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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Independence Day of Bangladesh



Today is the independence day of Bangladesh. Bangladesh gained its independence from Pakistan on March 26, 1971.

Official Name: People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Area: 147,570 sq km. (55,813 sq. miles)
Cities: Capital – Dhaka. Other cities – Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi
Population: 158.6 million (UN, 2007)
Religions: Muslim 88%, Hindu 11%, Christian, Buddhist, others 1%
Languages: Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English.
Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy
GDP: $ 370 billion (2000 projected)
Monetary Unit: 1 taka = 100 paisa
President: Iajuddin Ahmed
Internet domain: .bd
International Dialing Code: +880
Official Web Pages:
http://www.bangladeshgov.org/
http://www.cao.gov.bd/


Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1160598.stm
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/
http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2004

Picture: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/bg-flag.html

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