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Bay
of Bengal
Geographical Position
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Area & area comparative
Total area of Bangladesh is 147,570 sq km. Mostly flat
alluvial plain; hilly in southeast.
Bangladesh
Shaanxi, China
National Symbols
Hilsha Fish
Royal Bengal Tiger
Magpie Robin
Jackfruit
Water Lily
Language
• Bengali is the official language of Bangladesh. It is also spoken in
West Bengal of India. Bangladeshis protected Bengali from the
clutches of Pakistani oppressors in 1952 by preventing Urdu from
being the state language of East Pakistan where a vast majority of
people spoke in Bengali. Bangladeshis had to sacrifice lives for their
mother tongue on 21st February, 1952. 21st February being
declared International Mother Language Day by UNESCO,
Bengali reached the peak of maturity.
1. Barisal
2. Chittagong
3. Dhaka
4. Khulna
5. Rajshahi
6. Sylhet
Divisions, districts & sub districts
Divisions are subdivided into districts (zila). There are 64 districts in
Bangladesh, each further subdivided into sub districts (upazila).
The area within each sub districts, except for those in metropolitan
areas, is divided into several unions, with each union consisting of
multiple villages. In the metropolitan areas, sub districts are divided
into wards, which are further divided into mahallas.
6 Divisions
&
64 Districts
Capital & main cities
Capital (Administrative) and largest city: Dhaka.
Commercial Capital & 2nd largest city: Chittagong
Other major cities: Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal & Sylhet.
Direct elections involving all citizens over the age 18 are held every
five years for the parliament. The parliament/National Assembly
consists of 330 members. 300 members are elected for a five-year
term in single-seat constituencies and 30 women are elected by the
parliamentarians.
There are approximate 20 registered political parties but the two old
parties (Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Awami League) are
dominant. It is extremely difficult for anybody to achieve electoral
success under the banner of another party.