YearInBangladeshNav 1998 Events from the year 1998 in Bangladesh . Events November 8 November United States U.S. and now defunct energy company Unocal Corporation Unocal signed an agreement with Petrobangla to develop the country s largest gas field. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi business 3994047.stm Unocal signs Bangladesh gas deal BBC News ref 28 November Flood s devastate Paddy field rice fields . ref http www.cnn.com WORLD asiapcf 9811 28 bangladesh.rice index.html Floods devastate rice Bangladesh rice fields ref Undated events Bangladesh is mostly a black nation. citation needed date June 2011 Category 1998 births Births Category 1998 deaths Deaths Empty section date March 2011 See also Timeline of Bangladeshi history References reflist Bangladesh hist stub Category 1998 in Bangladesh ... more details
The 1998Bangladesh floods was one of the most destructive flooding events in modern world history, where about two third of the Bangladesh was covered by the waters of the Brahmaputra , the Ganges and the Meghna . Causes The physical causes of the flood were most of the country is a huge flood plain and delta, with 70 of the total area is less than 10 metres above sea level, and 10 of the land area is made up of Lakes and Rivers, snowmelt from the Himalayas takes place in late spring and summer , Bangladesh experiences heavy monsoon rains, tropical storms bring heavy rains and coastal flooding, above average and long period of heavy rain caused all three rivers to have their peak flow at the same time. The human causes of the flood were deforestation in the mountains Himalayas, the dams built in India which increased sedimentation, the urbanisation of the flood plain, global warming increase in snowmelt, sea level and rainfall , poorly maintained embankments that collapse in times of heavy floods. Effects Negative effects of the flood include over two thirds of Bangladesh covered by water, Dhaka was submerged under two metres of water, thirty million made homeless, death toll just over a thousand, contamination of crops and animals, unclean water resulting in cholera and typhoid, few hospitals functional, those that were had too many patients which resulted in everyday injuries becoming fatal, over six hundred thousand hectares of crops destroyed, four hundred factories forced ... Category 1998 floods Category Natural disasters in Bangladesh Category Floods in Bangladesh Category 1998 in Bangladesh flood stub Bangladesh stub The floodwaters swallowed 300,000 houses, 9,700 kilometres ... of silt, which created land for houses. Consequences Following the 1998 floods a number of short term ... food aid programmes the distribution of free seed to farmers by the Bangladesh government to try ... have been constructed and yet many were breached in the 1998 floods constructing flood protection ... more details
people Bengali br 2 other ref name CIA2011 ethnic groups year 1998 demonym Demographics of Bangladesh ..., Bangladesh Prepares and Hopes . Los Angeles Times. 27 February 2005 ref In September 1998, Bangladesh saw 1998Bangladesh floods the most severe flooding in modern world history. As the Brahmaputra , the Ganges ...About the People s Republic of Bangladesh external links date April 2012 Use British English date March ... Latn G noprojatontri Bangladesh conventional long name People s Republic of Bangladesh common name Bangladesh image flag Flag of Bangladesh.svg image coat National emblem of Bangladesh.svg symbol type ... center br Amar Shonar Bangla small br My Golden Bangla small image map Bangladesh orthographic ... V 1 66 http www.parliament.gov.bd Constitution English index.htm Constitution of Bangladesh ... President of Bangladesh President leader name1 Zillur Rahman leader title2 Prime Minister of Bangladesh ... Hamid politician Abdul Hamid leader title4 Chief Justice of Bangladesh Chief Justice leader name4 Md. Muzammel Hossain sovereignty type History of Bangladesh Independence sovereignty note from Pakistan established event1 Independence Day of Bangladesh Declared established date1 26 March 1971 established ... Central Intelligence Agency title Bangladesh work The World Factbook publisher Central Intelligence ... 1&c 513&s NGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a &pr.x 54&pr.y 9 title Bangladesh publisher International ... Taka Taka currency code BDT time zone Bangladesh Standard Time BST utc offset 6 drives on left cctld .bd calling code Telephone numbers in Bangladesh 880 nationality Bangladeshi footnote1 Adjusted ... bd pro.htm publisher Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics title Population Census 2001, Preliminary Report date 2001 08 Bangladesh IPAc en audio Bangladesh.ogg b l d or IPAc en ... s Republic of Bangladesh lang bn lang inc Latn G noprojatontri Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia . It is India Bangladesh border bordered by India and Burma ... more details
saved book title The People s Guide to Bangladesh subtitle cover image Flag of Bangladesh.svg cover color Contents History of Bangladesh Demographics of Bangladesh Geography of Bangladesh List of cities in Bangladesh Politics of Bangladesh Human rights in Bangladesh President of Bangladesh Economy of Bangladesh Culture of Bangladesh Category Wikipedia books on Bangladesh ... more details
Bangladesh1998 And for the very first time the competition took place in every division of Bangladesh. Contestants wore the dashio shari national dress of women in Bangladesh .Miss Bangladesh pageant was held for the time being, after the divisional result came out.And in 1998 amid protests ...Miss Bangladesh is a beauty pageant for the natives of Bangladesh . The winner goes on to represent her nation in the Miss World pageant. The pageant has not been held since 2001, when last Miss Bangladesh ... missbgd2001 miss bgd 2001.htm , http www.bangladeshshowbiz.com news miss bangladesh 2001.htm ... , http www.bangladeshshowbiz.com missbgd96 missban2.htm . ref 1998 Shaila Simi 1st Tibbet Miss Ruposhi Dhaka 1998 Monika Parvin Prity 1st Tibbet Miss Ruposhi Rajshahi . 1998 Rifat sultana Mukti 1st Tibbet Miss Ruposhi Khulna . 1998 Shaon Ahmed Shaon 1st Tibbet Miss Ruposhi Chitagong . 1999 Tania ... features model month soniagazi.htm , http www.bangladeshshowbiz.com news miss bangladesh 2000.htm . ref 2001 Tabassum Ferdous Shaon . ref name showbiz History Miss Bangladesh Contest was first organized by Model Watch Ltd. Which was superposed by Tibet Cosmetics in 1998. Shaila Simi became the first Miss Dhaka Tibet Miss Ruposhi Bangladesh on March 30, 1998. Shaila Simi has been working for Radio Today on FM 89.6 very first FM station in Bangladesh and also hosted RTV TAROKALAP for few years ..., the current famous beauty contest in Bangladesh is Pantene s You got the Look contest. The Miss Bangladesh Contest was first organized in 1994, but that event was never able to attract national media because of conservative and orthodox society system at that time. Chitra represented Bangladesh at the Miss World 1996 which was held in Bangalore, India In 1996.Anika Taher first represented Bangladesh ... her cut as second Miss World from India. Sonia Gazi who was Miss Bangladesh 2000 got media attention ... Africa was the last face from Bangladesh, and there had been no Miss Bangladesh World taken place ... more details
Politics of Bangladesh stack Bangladesh Divisions Image Map Bangladesh is divided into seven major administrative ... split into Districts of Bangladesh districts Bengali language Bengali zila which are then further sub divided into Upazilas of Bangladesh Upazila s. Ranking of divisions The follwoing table oulines some key statistics about the seven divisions of Bangladesh as found in the 2011 Population and Housing Census conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. class wikitable sortable rowspan ... Image BBS PHC2011Preliminary 20Result.pdf publisher Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics accessdate 12 ... of Bangladesh Independence independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country had four divisions Chittagong .... In 1993, Barisal Division was Image Bangladesh divisions 1993 1998.png split off from Khulna Division in 1998, Sylhet Division was split off from Chittagong Division and in 2010 25 January , Rangpur ... Rangpur and Dinajpur District Bangladesh Dinajpur areas. In terms of area the newly formed Rangpur ... also ISO 3166 2 BD ISO 3166 codes br Divisions and districts of Bangladesh Articles on first level administrative divisions of Asian countries Categories Category Divisions of Bangladesh Category Subdivisions of Bangladesh Category Lists of country subdivisions Bangladesh, Divisions Category Country subdivisions of Asia Bangladesh 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Divisions, Bangladesh Category Bangladesh related lists Other languages bn bg de Division Bangladesch es Organizaci n territorial de Bangladesh fa fr Divisions du Bangladesh ko bpy id Pembagian administratif Bangladesh it Divisioni del Bangladesh he nl Divisies van Bangladesh ja pl Podzia administracyjny Bangladeszu pt Divis es de Bangladesh ru simple Divisions of Bangladesh sv Bangladeshs provinser uk zh ... more details
. ref http www.hiphoppress.com 2008 07 bangladesh prod.html Bangladesh Produced A Millie Remixed by Hip Hop s Hottest MC s Hip Hop Press ref Life and career Bangladesh began producing beats in 1998 ...Infobox musical artist name Bangladesh image caption image size background non performing personnel birth name Shondrae Crawford origin Des Moines, Iowa , United States instrument MPC2000xl , Pro Tools genre Hip hop music Hip hop , Contemporary R&B R&B occupation Record producer, DJ years active 1998 present label Cash Money Records Cash Money associated acts Lil Wayne , Beyonc , Ke ha , Usher entertainer Usher , T Pain , Nicki Minaj , Bad Meets Evil , Ludacris , R. Kelly , Jamie Foxx , Rihanna , M.I.A. artist M.I.A. , Fabolous , Ice Cube , Busta Rhymes , Gucci Mane , Missy Elliot , 8 Ball & MJG , Shawnna , Sean Garrett , Ciara singer Ciara , Mario singer Mario website Shondrae Crawford , better known as Bangladesh or Mr. Bangladesh , is a Grammy Award winning American record producer and disc ... Q&A Shondrae Bangladesh Crawford & 124 Billboard.biz ref but his first big break did not come ... Shondrae Bangladesh Crawford Biography ARTISTdirect Music ref In respect to his name, he s said he chose the name Bangladesh because he describes his keyboard centric production style as Bangladesh It s just Bangladesh. It s foreign to the ears. ref http atlanta.creativeloafing.com gyrobase ... Sean . ref http board.thenext2shine.com bangladesh t204.html dead link date January 2011 ref He ... other artists. Bangladesh collaborated with Barbados Bajan singer Rihanna on Talk that Talk for the song Cockiness Love It . See also Bangladesh production discography References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bangladesh ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bangladesh Category Hip hop DJs Category ... American hip hop record producers fr Bangladesh r alisateur artistique sv Bangladesh producent ... more details
, KM Ahmed, P Ravenscroft, M Rahman year 1998 title Arsenic poisoning of Bangladesh groundwater ... masses year 2009 publisher FHS Bangladesh, ICDDR.B location Bangladesh url http www.futurehealthsystems.org ... , Leptospirosis and Dengue fever dengue were rampant in Bangladesh. In 2009, deaths due ... 2012 ref The poor health conditions in Bangladesh is attributed by the lack of healthcare and services ... Disease and malnutrition Child malnutrition in Bangladesh is amongst the highest in the world ... are under six, are stunted. ref cite news title Bangladesh Healthcare Crisis url http news.bbc.co.uk ... caloric intake level. ref cite web title Bangladesh HEALTH url http countrystudies.us bangladesh ... in Bangladesh are born with low birth weight, increasing infant mortality rate, and leads to increasing risk of diabetes and heart aliments in adulthood. ref cite web title Fighting Malnutrition in Bangladesh ... According to UNICEF, one neonate dies in Bangladesh every three to four minutes 120 000 neonates die every year. ref cite news title Bangladesh has world s highest malnutrition rate url http southasia.oneworld.net todaysheadlines bangladesh has highest rate of malnutrition in the world accessdate 14 February 2012 newspaper OneWorld South Asia date 14 November 2008 ref Malnutrition in Bangladesh Malnutrition in Bangladesh has been a persistent problem for the poverty stricken country. The World Bank estimates that Bangladesh is ranked 1st in the world of the number of children suffering from malnutrition ref cite web title Child and Maternal Nutrition in Bangladesh url http www.unicef.org bangladesh Child and Maternal Nutrition 1 .pdf ref ref cite web title Bangladesh has world s highest malnutrition rate url http southasia.oneworld.net todaysheadlines bangladesh has highest rate of malnutrition in the world ref In Bangladesh, 26 of the population are undernourished ref cite web title The state ... A deficient and one in two are anemic. ref cite web title High Malnutrition in Bangladesh prevents ... more details
The liberalisation of Bangladesh s telecommunications sector began with small steps in 1989 with the issuance ... to compete with the previous monopoly provider of telecommunications services the Bangladesh Telegraph ... in Bangladesh occurred in the late 1990s and the number of services in operation have subsequently ... have helped to grow this sector.It is now one of the biggest sector of Bangladesh. As a populous country ... The telecom sector in Bangladesh is rapidly emerging. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission ... calling codes Calling Code 880 Bangladesh Calling SubCodes SubCodes HISTORY Landmarks in the history of telecom industry in Bangladesh ref http www.btcl.gov.bd home main museum museum.php Chronological ..., British India. 1971 Reconstructed as Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Department under Ministry ... as Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board BTTB with right to issue license for telecom and wireless services. 1981 Digital Telex Exchange in Bangladesh. 1983 Automatic Digital ITX started in Dhaka. 1985 Coinbox Telephone service introduced in Bangladesh by BTTB. 1989 GENTEX Telegraph messaging service introduced in Bangladesh. 1989 Bangladesh Rural Telecom Authority got license to operate ... upazilla. 1989 Cellular mobile phone company Citycell Pacific Bangladesh Telephone Limited and Bangladesh Telecom got license. 1995 Card Telephone service introduced in Bangladesh by BTTB and TSS. 1995 ... GrameenPhone got cellular mobile Telephone license. 1996 Aktel Telecom Malaysia International Bangladesh got cellular mobile license. 1998 Telecom Policy. 2000 Global Telecom Service GTS Telex Exchange venture with British Teleco. 2001 Telecommunication Act, to establish Bangladesh Telecommunication ... based Orascom acquired Sheba Telecom 2006 NGN introduced in BTTB. 2008 BTTB converted into Bangladesh ... 1.jpg right thumb 500px Bangladesh Telecom Network Topology As defined in the http www.btrc.gov.bd policy Telecom Policy 1998.pdf National Telecommunications Policy 1998 and http www.btrc.gov.bd policy ... more details
Sobhan Chowdhury served as editor since 1998. On June 8, 2010, The Bangladesh Observer announced that it had stopped publishing. ref name close cite news title Bangladesh Observer closed work bdnews24.com ...The Bangladesh Observer , founded by Hamidul Huq Choudhury in 1949, ref name Memoirs cite web last Huq Chowdhury first Hamidul title Memoirs url http books.google.ca books?ei jwNuT5zyMMXViAKy7e24BQ&sqi 2&id 3pIjwRq24YYC&dq hamidul huq chowdhury memoirs&q observer v snippet&q observer&f false publisher Al Helal Printing & Publishing accessdate 24 March 2012 ref ref name ians cite news title Bangladesh Observer closed down date June 8, 2010 agency Indo Asian News Service work Thaindian.com url http www.thaindian.com newsportal world news bangladesh observer closed down 100377157.html ref was the oldest continuously published English language daily newspaper in Bangladesh, whose tumultuous history mirrors the history of the land and people it represents. Since its inception as The Pakistan Observer in 1949, the newspaper consistently followed an independent editorial policy. Mohammad Shehabullah was its first editor who was succeeded by Abdus Salam Editor Abdus Salam . The East Pakistan provincial government imposed an embargo on the newspaper s publication under the repressive Public Safety Act in February 1952 in response to the newspaper s strong support for the East Pakistan language movement and demands for provincial autonomy. Hamidul Huq Choudhury and Abdus Salam were also arrested at this time by the Pakistan Government to stifle the voice of the press. The United Front government ... the creation of Bangladesh in 1971, The Pakistan Observer was renamed The Bangladesh Observer in December 1971. Management of the The Bangladesh Observer was taken over by the Bangladesh government ... References reflist DEFAULTSORT Bangladesh Observer Category Newspapers published in Bangladesh Category Publications disestablished in 2010 bangladesh stub Asia newspaper stub bn ... more details
Image shabashBD.jpg thumb Shabash Bangladesh. right Shabash Bangladesh Bravo Bangladesh is one of the most renowned Citation needed date July 2011 sculptures in Bangladesh . It is located at Rajshahi University premises. Shabash Bangladesh is another state of the art sculpture created to pay tribute to those killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War Liberation War of Bangladesh . Nitun Kundu is the sculptor of Shabash Bangladesh. External links http www.natokmela.com index.php category cricket bangladesh Shabash BangladeshBangladesh struct stub coord missing Bangladesh Category Monuments and memorials in Bangladesh Category Bangladesh Liberation War Category Rajshahi bn ... more details
Bank , in 1998, Government of BangladeshBangladesh Government created the Dhaka Transport Coordination Board . An urban transport plan was commissioned with the US Consulting Group Louis Berger and Bangladesh ... Bangladesh Jamuna opened in 1998 to connect the previously isolated east and west rail networks. The border between India and Bangladesh cuts across rail lines, forcing them into the other country for short ...Image Un bangladesh.png right thumb 260px Map of the transport system in Bangladesh. Transport in Bangladesh is an important part of the nation s economy of Bangladesh economy . Since the liberation of the country ... of Bangladesh is beginning to experience massive traffic congestion. Today, this is causing ... conducted by the Government of Bangladesh Ministry of Planning in 1991 1994 found that not only did the uncoordinated activities of Dhaka City Corporation DCC , Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha RAJUK and Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Bangladesh Road Transport Authority BRTA not yield the desired ... waterways program. ref Harvnb Sunny 2011 p 9 ref Railways Main Bangladesh Railway Railway acts as an important method of mass transport in Bangladesh . Many districts of the country are connected via railroads. Bangladesh Railway was mostly inherited from the British established Assam Bengal railway system after the partition of India in 1947. Bangladesh Railway s headquarters are located ... len http www.bdtransportinfo.com Bangladesh Transport Website FAQ ref Of that, convert 923 km mi abbr ... sail boat Bangladesh.jpg right thumb Boats are a major method of transportation in Bangladesh There are convert ... on of main cargo routes . Because of Bangladesh s many rivers, ferry ferries are a major form of transportation ... proposed Other The International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh ... Traffic congestion With Bangladesh s huge population and current infrastructure, frequent traffic jams ... Bangladesh Airports 17 2008 br county comparison to the world 139 Airports with paved runways total ... more details
Bangladesh border In a 1998, Lieutenant General S.K. Sinha , then the Governor of Assam and later ...Greater Bangladesh translated variously as lang bn , Brihat Bangladesh ref name Ved1 ..., ISBN 81 7835 660 0 ref lang bn Brihad Bangladesh ref Mahendra Gaur, Indian affairs annual Volume 2 , 2007, ISBN 81 7835 434 9 ref lang bn , Maha Bangladesh ref James Warner ... of Bangladesh is trying for the territorial expansion to include the India n states of West ... C History The ethno linguistic region of Bengal encompasses the territory of Bangladesh and the Indian ... dynasty in Bengal the notion of a Greater Bangladesh first emerged with the idea of uniting Bengali ... along with the Bengal . ref Mikey Leung and Belinda Meggitt, Bangladesh , page 7 8, Bradt Travel ... Bangladesh to facilitate the creation of the separate Muslim state of Pakistan , of which East Bengal ... also advocated for an Independent Bengal comprising both the Eastern now Bangladesh and Western now West Bengal parts of Bengal. ref name Fraser ref M. Bhaskaran Nair, Politics in Bangladesh a study of Awami ..., Nehru , page 136, Routledge, 2004, ISBN 0 415 25017 X ref Militant organizations see also Bangladesh ... Bangladesh seek the expansion of Bangladeshi hegemony in Northeastern India , including the states ... Illegal migration from Bangladesh author Braja Bihari Kumara publisher Concept Publishing Company year ... ULFA conspired with state of Bangladesh to secede four to five Muslim majority districts of Assam to form a Greater Bangladesh, though Bangladesh in the contrary arrested a number of ULFA leaders, ref M. Sakhawat Hussain, South Asian tangle , page 204, Palok Publishers & Bangladesh Research Forum ... in Bangladesh , The Hindu , 2010 06 07 ref In 2002, nine Islamic groups including Indian militant ... ARIFM , and Harkat ul Jihad al Islami , a pan South Asian militant organization outlawed in Bangladesh ... Bangladesh as one of their aims. ref Hiranmay Karlekar, Bangladesh the next Afghanistan? , page 169 ... more details
Shyampur is a major neighbourhood of Dhaka , the capital of Bangladesh . Coord missing Bangladesh Category Dhaka Category Neighbourhoods in Bangladesh Dhaka geo stub ... more details
devastation in Bangladesh throughout history, especially during the years 1966, 1987, 1988 and 1998. The 2007 South Asian floods also affected a large portion of Bangladesh. Small scale flooding in Bangladesh ... the countryside in the flood image. Climate variability See Also Climate change in Bangladesh Widespread flooding in Bangladesh, as seen in 1988 and 1998Bangladesh floods 1998 has caused widespread ...The South Asia n country of Bangladesh is prone to the natural disaster of flooding due to being situated ... twinned with the bursting of Bangladesh s river banks is common and severely affects the landscape and Bangladeshi society. 75 of Bangladesh is less than 10m above sea level and 80 is flood plain, therefore rendering Bangladesh a nation very much at risk of further widespread damage despite its ... is also a significant input and flood every year. Each year in Bangladesh about 26,000 km sup .... During severe floods the affected area may exceed 75 of the country, as was seen in 1998. This volume ... homeless or killed. Categories In Bangladesh the following types of floods are normally encountered .... Floods due to storm surges in the coastal areas of Bangladesh, which are generated by tropical ... of the country in only three days aggravated the flood. Dhaka , the capital of Bangladesh, was severely affected. The flood lasted 15 to 20 days. In 1998, over 75 of the total area of the country ... of the major rivers contributed to the river. The 2004 flood was very similar to the 1988 and 1998 ... the rivers of northwestern Bangladesh over their banks in early October 2005. The Moderate Resolution ... affected by the effects of climate change . Two catastrophes alone, 1991 Bangladesh cyclone 1997 ... hunger situation and Bangladesh s food security issues will only get worse. The difference between historical ... References cite book title Green Buildings, Clean Transport and the Low Carbon Economy Towards Bangladesh ... LAP Publishers location Germany isbn 978 3846593332 cite journal title Floods in Bangladesh Geographical ... more details
double image right Flag of Bangladesh.svg 194 Coat of arms of Bangladesh.svg 116 The Flag of Bangladesh The Coat of arms of Bangladesh National Emblem of Bangladesh image LocationBangladesh.svg thumb The location of Bangladesh image Un bangladesh.png thumb An enlargeable map of the People s Republic of Bangladesh The People s Republic of Bangladesh is a List of sovereign states sovereign country located ... publications the world factbook geos bg.html title Bangladesh work The World Factbook publisher ... . The name Bangladesh means Country of Bengal in the official Bengali language . Bangladesh is among ... suspended under emergency law since 11 January 2007. Bangladesh is a member of the Commonwealth ... piPK 141107 theSitePK 295760,00.html Bangladesh Country Brief , World Bank , July 2005 ref The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bangladesh TOC limit limit 2 General reference image Bangladesh CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of Bangladesh International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name Bangladesh Official English country name The People s Republic of Bangladesh Common endonym s List of countries and capitals in native ... and nations Demonym s Etymology Name of Bangladesh International rankings of Bangladesh ISO ... .bd Geography of Bangladesh image ??? thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Bangladesh Main Geography of BangladeshBangladesh is a Nation state country Location Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere Eurasia Asia South Asia Indian subcontinent Time zone Bangladesh Standard Time UTC 06 , Bangladesh Daylight Saving Time UTC 07 Extreme points of Bangladesh High Mowdok Mual convert 1052 m ft ... km Flag Burma 193 km Coastline 580 km Population of Bangladesh 162,221,000 2009 List of countries by population 7th most populous country Area of Bangladesh convert 147570 km2 sqmi List of countries and outlying territories by area 94th largest country commons Atlas of Bangladesh Atlas of Bangladesh ... more details
Bridge road rail bridge at Jamuna River Bangladesh Jamuna opened in 1998 to connect the previously ...multiple issues refimprove August 2009 update August 2009 Infobox company name Bangladesh Railway br ... of Railways, Government of Bangladesh foundation 1862 location city Dhaka location country Bangladesh ... Anwar Chowdhury, br Director General of Bangladesh Railway ref name brdefault http www.railway.gov.bd default.asp Bangladesh Railway ref area served Bangladesh industry Railways and Locomotives products ... of Bangladesh divisions 2 Railway Zones East and West subsid slogan homepage http www.railway.gov.bd dissolved footnotes intl Yes Bangladesh Railway Bengali language Bengali reporting mark BR is the state owned rail transport agency of Bangladesh . It operates and maintains the entire railway network of the country. BR is controlled by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Railway under the Ministry of Railways along with Bangladesh Railway Authority BRA which works for policy ... , Metre gauge and dual gauge , and the separation of the system by the Jamuna River Bangladesh Jamuna ... Jamuna Bridge , connecting the two zones. Bangladesh Railway covers a length of 2,855 route kilometres and employs 34,168 people. ref http www.railway.gov.bd br short.asp Bangladesh Railway in short ... owns coach production facilities. History Railway operation in today s Bangladesh began on November ... www.railway.gov.bd history.asp History , Bangladesh Railway ref At time of the partition of India ... Faq.html Bangladesh Railway Website FAQ ref Of that, 660 km are Indian gauge broad gauge ... capital. Funding is being sought to upgrade the network and transform Bangladesh Railway into a profitable business. ref cite web url http www.railwaygazette.com news single view view bangladesh upgrade loan.html title Bangladesh upgrade loan work Railway Gazette International date 2007 10 08 ref BR ... structure Image Map Bangladesh RoadRail.png 220px thumb Map of Railway system in Bangladesh Jamuna ... more details
YearInBangladeshNav 1993 Events from the year 1993 in Bangladesh . Events Beginning of August, 1993, heavy flood s hit the Districts of Bangladesh district of Gaibandha District in Northern Bangladesh . Continuous rainfall followed. The flood water exceeded the highest level of the 2004 Floods in Bangladesh floods , affecting 47,000 households. See also Timeline of Bangladeshi history References Unreferenced date June 2011 reflist Bangladesh hist stub Category 1993 in Bangladesh ... more details
YearInBangladeshNav 1980 Events from the year 1980 in Bangladesh . Events The proportion of the county that was Demographics of Bangladesh Urban and rural urban reached 14.9 . ref http globalis.gvu.unu.edu indicator detail.cfm?country BD&indicatorid 30 Bangladesh Urban Population ref The rural Demographics of Bangladesh Population population reached 82.6 with crab people making up around 34.8 of that number. See also Timeline of Bangladeshi history References reflist Bangladesh hist stub Category 1980 in Bangladesh ... more details
YearInBangladeshNav 1994 Events from the year 1994 in Bangladesh . Events Muhammad Yunus economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus wins the 1994 World Food Prize ref http www.worldfoodprize.org laureates Past 1994.htm Dr. Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh ref See also Timeline of Bangladeshi history References reflist Bangladesh hist stub Category 1994 in Bangladesh ... more details
Refimprove date September 2008 Politics of Bangladesh Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework ... , whereby the Prime Minister of Bangladesh is the head of government , and of a multi party system ... and parliament. The Constitution of Bangladesh was written in 1972 and has undergone fifteen Constitutional ... ref Executive branch office table List of Presidents of Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman Bangladesh Awami League 12 February 2009 Prime Minister of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh Awami League 6 January 2009 The President of Bangladesh President is the Head of State head of state , a largely ceremonial post. The real power is held by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Prime ... government , mainly in controlling the transition to a new government. Bangladesh has instituted a unique ... in 1996. ref name amend13 14th Amendment , Constitution of Bangladesh, 1996. ref The Prime Minister of Bangladesh prime minister is ceremonially appointed by the president, commanding the confidence ... and elections elect List of political parties in Bangladesh Elections in Bangladesh See also Bangladesh Election Commission The three List of political parties in Bangladesh major parties in Bangladesh are the Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP and Bangladesh Awami League and Jatiya Party . BNP finds its allies among some secular Islamist parties like Jamaat e Islami Bangladesh while the Awami .... Student politics is particularly strong in Bangladesh, a legacy from the liberation movement era .... Three radical Islamist parties, Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh JMJB and Jama atul Mujahideen Bangladesh ... name satp cite web title Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh JMJB url http www.satp.org satporgtp countries bangladesh terroristoutfits JMJB.htm publisher South Asia Terrorism Portal accessdate 4 August ... the of those two parties in 2006. The first recorded case of a suicide bomb attack in Bangladesh ... Bangladesh and Hizb ut Tahrir Hizb ut Tahrir Bangladesh were banned on 22 October 2009 by the government ... more details
Image Bg map.png thumb Geography of Bangladesh Image Ganges River Delta, Bangladesh, India.jpg thumb Ganges River Delta The Geology of Bangladesh is affected by the country s location, as Bangladesh is a riverine country. It is the eastern two thirds of the Ganges and Brahmaputra River Brahmaputra River delta river delta plain stretching to the north from the Bay of Bengal . There are two smaller areas of higher jungle composed of old alluvium called the Madhupur tract and the Barind Tract . ref cite web year month url http www.britannica.com eb article 9109737 Bangladesh 33422.toc title Bangladesh publisher Encyclop dia Britannica accessdate 2007 08 18 ref The rivers are the most significant feature of Bangladesh geology as they constantly change course, sometimes rapidly, so that topological features of Bangladesh are ever changing. ref cite web year month url http www.britannica.com eb article 33423 Bangladesh title Bangladesh, page 2 publisher Encyclop dia Britannica accessdate 2007 08 19 ref In Bangladesh, sedimentary rock s lie on top of the basement rock s and range in thickness from 128 m in the Rangpur Saddle area to 21 km in the River delta delta basin . The downward twisting of the basement rocks under central and southern Bangladesh result from the pressure of sediment ... Society of Bangladesh accessdate 2007 08 19 ref See also Bhawal National Park Footnotes reflist External links http www.bari.gov.bd non commodity achievement soil science.htm Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute http www.new agri.co.uk 00 6 countryp.html Country Profile Bangladesh http energy.ihs.com Resource Center Lease Rounds bangladesh geology.htm Geology of Bangladesh http banglapedia.search.com.bd HT T 0104.htm Tectonic framework of Bangladesh http banglapedia.search.com.bd HT S 0563.htm Stratigraphy of Bangladesh Asia topic Geology of coord missing Bangladesh Category Geography of Bangladesh Category Environment of Bangladesh Category Geology of BangladeshBangladesh geo stub ... more details
YearInBangladeshNav 2000 Events from the year 2000 in Bangladesh . Events March 20 March President Bill Clinton becomes the first President of the United States president of America to visit Bangladesh . ref http archives.cnn.com 2000 ASIANOW south 03 20 clinton.bangladesh index.html President Clinton arrives in Bangladesh for historic visit CNN ref August 2 August The International Cricket Council voted to make Bangladesh the 10th test playing nation. ref http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi cricket 862964.stm Bangladesh pass Test BBC Sport ref November 10 November The Bangladesh national cricket team make their test debut. ref http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 low funny old game 2435103.stm On this Day 10 November BBC ref See also Timeline of Bangladeshi history References Reflist Category 2000 in BangladeshBangladesh hist stub ... more details
YearInBangladeshNav 1978 Events from the year 1978 in Bangladesh . Events June 3 June Zia wins presidential election and secures his position for a five year term. 28 June The ashes of Atisha Ati a Dipankara Shrijnana brought to Bangladesh from Tibet. Undated events Bangladesh is elected to a two year term on the UN Security Council. ref http www.photius.com countries bangladesh government bangladesh government international organi 261.html Bangladesh International Organizations ref See also Timeline of Bangladeshi history References reflist Category 1978 in BangladeshBangladesh hist stub ... more details
YearInBangladeshNav 1973 Events from the year 1980 in Bangladesh . Events March 7 March First Bangladeshi general election, 1973 general election of Bangladesh is held, Bangladesh Awami League secures majority. September 6 September Bangladesh joins Non Aligned Movement NAM . December 15 December Gallantry awards of the war declared in Bangladesh Gazette. Events with unknown dates Establishment of the National Library of Bangladesh. ref http banglapedia.search.com.bd HT N 0111.htm National Library Banglapedia ref See also Timeline of Bangladeshi history References reflist Category 1973 in BangladeshBangladesh hist stub ... more details
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