The People’s Republic of Bangladesh is a country in the South Asia that shares its borders with India and Myanmar. The country’s maritime boundary, the Bay of Bengal, is roughly the same size as its landed counterpart.

The word Bangladesh translates to ‘Country of Bengal’ in the local language. The country is a middle power in international relations and a major developing nation. It has the third largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia and Pakistan.

Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka is also known as the City of Mosques with a population of 15 million people. The city is one of the fastest growing start-up hubs in the world.

The city of Dhaka was once the Mughal capital of Bengal known as Jahangir Nagar during the 17th century. The city developed throughout history as a cosmopolitan commercial centre and worldwide hub for muslin and silk trade. This old city was home to various Eurasian merchant groups and was regarded as the wealthiest and most prosperous capital during the medieval world.

According to the CIA World Factbook, the country of Bangladesh relies on services (56.3%), industry (28.6%) and agriculture (15.1%). Garment and textile are the backbone of the country’s economy accounting to more than 80% of total exports, which surpassed USD 25 billion in 2015. These exports continue to sustain the country’s economic growth and rising foreign exchange.

The country’s industry mainly concentrates on garment, cotton, paper, leather, jute, fertilizer, iron and steel, cement, petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, fabricated metal products, electricity and natural gas. Its agriculture industry focuses on rice, tea, sugarcane, potatoes, fruits, beef, milk and poultry.

Bangladesh is located in the Indomalaya ecozone that earns it the moniker ‘playground of seasons’ due to its unique five separate seasons: summer (grismo), rainy (barsha), autumn (sharat), winter (sheet) and spring (bashonto).

Most of the country’s land area consists of the Bengal Delta, the world’s largest delta that features lush greenery and numerous river waterways. It is also home to the Padma, Meghna and Jamuna rivers which enable easy travel by boat through its 700 rivers and 8,046 km of inland waterways.

These numerous rivers contribute to the country’s food source from fisheries while sustaining Bangladesh’s need for high agriculture production. The alluvial soils deposits from the numerous rivers throughout the country also helps to replenish the country’s soil for continued heavy dependence on agriculture. More than half of the country’s population consists of farmers who depended on the river for their income and food source.

Tourism in Bangladesh features historical monuments with various resorts as well as environmental travel opportunities. Tourists can visit numerous ancient ruins such as the Wari-Bateshwar, Somapura Mahavihara and the country’s oldest archaeological site, Mahasthangarh. 

Ecotourism is a major attraction as the country’s highland areas consist of evergreen forests and the world’s largest mangrove that is home to the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger, Bangladesh’s national animal and a symbol for nature conservation.

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