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The history of Bangladesh dates back over four millennia to the Chalcolithic period. The region's early history was characterized by a succession of Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms and empires that fought for control over the Bengal region .
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 seventh most densely populated with a population of 173,562,364 in an area of 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi).
Bangladesh is elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council. 3 June: Zia-ur Rahman wins presidential election and secures his position for a five-year term. 1979: 18 February: The 1979 General Election takes place. Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Zia scores a decisive victory. [38] 1981: 30 May: Assassination of Ziaur Rahman. 1982: ...
Location of Bangladesh An enlargeable map of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bangladesh: Bangladesh – sovereign country located in South Asia. [1] It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal ...
A professor of history at the University of Dhaka, the oldest and largest university in Bangladesh, Islam gave up his day job five years before the formal date for retirement, to make time for Banglapedia. [9] He also edited the 3 volumes of the History of Bangladesh (political, economic and socio-cultural), published by the Asiatic Society In ...
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Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (bibhag) and 64 districts (jela, zila, zela), although, these have only a limited role in public policy.For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into upazilas (sub-districts), "municipalities" or town councils (pourashova), city corporations (i.e. metropolitan municipal corporations) and union councils (i.e. rural councils).