Official Name: The People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Geographical Location: Latitude between 20034’and North, Longitude between 88001’ and 92041’ East.
Area: 147,570 sq. km
Boundaries: North-India (West Bengal and Meghalaya), West-India (West Bengal) East- India Tripura and Assam) and Myanmar, South- Bay of Bengal.
Capital City: Dhaka.
Other Major Cities: Chittagong, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Barisal, Rangpur, and Mymensingh.
Standard Time: GMT +6 Hours
Climate Variation: Winter 110C-200C (October-February), summer 210C-380C (March-September)
Rainfall: 1100mmto 3400mm (June-August)
Humidity: Highest 99% (July), Lowest 36% (December & January)
Language: Bangla (national language). Spoken by 95% other dialects 5%, English is widely understood and spoken.
Principal Crops: Rice, Jute, Tea, Wheat, Sugarcane, Pulses, Mustard.
Principal Rivers: Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Surma, Brahmaputra, Karnaphuli, Teesta, Sitalakhya, Rupsha, Madhumati, Gorai, Mahananda etc.
Principal Industries: Garments, Tea, Ceramics, Cement, Leather, Jute, Textiles, Electric, Electronics, medicine, Fishing etc.
Principal Exports: Garments, Knitwear, Frozen Shrimps, Tea, Leather and Leather Products, Jute, Jute products, Ceramics etc.
Principal Imports: Wheat, Fertilizer, Petroleum goods, Cotton, Edible oil etc.
Electricity: 220Volts AC in all cities and towns
Currency: Taka, Having 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 in notes and 5, 2, 1 in coins.
Religion: Muslims-86.6%, Hindus- 12.1%, Buddhists-0.6%, Christians-0.4% and others 0.3%.
Government: Parliamentary form of Government. President is the head of the state while the government elected by the people is headed by the prime minster.
Business Hours: Government office hours: 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Friday & Saturday are the weekly holydays.
Best Tourist Season: October to march.
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14th April
Happy Bengali New Years 1426.
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