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Ratti (Sanskrit: raktika) is a traditional Indian unit of measurement for mass. Based on the nominal weight of a Gunja seed ( Abrus precatorius ), it measured approximately 1.8 or 1.75 grains [ 1 ] [ 2 ] or 0.1215 g as standardized weight. [ 3 ]
It is a major contributor to Bangladesh’s national income. With a production of approximately 39.1 million tonnes in 2023, Bangladesh is the third-largest rice producer globally. Rice is grown in three main seasons in Bangladesh: aman, aush, and boro.
There are 166 tea estates in Bangladesh, covering almost 280,000 acres of land. Bangladesh is the 9th largest Tea producer, producing around 2% of the world’s Tea production. Because of Bangladesh's fertile soil and normally ample water supply, rice can be grown and harvested three times a year in many areas. [3]
East Bengal, now known as Bangladesh, was part of this division. On 15 September 1951, Dacca Time (DACT) was introduced in East Bengal, which was UTC+06:00 achieved by subtracting 30 minutes from UTC+06:30. This is the official time zone in use today. [1] [3] On 30 September 1951, Dacca Time was officially implemented in East Bengal. [4]
In 2018, the Bangladesh government planned to modify the Bangladeshi calendar again. [21] The changes were done to match national days with West. [ citation needed ] As a result of the modification, Kartik started on Thursday (17 October 2019) and the dry season was delayed by a day as the revised calendar went into effect from Wednesday (16 ...
Padma Bridge is an under construction mega project of Bangladesh. Human Development Index: ranked 133rd [39] Global Peace Index: ranked 91st [40] Global Hunger Index: ranked 76th [41] Global Health Security Index: ranked 95th [42] Global Education Index: ranked 120th [43] Population below poverty line: ranked 80th [44]
1193rd hartal in the history of Bangladesh 2013-04-02: 1 (all day) [5] Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir: opposed to sending Delwar Hossain Sayeedi on police remand for questioning. 2013-04-09: 1 (all day) [6] BNP: protesting against courts sending its top 17 leaders to jail. 2013-04-10: 1 (all day) [6] BNP: protesting against courts sending its ...
The Bangladesh Today is a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in English language. [1] It started on 26 January 2002. The current circulation of this newspaper is 22,500.