Official Name |
People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
Father of the Nation |
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
Head of the State |
President Md. Abdul Hamid |
Head of the Government |
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina |
Geographical location |
Bangladesh is situated in the eastern part of the South Asian sub-Continent. It lies between latitudes 20034© and 26038© Noth, and longitudes 88001© and 92041© East. The Country is bordered by India on the east, west and north, and by the Bay of Bengal in the south and having a small border strip with Myanmar in the south-east. |
Area |
1,47,570 sq km (56,977 sq miles) |
Administrative units |
8 Divisions, 64 Districts, 488 Upazilas, 4,550 Unions, 59,990 Mouzas, 87,316 Hamlets |
City Corporations |
11 |
Municipalities |
321 |
Capital |
Dhaka |
Nationality |
Bangladeshi |
Official Language |
Bangla |
Currency |
Taka/Tk. (US$ 1=Tk 77.80) |
Time |
GMT+6 hours |
Population (as of 04 November 2015) |
159 Million |
Population Growth Rate (2011) |
1.37% |
Population Density per sq.km (2013) |
1049 |
Sex ratio (2011) |
103 males per 100 females |
Fertility Rate (per woman, 2011) |
2.11% |
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (2013) |
62.4% |
Life Expectancy at Birth (2014) |
70.7 years |
Infant Mortality per 1000 Live Births (below1year,2013) |
20.30 |
Literacy Rate, 7+yrs, (2015) |
62.3% |
Percentage of Labour Force in Agriculture Sector (2013) |
45.1% |
Industries Sector (2013) |
20.8% |
Percentage of other Labour Force (2013) |
34.1% |
GDP growth rate (2014-15) |
6.51% |
Per capita GDP (2014-15) |
US$ 1314 |
Saving-GDP Ratio (2014-15) |
29.12% |
Revenue Expenditure-GDP Ratio (2014-15) |
16.55% |
Investment-GDP Ratio (2013-14) |
28.97% |
Population below Poverty Line (2015) |
24.3% (daily intake below 2122 k. Cal.) |
Main Seasons |
Spring (February-March), Summer (April-June), Monsoon (July-September), Autumn (October-November), Winter (December-January) |
Annual Average Rainfall |
200.5 mm |
Monsoon Rainfall |
1220 mm to 2114 mm (Average: 1645 |
Annual Average Temperature |
21.30 C (minimum) to 30.60 C (maximum) |
Annual Average Humidity |
81% |
Principal Rivers |
Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Teesta, Surma and Karnaphuli |
Principal Crops and Fruits |
Rice, Wheat, Jute, Tobacco, Sugarcane, Pulses, Oilseeds, Spices, Potato, Vegetables, Banana, Mango, Coconut and Jackfruit
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Principal Industries |
Readymade garments, jute and cotton textiles, tea processing, paper, cement, chemical fertilizers, light engineering, sugar, oil refining, steel, shipbuilding, brick manufacturing, real estate, carpet making, ceramic-ware, pharmaceuticals, assembling buses & trucks, plastic ware, consumer electronics |
Principal Mineral Resources |
Natural gas, coal, limestone, ceramic clay, glass sand, hard rock |
Principal Exports |
Readymade garments, raw jute, jute goods, tea, shrimp, fish, finished leatherand leather goods, pharmaceuticals, flowers, fruit and vegetables, ceramic-ware, IT and ITES, handicrafts, newsprint |
Total Export Receipts (2014-2015 |
US$ 30.17 billion |
Total Import Expenditure (2014-2015) |
US$ 40.67 billion |
Total Remittance Receipts (2014-2015) |
US$ 14.22 billion |
Foreign Currency Reserve (as of 1st November 2015) |
US$ 27 billion |
Seaports |
Chittagong and Mongla |
International Airports |
Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet |
Domestic Airports |
Jessore, Ishwardi, Comilla, Cox’s Bazar, Thakurgaon, Syedpur, Rajshahi, Barisal |
Radio stations |
Transmissions cover the entire country. Apart from national terrestrial radio (Bangladesh Betar), there are 4 non Government FM radio channels in Bangladesh. |
TV Channels |
There are 2 terrestrial state run TV channels: Bangladesh Television ( BTV ) and Sangshad Television. BTV runs a TV channel BTV World which broadcasts by satellite 24 hours a day to Asia, Australasia and the Middle East. Besides, there are 41 non Government TV Channels in Bangladesh |
Popular sports |
Cricket, Football, Hockey, Kabaddi, (national game), Swimming, Volleyball, Badminton, Chess |
Telephone per 100 people |
Landphone-2.07 Cell Phone-63.74 |
Mobile telephony penetration (mid 2015) |
128.769 million |
Export Processing Zones (EPZs) |
08 |
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) |
22 |
Bangladesh Country Profile