Bangladesh at a Glance

: People’s Republic of Bangladesh

: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

: Hon’ble President Mr. Md. Abdul Hamid

: Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

: Bangladesh is situated in the eastern part of the South Asian sub-continent. It lies between latitudes 20°34´ and 26°38´ North, and longitudes 88°01´ and 92°41´ East. The Country is bordered by India on the west, north and east, having a small border strip with Myanmar in the south-east and by the Bay of Bengal on the south.

: 1,47,570 sq kms (56,977 sq miles) | (land: 133,910 sq km, water: 10,090 sq km)

: Dhaka

: Bangalees as a nation and Bangladeshi as citizen

• Muslims – 86.6%,
• Hindus – 12.1%,
• Buddhists – 0.6%,
• Christians -0.4%,
• Others -0.3%.

• Bangla (national language) spoken by 95%
• English is widely understood and spoken.

: Taka; Tk (BDT, Symbol = ৳). (US$ 1= 83.84 Approx.)

: BST (GMT +6 Hours)

: 8 (Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal, Sylhet, Rangpur, Mymensingh)

: 167,395,547 crores (2019 Estimated) | Bangladesh ranks number 8 in the list of countries by population

• Bengalis (98%)
• Other small ethnic groups (2%) including Chakma, Marma, Santal, Garo, Manipuri, Tripura, and Tanchangya.

: 72.89% (2017)

: Friday & Saturday, some govt and non-govt offices remain open on Saturdays

: 26th March

: 16th December

: 21st February (Also recognized as the International Mother Language Day)

: +880

: Road, Air, Rail, Waterways