Details of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh বাংলাদেশ, "The land of
Bengal", Officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ
Bangladesh The Green Land in The World
Bangladesh is a country in South Asia; and is bordered by India to its west, north and east; Burma to its southeast and separated from Nepal and Bhutan by the Chicken’s Neck corridor. To its south, it faces the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh is the world's eighth-most populous country, with over 160 million people, and among the most densely populated countries. It forms part of the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal, along with the neighbouring Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura.
Sundarban The Largest Mangrove Forest in The World
The present-day borders of Bangladesh took shape during the Partition of Bengal and British India in 1947, when the region used to be known as East Pakistan, as a part of the newly formed state of Pakistan. It was separated from West Pakistan by 1,400 km of Indian territory. Due to political exclusion, ethnic and linguistic discrimination and economic neglect by the politically dominant western wing, nationalism, popular agitation and civil disobedience led to the Bangladesh Liberation War and independence in 1971.
Bangladesh is a unitary
parliamentary republic with an elected parliament called the Jatiyo Sangshad.
The native Bengalis form the country's largest ethnic group, along with
indigenous peoples in northern and southeastern districts. Geographically, the
country is dominated by the fertile Bengal delta, the world's largest delta.
This also gives Bangladesh a unique name tag "The land of rivers".
Bangladesh is a Next Eleven
emerging economy. It has achieved significant strides in human and social
development since independence, including in progress in gender equity,
universal primary education, food production, health and population control.
However, Bangladesh continues to face numerous political, economic, social and
environmental challenges, including political instability, corruption, poverty,
overpopulation and climate change.
Baitul Mukarram The National Mosque of Bangladesh