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Rank Regions (Districts) HDI (2022) High human development 1 Dhaka: 0.756 2 Jessore, Magura, Narail: 0.701 Medium human development 3 Chittagong: 0.695 4 Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira
The HDI ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating higher human development. The HDI itself was created by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq in 1990, and was further used by the UNDP to measure the country's development in its annual Human Development Reports.The index was initially calculated at the country level.
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.
In recent decades, Bangladesh has achieved significant economic growth, emerging as one of the world's fastest-growing economies, driven by its garment industry, remittances, and infrastructure development. However, it continues to grapple with political instability, human rights issues, and the impact of climate change.
The culture of Bangladesh is deeply intertwined with the culture of the Bengal region. Basically, Bengali culture refers to the culture of Bangladesh. The Bengal Renaissance contained the seeds of a nascent political Indian nationalism which was the precursor in many ways to modern Indian artistic cultural expression. According to M. Nazrul ...
Padma Bridge is an under construction mega project of Bangladesh. Human Development Index: ranked 133rd [42] Global Peace Index: ranked 91st [43] Global Hunger Index: ranked 76th [44] Global Health Security Index: ranked 95th [45] Global Education Index: ranked 120th [46] Population below poverty line: ranked 80th [47]
Marmas are the second largest ethnic group in Bangladesh and they are of Burmese (Myanmar) ancestry. The Marmas regarded Burma (Myanmar) as the centre of their cultural life. The region they live in was part of the Kingdom of Mrauk U, before the kingdom was conquered by the Bengal Sultanate. Since then the region was ruled by Bengali rulers and ...
In 2015, Bangladesh was ranked 139 out of 187 countries on the Human Development Index and 47 out 144 countries surveyed on the Gender Inequality Index in 2017. Many of the inequalities are result of extreme poverty and traditional gender norms centred on a patrilineal and patriarchal kinship system in rural areas.