BANGLADESH

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National emblem

GOVERNMENT SEAL OF BANGLADESH

Anthem – AMAR SONAR BANGLA (আমা�র সো��না�র বাং�লা�)

FACTSCAPITAL & LARGEST CITY DHAKA

COUNTRY AREA 147570 Sq.Km

LANGUAGE BANGLA

CURRENCY TAKA (৳) (BDT)

CALLING CODE +880

NATIONALITY BANGLADESHI

FACTS

NATIONAL ANIMAL ROYAL BENGLA TIGER

NATIONAL BIRD ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN

NATIONAL FISH HILSA NATIONAL FLOWER WHITE WATER LILY

NTIONAL FRUIT JACKFRUIT

NATIONAL SPORT KABADDI

FACTS

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FROM PAKISTAN 26 MARCH 1971

• AVERGE LIFE EXPECTANCY 64 YEARS

• INTERNET DOMAIN .bd

• WORLD’S EIGHTH LARGEST POPULATION

• MORE THAN 160 MILLION PEOPLE

• DRIVES ON THE LEFT

ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN

CLIMATEMILD WINTER (OCTOBER TO MARCH)

HOT, HUMID SUMMER (MARCH TO JUNE)

HUMID RAINY MONSOONS (JUNE TO OCTOBER)

AGRICULTURERICE, TEA, WHEAT, SUGARCANE, POTATOES,

TOBACCO, OILSEEDS, SPICES, FRUITS

CONNECTIVITYAIR – BANGLADESH CAN BE REACHED BY AIR FROM ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BIMAN BANGLADESH AIRLINES CONNECT DHAKA WITH 27 MAJOR CITIES OF THE WORLD. ABU DHABI,ATHENS,BANGKOK,MUMBAI,KOLKATA, DUBAI,KARACHI,KATHMANDU,LONDON,KUWAIT, ROME,TOKYO,SINGAPORE,HONG KONG,JAKARTA,SARJAH,DELHI ETC. BIMAN BANGLADESH AIRLINES ALSO CONNECTS DHAKA WITH CHITTAGONG, JESSORE,COX’S BAZAR,RAJSHAHI SAIDPUR AND SYLHET IN ITS 7 DOMESTIC ROUTES.

RAIL – BANGLADESH RAILWAY PROVIDES AN EFFICIENT SERVICE TO PLACES OF INTEREST SUCH AS CHITTAGONG,SYLHET,KHULNA,BOGRA, DINAJPUR STARTING FROM DHAKA.

WATER – BOATS ARE THE MOST WIDELY USED CARRIER. THE LANDSCAPE OF BANGLADESH IS DOMINATED BY ABOUT 250 RIVERS WHICH FLOW ESSENTIALLY NORTH-SOURTH.

BUS SERVICES – ROAD TRANSPORT IN BANGLADESH IS PREDOMINANTLY A PRIVATE SECTOR AFFAIR.RATES ARE AMONG THE CHEAPEST IN THE WORLD. EXPRESS AND NON-STOP SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO PRINCIPAL TOWNS FROM DIFFERENT PLACES.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

FOY’S LAKE

THIS IS A HUMAN MADE LAKE IN CHITTAGONG. IT WAS DUG IN 1924 AND WAS NAMED AFTER THE ENGLISH ENGINEER MR. FOY. THE LAKE IS NEXT TO BATALI HILL, THE HIGHEST HILL IN CHITTAGONG.

ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CHITTAGONG

THIS MUSEUM IS LOCATED IN AGRABAD, ESTABLISHED IN 1965. THIS IS THE ONLY ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM IN BANGLADESH. IT OFFERS THE VISITORS THE CHANCE TO ACQUAINT WITH THE LIFESTYLES AND HERITAGE OF VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS OF THE COUNTRY. THE MUSEUM CONTAINS FOUR GALLERIES AND A SMALL HALL.

AHSAN MANZIL

AHSAN MANZIL IS A WOUNDERFUL ANCIENT BUILDING, LOCATED ON THE BANK OF THE RIVER BURIGANGA. IT WAS A RESIDENTAL PALACE FOR DHAKA NAWAB FAMILY. THE STRUCTURE OF THIS PALACE WAS STARTED IN YEAR 1859 AND FINISHED IN 1869.

SHAHEED MINAR

THE SHAHEED MINAR IS A NATIONAL MONUMENT IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH. ESTABLISHED TO COMMEMORATE THOSE KILLED DURING THE BENGALI LANGUAGE MOVEMENT DEMONSTRATIONS OF 1952.

ON 21 FEBRUARY 1952, DOZENS OF STUDENTS AND POLITICAL ACTIVISTS WERE KILLED WHEN THE PAKISTANI POLICE FORCE OPENED FIRE ON BENGALI PROTESTERS WHO WERE DEMANDING EQUAL STATUS FOR THEIR NATIVE TOUNGE.

THE SHAHEED MINAR WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY HAMIDUR RAHMAN, A BANGLADESHI SCULPTOR. IT WAS DEMOLISHED COMPLETELY DURING BANGLADESH LIBERATION WAR IN 1971 & AFTER BANGLADESH GAINED INDEPENDENCE, IT WAS REBUILT.

SOMAPURA MAHAVIHARASOMAPURA MAHAVIHARA IS BEST KNOWN BUDDHIST VIHARAS IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT AND IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES IN THE BANGLADESH. IT WAS DESIGNATED A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN 1985.

JAFLONG

JAFLONG IS A NATURAL TOURIST SPOT IN THE DIVISION OF SYLHET. IT IS LOCATED IN GOWAINGHAT UPAZILA OF SYLHET DISTRICT AND SITUATED AT THE BORDER BETWEEN BANGLADESH AND THE INDIAN STATE OF MEGHALAYA. IT IS FAMOUS FOR ITS STONE COLLECTIONS AND IS HOME OF KHASI TRIBE.

BAITUL MUKARRAMBAITUL MUKARRAM IS THE NATIONAL MOSQUE OF BANGLADESH. LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF DHAKA, THE MOSQUE WAS COMPLETED IN 1968. THE MOSQUE HAS A CAPACITY OF 30000, AND IT IS WORLD’S TENTH LARGEST MOSQUE.

LALBAGH FORT

THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE

MUGHAL PALACE FORTRESS AT

DHAKA ON THE RIVER BURIGANGA

IN THE SOUTH WESTERN PART OF THE OLD CITY.THE

FORT WAS CONSIDERED TO

BE A COMBINATION

OF THREE BUILDINGS , THE MOSQUE,THE TOMB OF BIBI PARI AND THE DIWAN–I–AAM. TWO GATEWAYS AND A PORTION OF THE PARTLY DAMAGED FORTIFICATION WALL.

WILDLIFE IN BANGLADESHBANGLADESH IS HOME OF SEVERAL WELL KNOWN MAMMALS

INCLUDING THE BENGAL TIGER,ASIAN ELEPHANT,THE HOOLOCK GI BBON AND THE ASIAN BLACK BEAR. THE COUNTRY HAS ROUGHLY 53 SPECIES OF AMPHIBIAN, 19 SPECIES OF MARINE REPTILES, 139 SPECIES OF REPTILES, 380 SPECIES OF BIRDS, 116 SPECIES OF MAMMALS AND 5 SPECIES OF MARINE MAMMALS. THE WORLD’S LARGEST MANGROVE FOREST SUNDARBANS IS LOCATED IN SOUTH WESTERN BANGLADESH. SUNDARBANS NATIONAL PARK ARE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.

BEACHESBANGLADESH OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF TROPICAL BEACHES. COX’S BZAR IS KNOWN FOR ITS WIDE AND LONG SANDY BEACH WHICH IS CONSIDERED AS THE WORLD’S LONGEST NATURAL SANDY SEA BEACH. SOME OTHER FAMOUS TOURIST BEACHES ARE – ST. MARTIN ISLAND, PATENGA SEA BEACH, KUAKATA SEA BEACH, NIJHUM DWIP ETC.

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