Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Bangladesh
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC +6
- Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: Taka (Tk)
- Country Dialing Code: 880
Must See - Properties on UNESCO World Heritage List by
- Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
- The Sundarbans
Bangladesh
Location
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
Capital
Dhaka
Population
144,319,628 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
6 divisions; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Sylhet
Climate
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
Ethnic groups
Bengali 98%, tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims (1998)
Religions
Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
Languages
Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
Government type
parliamentary democracy
Background
Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season, hampering economic development.
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