Paulina M. Gloria Z. Hiram T.

BANGLADESH
Basic Information

Capital: Dhaka
Population: 15 millions
Major cities: Chittagong 2.8 millions, Khulna
1.4 millions and Rajshahi 878,000

Bangladesh is often associated with

flooding, cyclones and famine.

Independence from Pakistan in 1971.

Today , low-lying is among the most
vulnerable countries to the thrat of rising
sea-levels due to global warning
Government
People’s republic is a panliamentary
democracy, with the president chief of
state, and prime minister ashead of
government.

The president is elected to a 5 year term, the

unicamera parliament is called the JATIYA
SANGSAD. It’s 300 members also serve 5
year terms
Population

Bangladesh is home to aproximately

168,958,000 people (2015 estimate), the 8
highest population in the world.

3,000 per square mile, also is experiencing

net out migration.
Birishiri, Netrokhana
Language

The official language of Bangladesh is

Bangla, also known as “Bengali”, English is
also used in urban areas.

Bangla=Indo-Aryan language descended

form Sanskrit.
Religion
The predominant religion is Islam, with 88.3%
of the population.

Among Bangladeshi Muslims, 96% are Sunni,

over 3% are Shi’a, and a fraction of 1%
Ahmadiyyas.
Religion

Sunni
Shi'a
Ahmadiyyas
Climate

Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon

climate. There are 6 seasons in the year:
winter (Dec-Jan), Spring (Feb-Mar), Summer
(Apr-May), Monsoon (Jun-July), Autumn
(Aug-Sep), and Late Autumn (Oct-Nov).

The annual rainfall varies from 160cm to

200cm in the West, 200-400cm in the
Southeast, and 250-400cm in Northest.
Geography

Is blessed with the deep, rich, and fertile soil.

Gift from the three major rivers that from the

deltaic plain upon which it sits.

The Ganches, Brahmaputra and Meghna

rivers all wend their way down from the
Himalayas, carrying nutrients to replenish
Bangladesh’s fields.
Way Of Life
As most of the houses have no running
water in rural areas, a major part of life
centers around the river. People wash
themselves as well as their clothes in the river
or the pond. From the car, you see
sometimes women, completely covered in
a sari, get into the water, and then suddenly
you see a head and a floating sari.
The wash is done in the river and, as can be
seen from the picture, is left out to dry on
the side. Many people get their water from
pump, but they are often not close to the
house and as washing takes a lot of water, it
is much easier to carry your clothes to the
water than to carry many buckets of water
towards your clothes.