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Official Name
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The People's Republic
of Bangladesh
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Geographical Location |
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Latitude between 20o34'
and 26o38'
North
Longitude between 88o01'
and 92o41'
East |
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Area
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147,570 sq. km. |
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Boundaries
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North - India (West
Bengal and Meghalaya),
West - India (West
Bengal) East - India (Tripura
and Assam) and
Myanmar, South-Bay of
Bengal. |
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Capital City |
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Dhaka |
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Other Major Cities |
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Chittagong, Khulna,
Sylhet, Rajshahi,
Barisal |
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Standard Time
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GMT +6 Hours |
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Climate Variation |
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Winter 11o
C - 20o C
(October - February)
Summer 21o
C - 38o C
(March - September) |
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Rainfall
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1100 mm to 3400mm
(June - August) |
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Humidity
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Highest 99% (July)
Lowest 36% (December &
January) |
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Population
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145 million
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Literacy Rate |
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60%
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Language
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Bangla (national
language). Spoken by
95%, other dialects
5%, English is widely
understood and spoken. |
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Principal Crops
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Rice, Jute, Tea,
Wheat, Sugarcane,
Pulses, Mustard,
Potato, Vegetables. |
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Principal Rivers |
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Padma, Meghna, Jamuna,
Surma, Brahmaputra,
Karnaphuli, Teesta,
Sitalakhya, Rupsha,
Madhumati, Gorai,
Mahananda etc. |
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Principal Industries |
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Garments, Tea,
Ceramics, Cement,
Leather, Jute,
Textiles, Electric and
Electronics, Medicine,
Fishing. |
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Principal Exports |
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Garments, Knitwear,
Frozen Shrimps, Tea,
Leather and Leather
products, Jute and
Jute products,
Ceramics etc. |
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Principal Imports |
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Wheat, Fertilizer,
Petroleum goods,
Cotton, Edible Oil
etc. |
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Electricity
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220 Volts AC in all
cities and towns |
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Currency
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Taka, having 1000,
500, 100, 50, 20, 10,
5, 2 and 1 in notes
and 5,2,1 in coins.
Exchange Rate : US$ 1
= Taka 68.00 |
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Religion
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Muslims - 86.6%,
Hindus - 12.1%,
Buddhists - 0.6%,
Christians 0.4% and
others 0.3%. |
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Government
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Parliamentary form of
Government President
is the head of the
state while the
government elected by
the people is headed
by the Prime Minster. |
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Business Hours |
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Government Office
Hours: 9.00 a.m. –
4.00 p.m.
Saturday-Thursday,
Friday closed. Some
Private business
houses work on
Fridays. |
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Best Tourist Season |
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October to March. |