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| About Bangladesh |
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| A nation of more then 120 million people Bangladesh covers 144,000 sq. km of the fertile Gangetic delta between India and Myanmar. The country after a long and bloody struggle acheived independence from Pakistan through the War of Liberation in 1971. Since then Bangladesh has been moving fast towards capitalising on its great workforce and wealth of natural resources. |
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| History |
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| Bangladesh emerged as an independent country in 1971 through an armed struggle. The history of the country is as old as it is eventful. In the ancient age, an Austro-Asian race first inhabited this part of the region. Then came the Dravidians from Western India and later on the Aryans from Central Asia to establish their small settlements. This followed the influx of the Mongolians, Persians, Turks and Afghans. |
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| According to Greek sources of the 4th century B.C., the people of this deltaic-region made extensive military preparations to halt the advance of Alexander the Great who had chosen to continue his eastward march. Later records, inscriptions, coins and ornaments testify to the traditional civilization and glorious past of East Bengal, now Bangladesh. Muslims, who came to this region at the beginning of the 13th century, continued their rule till the advent of the British occupation in the 18th century. The British domination over the subcontinent was for about 200 years, and while leaving in 1947 they partitioned it into two sovereign states, India and Pakistan. Bangladesh formed the eastern wing of Pakistan. |
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| Major Cities of Bangladesh |
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| Select any City from the above to know details.......... |
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| Location: |
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| Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India |
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| Geographic coordinates: |
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| 24 00 N, 90 00 E |
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| Area: |
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Total: 144,000 sq km
Land: 133,910 sq km
Water: 10,090 sq km |
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| Land boundaries: |
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Total: 4,246 km
Border countries: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km |
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| Climate: |
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Tropical; mild winter (October to March);
Hot, humid summer (March to June);
Humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October) |
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| Natural resources: |
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| Natural gas, arable land, timber, coal |
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