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Official Name
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The People’s Republic of Bangladesh
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Geographical Location
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Latitude between 20o34′ and 26o38′ North
Longitude between 88o01′ and 92o41′ East
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Area
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147,570 sq. km.
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Boundaries
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North – India (West Bengal and Meghalaya), West – India (West Bengal) East – India (Tripura and Assam) and Myanmar, South-Bay of Bengal.
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Capital City
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Dhaka
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Other Major Cities
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Chittagong, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Barisal
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Standard Time
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GMT +6 Hours
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Climate Variation
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Winter 11o C – 20o C (October – February)
Summer 21o C – 38o C (March – September)
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Rainfall
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1100 mm to 3400mm (June – August)
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Humidity
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Highest 99% (July)
Lowest 36% (December & January)
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Population
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145 million
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Literacy Rate
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60%
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Language |
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Bangla (national language). Spoken by 95%, other dialects 5%, English is widely understood and spoken.
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Principal Crops
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Rice, Jute, Tea, Wheat, Sugarcane, Pulses, Mustard, Potato, Vegetables.
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Principal Rivers
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Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Surma, Brahmaputra, Karnaphuli, Teesta, Sitalakhya, Rupsha, Madhumati, Gorai, Mahananda etc.
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Principal Industries
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Garments, Tea, Ceramics, Cement, Leather, Jute, Textiles, Electric and Electronics, Medicine, Fishing.
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Principal Exports
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Garments, Knitwear, Frozen Shrimps, Tea, Leather and Leather products, Jute and Jute products, Ceramics etc.
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Principal Imports
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Wheat, Fertilizer, Petroleum goods, Cotton, Edible Oil etc.
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Electricity
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220 Volts AC in all cities and towns
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Currency
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Taka, having 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 in notes and 5,2,1 in coins. Exchange Rate : US$ 1 = Taka 68.00
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Religion
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Muslims – 86.6%, Hindus – 12.1%, Buddhists – 0.6%, Christians 0.4% and others 0.3%.
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Government
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Parliamentary form of Government President is the head of the state while the government elected by the people is headed by the Prime Minster.
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Business Hours |
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Government Office Hours: 9.00 a.m.
to 5.00 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, Friday & Saturday closed. Some Private business houses work on
Saturday.
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Best Tourist Season |
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October to March. |
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