Category: Bangladesh

As part of the Bengal region, Bangladesh belonged to a larger Buddhist empire from around the year 700. It was conquered by Muslim invaders in the 1100s and ruled by local Muslim dynasties in...

Bangladesh encompasses the eastern part of Gangessletta. The Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers (which at the border of Bangladesh go by the name of Padma and Jamuna respectively) as well as Meghna characterize the landscape....

Plant and wildlife in Bangladesh, 16% of Bangladesh is covered by forest. In the mountain forests in the northeast and southeast, various species of bamboo and rattan dominate, which is the subject of commercial...

Bangladesh is a republic in South Asia that consists essentially of the delta areas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. India encircles the country on all sides except for a small area to the...

The military service in Bangladesh is voluntary. The total strength is 157,050 active personnel. In addition, about 63,900 semi-military forces, including 38,000 border guards, around 20,000 security forces, 5,000 armed police, and 900 Coast...

Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy and a united republic. The Constitution dates from 1972 and was last amended in 1996. It has also been suspended for periods (including 1982-1986). In 2010, the Supreme Court...

Bangladesh has enjoyed steady economic growth since the mid-1990s, despite political instability, weak infrastructure, corruption and slow implementation of economic reforms. Money transfers from Bangladeshi abroad and increased exports are important factors in this...