Population density

Dhaka Lo c ate d o n the
banks o f the
Burig ang a Rive r,
Dhaka , alo ng with its
me tro po litan are a ,
has a po pulatio n o f
o ve r 12,000,000
making it the c apital
and larg e s t c ity in
Bang lade s h .

Rickshaws
Rickshaws in
Old Dhaka

Rice paddies emerge from the early morning m near
ist
theagriculture in southern Bangladesh.
tow of Chuknagar
n

agriculture

Densely populated

P p tio
o ula n
Recent estim ates of
Bangladesh's
population range
from 142 to 159 illion,
m
m aking it the 7th m ost
populous nation in the
w orld. Bangladesh has the
highest population density
in the w orld-1045/km 2-
excluding a handful of city-
states and sm countries
all
such as Bahrain.

Mo o n
ns o
A w that blow
ind s
northw from the
ard
Indian Ocean
tow ards the Asian
continent, carrying
m oist air w it.
ith

Monsoon cloud Heavy
thunderstorm s
near Jam alpur,
northern
Bangladesh.
Evident in
m uch of the
photo is the
silt-laden
Brahm aputra
River and its
branches in
floodstage,
flow ing
tow ards the
Bay of Bengal.

Storm Warnings
Storm warning: At the government weather station in the port
town of Mongla, murals give local residents instructions on how
to protect their homes and families in the event of a cyclone.

Flo d
o ing
Tro pic al mo ns o o ns and fre que nt
flo o ds and c yc lo ne s inflic t he avy
damag e in the de lta re g io n

Mo o n ha rd
ns o za s

The de vas tating mo ns o o n s e as o n o f 1998 le ft
ne arly 70% o f Bang lade s h unde rwate r fo r 2
mo nths .

It may be o bs e rve d
that the c e ntral
re g io ns o f
Bang lade s h are
hig hly c o ntaminate d .
The le ve ls o f ars e nic
in tube we ll wate r as
s ho wn in BGS and
DPHE s tudy are als o
hig h in the c e ntral
re g io n The are a o f
hig h ars e nic
c o nc e ntratio n ve ry
we ll fit with the are as

The Partition
Pakistan
The bo rde rs o f Bang lade s h we re s e t by the partitio n o f India
in 1947, whe n it be c ame the e as te rn wing o f Pakis tan ,
s e parate d fro m the we s te rn wing by 1,000 mile s .

C Wr
ivil a
The Bang lade s h
Libe ratio n War w an
as
arm conflict pitting W
ed est
Pakistan against East
Pakistan (tw halves of
o
one country) and India,
that resulted in the
secession of East Pakistan
to becom the
e
independent nation of
Bangladesh.
This stamp
commemorates
the largest
surrender of
POWs since WWII

Ind -P kis ni W r o 19
o a ta a f 71
Lt. Ge n A. A. K. Niazi o f
Pakis tan s ig ns the ins trume nt
o f s urre nde r o n De c e mbe r 16,
s urre nde ring his fo rc e s to Lt.
Ge n Jag jit S ing h Auro ra o f
Indian army .

Ba la e h
ng d s
S urro unde d by India , this
c o untry o n the no rthe rn
c o as t o f the Bay o f
Be ng al s hare s a s mall
c o mmo n bo rde r with
Myanmar.

The country is low -lying
riverine land traversed by
the m any branches and
tributaries of the Ganges
and Brahm aputra Rivers.

Delta
fo rme d as
the Gang e s
and
Brahmaputr
a Rive rs
e mpty into
the Bay o f
Be ng al afte r
dividing up
into many
dis tributarie
s

Rabindranath Tagore
The Be ng ali po e t,
dramatis t, and write r
fro m S antinike tan ,
be c ame in 1913 the firs t
As ian No be l laure ate . He
wo n his No be l Prize in
Lite rature fo r no table
impac t his pro s e wo rks
and po e tic tho ug ht had
o n Eng lis h , Fre nc h , and
o the r natio nal lite rature s
o f Euro pe and the
Ame ric as .

Links
• http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/ban
• http://www.newspapers24.com/world-cities/dhaka-newspapers/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971
• http://www.warchat.org/history-asia/indo-pakistani-war-of-1971.html
• http://www.mrdowling.com/612-monsoon.html
• http://www.ucar.edu/communications/factsheets/elnino/
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6929988.stm
• searo.who.int/floodEarthquakeProneMaps