About Bengladesh

Bangladesh-Fast Facts
Official Name :
The People's Republic of Bangladesh

Geographical Location :
Latitude between 20o34' and 26o38' North
Longitude between 88o01' and 92o41' East

Area :
147,570 sq. km.

Boundaries :
North - India (West Bengal and Meghalaya), West - India (West Bengal) East - India (Tripura and Assam) and Myanmar, South-Bay of Bengal.

Capital City :
Dhaka

Other Major Cities :
Chittagong, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Barisal

Standard Time :
GMT +6 Hours
Climate Variation :
Winter 11o C - 20o C (October - February)
Summer 21o C - 38o C (March - September)

Rainfall :
1100 mm to 3400mm (June - August)

Humidity :
Highest 99% (July)
Lowest 36% (December & January)

Population :
145 million

Literacy Rate : 60%

Language :
Bangla (national language). Spoken by 95%, other dialects 5%, English is widely understood and spoken.

Principal Crops :
Rice, Jute, Tea, Wheat, Sugarcane, Pulses, Mustard, Potato, Vegetables.

Principal Rivers :
Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Surma, Brahmaputra, Karnaphuli, Teesta, Sitalakhya, Rupsha, Madhumati, Gorai, Mahananda etc.

Principal Industries :
Garments, Tea, Ceramics, Cement, Leather, Jute, Textiles, Electric and Electronics, Medicine, Fishing.

Principal Exports :
Garments, Knitwear, Frozen Shrimps, Tea, Leather and Leather products, Jute and Jute products, Ceramics etc.

Principal Imports :
Wheat, Fertilizer, Petroleum goods, Cotton, Edible Oil etc.

Electricity :
220 Volts AC in all cities and towns

Currency :
Taka, having 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 in notes and 5,2,1 in coins.
Exchange Rate : US$ 1 = Taka 68.00
Exchange Rate : 1€ =  Taka 108.52

Religion :
Muslims - 86.6%, Hindus - 12.1%, Buddhists - 0.6%, Christians 0.4% and others 0.3%.

Government :
Parliamentary form of Government President is the head of the state while the government elected by the people is headed by the Prime Minster.

Business Hours :
Government Office Hours: 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. Saturday-Thursday, Friday closed. Some Private business houses work on Fridays.

Best Tourist Season :
October to March.

Officials and Government :
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