instrument of Surrender (1971) *** Jinjira genocide *** Kader Bahini *** List of books on Liberation War of Bangladesh *** Martyred intellectual *** Mitro Bahini *** M. R. Akhtar Mukul *** Mukti Bahini *** Razakars (Bangladesh), Razakar *** Recipients of Bangladeshi military awards in 1971 *** Shanti Committee *** Six point movement *** Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra ** 1970 on *** Bangladesh famine of 1974 *** Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman *** Assassination of Ziaur Rahman


Years in Bangladesh

1971 in Bangladesh, 1971 - 1972 in Bangladesh, 1972 - 1973 in Bangladesh, 1973 - 1974 in Bangladesh, 1974 - 1975 in Bangladesh, 1975 - 1976 in Bangladesh, 1976 - 1977 in Bangladesh, 1977 - 1978 in Bangladesh, 1978 - 1979 in Bangladesh, 1979 - 1980 in Bangladesh, 1980 - 1981 in Bangladesh, 1981 - 1982 in Bangladesh, 1982 - 1983 in Bangladesh, 1983 - 1984 in Bangladesh, 1984 - 1985 in Bangladesh, 1985 - 1986 in Bangladesh, 1986 - 1987 in Bangladesh, 1987 - 1988 in Bangladesh, 1988 - 1989 in Bangladesh, 1989 - 1990 in Bangladesh, 1990 - 1991 in Bangladesh, 1991 - 1992 in Bangladesh, 1992 - 1993 in Bangladesh, 1993 - 1994 in Bangladesh, 1994 - 1995 in Bangladesh, 1995 - 1996 in Bangladesh, 1996 - 1997 in Bangladesh, 1997 - 1998 in Bangladesh, 1998 - 1999 in Bangladesh, 1999 - 2000 in Bangladesh, 2000 - 2001 in Bangladesh, 2001 - 2002 in Bangladesh, 2002 - 2003 in Bangladesh, 2003 - 2004 in Bangladesh, 2004 - 2005 in Bangladesh, 2005 - 2006 in Bangladesh, 2006 - 2007 in Bangladesh, 2007 - 2008 in Bangladesh, 2008 - 2009 in Bangladesh, 2009 - 2010 in Bangladesh, 2010 - 2011 in Bangladesh, 2011 - 2012 in Bangladesh, 2012 - 2013 in Bangladesh, 2013 - 2014 in Bangladesh, 2014 - 2015 in Bangladesh, 2015 - 2016 in Bangladesh, 2016 - 2017 in Bangladesh, 2017 - 2018 in Bangladesh, 2018 - 2019 in Bangladesh, 2019 - 2020 in Bangladesh, 2020 - 2021 in Bangladesh, 2021


History of Bangladesh, by region

* History of Dhaka * History of Chittagong * Rajshahi#History, History of Rajshahi * Khulna#History, History of Khulna * Barisal#History, History of Barisal * Sylhet#History, History of Sylhet * Comilla#History, History of Comilla * Rangpur City#History, History of Rangpur City * Narayanganj#History, History of Narayanganj * Gazipur#History, History of Gazipur


History of Bangladesh, by subject

* History of aviation in Bangladesh * History of banking in Bangladesh * LGBT history in Bangladesh *
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 ...
** Military coups in Bangladesh * Political history of Bangladesh ** 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis


Culture of Bangladesh

* Architecture of Bangladesh ** Architecture of Bengal ** Buildings in Bangladesh *** Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban *** Ahsan Manzil *** Dhaka Central Jail *** Hoseni Dalan *** Curzon Hall *** Lalbagh Fort *** Taj Mahal Bangladesh *** Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre ** Monuments in Bangladesh *** Jatiyo Smriti Soudho *** Martyred Intellectuals Memorial *** 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 *
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 h ...


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 **
.bd .bd is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. Registrations are at the third level beneath several second-level labels, par ...
** .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


See also

* * * * *Outline of Asia *Outline of geography * Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh * Accounting in Bangladesh * Architecture school in Bangladesh * Cadet Colleges in Bangladesh * Climate change in Bangladesh * Daylight saving time in Bangladesh * Floods in Bangladesh * Rugby union in Bangladesh * Scouting and Guiding in Bangladesh * Nepalis in Bangladesh * Rickshaw art in Bangladesh * Shakrain Festival in Bangladesh * Textile schools in Bangladesh * Tri-Series in Bangladesh in 2008–09 * Tri-Series in Bangladesh in 2009–10 * Tri-nation series in Bangladesh in 2008 * Worldwide Protests for Free Expression in Bangladesh * List of parliamentary constituencies of Bangladesh * List of Qawmi Madrasas in Bangladesh * List of conglomerates in Bangladesh, Conglomerates in Bangladesh * List of endangered languages in Bangladesh, Endangered languages in Bangladesh * List of festivals in Bangladesh, Festivals in Bangladesh * List of fishes in Bangladesh * List of football clubs in Bangladesh, Football clubs in Bangladesh * List of hartal in Bangladesh, Hartal in Bangladesh * List of hotels in Bangladesh, Hotels in Bangladesh * List of institutes in Bangladesh, Institutes in Bangladesh * List of journalists killed in Bangladesh, Journalists killed in Bangladesh * List of libraries in Bangladesh, Libraries in Bangladesh * List of massacres in Bangladesh, Massacres in Bangladesh * List of mosques in Bangladesh, Mosques in Bangladesh * List of places in Bangladesh named Baghmara * List of postal codes in Bangladesh, Postal codes in Bangladesh * List of sectors in Bangladesh Liberation War * List of shopping malls in Bangladesh, Shopping malls in Bangladesh * List of slums in Bangladesh, Slums in Bangladesh * List of tallest buildings in Bangladesh, Tallest buildings in Bangladesh * List of zoos in Bangladesh, Zoos in Bangladesh * Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh * Bengali Muslims


Miscellaneous

* Padamdi Nawab Estate * Bangladesh Standard Time


General culture

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


References


External links

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