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Bangladesh: Designed by GB Marine. Specifications:- length: 65.70, breadth: 7 m, deadweight: 440 MT. The LCT is capable of carrying 1 helicopter, 9 tanks and 150 troops. [73] [74] BS Jahangir: LCT: 1 China Bangladesh: One Type 074 built by the People's Republic of China exists in the Bangladesh Army fleet. [75] Type C (2012) class LCVP: 2 ...
Paddy field in rural Bangladesh. Rice production in Bangladesh plays a critical role in the nation's economy, affecting various sectors and socioeconomic factors. As the primary crop and staple food, rice is central to agricultural production, employment, and nutritional needs. It is a major contributor to Bangladesh’s national income.
Agriculture is the largest employment sector in Bangladesh, making up 14.2 percent of Bangladesh's GDP in 2017 and employing about 42.7 percent of the workforce. [1] As of the financial year 2022 to 2023, the agricultural sector contributed to more than 12% of GDP. [ 2 ]
In Bangladesh, poultry birds are primarily used for meat and egg consumption. The weather in Bangladesh is perfect for raising poultry, with several types of poultry birds having been domesticated for many years. As of 2017, about 300 billion taka was invested in the poultry industry, with an estimated 150,000 poultry farms in Bangladesh. [1]
Daulatdia (Bengali: দৌলতদিয়া) is a village in Rajbari District, Bangladesh which is the largest brothel in Bangladesh, [1] and has been called one of the largest brothels in the world. [2] [3] It is one of 20 officially sanctioned brothels in the country opening around 1988, although it was unofficially in existence for ...
Bangladesh and Nepal are the main sources of trafficked children in South Asia. Bangladeshi women and girls are forced into the brothels of India, Pakistan, Malaysia, UAE and other Asian countries. [25] The United States Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons ranks Bangladesh as a 'Tier 2 Watch List' country. [24]
Jute prices fell in the 1930s, despite the Indian Jute Mills Association attempting to slow the price decline by reducing work hours. [3] The British Raj formed the Bengal Jute Inquiry Committee to create reports on the state of the jute industry in Bangladesh during the Great Depression. The Committee published two reports: one in 1934, and ...