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1. BANGLADESH
Made by:Victor and Jonathan

2. Index
 Location in the world
 Info
 Short history
 Physical features
 Population
 State symbols
 Main economic activities
 Culture and traditions
 Important buildings
 National costume
 Dance and music
 Sport activities
 Kabbadi
 Famous Athletes

3. Info
 Is located in South Asia, bordered by India in the north, the Bay of
Bengal in the east and west, while Myanmar surrounds it to the south.
The total land area is 130,172 Km2
 The country is divided into eight administrative divisions, which are
further subdivided into districts or zila.
 The national language of Bangladesh is Modern Standard Bengalí
 It´s capital is Dhaka
 A person from Bangladesh and/or a citizen of Bangladesh is
called Bangladeshi

4. Short history
 The first Muslims came to the area around 13th Century seizing control
and establishing independent rule.
 During the 15th Century many European merchants began coming to
the region.
 In the late 1750's with the defeat of the last Muslim leader of Bengal, the
British imposed political rule over the region as well.
 The British would control the area known asWest Bengal for nearly two
hundred years. In 1945, the British were strongly pressured to reduce
the size of their empire. In June 1947 the United Kingdom declared it
would grant full dominion status to two successor states: India and
Pakistan. India would become the Hindu state and Pakistan, the Muslim
state.
 The independent State of Bangladesh was quickly announced.

5. Physical features
 The 3 major rivers in Bangladesh are the Ganges,
Brahmaputra, and Meghan.They have a lot of floods.
 The country is mostly flat except for the hills in the
South-East in Chittagong Hills
 The biggest landform is Plain of Bengal

6. Population
 The current population of Bangladesh is 164,111,713
 Bangladesh population is equivalent to 2.19% of the total
world population. Bangladesh is the 8th country in the
world with more population
 The population density in Bangladesh is 1266 per Km2
 The median age in Bangladesh is 26 years.
 Life expectancy is of 70.3 years(2012)
 http://worldpopulationpyramid.info/Bangladesh/2017/

7. State symbols
 Bangladesh has representative democracy and it is a parliamentary
republic
 National Flag
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 National emblem
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 Goverment seal worn by the ministers and put as an stamp in official
documents
National animal royale bengal tiger
 National flower the shapla
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVjbVPFeo2o

8. Main economic activities
 Bangladesh's economy is the second fastest growing
major economy of 2016
 Agriculture: Most Bangladeshis earn their living from
agriculture. Although rice and jute are the primary crops,
maize and vegetables are assuming more importance.
 Manufacturing and industry: Eastern Bengal was known
for its fine muslin and silk fabric before the British period
 Finance:This sector has grown a lot since 1980s

9. CULTURE AND TRADITIONS
 Religion : Muslim , Hindu , Buddhist , Christian ,
& Animists and believers in tribal faiths
 Eid ul-Fitr :It is the most important festive of
Bangladesh.On Eid day, the Eid prayers are held
all over the country, in open areas like fields.
There are holidays for three days.
 Weddings: A traditional wedding is arranged by
Ghotoks who are couple´s friends.

10. IMPORTANT BUILDINGS
 Some of there are:
 Kotila Mura (Comila): It´s part of the Mainamati ruins.
 Somapura Mahavira (Naogaon):This monastery was built
during the Pala period.This is nominated as UNESCO
World Heritage.
 The American Church (Dakra)

11. NATIONAL COSTUME
 Bangladeshi people have unique dress preferences.
 Men's Dresses :Lungy and Panjabi
 Woman's Dressesl: Shari

12. DANCE AND MUSIC
 Bangladesh´s music is influenced by «Bengal
rhythms»
 DANCE

13. SPORTS
 Bangladesh never won an Olympic medal.
 The most popular sports are cricket, soccer ,
hockey (field), badminton, kabaddi, chess,
golf, handball and volleyball
 Bangladesh participated at the CricketWorld
Cup , Commonwealth Games and Summer
Olympics.

14. Kabaddi
 Kabaddi is a contact team sport that originated in ancient
India
 It is also the national sport of Bangladesh.
 Two teams compete, each occupying its own half of the
court.They take turns sending a "raider" into the opposing
team's half and earn points if the raider manages to touch
opposing team members and return to the home half, all
while taking only a single breath. If however the raider is
tackled and prevented from returning, the opposing team
earns the point.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcyEN-
3zNvM#t=164.531186

15. Famous Athletes
Akram Khan Ashraful Islam Rana Krishno-Kumar Das
Cricket Soccer Hockey Kabaddi
Ziaur Rahman Liza Shamima Akter
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Chess
 Golf
Kabir Raider
Mohammad Siddikur Rahman