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BANGLADESH

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Important Cities

  1. Dhaka (Capital)
  2. Jamalpur
  3. Bhola
  4. Chandpur
  5. Jessore
  6. Comilla
  7. Chittagong
  8. Barisal
  9. Khulna
  10. Rajshahi
  11. Bogra
  12. Dinajpur

Main Attractions

  1. Sundarbans
  2. Cox's Bazar
  3. Rangamati
  4. Kuakata
  5. National Museum ( Dhaka)
  6. Lalbagh Fort (Dhaka)
  7. Foy's Lake (Chittagong)

Main Industries

  1. Chemical
  2. Textiles
  3. Jute
  4. Tea Processing
  5. Cotton
  6. Garments
  7. Sugar
  8. Fertiliser
Hunted Facts on bangladesh
  • Houghton, a former captain of Zimbabwe, was director of cricket with county side Derbyshire until he left the club by mutual consent in July.
  • Bangladesh, meanwhile, have been searching for a new coach since Dav Whatmore decided not to renew his contract following the World Cup earlier this year.
  • Shaun Williams has been in charge of the team on a temporary basis since then and is currently with them in South Africa, where the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 tournament starts next week.
  • Bangladesh is a sport loving country with over twenty-seven different international games played here and the national sport of Bangladesh is Kabaddi is played throughout the country.
  • The Chital Deer – A Common Resident in Bangladesh Also called the ‘spotted deer’ and ‘axis deer’, the Chital Deer is a beautiful and commonly seen deer in woodlands across India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
  • The Manipuri Ethnic Group in Bangladesh The Manipuri people are of Mongolian descent and speak a Sylhet of northeastern Bangladesh.
  • Bangladesh is one of the founding members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), BIMSTEC, and a member of the OIC and the D-8.
  • Bangladesh has instituted a unique system of transfer of power; at the end of the tenure of a government, power is handed over to members of a civil society for three months, who run the general elections and transfer the power to elected representatives.
  • Bangladesh is ethnically homogeneous, with Bengalis comprising 98% of the population.
  • Bangladesh borders on the Bay of Bengal in the south; on the Indian states of West Bengal in the west and north, Assam and Meghalaya in the northeast, and Tripura and Mizoram in the east; and on Myanmar in the southeast.





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