Presentation on

Country Profile of Bangladesh

Presented to:

Mrs. Humaira MatinAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Banking & InsuranceFaculty of Business StudiesUniversity of Dhaka

Presented byMD. Rizwanul Hoque

Department of Banking and Insurance

Faculty of Business StudiesUniversity of Dhaka

Country name(conventional long form): People's Republic of Bangladesh conventional short form: Bangladesh

local long form: Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদে শ

local short form: Bangladesh

former: East Bengal, East Pakistan

Independence Day

26 March (1971)

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF BANGLADESH: 

From 20°34˝ North  Latitude to 26°38˝ North Latitude.From  88°01˝ East Longitude to 92°41˝ East Longitude.

Area:Total: 143,998 km2

Country comparison to the world: 95Land: 130,168 km2

Water: 13,830 km2

Land boundaries:Total: 4,413 kmBorder countries: Myanmar 271 km,

India 4,142 km

Coastline: 580 km

Maritime claims:territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)contiguous zone: 18 nmi (33.3 km; 20.7 mi)exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)

162,174,526 as of Friday, February 12, 2016

equivalent to 2.19% of the total world population.

8 in the list of countries by population.

1252 per Km2

The total land area is 130,172 Km2 (50,260 sq. miles)

Population Growth Rate 1.19%

34.2 % of the population is urban (56,856,665 people in 2016)

median age 26 years.

Literacy Rate of BangladeshTotal population: 57.7% Male: 62% Female: 53.4% (2011 est.)

G.N.P: 8261.49 BDT Billion in 2014

G.N.I: 1,010.00 $ in 2013

Official Language: Bengali (বাংলা)

1st language is Bengali2nd language is English

Muslim 89.1%

Hindu 10%

other 0.9% (includes Buddhist, Christian)

Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely populated countries with 150 million people, 26% of whom live below the national poverty line of US $2 per day.

Infant mortality rate: total: 45.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 48.15 deaths/1,000 live births female: 43.09 deaths/1,000 live births

Main Seasons

Summer The Rainy Autumn Late Autumn Spring Winter

Principle Rivers

The Padma The Meghna The Jamuna The Surma Brahmaputra

Principle Festivals

Pahela Baishakh

Eid ul Fitr

Eid ul Adha

Durga puja

Christmas

Navanna Utshob

Sports

• Ha-du-du

• Cricket

• Football

• Kabaddi

• Badminton

List Of President Since Independence

• Sheikh Mujibur Rahman(1971-1972)• Abu Sayeed Chowdhury(1972-1973)• Mohammad Mohammadullah(1973-1975)• Sheikh Mujibur Rahman(1975-1975)• Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1975-1975)• Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1975-1977)• Ziaur Rahman (1977-1981)• Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1982-1982)• Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (1982-1983)• Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1983-1990)• Abdur Rahman Biswas (1991-1996)• Shahabuddin Ahmed (1996-2001)• B. Chowdhury (2001-2002)• Iajuddin Ahmed(2002-2009)• Zillur Rahman (2009-2013)• Abdul Hamid (2013-Present)

List Of Prime Minister Since Independence

Tajuddin Ahmad(1971-1972) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1972-1975) Muhammad Mansur Ali (1975-1975) Shah Azizur Rahman (1979-1982) Ataur Rahman Khan (1984-1986) Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (1986-1988) Moudud Ahmed (1988-1989) Kazi Zafor Ahmed (1989-1990) Begum Khaled Zia (1991-1996) Sheikh Hasina (1996-2001) Begum Khaleda Zia (2001-2006) Sheikh Hasina (2009- Present)

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