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Bangladesh at a Glance
Bangladesh Information
Official Name
The People's Republic Of Bangladesh. Capital
Dhaka (Area 414 sq. km. Master plan 777 sq.km.) Currency
Currency unit is Taka. Notes
are of 1,2,5,10,20,50,100 and 500 Taka. Coins are of 1,5,10,25,50 and 100 Poisha (100 Poisha = 1 Taka) Language
Bangla
is the state language. English is also spoken and understood. Population
Total
estimated population 130 million. Religions
Muslim 88.3%, Hindu, Christians and
Budhdists 11.7%. Area
» Total:
144,000 sq km. » Land: 133,910 sq km. »
Water: 10,090 sq km. Location
Latitude from 20 degree 34' to 26 degree 38' north.
Longitude from 88 degree 01' to 92 degree 41' east. Boundary
Bounded by India
from the north, east and west, Burma from the south-east and the Bay of Bengal from the south. Climate
Tropical;
cool, dry winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); cool, rainy monsoon (June to October). Rainfall
Lowest 47" and highest 136". Principal Rivers
Padma,
Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Madhumati, Surma and Kushiara. Principal Crops
Rice,
jute, tobacco, tea, sugarcane, vegetables, potato, pulses, etc. Fruits
Mango,
banana, pineapple, jack-fruit, water-melon, green coconut, guava, lichis, etc. Major Industries
Jute,
sugar, paper, textiles, fertilizers, cigarette, cement, steel, natural gas, oil-refinery, newsprint, power generation, rayon,
matches, fishing and food processing, leather, soap, carpet, timber, ship-building, telephone, etc. Airports
Zia
International Airport, Dhaka, Chittagong International Airport, Sylhet International Airport and domestic airports at Jessore,
Sylhet, Cox's Bazar, Rajshahi and Saidpur. Sea Ports
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Chittagong» Mongla. Tourist Interests
Longest
sea beach, colorful tribal life, centuries' old archeological sites, the Sundarbans (home of the Royal Bengal Tigers and spotted
deer), largest tea gardens, interesting riverine life, etc.
If you would like to know more, please click here BanglaPedia
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Click to Listen - Amar Sonar Bangla
Click on the play button to listen National Anthem of Bangladesh
English Translation
My Bengal of gold, I love you
Forever your skies, your air set my heart
in tune
as if it were a flute,
In Spring, Oh mother mine, the fragrance from
your mango-groves makes
me wild with joy-
Ah, what a thrill!
In Autumn, Oh mother mine,
in the full-blossomes paddy fields,
I have seen spread all over - sweet
smiles!
Ah, what a beauty, what shades, what an affection
and what a tenderness!
What a quilt have you spread at the feet of
banyan trees and along
the banks of rivers!
Oh mother mine, words from your lips are like
Nectar to my ears!
Ah, what a thrill!
If sadness, Oh mother mine, casts a gloom on your
face,
my eyes are filled with tears!
Flag of Bangladesh
The national flag of Bangladesh is bottle green in color and rectangular in size with the length to width
ratio of 10:6. It bears a red circle on the background of green. The color in the background represents the greenery of Bangladesh
while the red circle symbolizes the rising sun and the sacrifice of lives in our freedom fight. The national flag was designed
by Kamrul Hasan.
 Flag of Bangladesh
Prescribed sizes of the flag for buildings are 305cm X 183cm, 152cm X 91cm and 76cm X 46cm and
for vehicles are 38cm X 23cm and 25cm X 15cm.
At the very outset the flag had a different look. There was a golden
colored map of Bangladesh at the center of the red circle. This was the original design of the flag of Bangladesh under which
the valiant freedom fighters fought during the liberation war.
Previous look of the flag
The national flag was first hoisted on the 3rd of March 1971 by ASM Abdur Rab, the then Vice
President of Dhaka University Students´ Union, at the historic 'Bat tala' in Dhaka University campus. This flag was also raised
at the then Ramna Racecourse (now a park renamed as Shuhrawardy Uddayan) when Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave his historic
speech "this time our struggle is for liberation."
The flag of Bangladesh was first hoisted in the UN September 1974. China used her veto against admission
of Bangladesh in the UN 1972 and repeated in the year 1973. The Bangladesh flag appeared later in the UNs´ stamp series "Flag
of the member state".
Bangladeshi Flag was hoisted in UN in 1974
Map of Bangladesh
Patriotic Songs
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Jonmo Amar Dhonno Holo
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