Bangladesh - country that belongs to Bangla spoken people

As the official name - People's Republic of Bangladesh suggests, the parliamentary system of this country is democratic. General election is held after every five years.

The 1, 47,570 square kilometer area of this country is located in the southern part of Asia. The country is pretty much surrounded by India from three sides and it also shared a border with Myanmar. The Bay of Bengal covers the southern part of Bangladesh.


The official language of Bangladesh is Bangla. About 98% people of the country speak in this language. Muslims are the majority of this country and it is the third largest Muslim population in the world. Bangladesh achieved its independence after a 9 month long bloody war in 1971. The capital city of Bangladesh is Dhaka.

Bangladesh earns a large portion of its foreign currency as remittances, sent by the expatriates from other parts of the world. The country hosts the world's largest ship breaking yard in Chittagong. On the other hand, the Jamuna Bridge is one of the longest bridges of South Asia.

Bangladesh is a member of the United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, SAARC, BIMSTED, OIC and the D-8. The country has made great improvement in the fields of literacy, gender parity in schools and reducing their population growth over the last few years.