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Background of Bangladesh

Muslim conversions and settlement in the region now referred to as Bangladesh began in the 10th century, primarily from Arab and Persian traders and preachers. Europeans began to set up trading posts in the area in the 16th century. Eventually the area known as Bengal, primarily Hindu in the western section and mostly Muslim in the eastern half, became part of British India. Partition in 1947 resulted in an eastern wing of Pakistan in the Muslim-majority area, which became East Pakistan. Calls for greater autonomy and animosity between the eastern and western wings of Pakistan led to a Bengali independence movement. That movement, led by the Awami League (AL) and supported by India, won independence for Bangladesh in a brief war in 1971, during which at least 300,000 civilians died.

The post-independence, AL government faced daunting challenges and in 1975 was overthrown by the military, triggering a series of military coups that resulted in a military-backed government and subsequent creation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). That government also ended in a coup in 1981, followed by military-backed rule until democratic elections in 1991. The BNP and AL alternated in power between 1991 and 2013, with the exception of a military-backed, emergency caretaker regime that suspended parliamentary elections planned for January 2007 in an effort to reform the political system and root out corruption. That government returned the country to fully democratic rule in December 2008 with the election of the AL and Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA. In January 2014, the incumbent AL won the national election by an overwhelming majority after the BNP boycotted, extending HASINA’s term as prime minister. With the help of international development assistance, Bangladesh has made great progress in food security since independence, and the economy has grown at an annual average of about 6% over the last two decades.

Geography : BANGLADESH

Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India

Geographic coordinates: 24 00 N, 90 00 E

Map references: Asia

Area: total: 148,460 sq km, land: 130,170 sq km, water: 18,290 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 95

Area : comparative: slightly smaller than Iowa

Land boundaries: total: 4,413 km

Border countries (2): Burma 271 km, India 4,142 km

Coastline: 580 km

Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm

Contiguous zone: 18 nm

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin

Climate: tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)

Terrain: mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m

highest point: Keokradong 1,230 m

Natural resources: natural gas, arable land, timber, coal

Land use: agricultural land: 70.1%

arable land 59%; permanent crops 6.5%; permanent pasture 4.6%

forest: 11.1%

Other: 18.8% (2011 est.)

Irrigated land: 50,500 sq km (2008)  Total renewable water resources:1,227 cu km (2011)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):Total: 35.87 cu km/yr (10%/2%/88%)

Per capita: 238.3 cu m/yr (2008)

Natural hazards:droughts; cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season

Environment – current issues:many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; waterborne diseases prevalent in surface water; water pollution, especially of fishing areas, results from the use of commercial pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; severe overpopulation

Environment – international agreements:

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography – note:

Most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal.

Religious Place

Bangladesh is an independence country. In this country there lives four types of religious human being since long.They all live in peace and follow their own religious cultures and traditions. There is a close interaction to all the communities of the country. They all have the faith and also believe on Allah. In any religious festival each other co-operate among themselves and enjoy the festival with great honor and also with all respects to each of their communities. Temple with Gold

Baitul Mokarram Mosque

Boddhist Temple

Some ancient religious place are still alive in all around the country. The tourists attraction religious places are as follows:

Famous Muslim Religious places of Bangladesh:

1. Mashjid of Bangladesh

>> Baitul Mokarram National Mosque >> Binat Bibi Mosque >> Seven Dome Mosque >> Star Mosque >> Hazrat Shah Jalal Mosque >> Hazrat Shah Paran Mosque

Well Known Hindu Religious places of Bangladesh:

2. Hindu Temples of Bangladesh

>> Dhakeswari National Temple

>> Ramna Kali Mandir >> Chandranath Temple, Sitakunda >> Sri Chaitanya Temple >> Puthia Temple

Re-known Buddish Religious places of Bangladesh:

3. Bauddish Temples of Bangladesh

>> Dharmarajika Bauddha Vihara

Famous Christian Religious places of Bangladesh:

4. Churches

>> Armenian Church