population_census_year = 2001 population_density = 985 population_densitymi² = 2,551 population_density_rank = 11th GDP_PPP_year = 2005 GDP_PPP = $305.6 billion GDP_PPP_rank = 31st GDP_PPP_per_capita = $2,011 GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 143rd HDI_year = 2003 HDI = 0.520 HDI_rank = 139th HDI_category = medium sovereignty_type = Independence sovereignty_note = From Pakistan established_event1 = Declared established_event2 = Victory Day established_date1 =March 26 1971 established_date2 = December 16 1971 currency = Taka currency_code = BDT time_zone = BDT utc_offset = +6 time_zone_DST = not observed utc_offset_DST = +6 cctld = .bd calling_code = 880 - SubCodes nationality = Bangladeshi }} Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is surrounded by India on all sides except for a small border with Myanmar to the far southeast and the Bay of Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" and is written as বাংলাদেশ and pronounced in the official Bengali language.

The borders of Bangladesh were set by the Partition of India in 1947, when it became the eastern wing of Pakistan (East Pakistan), separated from the western wing by 1,600 km (1,000 miles). Despite their common religion of Islam, the ethnic and linguistic gulf between the two wings, compounded by an apathetic government based in West Pakistan, resulted in the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 after a bloody war, in which it was supported by India. The years following independence have been marked by political turmoil, with thirteen different heads of government, and at least four military coups.

The population of Bangladesh ranks eighth in the world, but its area of approximately 144,000 km² is ranked ninety-fourth, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world. It is the third largest Muslim-majority nation, but has a slightly smaller Muslim population than the Muslim minority in India. Geographically dominated by the fertile Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the country has annual monsoon floods, and cyclones are frequent. Bangladesh is one of the founding members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), BIMSTEC, and a member of the OIC and the D-8.

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88.5 FM @ 6p TSA workers unite! Tampa City Council OKs Redner's brewpub, foreclosure registry;From Copenhagen will temps rise 3C? Bangladesh
wmnfnews (wmnfnews) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:38:53 -0000
88.5 FM @ 6p TSA workers unite! Tampa City Council OKs Redner's brewpub, foreclosure registry;From Copenhagen will temps rise 3C? Bangladesh
Bangladesh tests new rice strains http://su.pr/1guFbi - gud news, tho farmers shud also consider higher value off-season cash crops
philipb4 (philipb4) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:33:19 -0000
Bangladesh tests new rice strains http://su.pr/1guFbi - gud news, tho farmers shud also consider higher value off-season cash crops
Oasis Global is currently in 10 countries: Bangladesh, Belgium, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, S. Africa, Uganda, UK, USA and Zimbabwe.
OasisUSA (Oasis USA) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:30:06 -0000
Oasis Global is currently in 10 countries: Bangladesh, Belgium, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, S. Africa, Uganda, UK, USA and Zimbabwe.
First World sabotage of Copenhagen - US GHG per capita 30 times that of Bangladesh http://bellaciao.org/en/spip.php?article19426
300ppmCO2 (Gideon Polya) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:22:13 -0000
First World sabotage of Copenhagen - US GHG per capita 30 times that of Bangladesh http://bellaciao.org/en/spip.php?article19426
First World sabotage of Copenhagen - Australia's GHG per capita 60 times that of Bangladesh http://bellaciao.org/en/spip.php?article19426
300ppmCO2 (Gideon Polya) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:19:25 -0000
First World sabotage of Copenhagen - Australia's GHG per capita 60 times that of Bangladesh http://bellaciao.org/en/spip.php?article19426
HUGE news: I've got a new job so I'll be working in Bangladesh this spring!! It's amazing and all I've ever dreamed of!
JennieSjoberg (Jennie Sjöberg) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:02:20 -0000
HUGE news: I've got a new job so I'll be working in Bangladesh this spring!! It's amazing and all I've ever dreamed of!

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