Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ, pronounced: [ˈbanlad̪esh] ( listen), lit. "
The land of Bengali"), formally the
People's Republic of Bangladesh (
গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônôprôjatôntri Bangladesh),
could be a country in South Asia. it's deckled by Bharat(INDIA) to its
west, north and east; Asian country to its southeast and separated from
Asian country and Bhutan by the Chicken’s Neck passageway. To its south,
it faces the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh is that the world's eighth-most
thickly settled country, with over a hundred and sixty million
individuals, and among the foremost densely inhabited countries. It
forms a part of the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal, at the side of
the close Indian states of province and Tripura.
The
contemporary borders of Bangladesh took form throughout the Partition
of Bengal and British Bharat in 1947, once the region wont to be
referred to as East Pakistan, as a neighborhood of the recently shaped
state of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. it had been separated from Asian
country by one,400 kilometer of Indian territory. thanks to political
exclusion, ethnic and linguistic discrimination and economic neglect by
the politically dominant western wing, nationalism, common agitation and
direct action light-emitting diode to the Bangladesh Liberation War and
independence in 1971. when independence, the new state endured economic
condition, famine, political turmoil and military coups. The
restoration of democracy in 1991 has been followed by relative calm and
economic progress. In 2014, the Bangladeshi election was boycotted by
major opposition parties, leading to a parliament and government
dominated by the Awami League and its smaller coalition partners.
Bangladesh
could be a unitary parliamentary republic with AN nonappointive
parliament referred to as the Jatiyo Sangshad. The native Bengalis kind
the country's largest ethnos, at the side of native peoples in northern
and southeastern districts. Geographically, the country is dominated by
the fertile Bengal delta, the world's largest delta. This conjointly
provides Bangladesh a singular tag "The land of rivers".
Bangladesh
is known as a Next Eleven economy. it's achieved important strides in
human and social development since independence, as well as current in
gender equity, universal primary education, food production, health and
social control. but, Bangladesh continues to face various political,
economic, social and environmental challenges, as well as political
instability, corruption, poverty, overspill and temperature change.
Bangladesh
could be a foundation member of SAARC, the Developing eight Countries
and BIMSTEC. It contributes one amongst the biggest peacekeeping forces
to the world organization. it's a member of the Commonwealth of
countries, the Organization of Muslim Cooperation and therefore the
Non-Aligned Movement.
