Bangladesh
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| People's Republic of Bangladesh গনপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ (Gôno Projatontri Bangladesh) |
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| National motto: | none | ||||
| National anthem: | "Amar Shonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal)" | ||||
| About the people | |||||
| Official languages: | Bengali | ||||
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| Capital city: | Dhaka | ||||
| Largest city: | Dhaka | ||||
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| Established: | March 26, 1971 | ||||
| Leaders: | President: Iajuddin Ahmed Prime Minister: Khaleda Zia |
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Taka (BDT) | ||||
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| Time zone: | +6 | ||||
| Telephone dialing code: | +880 | ||||
| Internet domain: | .bd | ||||
Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. Its capital is Dhaka. It is close to India, Myanmar, China, Nepal, and Bhutan. It became a country in 1971, when it gained its independence from Pakistan. The country shares its border with Myanmar, and is very close to China, Nepal, and Bhutan
The local currency is called Taka. The most important language is Bengali.
There are two main rivers in Bangladesh, the Ganges river and the Brahmaputra. There are often floods because of these two rivers.
[edit] History
Bangladesh was formerly called East Pakistan. The people of East Pakistan were mostly Bengalis. The Bengalis were treated badly by the Pakistan Army. So they joined Indian Army to defeat Pakistan Army and won its freedom from Pakistan in 1971. Its capital Dhaka, also spelt as Dacca, was the capital of the East Bengal province. East Bengal was then a part of Pakistan.
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