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Geography:
Bangladesh is
placed in Bay of Bengal,
surrounded by India. It shares a border in the south-east with Myanmar
and fronts on the Bay of Bengal.
Weather:
The climate of Bangladesh is subtropical and
tropical with temperatures ranging from an average daytime low
of 21 degrees C in cold season to a top of 35 degrees C in hot season.
Bangladesh has three main
seasons:
Wet season from late May to early October, cold seasons from
mid-October to the end of February and
hot seasons from mid-March to mid-May.
Background
Information:
Full country
name:
People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Area:143,998 sq. km
Population:
125 million
Capital City:
Dhaka (pop: 6 million)
People:
98% Bengal, 1% Biharian, 1% tribal
Language: Bangle (Bengaline)
Religion:
87% Islam, 12% Hindu, 0.5% Buddhist and 0.3% Christian
Government:
Constitutional Republic
Economic
Profile:
GDP:
US$ 151 billion
World GDP
Ranking: 56th
GDP Per Head:
US$
1290
Annual Growth:
4.5%
Inflation:
8%
Entry
Information:
Visas:
Bangladesh visas are valid for six months from the date of issue and
are good to stays of one to three months.
How
to get there:
You could get
there by airplane at Dhaka Airport. Tourists, also could get there via
land from India.
Getting
around:
You could get around by bus or train, bus is easier. Also, you
could get its islands by small ships in Indian Ocean.
Transportation:
Between Cities: airplane, ship, train & bus
In Cities: Bus or taxi
Time
Zone: GMT/UTC plus
six hours
Money
and costs:
Currency:
Theca
Relative costs:
Cheap meal:
US$ 0.50
Restaurant
meal: US$ 2-3
Cheap room:
US$ 1.
Hotel room:
US$ 2-3.
Media:
Publications, radio and TV are most in Bengaline and Urdu, and less in
English.
Communication:
Telephone, Fax, E-mail, Post and Internet.
Weight
and measures:
Metric system.
Electricity:
240 V, 50 Hz
Business
Hours:
Governments: 8 - 16
Shopping: 9 - 12 ; 15 - 20
Weekend: Friday and Saturday.
Art
and Culture:
Bengal region has a multi-faced folk heritage, enriched
by its ancient Animist, Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim roots. Weaving,
pottery and terracotta sculpture are some of the earliest forms of
artistic expressions. The best known literature of Bangladesh is the
works of the great Bengaline Poets Rabindranath Tagore and Nasrul Islam,
through these giants have been overshadowed recently by the terror over the writings of Taslima Nasreen who has received death threats
from Muslim fundamentalists for her outspoken critiques of Islam's
oppression of women.
Embassies:
All countries have embassy in Dhaka
(Capital) .
Major
Cities:
Dhaka
(Capital), Chittagong, Somapuri Vihara
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