Bangladesh, Country in South Asia
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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