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  2. Bangladesh Standard Time - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh's capital Dhaka and the largest city and is overseen by two city corporations that manage between them the northern and southern parts of the city. There are 12 city corporations which hold mayoral elections: Dhaka South, Dhaka North, Chittagong , Comilla , Khulna , Mymensingh , Sylhet , Rajshahi , Barisal , Rangpur , Gazipur and ...

  4. Foreign relations of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    The business community in Bhutan is asking for more investment from Bangladesh after a meeting with the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) in Dhaka. During the 2007–2008 fiscal year, Bhutan's imports were worth US$10.8 million, whereas Bangladesh's exports to Bhutan was only worth $0.78 million.

  5. 5 Takeaways from TIME’s Interview with Bangladesh Prime ...

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    Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Ganabhaban, the official residence, in Dhaka on Sept. 6. Credit - Sarker Protick for TIME. A t around 5 p.m. each evening in Dhaka, as the setting ...

  6. Divisions of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Dhaka - Wikipedia

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    Several important installations of the Bangladesh Army are also situated in Dhaka and Mirpur Cantonments. The Bangladesh Navy's principal administrative and logistics base, BNS Haji Mohshin, is located in Dhaka. [140] The Bangladesh Air Force maintains the BAF Bangabandhu Air Base and BAF Khademul Bashar Air Base in Dhaka. [141]

  8. Borders of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Map of Bangladesh, with Myanmar to the south-east. The Bangladesh–Myanmar border is the international border between the countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar (formerly Burma). [2] The border stretches 271.0 kilometres (168.4 miles), from the tripoint with India in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. [3]

  9. Government of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh is a unitary state [1] and the central government has the authority to govern over the entirety of the nation. The seat of the government is located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. [2] [3] [4] The executive government is led by the prime minister, who selects all the remaining ministers.