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DHAKA (Reuters) -The United Nations will increase the food ration for each Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh by $2 a month, to $10, from Jan. 1, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, as it ...
The current TFR in Bangladesh is 1.930 per woman, [13] globally considered to be below the benchmark for replacement level fertility. At this TFR and without migration, Bangladesh's population is expected to soon reach a stage where it neither grows nor shrinks, once the top of its age pyramid fills in. [14]
Transactions worth about BDT 1,000 crore (US$123 million as of 2017) have been made annually through e-commerce in 2017. [12] [13] E-commerce in Bangladesh has grown rapidly due to increased internet penetration (over 131 million users), smartphone usage, and a rising middle class with higher disposable incomes. [14]
Hunger in Bangladesh is one of the major issues that affects the ... 2017 13.50% −0.60% 2016 14.10% ... Women make up 32% of the individuals under the ...
Geography of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. South Asia. Indian subcontinent. Greater Bangladesh; Time zone: Bangladesh Standard Time (), Bangladesh Daylight Saving Time ()
Bangla Sahayata Kendra was set up by the government of West Bengal in October 2020, in relation to the National e-Governance Plan. [8] In October 2021, a Programme Management Unit was also constituted for the superintendence, control, and management of BSKs. [9]
Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country had four divisions: Chittagong Division, Dacca Division, Khulna Division, and Rajshahi Division.In 1982, the English spelling of the Dacca Division (along with the name of the capital city) was changed into Dhaka Division to more closely match the Bengali pronunciation.
The divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or zilas (Bengali: জেলা). [1] The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (Bengali: জেলা সদর, romanized: zila sadar). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 subdistricts or upazilas. [2]