Brief Introduction Capital: Dhaka Area: total: 147570 sq km The important Festival: National day: March 26 Population: 0.131billion Language: Bangle (official, also known as Bengali), English Currency: BDT

Bangaladesh

Geography

Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India.

Administrative divisions

5 divisions; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi; note - there may be one additional division named Sylhet.

Economy – overview

Despite sustained domestic and international efforts to improve economic and demographic prospects, Bangladesh remains a poor, overpopulated, and ill-governed nation. Although half of GDP is generated through the service sector, nearly two-thirds of Bangladeshis are employed in the agriculture sector, with rice as the single-most-important product.

Culture and media

Newspaper:

Bangladesh Journal, the , Bangladesh Observer, the , Daily Amader Shomay, the , Daily Ittefaq, the, Daily Naya Diganta, Daily Star, The , Independent, The , New Age