Official Name: The People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Geographical Location: Latitude between 20034’and North, Longitude between 88001’ and 92041’ 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, Rangpur, and Mymensingh. Standard Time: GMT +6 Hours Climate Variation: Winter 110C-200C (October-February), summer 210C-380C (March-September) Rainfall: 1100mmto 3400mm (June-August) Humidity: Highest 99% (July), Lowest 36% (December & January) 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. 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, Electronics, medicine, Fishing etc. Principal Exports: Garments, Knitwear, Frozen Shrimps, Tea, Leather and Leather Products, Jute, Jute products, Ceramics etc. Principal Imports: Wheat, Fertilizer, Petroleum goods, Cotton, Edible oil etc. Electricity: 220Volts 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. 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. to 5.00 p.m. Friday & Saturday are the weekly holydays. Best Tourist Season: October to march.
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14th April Happy Bengali New Years 1426.
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