Traditions and Culture Come to

History Arranged marriages are very common in

Bangladesh. There is a tradition of oral Bangladesh
In 2500 BC, Mauryan, literature. Rabindranath Tagore is a By: Lauren Angus
the Gupta, and the literary figure in Bangladesh. He won the
Aryans invaded the Indus Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.
Valley Civilization, in Dancing and music are a big part of the
which they controlled the
culture. Folk dances are a long tradition
land of Bangladesh. They
as well. This tradition includes fancy
ruled the territory until
the British took control. costumes and dancers acting out Bengali
The British rule ended in myths legends and stories.
1947 which brought
partition or division of
the British India. The two
counties that separated
were India and Pakistan.
In 1971, a civil war broke
out in Pakistan resulting
in East Pakistan Bangladesh Flag
becoming Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has a female Textiles Made in Bangladesh
prime minister which is
very uncommon in the
Muslim world. The
current prime minister is
Sheikh Hasina, and she
has been prime minister
since 2009.

Nature
Most Bangladesh farmers grow crops
in traditional ways. This way is not
as productive as modern ways but
farmers still follow the traditional
ways. Bangladesh is greatly affected
by the monsoons and cyclones that
come each season. The cyclone of
1970 was the 20th centuries worst
tropical storm. As a result, creatively
designed homes were built to outlast
tropical storms. Bangladesh has
moist delta lands because of the
monsoons and cyclones. It is land
filled with water that has fertile soil.
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Industry Jute
Most factories in Bangladesh are fairly Jute as a plant:
small. The biggest industry in
Bangladesh is the textile industry. It
provides a helpful source of revenue
and employment for the Bangladesh
people. Bangladesh exports cotton and
jute. Jute is a plant used in creating
rope, carpets, and sacks. A helpful way
to get a business started in
Bangladesh is microcredit. This makes
loans available to entrepreneurs who
can’t afford to start a business on their
own at the moment. Smaller Jute fibers:
businesses team up to get loans and
have a joint effort in paying the loan
back. This program was started in
Bangladesh and has helped many
businesses grow in South Asia. This
has also raised the living standards for
business.
Jute woven into a bag: