Bangladesh

MD Nadim Zobaer
Daffodil International
University

Overview
*National Geographic Factors
-Location/Climate (Map)
-Demographics
*Age Structure
*Infrastructure
* Natural Resources
* Human Influences

Overview
* Agriculture
* Economy
- GDP
- Import/Export
- Sectors
* History and Perspective

Overview
* The Prospective Future of Bangladesh
-Short Term prospects
-Long term prospects

Map of Bangladesh

Climate
Tropical Climate
Mild winters ( Oct. to
March)
Hot, humid summers
( March to June)
Humid rainy monsoons
( June to October)

Demographics
Population

162,221,000 (2009 estimate)

Birth rate 24.68 births/ 1,000 population
(2009 est.)
Death rate 9.23 deaths/1,000 population
(2009 est.)
Population growth rate 1.292% (2009 est.)
Population density 1,099.3/
Area total 147,570

Age Structure

Division of Age
0-14
years
15-64
years
65 years
and over

General Statistics

Religion
9.2
%

89.7%

Religious breakdown in
Bangladesh

Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Animism

Infrastructure
Waterways: 8370 km
Railways: 2,768 km
Roadways: 239,226 km

Natural Resources

Natural gas
Arable land
Timber
Coal

Human
Influence
*Humans are primarily
responsible for the
deforestation of
Bangladesh

Agriculture
Main products include: rice,
tea, wheat sugarcane,
potatoes, tobacco,
oilseeds, spices, fruits,
beef and milk.

Economy
GDP: 242.2 billion
GDP per capita: 1,600$ per
capita
Unemployment rate: 2.5%
Import: 2o.22 billion $ ( 2009)
Machinery, equipment,
chemicals, iron and steel,
textiles, foodstuffs, petroleum
products and cement. Trade
partners include China and India
Export: 15.91 billion $ (2009)
Garmets, frozen fish and seafood,
and leather. Trade partners
include USA and Germany.

GDP constant prices

Bangladesh GDP
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

Bangladesh GDP

Sectors

Sector Analysis
25%
45%

30%

Primary
[Agriculture]
Secondary
[Industry]
Teritary [ Service]

The Flag of
Bangladesh
Adopted on January
13th, 1972
Green background
Red Circle

History of
Independenc
e
-March 25th, 1971
Bangladesh made first
unofficial declaration of
independence
( declaration made by
M.A. Hannan)
- Official declaration of
independence made by
Major Zia on March
26th, 1971

( Major

Perspectives
Since 1971 there has been political instability which
hinders the development of the Bangladeshi national
economy.
Inflation remains low and is under control
In 1998 floods devastated Bangladesh and they
made a strong economic recover and the annual
growth rate went from 5% to 6% which may continue.
This increase in annual growth rate may ease
poverty, low standards of living, underemployment
and unemployment problems.

Perspectives
The government must give their attention to
economic situations.
If a global recession occurs or the global
competition interrupts Bangladesh it is
highly possible that Bangladesh will go into a
recession and political instability will
intensify.

Long Term Perspectives

Bangladesh needs to remain internationally
competitive
Potentially affected by regional instability
Environmental Issues

Conclusion

Bangladesh is indeed a developing country because

High birth rate and high population growth
Extremely high population density
Majority of people in the active class with just a few in
the sedentary class
Poor infrastructure
Little natural resources
More imports than exports
Substantially below average GDP / capita
More individuals working in the primary sector

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The End

Sources
Information

Virtual Bangladesh. Virtual Bangladesh. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2010.

<http://www.virtualbangladesh.com>.
Central Intelligence Agency. CIA - The World Factbook. US Goverment, n.d. Web.
2
Feb. 2010. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
geos/bg.html>.

Images
Deforestation. 3 Apr. 2005. Personal photograph by author. Wend Magazine.
N.p.,
5 May 2005. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. <www.wendmag.com/.../2009/12/
deforestation-2.jpg>.