Bangladesh, Country in South Asia
Description
Bangladesh is a republic in South Asia that extends across the fertile Ganges Delta, where countless river channels thread through flat terrain. The territory borders India on three sides and the Bay of Bengal to the south, with the land consisting mostly of alluvial plains.
History
After a nine-month conflict with Pakistan, the territory gained independence in 1971 and became a republic. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman became the first prime minister and led the young nation through its early years as an independent state.
Culture
The name combines the Bengali language with the land itself, and locals express their connection through music, poetry and traditional festivals. In villages and cities you see women wearing colorful saris and hear the melodic tone of Bengali spoken everywhere in daily life.
Practical
The territory operates in Bangladesh Standard Time, six hours ahead of GMT, and Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka serves as the main arrival point for travelers from abroad. The climate is tropical with a warm, humid monsoon from June to October that can make travel more difficult in some rural regions.
Did you know?
The Sundarbans mangrove forests in the south are home to Bengal tigers that have learned to swim between islands in the tidal channels. These adaptable big cats move through a maze of waterways and roam both on solid ground and in shallow water.
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Padma Bridge
115 km
Dhaka Stock Exchange
72.4 km
Bangladesh Military Museum
79.9 kmKarnaphuli Tunnel
294.4 km
Sajek Valley
236 km
Lalbagh Fort
84.9 km
Jamuna Bridge
52.2 km
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
80 km
Ahsan Manzil
86.3 km
Mahasthangarh
110.2 km
Somapura Mahavihara
146.7 km
National Stadium, Dhaka
84.3 km
Shaheed Minar
84.7 km
Cox's Bazar Beach
379.8 km
Gauḍa
223.6 km
Dhakeshwari Temple
84.5 km
Old Dhaka
84.9 km
National Zoo
74.1 km
Sixty Dome Mosque
208.4 km
Bikrampur
106.4 km
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
84.1 km
Liberation War Museum
78.5 kmMadhumati Bridge
155.4 km
Maitri Setu
220.1 km
Chittagong Ship Breaking yard
269.9 km
Taj Mahal Bangladesh
86 km
Bangladesh National Museum
82.9 km
Dhaka Polytechnic Institute
80.7 km
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