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Bangladesh, [a] officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, [b] is a country in South Asia.It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and among the most densely populated with a population exceeding 170 million within an area of 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi).
Comilla is second-largest city of eastern Bangladesh after Chittagong and is one of the three oldest cities in Bangladesh. Rangpur City – 5th-largest city in Bangladesh, located in its north western part. Agricultural products such as rice, jute (called the golden fibre of Bangladesh), wheat, tobacco, and potato are the major driving power of ...
Dhaka (/ ˈ d ɑː k ə / DAH-kə or / ˈ d æ k ə / DAK-ə; Bengali: ঢাকা, romanized: Ḍhākā, pronounced ⓘ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the largest and most densely populated cities in the world with a density of 23,234 people per square kilometer within a total area of ...
Shortly thereafter on 19 March Bangladesh signed a friendship treaty with India. Bangladesh sought admission in the UN with most voting in its favour, but China vetoed this as Pakistan was its key ally. [159] The United States, also a key ally of Pakistan, was one of the last nations to accord Bangladesh recognition.
The population of Bangladesh ranks seventh in the world, but its area of approximately 144,000 km 2 is ranked ninety-third. It is the third largest Muslim-majority nation, but has a slightly smaller Muslim population than the Muslim minority in India. It is also one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
First three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bangladesh. [52] 18 March: First confirmed COVID-19 death in Bangladesh. [53] 20 May: Cyclone Amphan ravages West Bengal and south-western coast of Bangladesh. [54] 2023: 29 June The highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all-time Priyotoma was released. [55] [56] 2024: 5 August
On 27 August 2007, violence broke out in the University of Dhaka campus between students and soldiers of Bangladesh Army. Students called strikes and burned effigies of the army chief. Police attacked the students and physically assaulted Acting Vice-chancellor Prof AFM Yusuf Haider and other faculty members of the University of Dhaka. [31]
The independence of Bangladesh in December 1971 regarded the national identity as a regional one, rather than a religious one like Pakistan's foundation. The new Bengali elite envisioned the society that was taking place in the delta as distinctly Bengali, where Bangladesh stood as a nation-state, a homeland to the Bengali community that had ...