Bangladsh - Basic Facts

Official Name 
People's Republic Of Bangladesh.
 
Location 
Latitude between 20 degree 34' and 26 degree 39' north. Longitude between 88 degree 00' and 92 degree 41' east
 
Boundary 
Bounded by India from the north, east and west and by the Bay of Bengal and Burma from the south 
 
Bangladesh Map with Flight times Area 
144,000 sq. km. 

Capital 
Dhaka ( 414 sq. km. ) 

Population 
161.3 million (UN, 2008) 

Currency 
Taka (BDT)
 
Time zone
GMT+6:00  (DST not observed)
 
Internet domain: .bd
 
International dialing code: +880
 
State Language 
Bangla. English is the second language, and is widely spoken and understood
 
Climate 
Main seasons : Winter (Nov - Feb), Summer (Mar - Jun), Monsoon (Jul - Oct) 
Summer Temperature : 27°C - 39°C
Winter Temperature: 13°C - 21°C 
 
Main Exports 
Garments, fish, jute goods, leather products
 
University
Public - 26, Private - 56
• Over 108 universities and IT institutes are offering IT Graduate Courses
• Over 6000 Computer Science graduates get ready for the industry each year 
• Over 30,000 IT trained IT Experts come from other disciplines
• Over 30,000 Bangladeshi students get higher study in India
• Several thousand Bangladeshi residing in US working for Fortune 100 companies, i.e. IBM, Hewlett-Packard, AT&T, Microsoft Corp. etc.

Sea Ports 
Chittagong and Mongla

Airports 
Zia International Airport, Dhaka
Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong
Osmany International Airport, Sylhet.
Domestic airports at Chittagong, Jessore, Sylhet, Cox's Bazar, Rajshahi and Saidpur
 
Press
 

  • Bangladesh

    Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. The low-lying tropical land is  traversed by the many branches and tributaries of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers which empty into the Bay of Bengal.
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  • Brief History

    Historians believe that Bengal, the area comprising present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, was settled in about 1000 B.C. by Dravidian-speaking peoples who were later known as the Bang. Their homeland bore various titles that reflected earlier tribal names, such as Vanga, Banga, Bangala, Bangal, and Bengal.
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