This is a 5 minutes quick presentation about my Home of Origin country Bangladesh, at my Educational Institute here in Canada.

1. Beautiful Bangladesh
Presented By
Hasan Rakib
Calgary, Canada

2. Overview
• Geographic, Population
• History, Economy, People
• Urban and Rural Life
• Culture and Festivals
• Nature, Heritage and Tourism
• Sports

3. Bangladesh
At A Glance
Official Name: The People’s Republic of
Bangladesh
State Language: Bangla
National Anthem: The first ten lines of “Amar
Sonar Bangla”. written by Nobel
Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
National Flag: Consists of a circle colored
red throughout its area, resting on a
green rectangular background
Area: 56977 sq. miles or 147570 sq. km.
Population: 144,233,000
Capital: Dhaka, 12,560,000
Name of Currency: Taka (TK)
GDP Per Capita: U.S. $ 1,800
Geographical Location: Between 20°34′ and 26°38′
north latitude and between 88°01′ and 92°41′ east
longitude.
Boundary: North: India; West: India
South: Bay of Bengal; East: India and Myanmar
Territorial Water: 200 nautical miles.
Source: Statistical Pocketbook of Bangladesh – 2013

4. 1947: Gain Independence
from British Colony. Split into
2 Countries- India & Pakistan
(West and East)
1971: Split into Pakistan and
Bangladesh
1971-75: Presidential
Parliamentary Govt. Formed;
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibar
Rahman (Father of Nation)
1975-79: 1st Martial Law,
Major Ziaur Rahman
1980-1990: 2nd Martial Law,
H.M. Ershad
1991-96 & 2001-06: Return of
Parliamentary Democracy, Ms.
Begum Khaleda Zia
1996-2001 & 2009- present:
Hn. PM Ms. Sheikh Hasina
Modern History and Politics

5. ECONOMY
• Agriculture: Rice, jute, tea, wheat;
beef
• Industry: Cotton textiles, jute, Cement,
Pharmaceutical, Tea processing
• Exports: Garments, jute and jute goods, leather,
frozen fish and seafood
• Emerging Economy, One of the
most constant growth in Asia since
20 years

6. Urban Migration and Population Growth
in Capital : Dhaka
• One of the World’s most densely populated city-
2nd
• Contributes 13% total GDP
• 80% Garments Industries
• City of Rikshaws and Mosques

7. Rural Areas
• Lush Green plain land
• Rivers ~ 7,000
• Simplicity and Peaceful Lifestyle

10. Bangladesh is home to the world’s
largest river delta and the world’s
largest mangrove

11. The Sundarbans: “Beautiful Forest”
• Mangrove forest, one of the largest
such forests in the world covers
approximately 10,000 square
kilometers most of which is in
Bangladesh with the remainder
in India.
• The Sundarbans is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
• Royal Bengal Tiger.

12. Tea Garden: in Sylhet Division
Home of some of the Finest tea in the
World

13. Heritage
Bangladesh has a number of archaeological and
historical sites dating back as far as the third
century BC.
• Ahsan Manzil, Dhaka
• Curzon Hall, University of Dhaka
• Lalbag Fort
• Mohastangar, Comilla
• Parliament House, Dhaka

14. Pohela Boishakh (1st Day of New Bengali Year)
Relatives decorating the bride with
traditional wedding turmeric in a
Bangladeshi Gaye Holud ceremony (Pre-
Wedding program)
Festivals and Culture
Traditional Fashion wear presented in a show

15. Sports
• Cricket, Football, Kabaddi are Popular outdoors sports

16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4WhcPPv7X4&feature=youtu.be

17. Thank You