Bangladesh was born after a liberation war in 1971 against then-West Pakistan. In the liberated 50 years of the country, the country has grown itself economically, culturally, and industrially in the realm of natural disasters which are a common phenomenon in the region.
The Country: |
The people's Republic of Bangladesh |
Geographical location: |
South Asia; between 20° 34´ and 26° 38´ north latitude and between 88° 01´ and 92° 41´ east longitude; consists of flat fertile alluvial land. |
Boundaries: |
North - India (West Bengal Meghalaya) West - India (West Bengal) East- India (Tripura & Assam) & Myanmar South - Bay of Bengal |
Area: |
147,570 square km. (Territorial water - 12 nautical miles) |
Capital City: |
Dhaka Metropolitan Area 1528 sq.km |
Standard time: |
GMT+ 6 hours. |
Climate: |
Sub-tropical monsoon. |
Temperature: |
13.90c to 32.60c |
Rainfall: |
1194 mm to 3454 mm (average during monsoon, June-August) |
Humidity: |
Highest #99 percent (July), Lowest #36 percent (December and January) |
Population: |
170.51 Million (Population & Housing Census Report 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics) |
Population Growth Rate: |
1.37 percent |
Population Density: |
1015 Person per sq km |
Total fertility rate: |
2.17 Children born/woman (2017 est.) |
Life expectancy: |
73.4 years (2017 (est.) |
Birth Rate: |
18.8 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
Mortality rate: |
5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
Adult literacy rate: |
72.8 Percent (15 years +) |
Language: |
95 percent Bangla and 5 percent other dialect. English is widely spoken. |
Religion: |
Muslim (89.6%), Hindu (9.3%), Butdhist (0.60%) Christain (0.30%), & Animists and believers in tribal faiths (0.20%) |
Food: |
Rice, Vegetables, pulses, fish and meat. |
Mineral resources: |
Natural gas, limestone, hard rock, coal, Lignite, silica sand white clay, radio active Sand etc. (There is a strong possibility of oil deposit) |
Human resources: |
A substantial manpower reserve, trained From 34 public government and technical University along with 56 Private University and 18 Electronic media |
Skilled: |
Engineers, technicians, physicians’ economists, Accountants, administrative and managerial, personal abundance of low cost, easily trained and adaptable, hardworking, intelligent and Youthful labour force. |
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics & www.bbs.gov.bd