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The eleven sectors during the Bangladesh Liberation War An advertisement for former Beatle George Harrison's "Bangla Desh" single, released in July 1971 to raise international awareness and funds for the millions of Bangladeshi refugees
Pre-primary level (class k-2) [19] Primary level (class 3–8) [19] Secondary level (class 9–12) [20] Tertiary level [21] At all levels of schooling, students can choose to receive their education either in English or Bangla. [22] Bangladesh has allocated 60 percent of primary school teaching positions specifically for women. [23]
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 of 170 million in an area of 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi). Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east ...
Bengali language movement to Bangladesh. Ferozsons. ISBN 978-969-0-01577-8. Robert S. Stern (2000). Democracy and Dictatorship in South Asia: Dominant Classes and Political Outcomes in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 978-0-275-97041-3. Syed Manzoorul Islam (1994). Essays on Ekushey: The Language Movement 1952. Bangla ...
The Libraries' collections cover all periods of art, but is most known for its extensive collection of 18th to 20th century architecture. It serves the museum staff, college and university students, and is also open to the general public. The Friends of the Libraries, a support group for the Libraries, offers events and special tours for its ...
A devastating cyclone strikes Bangladesh. [17] 1990: 6 December: Ershad offers resignation. 1991: 27 February: 1991 Bangladeshi general election, Bangladesh Nationalist party snatches victory. 29 April: 1991 Bangladesh cyclone kills more than 138,000. 1996: 14 May: Over 400 are killed as a tornado strikes northern Bangladesh. [19] 19 May
The current version of vehicle registration plates started in 1973, and the current digital number plates have been in use since 2012. The international vehicle registration code for Bangladesh is BD. The general format of vehicle registration plates in Bangladesh is "city - vehicle class letter and number - vehicle number".
Victory Day (Bengali: বিজয় দিবস Bijôy Dibôsh) is a national holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on 16 December to commemorate the defeat of the Pakistan Armed Forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and the Independence of Bangladesh. It commemorates the Pakistani Instrument of Surrender, wherein the commander of the ...