tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14045685814115259762024-03-13T23:59:47.915+06:00ALL ABOUT BANGLADESHPEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED TO KNOW ABOUT BANGLADESH, THIS BLOG WILL HELP THEM TO KNOW ABOUT POPULATION, EDUCATION, HISTORY, HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, TOURISM, SPORTS, HERITAGE, CULTURE, MEDIA, AND TRANSPORTATION. WE TRIED OUR BEST TO GIVE YOU ALL KIND OF HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL CURRENT NEWS AND DATA. WE HOPE YOU ALL WILL LIKE THIS BLOG. ANY KIND OF SUGGESTIONS AND INFORMATION WILL ACCEPT WITH HIGHLY HONORED.SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-41191846764184991422011-02-08T18:58:00.005+06:002011-02-15T10:35:45.380+06:00INTRODUCTION<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Bangladesh is a small country of South-East Asia. Though it is small country but it is full of resources. It is a country of natural beauty. Here people are cultural and kind. This country has a glorious history of freedom. Bangladesh is the only country which people fought for their mother tongue. New generation of Bangladesh always remember their sacrifice and really proud of this.</span> </span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; text-align: center;">My Bengal of gold, I love you</div><div style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; text-align: center;">Forever your skies, your air set my heart in tune</div><div style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; text-align: center;">as if it were a flute,</div><div style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; text-align: center;">In Spring, Oh mother mine, the fragrance from</div><div style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; text-align: center;">your mango-groves makes me wild with joy-</div><div style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; text-align: center;">Ah, what a thrill!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';">In Autumn, Oh mother mine,</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';">in the full-blossomes paddy fields,</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';"><div style="text-align: center;">I have seen spread all over - sweet smiles!</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';"><div style="text-align: center;">Ah, what a beauty, what shades, what an affection</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';"><div style="text-align: center;">and what a tenderness!</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';"><div style="text-align: center;">What a quilt have you spread at the feet of</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';"><div style="text-align: center;">banyan trees and along the banks of rivers!</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';"><div style="text-align: center;">Oh mother mine, words from your lips are like</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';"><div style="text-align: center;">Nectar to my ears!</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';"><div style="text-align: center;">Ah, what a thrill!</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';"><div style="text-align: center;">If sadness, Oh mother mine, casts a gloom on your face,</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';"><div style="text-align: center;">my eyes are filled with tears!</div></span>SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-34693435333559292552011-02-08T18:56:00.000+06:002011-02-10T13:22:09.266+06:00The People's Republic of Bangladesh<table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="width: 352px;"><tbody>
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(and largest city)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Dhaka<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span class="latitude"><u>23°42′N</u></span><span class="geo-dms"><u> </u></span><span class="longitude"><u>90°21′E</u></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"><u> / </u></span><span class="geo-dec"><u>23.7°N 90.35°E</u></span><span class="geo-nondefault"><u><span style="display: none;"> / </span></u></span><span class="geo"><u><span style="display: none;">23.7; 90.35</span></u></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Official language(s)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Bangla<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Demonym<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Bangladeshi<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Government<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Unitary state and parliamentary democracy<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in .1in; width: 16.9pt;" width="23"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> - <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">President<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Zillur Rahman<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in .1in; width: 16.9pt;" width="23"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> - <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Prime Minister<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Sheikh Hasina Wazed<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in .1in; width: 16.9pt;" width="23"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> - <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Speaker<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Ad.Abdul Hamid<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Independence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">from Pakistan <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in .1in; width: 16.9pt;" width="23"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> - <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Declared<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">March 26, 1971 <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in .1in; width: 16.9pt;" width="23"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> - <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Victory Day<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">December 16, 1971 <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Area<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in .1in; width: 16.9pt;" width="23"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> - <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Total<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">147,570 km<sup>2</sup> (94th)<br />
56,977 sq mi <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in .1in; width: 16.9pt;" width="23"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> - <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Water (%)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">6.9<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Population<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in .1in; width: 16.9pt;" width="23"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> - <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">2009 estimate<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">164.4 million (8th)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in .1in; width: 16.9pt;" width="23"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> - <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Density<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">1,099.3/km<sup>2</sup> (9th)<br />
2,917.6/sq mi<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in .1in; width: 16.9pt;" width="23"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> - <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Total<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">$257.545 billion<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in .1in; width: 16.9pt;" width="23"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> - <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Per capita<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">$1,566<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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<tr> <td style="border-right: none; border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in .1in; width: 16.9pt;" width="23"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> - <o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Total<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">$105.402 billion<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Calling code<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">880<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table>SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-43742342474267431332011-02-08T18:55:00.000+06:002011-02-10T13:20:49.396+06:00History<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl7hnMzpdCE7QmLxXEiMxDiN7CHVyuK7Z0Zix1Q0Li2mMfH2I-06i5gtKDwmYr-DpzsGKUqHW0TEARKRBwfhZHfRGkYeEdzTWOaRi49k65_87Aw3p8KpvFQoRqot3CKhuOoBUDnZ5M1A/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl7hnMzpdCE7QmLxXEiMxDiN7CHVyuK7Z0Zix1Q0Li2mMfH2I-06i5gtKDwmYr-DpzsGKUqHW0TEARKRBwfhZHfRGkYeEdzTWOaRi49k65_87Aw3p8KpvFQoRqot3CKhuOoBUDnZ5M1A/s200/2.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Remnants of civilization in the greater Bengal region date back four thousand years, when the region was settled by Dravidian, Tibeto-Burman, and Austro-Asiatic peoples. The exact origin of the word "Bangla" or "Bengal" is not known, though it is believed to be derived from <i>Bang</i>, the Dravidian-speaking tribe that settled in the area around the year 1000 BC. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">The kingdom of Gangaridai was formed from at least the 7th century BC, which later united with Bihar under the Magadha, Nanda, Mauryan and Sunga Empires. Bengal was later part of the Gupta Empire and Harsha Empire from the 3rd to the 6th centuries CE. Following its collapse, a dynamic Bengali named Shashanka founded an impressive short-lived kingdom. After a period of anarchy, the bengali Buddhist Pala dynasty ruled the region for four hundred years, followed by a shorter reign of the Hindu Sena dynasty. Medieval European geographers located paradise at the mouth of the Ganges and although this was overhopeful, Bengal was probably the wealthiest part of the subcontinent up until the 16th century. The area's early history featured a succession of Indian empires, internal squabbling, and a tussle between Hinduism and Buddhism for dominance.<br />
<a name='more'></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Islam was introduced to Bengal in the 12th century by Arab Muslim merchants; Sufi missionaries and subsequent Muslim conquests helped spread Islam throughout the region. Bakhtiar Khilji, a Turkic general, defeated Lakshman Sen of the Sena dynasty and conquered large parts of Bengal in the year 1204. The region was ruled by dynasties of Sultans and land lords Bhuiyan for the next few hundred years. By the 16th century, the Mughal Empire controlled Bengal, and Dhaka became an important provincial centre of Mughal administration.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Sixty Dome Mosque in Mosque city of Bagerhat was built in the 15th century and is the largest historical mosque in Bangladesh, as well as a World Heritage site.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">European traders arrived late in the 15th century, and their influence grew until the British East India Company gained control of Bengal following the Battle of Plassey in 1757. The bloody rebellion of 1857 – known as the Sepoy Mutiny – resulted in transfer of authority to the crown with a British viceroy running the administration. During colonial rule, famine racked the Indian subcontinent many times, including the Great Bengal famine of 1943 that claimed 3 million lives. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Between 1905 and 1911, an abortive attempt was made to divide the province of Bengal into two zones, with Dhaka being the capital of the eastern zone. When India was partitioned in 1947, Bengal was partitioned along religious lines, with the western part going to India and the eastern part (Muslims majority) joining Pakistan as a province called East Bengal (later renamed East Pakistan), with its capital at Dhaka.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprtPqMhj4XXXWShIV03Av3rjMzQwjdzZhgg206MeraqRW7ru1Mme8tkZkP3m4bA5FHmBq4GIunEBNPqwO_0rrmgq3eZ37lIQ9U6z2Ziy5Jf1bRmYwW8JI6-hWflxE3cchQuQqYiAfFuY/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprtPqMhj4XXXWShIV03Av3rjMzQwjdzZhgg206MeraqRW7ru1Mme8tkZkP3m4bA5FHmBq4GIunEBNPqwO_0rrmgq3eZ37lIQ9U6z2Ziy5Jf1bRmYwW8JI6-hWflxE3cchQuQqYiAfFuY/s200/3.JPG" width="141" /></a></div>In 1950, land reform was accomplished in East Bengal with the abolishment of the feudal zamindari system. Despite the economic and demographic weight of the east, however, Pakistan's government and military were largely dominated by the upper classes from the west. The Bengali Language Movement of 1952 was the first sign of friction between the two wings of Pakistan. Dissatisfaction with the central government over economic and cultural issues continued to rise through the next decade, during which the Awami League emerged as the political voice of the Bengali-speaking population. It agitated for autonomy in the 1960s, and in 1966, its president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Mujib), was jailed; he was released in 1969 after an unprecedented popular uprising. In 1970, a massive cyclone devastated the coast of East Pakistan, killing up to half a million people, and the central government responded poorly. The Bengali population's anger was compounded when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose Awami League won a majority in Parliament in the 1970 elections, was blocked from taking office.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">After staging compromise talks with Mujib, President Yahya Khan arrested him in the early hours of 26 March 1971, and launched Operation Searchlight, a sustained military assault on East Pakistan. Yahya's methods were extremely bloody, and the violence of the war resulted in many civilian deaths . Chief targets included intellectuals and Hindus, and about ten million refugees fled to neighbouring India. Estimates of those massacred throughout the war range from three hundred thousand to 3 million. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Before his arrest by the Pakistan Army, Sk. Mujibur Rahman formally declared the independence of Bangladesh, and directed everyone to fight till the last soldier of the Pakistan army was evicted from East Pakistan. Awami League leaders set up a government-in-exile in Calcutta, India. The exile government formally took oath at Mujib Nagar in Kustia district of East Pakistan on 17 April 1971, with Tajuddin Ahmad as the first Prime Minister.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">The Bangladesh Liberation War lasted for nine months. The Bangladesh Forces formed within 11 sectors led by General M.A.G. Osmani consisting of Bengali Regulars, and Mukti Bahini conducted a massive guerilla war against the Pakistan Forces with all out support from the Indian Armed Forces. Jointly, the Mitro Bahini achieved a decisive victory over Pakistan on 16 December 1971, with Indian Armed Forces taking over 90,000 prisoners of war.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">After its independence, Bangladesh became a parliamentary democracy, with Mujib as the Prime Minister. In the 1973 parliamentary elections, the Awami League gained an absolute majority. A nationwide famine occurred during 1973 and 1974, and in early 1975, Mujib initiated a one-party socialist rule with his newly formed BAKSAL. On 15 August 1975, Mujib and most of his family members were assassinated by mid-level military officers. A series of bloody coups and counter-coups in the following three months culminated in the ascent to power of General Ziaur Rahman, who reinstated multi-party politics, and founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Zia's rule ended when he was assassinated by elements of the military in 1981. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Bangladesh's next major ruler was General Hossain Mohammad Ershad, who gained power in a bloodless coup in 1982, and ruled until 1990, when he was forced to resign after a massive revolt of all major political parties and the public, along with pressure from western donors (which was a major shift in international policy after the fall of the Soviet Union). Since then, Bangladesh has reverted to a parliamentary democracy. Zia's widow, Khaleda Zia, led the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to parliamentary victory at the general election in 1991, and became the first female Prime Minister in Bangladeshi history. However, the Awami League, headed by Sheikh Hasina, one of Mujib's surviving daughters, won the next election in 1996. It lost again to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2001.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">On 11 January 2007, following widespread political unrest, a caretaker government was appointed to administer the next general election. The country had suffered from extensive corruption, disorder and political violence. The new caretaker government has made it a priority to root out corruption from all levels of government. To this end, many notable politicians and officials, along with large numbers of lesser officials and party members, have been arrested on corruption charges. The caretaker government held what observers described as a largely free and fair election on 29 December 2008. Awami League's Sheikh Hasina won the elections with a landslide victory and took the oath of Prime Minister on 6 January 2009. </div>SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-69820973299066064102011-02-08T18:54:00.001+06:002011-02-10T12:54:06.748+06:00Government and politics<table border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt;"><tbody>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Bangladesh is a unitary state and parliamentary democracy. Direct elections in which all citizens, aged 18 or over, can vote are held every five years for the unicameral parliament known as Jatiya Sangsad. The parliamentary building is known as the <i>Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban</i> and was designed by architect Louis Kahn. Currently the parliament has 345 members including 45 reserved seats for women, elected from single-member constituencies. The Prime Minister, as the head of government, forms the cabinet and runs the day-to-day affairs of state. While the Prime Minister is formally appointed by the President, he or she must be an MP who commands the confidence of the majority of parliament. The President is the head of state but mainly a ceremonial post elected by the parliament. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">However the President's powers are substantially expanded during the tenure of a caretaker government, which is responsible for the conduct of elections and transfer of power. The officers of the caretaker government must be non-partisan and are given three months to complete their task. This transitional arrangement is an innovation that was pioneered by Bangladesh in its 1991 election and then institutionalized in 1996 through its 13th constitutional amendment. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">The Constitution of Bangladesh was drafted in 1972 and has undergone fourteen amendments. The highest judicial body is the Supreme Court. Justices are appointed by the President. The judicial and law enforcement institutions are weak. Separation of powers, judicial from executive was finally implemented on the 1st of November, 2007. It is expected that this separation will make the judiciary stronger and impartial. Laws are loosely based on English common law, but family laws such as marriage and inheritance are based on religious scripts, and therefore differ between religious communities.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">The two major parties in Bangladesh are the Bangladesh Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). BNP is led by Khaleda Zia and has traditionally been allied with Islamist parties like Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and Islami Oikya Jot, while Sheikh Hasina's Awami League aligns with leftist and secularist parties. Hasina and Zia are bitter rivals who have dominated politics for over 15 years; each is related to one of the leaders of the independence movement. Another important player is the Jatiya Party, headed by former military dictator Ershad. The Awami League-BNP rivalry has been bitter and punctuated by protests, violence and murder. Student politics is particularly strong in Bangladesh, a legacy from the liberation movement era. Almost all parties have highly active student wings, and student leaders have been elected to the Parliament.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Two radical terrorist organizations, Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) and Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), were banned in February 2005. Several small-scale bomb attacks taking place since 1999 have been blamed on those groups, and dozens of suspected members have been detained in security operations, including the heads of those two parties in 2006. The masterminds were tried and executed. The Bangladesh government won praise from world leaders, including Western leaders, for its strong anti-terrorist stance.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">The January 22, 2007 election was postponed indefinitely and emergency law declared on January 11, 2007 as the Army backed caretaker government of Fakhruddin Ahmed aimed to prepare a new voter list and crack down on corruption. They also assisted the interim Government of Bangladesh in a drive against corruption, which resulted in Bangladesh's position in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index changed from the very bottom, where they had been for 3 years in a row, to 147th in just 1 year. A large alliance led by the Bangladesh Awami League won the December 29, 2008 poll, in a landslide victory. They got 230 seats among 300 seats in the parliament. </div>SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-49798495532972367572011-02-08T18:51:00.001+06:002011-02-10T12:56:13.307+06:00Foreign policy and military<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibyA8PbxkhesDHW5zzxoMLzqU0HWgF5ZlckA01JWeKohsw2fyoDbk_ijpKQAkeH0oHuLBy9DL0FmWXWA736ZkcGEXR1hF-_yFJT62yDuEl4mKONPy9NZD5KHsxOxfw7F4Z-W2troWFB4/s1600/5+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibyA8PbxkhesDHW5zzxoMLzqU0HWgF5ZlckA01JWeKohsw2fyoDbk_ijpKQAkeH0oHuLBy9DL0FmWXWA736ZkcGEXR1hF-_yFJT62yDuEl4mKONPy9NZD5KHsxOxfw7F4Z-W2troWFB4/s200/5+copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Bangladesh pursues a moderate foreign policy that places heavy reliance on multinational diplomacy, especially at the United Nations. In 1974 Bangladesh joined both the Commonwealth of Nations and the United Nations and has since been elected to serve two terms on the Security Council in 1978–1979 and 2000–2001. In the 1980s, Bangladesh played a lead role in founding the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in order to expand relations with other South Asian states. Since the founding of SAARC 1985, a Bangladeshi has held the post of Secretary General on two occasions.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Bangladesh's most important and complex foreign relationships are with India. These relationships are informed by historical and cultural ties and form an important part of the domestic political discourse. Bangladesh's relationship with India began on a positive note because of India's assistance in the independence war and reconstruction. Throughout the years, relations between both countries have fluctuated for a number of reasons.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">A major source of tension between Bangladesh and India is the Farakka Dam. In 1975, India constructed a dam on the Ganges River 11 miles (18 km) from the Bangladeshi border. Bangladesh alleges that the dam diverts much needed water from Bangladesh and adds a man-made disaster to the country already plagued by natural disasters. The dam also has terrible ecological consequences. On the other hand, India has voiced concerns about anti-Indian separatists and Islamic militants allegedly being harbored across their 2,500-mile (4,000 km) border, as well as the flow of illegal migrants, and is building a fence along most of it. But at the 2007 SAARC meeting both nations pledged to work cooperatively on security, economic and border issues. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">The current strength of the army is around 200,000 including reservists, the air force 22,000, and navy 14,950. In addition to traditional defense roles, the military has been called on to provide support to civil authorities for disaster relief and internal security during periods of political unrest. Bangladesh is not currently active in any ongoing war, but it did contribute 2,300 troops to the coalition that fought in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and Bangladesh is consistently a top contributor to UN peacekeeping forces around the world. As of May 2007, Bangladesh had major deployments in Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sudan, Timor-Leste and Côte d'Ivoire. Presently Bangladesh is the largest troop contributor country to the UN. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Bangladesh enjoys relatively warm ties with the People's Republic of China which has, particularly in the past decade, increased economic cooperation with the South Asian nation. Between 2006 and 2007, trade between the two nations rose by 28.5% and there have been agreements to grant various Bangladeshi commodities tariff-free access to the Chinese market. Cooperation between the Military of Bangladesh and the People's Liberation Army is also increasing, with joint military agreements signed and Bangladesh procuring Chinese arms which range from small arms to large naval surface combatants such as the Chinese Type 053H1 Missile Frigate.</div>SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-81686547534724649152011-02-08T18:50:00.000+06:002011-02-08T18:50:36.442+06:00Constitution<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">4 November 1972, effective 16 December 1972, suspended following coup of 24 March 1982, restored 10 November 1986, amended many times. </span><br />
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<tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <b><i>As per Constitution: Part III</i></b><o:p></o:p><br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Equality before law.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Discrimination on grounds of religion, etc.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Equality of opportunity in public employment.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Prohibition of foreign titles, etc.<br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Right to protection of law.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Protection of right to life and personal liberty.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Safeguards as to arrest and detention.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Prohibition of forced labour.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Protection in respect of trial and punishment.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Freedom of movement.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Freedom of assembly.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Freedom of association.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Freedom of thought and conscience, and of speech.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Freedom of profession or occupation.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Freedom of religion.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Rights to property.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Protection of home and correspondence.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Enforcement of fundamental rights.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Modification of rights in respect of disciplinary.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Power to provide indemnity.<o:p></o:p></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Promotion of local Government institutions.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Participation of women in national life.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Democracy and human rights.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Principles of ownership.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Emancipation of peasants and workers.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Provision of basic necessities.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Rural development and agricultural revolution.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Free and compulsory education.<o:p></o:p></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Duties of citizens and of public servants.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Separation of Judiciary from the executive.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">National Culture.<o:p></o:p></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">Promotion of international peace, security and solidarity.<span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</tbody></table><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[endif]-->SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-45867942150774557282011-02-08T18:49:00.001+06:002011-02-10T12:59:29.974+06:00Divisions, districts and upazilas<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3bSR9pdIGQ5UnSmEwULK3W5LXZ1eEE7MHH2AdgdEwxzScRPQ-HzxVxDRf3yUgH3JLhHeJSOXSJP5F2PocV4C2OQD4cY__R6tyk3wmdSiaq2LME0pz8mI48CBgOwPqM4SMWLxVvIm5f4/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3bSR9pdIGQ5UnSmEwULK3W5LXZ1eEE7MHH2AdgdEwxzScRPQ-HzxVxDRf3yUgH3JLhHeJSOXSJP5F2PocV4C2OQD4cY__R6tyk3wmdSiaq2LME0pz8mI48CBgOwPqM4SMWLxVvIm5f4/s200/6.JPG" width="148" /></a></div>Bangladesh is divided into seven administrative divisions, each named after their respective divisional headquarters: Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, and Rangpur.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Divisions are subdivided into districts (<i>zila</i>). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh, each further subdivided into <i>upazila</i> (subdistricts) or <i>thana</i>. The area within each police station, except for those in metropolitan areas, is divided into several <i>unions</i>, with each union consisting of multiple villages. In the metropolitan areas, police stations are divided into wards, which are further divided into <i>mahallas</i>. There are no elected officials at the divisional, district or upazila levels, and the administration is composed only of government officials. Direct elections are held for each union (or ward), electing a chairperson and a number of members. In 1997, a parliamentary act was passed to reserve three seats (out of twelve) in every union for female candidates. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. Other major cities include Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal, Bogra, Comilla, Mymensingh and Rangpur. These cities have mayoral elections, while other municipalities elect a chairperson. Mayors and chairpersons are elected for a span of five years.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Chittagong</div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">2,579,107</div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">3,858,093</div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Khulna</div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">855,650</div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">1,588,425</div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Narayanganj</div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">800,000</div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">1,500,000</div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Rajshahi</div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">472,775</div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">775,496</div></td> </tr>
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<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Barisal</div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">210,374</div></td> <td style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> </tr>
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</tbody></table>SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-15532292827976902452011-02-08T18:48:00.001+06:002011-02-10T13:00:24.243+06:00Geography and climate<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxUxVSi4zC4dXiFAUzL008ijqFMVwlsfL6O-BtBunRYiBS6JPSCBPlHunTfhyapxepyu7_okkTOq9JFRBG2bfLhK1_FSCcpCSOrdjnzO4X69oWDPyPtXI6bQMwXnzqLlix0IW1aB12Ys/s1600/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxUxVSi4zC4dXiFAUzL008ijqFMVwlsfL6O-BtBunRYiBS6JPSCBPlHunTfhyapxepyu7_okkTOq9JFRBG2bfLhK1_FSCcpCSOrdjnzO4X69oWDPyPtXI6bQMwXnzqLlix0IW1aB12Ys/s200/7.JPG" width="182" /></a></div>Bangladesh lies between latitudes 20° and 27°N, and longitudes 88° and 93°E.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Bangladesh is in the low-lying Ganges–Brahmaputra River Delta or Ganges Delta. This delta is formed by the confluence of the Ganges (local name Padma or <i>Pôdda</i>), Brahmaputra (Jamuna or <i>Jomuna</i> also known as "Yamuna"), and Meghna rivers and their respective tributaries. The Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal. The alluvial soil deposited by these rivers has created some of the most fertile plains in the world. Bangladesh has 57 trans-boundary rivers, making water issues politically complicated to resolve – in most cases as the lower riparian state to India. Most parts of Bangladesh are less than 12 m (39.4 ft) above the sea level, and it is believed that about 10% of the land would be flooded if the sea level were to rise by 1 m (3.28 ft).</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">In south east Bangladesh experiments have been done since the sixties to 'build with nature'. By implementing cross dams, the natural accretion of silt has created new land. With Dutch funding, the Bangladeshi government began to help develop this new land in the late 1970s. The effort has since become a multiagency operation building roads, culverts, embankments, cyclone shelters, toilets and ponds, as well as distributing land to settlers. By fall 2010, the program will have allotted some 27,000 acres (10,927 ha) to 21,000 families. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">The highest point in Bangladesh is in Mowdok range at 1,052 m (3,451 ft) in the Chittagong Hill Tracts to the southeast of the country. Cox's Bazar, south of the city of Chittagong, has a beach that stretches uninterrupted over 120 kilometres (75 mi).</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Straddling the Tropic of Cancer, Bangladeshi climate is tropical with a mild winter from October to March, a hot, humid summer from March to June. A warm and humid monsoon season lasts from June to October and supplies most of the country's rainfall. Natural calamities, such as floods, tropical cyclones, tornadoes, and tidal bores occur almost every year, combined with the effects of deforestation, soil degradation and erosion. The cyclones of 1970 and 1991 were particularly devastating. A cyclone that struck Bangladesh in 1991 killed some 140,000 people.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">In September 1998, Bangladesh saw the most severe flooding in modern world history. As the Brahmaputra, the Ganges and Meghna spilt over and swallowed 300,000 houses, 9,700 kilometres (6,027 mi) of road and 2,700 kilometres (1,678 mi) of embankment 1,000 people were killed and 30 million more were made homeless with 135,000 cattle killed, 50 square kilometres (19.3 sq mi) of land destroyed and 11,000 kilometres (6,835 mi) of roads damaged or destroyed. Two-thirds of the country was underwater. There were several reasons for the severity of the flooding. Firstly, there were unusually high monsoon rains. Secondly, the Himalayas shed off an equally unusually high amount of melt water that year. Thirdly, trees that usually would have intercept rain water had been cut down for firewood or to make space for animals. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Bangladesh is now widely recognized to be one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. Natural hazards that come from increased rainfall, rising sea levels, and tropical cyclones are expected to increase as climate change, each seriously affecting agriculture, water & food security, human health and shelter. It is believed that in the coming decades the rising sea level alone will create more than 20 million climate refugees. Bangladeshi water is contaminated with arsenic frequently because of the high arsenic contents in the soil. Up to 77 million people are exposed to toxic arsenic from drinking water. Bangladesh is among the countries most prone to natural floods, tornados and cyclones. </div>SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-22416265316820927392011-02-08T18:46:00.001+06:002011-02-10T13:06:07.984+06:00Demographics<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViFIIisMhEoxd3wdBsXPBAq7N_ZZD-4kFyakCSLmyxlsV3fW_uExkj_EZq4ynXk4N7zWpj8JsMGHdNtVUgBcylbJ8nXTG2ysxxLlbJw9WgbmF39bA8Gpa4CZHxD8VH3dx0oFbzTQqN8U/s1600/12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViFIIisMhEoxd3wdBsXPBAq7N_ZZD-4kFyakCSLmyxlsV3fW_uExkj_EZq4ynXk4N7zWpj8JsMGHdNtVUgBcylbJ8nXTG2ysxxLlbJw9WgbmF39bA8Gpa4CZHxD8VH3dx0oFbzTQqN8U/s200/12.JPG" width="175" /></a></div>Recent (2007–2010) estimates of Bangladesh's population range from 150 to 164 million and it is the 8th most populous nation in the world. In 1951, the population was 44 million. It is also the most densely populated large country in the world, and it ranks 11th in population density, when very small countries and city-states are included. A striking contrast is offered by Russia which has a slightly smaller population spread over a land area that is 120 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh's population growth was among the highest in the world in the 1960s and 1970s, when the country swelled from 50 to 90 million. With the promotion of birth control in the 1980s, the growth rate has slowed. The population is relatively young, with 60% being 25 or younger and<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">The overwhelming majority of Bangladeshis are ethnic Bengalis, comprising 98% of the population. The remainder are mostly Biharis and indigenous tribal groups. There is also a small but growing population of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar around Cox's Bazaar, which Bangladesh seeks to repatriate to Myanmar. The indigenous tribal peoples are concentrated in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in the southeast. There are thirteen tribal groups located in this region, the largest being the Chakma. The Hill Tracts region has been a source of unrest and separatism since and before the inception of Bangladesh. Outside the Hill Tracts, the largest tribal groups are the Santhals and Garos (Achiks), while smaller groups include the Kaibartta, Meitei, Mundas, Oraons, and Zomi.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Nearly all Bangladeshis speak Bangla as their mother tongue and it is the official language. It is an Indo-Aryan language of Sanskrit origin with its own script. English is used as a second language among the middle and upper classes. English is also widely used in higher education and the legal system. Historically, laws were written in English and translated into Bengali until 1987 when the procedure was reversed. The Bihari population speaks Urdu, which was also the language associated with the government prior to separation from Pakistan.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Health and education levels remain relatively low, although they have improved recently as poverty levels have decreased. Most Bangladeshis continue to live on subsistence farming in rural villages. Health problems abound, springing from poor water quality and prevalence of infectious diseases. The water crisis is acute, with widespread bacterial contamination of surface water and arsenic contamination of groundwater. Common diseases include malaria, leptospirosis and dengue. The literacy rate in Bangladesh rose to 53.5% in 2007. There is gender disparity, though, as literacy rates are 50% among men and 31% among women, according to a 2004 UNICEF estimate. Among the most successful literacy programs are the <i>Food for education</i> (FFE) introduced in 1993, and a stipend program for women at the primary and secondary levels. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">The main religion practiced in Bangladesh is Islam (89.7%), but a significant percentage of the population adheres to Hinduism (9.2%).The majority of Muslims are Sunni. There is a small Shia and an even smaller Ahmadiyya community. Ethnic Biharis are predominantly Shia Muslims. Sufi influences in the region go back many centuries. Other religious groups include Buddhists (0.7%, mostly Theravada), Christians (0.3%, mostly of the Roman Catholic denomination), and Animists (0.1%). Bangladesh has the fourth largest Muslim population after Indonesia, Pakistan, and India, with over 130 million. Bangladesh was founded as a secular state, but Islam was briefly made the state religion, before returning by decree of the High Court to the principles of its 1972 constitution. The High Court also strengthened its stance against punishments by Islamic edict (fatwa), following complaints of brutal sentences carried out against women by extra-legal village courts. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-64401080281732228472011-02-08T18:45:00.002+06:002011-02-10T13:04:31.689+06:00Economy<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zQmrOiPdJhpRyue9KZtALB_7tRG79SXSeT2XDm1QTMtqk2AqWhdfpE6ml-cQ8Exbqg8V_r2S3icGOQmdyCm-uGBCQ6Fw6n64a96Maud1B6j0q9PCNSxw_NS6uLkaGGB8pa5cMBD-eNE/s1600/9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zQmrOiPdJhpRyue9KZtALB_7tRG79SXSeT2XDm1QTMtqk2AqWhdfpE6ml-cQ8Exbqg8V_r2S3icGOQmdyCm-uGBCQ6Fw6n64a96Maud1B6j0q9PCNSxw_NS6uLkaGGB8pa5cMBD-eNE/s200/9.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>At April 2010, USA - based ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) awarded Bangladesh a BB- for a long term in credit rating which is below India and well over Pakistan and Sri Lanka in South Asia. And, despite continuous domestic and international efforts to improve economic and demographic prospects, Bangladesh remains a developing nation. However, Bangladesh gradually decreased its dependency on foreign grant and loan from 85% (On 1988) to 2% (On 2010) for its annual development budget. Its per capita income in 2010 was US$641 compared to the world average of $8,985. But, if purchasing power parity (PPP) is taken into account, Bangladesh's economy is the 44th largest in the world at US$257 billion according to the IMF.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Jute was once the economic engine of the country. Its share of the world export market peaked in the Second World War and the late 1940s at 80%and even in the early 1970s accounted for 70% of its export earnings. However, polypropylene products began to substitute for jute products worldwide and the jute industry started to decline. Bangladesh grows very significant quantities of rice, tea, potato, mango, onion and mustard. According to FAOSTAT, Bangladesh is one of world's largest producers of: Rice (4th), Potato (11th), Mango (9th), Pineapple (16th), Fruit, Tropical (5th), Onion (16th), Banana (17th), Jute (2nd), Tea (11th).</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Although two-thirds of Bangladeshis are farmers, more than three quarters of Bangladesh’s export earnings come from the garment industry, which began attracting foreign investors in the 1980s due to cheap labour and low conversion cost. In 2009-10 fiscal year the industry exported US$ 12.6 billion worth of products where in 2002 the exported amount was US$ 5 billion. Recently Bangladesh has been ranked as the 4thlargest-clothing exporter by the WTO (The World Trade Organization). The industry now employs more than 3 million workers, 90% of whom are women. A large part of foreign currency earnings also comes from the remittances sent by expatriates living in other countries.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdLj_gp3oUGiEX-HuEpqFT6sQO52XrhjAqYelImlVGbpTwBOtPbRQ6FLxcEVCDk8dSuy_5MPlVPKl8wduGhowfrz7iFDH_HgUcAhG7s_wv37_sJcQOc6W8UR6BMu4wUPfF0wGbCSTaI0/s1600/11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdLj_gp3oUGiEX-HuEpqFT6sQO52XrhjAqYelImlVGbpTwBOtPbRQ6FLxcEVCDk8dSuy_5MPlVPKl8wduGhowfrz7iFDH_HgUcAhG7s_wv37_sJcQOc6W8UR6BMu4wUPfF0wGbCSTaI0/s1600/11.JPG" /></a></div>Obstacles to growth include frequent cyclones and floods, inefficient state-owned enterprises, mismanaged port facilities, a growth in the labour force that has outpaced jobs, inefficient use of energy resources (such as natural gas), insufficient power supplies, slow implementation of economic reforms, political infighting and corruption. According to the World Bank, "among Bangladesh’s most significant obstacles to growth are poor governance and weak public institutions." Despite these hurdles, the country has achieved an average annual growth rate of 5% since 1990, according to the World Bank.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Bangladesh has seen expansion of its middle class (world's Fifty Forth largest, just below of Singapore & Vietnam), and its consumer industry has also grown. In December 2005, four years after its report on the emerging "BRIC" economies (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), Goldman Sachs named Bangladesh one of the "Next Eleven",along with Egypt, Indonesia, Vietnam and seven other countries.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Bangladesh has seen a dramatic increase in foreign direct investment. A number of multinational corporations and local big business houses such as Beximco, Square, Akij Group, Ispahani, Navana Group, Transcom Group, Habib Group, KDS Group, Dragon Group and multinationals such as Unocal Corporation and Chevron, have made major investments, with the natural gas sector being a priority. In December 2005, the Central Bank of Bangladesh projected GDP growth around 6.5%.In order to enhance economic growth, the government set up several export processing zones to attract foreign investment. These are managed by the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">One significant contributor to the development of the economy has been the widespread propagation of microcredit by Muhammad Yunus (awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2006) through the Grameen Bank. By the late 1990s, Grameen Bank had 2.3 million members, along with 2.5 million members of other similar organisations. </div>SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-90231757024299753822011-02-08T18:43:00.002+06:002011-02-10T13:07:59.414+06:00Flora and fauna<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTmqQHHBuhCa7bJxfV0g6pXLgvDhBIayDJ_iX65TTuS7DzCv2H0EGbkSnxhcw79g0nwA9i1S9eU8LiE1LYFbi4oIzNgUMz_dSjOwDm_kzHre8RZ3MPfzRHbkzNtnrjA8BXLHI0-eYBfU/s1600/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTmqQHHBuhCa7bJxfV0g6pXLgvDhBIayDJ_iX65TTuS7DzCv2H0EGbkSnxhcw79g0nwA9i1S9eU8LiE1LYFbi4oIzNgUMz_dSjOwDm_kzHre8RZ3MPfzRHbkzNtnrjA8BXLHI0-eYBfU/s1600/8.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">A major part of the coastline comprises a marshy jungle, the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world and home to diverse flora and fauna, including the Royal Bengal Tiger. In 1997, this region was declared endangered. The Magpie Robin is the National Bird of Bangladesh and it is common and known as the <i>Doyel</i> or <i>Doel</i> (Bengali: </span><span lang="BN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">দোয়েল</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">). It is a widely used symbol in Bangladesh, appearing on currency notes and a landmark in the city of Dhaka is named as the <i>Doyel Chatwar</i> (meaning: Doyel Square).The national flower of the country is water lily, which is known as <i>Shapla</i>. The national fruit is jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) , which in Bengali is known as <i>Kathal</i>. In late 2010, the Bangladeshi government selected the Mango tree as the national tree. </span></div>SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-1788281267799339752011-02-08T18:42:00.000+06:002011-02-08T19:07:57.633+06:00Education<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">The educational system in Bangladesh is three-tiered and highly subsidized. The government of Bangladesh operates many schools in the primary, secondary, and higher secondary levels. It also subsidizes parts of the funding for many private schools. In the tertiary education sector, the government also funds more than 15 state universities through the University Grants Commission.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Primary (from grades 1 to 5), Secondary (from grades 6 to 10), Higher Secondary (from grades 11 to 12) and tertiary. The five years of lower secondary education concludes with a Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination. Students who pass this examination proceed to two years of Higher Secondary or intermediate training, which culminate in a Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Examination. Education is mainly offered in Bangla, but English is also commonly taught and used. A large number of Muslim families send their children to attend part-time courses or even to pursue full-time religious education, which is imparted in Bangla and Arabic in madrasahs. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Bangladesh conforms fully to the Education For All (EFA) objectives, the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and international declarations. Article 17 of the Bangladesh Constitution provides that all children between the ages of six and ten years receive a basic education free of charge.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Universities in Bangladesh are mainly categorized into three different types Public university (government owned and subsidized), Private University (private sector owned universities), and International University (operated and funded by international organizations )</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Bangladesh has 30 public universities where National University is the Largest one and University of Dhaka, established in 1921, is the oldest university of the country. Bangladeshi universities are affiliated with the University Grants Commission (UGC), a commission created according to the Presidential Order (P.O. No 10 of 1973) of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. </div><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"></span>SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404568581411525976.post-28305725841006075632011-02-08T18:41:00.000+06:002011-02-08T19:08:15.367+06:00Sports<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Cricket enjoys a passionate following in Bangladesh and it is the most popular sport followed by football (soccer). The national cricket team participated in their first World Cup in 1999, and the following year was granted elite Test cricket status. But they have struggled to date, recording only three Test match victories,one against Zimbabwe in 2005 and the other two in a series win of 2-0 against the West Indies in 2009. In July, 2010, they celebrated their first ever win over England in any form of match. Later in 2010,they managed to whitewash New Zealand for the first time in history. In 2011, Bangladesh is going to host the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 jointly with India and Sri Lanka.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">In Asiad 2010 in Guangzhou they defeated Afghanistan to claim Gold Medal in the first ever cricket tournament held in Asian Games.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Hadudu (Kabaddi) is the national sport of Bangladesh. Other popular sports include field hockey, tennis, badminton, handball, volleyball, chess, shooting, angling and carrom. The Bangladesh Sports Control Board regulates twenty-nine different sporting fedesrations.</div>SAIFUL ISLAM ( RONY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11819547215042633330noreply@blogger.com1