People's Republic of Bangladesh Gana-Prajatantri Bangladesh CAPITAL: Dhaka (formerly Dacca) FLAG: The national flag is a red circle against a dark-green background. ANTHEM: Amar Sonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal). MONETARY UNIT: The taka (T) of 100...

Bangladesh POPULATION 133,377,000 MUSLIM 88 percent HINDU 10 percent OTHER 2 percent Country Overview Introduction Located in South Asia, the People's Republic of Bangladesh is bordered to the west, north, and east by India and to the southeast...

Bangladesh With the Bay of Bengal at its south and India wrapped around it, Bangladesh has only approximately 144,000 square kilometers (89,424 square miles) to accommodate its 141 million people (based on a July 2004 estimate). Its literacy rate is 43...

Begum Khaleda Zia-ur RahmanPrime Minister (pronounced "BAY-guhm cah-LEED-ah ZEE-ah-ur Rah-MAHN") "We must live up to the people's expectation about the country's law and order." Among the world's...

(2001 est. pop. 131.3 million). Bangladesh (officially Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh, or People's Republic of Bangladesh) is a relatively new nation, having become independent in 1971 following a war of independence against Pakistan (it was...

After becoming independent from Pakistan in 1971, Bangladesh shifted in the mid-1970s from a socialist to a market-oriented model of development. Despite several economic reforms, however, the country is still far from enjoying an efficient market...

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